The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-04-06
THE GREAT SLAUGHTER HOUSE.

slaughter house in Mexico, not generally realized by
the people ofths country, who have to furn h. not only
portion of the Victims but pay, also, the whole OF
the expense.
Do people realize that If the accounts which have
reached u.s. of the battle Buena Vista correct, the
number of men who fell therein is equal 10 the schoe
adult population OF Sreen towns OF the size OF Mendon
Rutland, Warren West Boyson; that il is equal to
one fourth of all the legal in the whole county Of
Worcester This too il will be remembered, is the re-
suit Of only single action out of many. II bloody
marduder had suddenly upon US with troop ofas
sassns and slain fourth part OF the Of this county,
the whole adult males of twelve fifteen towns, would
there not have BEEN think ye wailing and all
borders Would any execraon thai could be poured out
upon the heads of such blood thirsty aud heaven DEFY
ing murderers, be deemed too severe? Yet what would
be the difference between and what has taken place.
except that in the supposed the would be here
amongst ourselves aud the victims would be OF ourselves
while the real is al distance, and the suffer
are, mostly, those of our kin and acquaintance
Yet aggregate of suffering has been great many
domestic lies have been sundered and misery and
have been carried as many families as would have
been in the other case. 1t horrible is appalling
think of thai this terrible wckedness, this awful sin
10 HOt upon OH
barbarous people, who know no better, tut upon
selves and our agents upon US, who profess 10 be the
most enl ghlened people that the shone upon.
We have spoken OF the loss OF life and suffering
casioned by only battle. That includes bu, small
portion Of the mortality and consequent affection 10 de-
pendants relatives and friends which caused Ivy the
wars Instead OF one battle, there have been and will
be, many And it is estimated that the mortality induced
by the climate, the privaons of the troops, and The
changed habits of Ewing, will be twice three times
! great the loss in battles. OF the many thousands
which go forth from this country into that war those best
qualified 10 judge estimate that more than half viii
never return,
The loss of lie, then caused by the war in The first
year offs progress may be safely mated at less
than ten thousand men, on our part alone. The loss of
the Mexcans, if may credit the accounts that are
given US, will amount to much than that number
but, call it the same and have tUenty thousand men,
butchered in year. crafty the cannial popensi-
ties OF James K Polk and his slaveboding and slave up
holding adherents. may be safely estna ed that
cry of these bad, ON average not less than
six persons connected with them BY the dearest Of family
ties alher, son, brother sister, wife. This would
make one hundred and twenty thousand more persons
who, in year, compelled TO submit 10 the dis
rupton of these ties bythis unboly war,
We have spoken, only, of the butchery. and the worse
than butchery, the deaths ON the ba dsps Of the camp
&c. and the suferings in consequence to those mmedi
atey connected with the victims. The vast amount of
Generalization caused by the war, and the crippled and
diseased condition of those who go il aud return with
heii lives, would make fearful item in the aggregate
of the evils of the war, to say nothing of the immense
expense the pecuuaIy losses and arrangement of bus-
ness consequent thereon.
In view, then, Of all these considerations, we woult
ask if the slave power is not taxing too severely =
For all these things shall be held 10 strict &C
count As nation, rerbuiion will inevitably come up
US, IT always has upon all other nations that have
done v:ieledly, and as, By the very laws Of being
ordainedby wise Providence, ever Will We'll would
it be for individuals If this would see Tie account
but it will not Every will be held to answer for the
part has taken in it, and those who have aided anc
abetied it, would say, in the language Of DIR Frank
lin, look upon your hands they red with you
brothers blood"