Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-11-11
From The Hartford Times.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED,
THE WAR.

AAA< WAN.
When the early telegraph reports of
The battles al the gates Of Mexico were
received, with the announcement that
upwards of l 900 of he brave Amerl-
cans were "lost,' it seemed to be a
very disastrous destruction oil lite.--
But, on receiving full particulars, it is.
found that very great portion of these
1000 were wounded only, and not
killed The proportion of the killed is
small, compared with the wounded and
in view of the fierce conflict. Oni Of
the l 500 lost, it is now ascer,ained
that only about 800 were killed.
1, is painful to read the lis, of killed,
though ii be much smaller than at first
reported. 1t will carry sorrow to many
heart. War always brings these
sorrows-war is harsh and bloody; ev-
cry body understands that But there
are worse evils than War. Indeed war
is good thing in It's proper place, an,
as the world is constituted, there are
periods that make proper place for it.
liz the revolution and the warof 1912,
there were valuable lives lost, ba, they
were good wars. The good of The
Mexican war will oyelbalance its evils.
In the aggregate it is good war,
though lives are lost in its prosecution.
Lives are lost by steam boats and rail-
roads, and by the eretiion'of buildings
even. But without these things GER
tain results could never be obtained. -
The Mexican war is oyer,urning one
of the vile>t and mos, oppressive mill
lary despo,isms that ever cursed a ma.
ton. II is using up a government q
bandits-a horde Of robbers. who have
preyed upon the people # that coun-
try, and particularly upon honest ira
ders of othe, countries, who have gone
there to pursue Legitimate business.
1t is breaking up the crust Of supersti-
ton, and opening broad the door Of re-
form. Through it new ideas will be
in roduced-new enterprises infused
modern improvements in agriculture
and The arts introduced, making the
people happier and better, inducing
them to abandon lleness and resort to
industrious misunderstanding their
morals and tie standard Of their intel
ligence. Their very obsinacy in refu-
sing the repeated offers Of peace, is
carry ing them on to a better govern
ment and happier state of society. -
The means are harsh, but the results
will be good.
The presen, admins ration did not
wan, a war, and did not mean to have
one. They rather prded themselves
on The bloodless annexation Of Texas.
But the Mexicans, on the consumma-
ton of that grea, and good measure by
the voluntary acts of the United States
and Texas, were rash enough to make
a military demonstration BY attempting
to conquer the State of Texas. The
administration could do no less than
send small army of"obseTvaion" in.
to Texas, under these threatening cir
Gums ances; and that army could do
no less than 10 repel invasion, which
it did mos, gloriousIy. The war was
opened then, to the disappointment and
regret of the administration, who have
ever since beent too anxions for"pe; ce.''
And it has been con'inued-tl e Amer
lean arms everywhere iriumphan'-and
will end when a righteous destiny, d.
rected by God Almighty, shall lave
consummated it's work, and not mill
then.
-ASS-
THE WILMOT PROVISO.