New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-19
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
Rev. sidney smith ON War.

.....x great object which hope viii be Impressed
90 he mind Of This roysl lady nesniog easen sieo
- s,ssre 10 keep her People In state OF pr0iouno
- The greatest curse which can be entsiied upon
',sssS IA q state Of War All tae stroeious crimes
,,lffed Ia years of Pesce-s that IL spent In feaco
80 sscrst corruptloos or by the thoughtsss extravs
- az Nations arc mere trihes compared with the
,sstc evils which stslk over the world IN state OF
\ Var God 10 forgotten In wsr-svery principle OF
r.ess.u Chsrity trsmped upOn--Humsp Labor de-
s-oys5-Humsn Industry extneuished; you see me
"a I'd the husband and the brother dying mlsersoy In
S..t lsnds-you see the waste Of human sfiictions-
80 The breaking q sp%- ats the b.sLsod ,oS
over the msDged bodies Of the wounded calling Tor
fssts Pity tbe stupid. frantic folly OF human
np Who always ready 10 tear each oher 10 pieces
,,f 70 doluge the earth with each others blood.
Bat Chsttel Slavery in the Csrohnas required
War for epaulettes and other patronage to its
Northern tools and dupes-War for territory that
be boundary Of Free Labor might be placed at
sester distance from the castles OF the cottonords
Of Mississippi-War for speculation, that there
might be Jobs for our dssiRterested money brokers
obs for bankrupt politicians, contracts for decayng
ssstesmen-War 10 create FUNDS ~ In which to
invest our money-War for more territory, that Sc
eret political services Of character most sbborent
70 free people might be paid out Of the lands o.
The conquerors--Wm to test Candidates for the
Presidency, who are to be considered as eminently
A, Tor that high Office, if their led soldiers have tr.
implied over Indians, Mexicans, Negroes and Span.
ards. although these candidates may have never
once exhibited single qualification for civil rule in
0, out Of any public stationWar for uniformity 8
sake, SO that our fellow citizens may no longer be
able to taunt the oppressors Of India, China, Alge.
ria. Poland and the Circassians with avarice and
cruelty, without receiving for an answer lin which
there would be more truth than poetry what fol-
lows,
yor ACCOMPLISHMENTS. fallen offspring of the
man of -6bosst of Liberty aud Equality and possess
fertile territory all but bouodless In extent; on one sioe
YOU have the wellguarded Military Dependency oil
powerful European monarchy for neighbor wnicn you
snd be quite endurabeon the other side there 10 an
Infant Territory the humble and admring imitstor oil
your own Wanted Republcsnism-
To royalty your President, Mr. Polk ana MS sssetes'
gs,sr, Buchsnan Csss Walker Marcy, &c. quietly re-
aBed Ave OF six degrees Of Oregon to which your ute
vs declared TO be clear and upquesuonsble as also
siderable slice Of what your Congress had often as
erted 70 be part of Maine. To feeble but Republican
Mexico You save the bayonet and the bomb shell con
ueye rockets with plenty OF nn and steel There wos
sat one friendly Republic the Continent with you
sister" as Mr.. Polk called her but sne ns'sd Sna''e
Slavery tho demi god Of your unprnciped leaders OF
rers and her lands harbors mines and minerals were
coveted. -,
These were her offences; and to punish these with
Justice and Liberty In your mouths) you hired every
ider scspe-erscs and ne'er do-weli, you could NEE
with In the Union. 10 devsssste and depopusts sic
ers sI isbsritsnce che being under sss and yon per
acknowledged guardians. You mortgsged to English
and German usurers thousand millions OF acres OF the
public snds that you might hire men to batter down the
ciues Of Mexico and to mutiae, burn and sisy her IN
nocent unofepdipg people.
You sacrificed tens Of thousands Of your own citizens
and expended millions of treasure Ia order TO be ena
bed crush the earth hundreds OF thousands OF hers
You have been our dread and terror, but now be
come our allies aud servile imItators.
The betrsyers Of young Freedom are always
welcomed by crowned despots They hope there
will be no turning point but that the American
Hercules, like Macbeth will exclaim--
II IL am In blood
Stan, In 90 far that should wade no more
Returning were as tedious as 20 Ger"