Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-05-14
From The Emancipator.
Women on the War-Field.
nv WIN. H. BURLEIGH.

The Mexicans are a rude and half-savare
people, and one would think this pretension
was deemed enough TO justify the slaughter
OF her inhabitants. That we NAV hew down
her sons and blow her daughters into shreds,
TO make room for our heroic race, whose
boast is to have sprung from that highly re-
lined stock, the Saxon skull-splitters. There
is no other true race of the saints, and of ne
cessity the promise that ''the saints shall in
heIit the EARTH" belongs 10 us.
The true measure of a nations advance is
found In the character of its women, and tho
we would not make a general contrast be-
tween the senoritas Of Mexico, and the wo-
men OF New England, we cannot help mott.
cling the marked difference DISPLAYED by
some OF each class in their relation to this
thievish and murderous war.
Yankee women in the old Yankee town of
Newburyport-let such be few-made pub-
lie demonstration Of their approval of muir
der and rapine. in the presentation of Col.
Cushing of ring which he bought for him
self; and in other ridiculous ceremonies in
tended to cheer on their townsman to his
blood hounds work. SO much for a portion
Of the women of New England. Now mark
a picture on the other side. We all remem-
Der the fate of the administering angelo at
mun'e'Fy' "no' 'eeu'hg me faint soldier, and
bringing wafer lor ms burning lips, was
Snl'eteu Wy d gun-Snot IN her work OF mer'
cy' Nuch udnge uiG NOT de'ef her fellow
oou""y "o,ien o.i Io'ioTIpg III ,ne awiul
ram VI Mdl' ~ IeIieVe tne wounded suhei-
el'' = Pcui ~ u'oP . mercy anu ol rove 70
que"o" ,Ui q it.'e 'paoe 'ne suIg'ns nel' Ot
mu: Hua; u wv 'louSdhu WOMEN 'oi-
ny ."ol iolu' ""u olo'neIs : 'ne tetlI-
y = : uea," At Duend ' lStd' A''eI
SnoS1 '"eIlns nhuIuGlecs' "hoIn our recreant
tdnNVu "o"isI lndue iUois oi themselves 10
ne vi, nau hGl'eu 'nelf IRON shower o!
uea'' u "o"nus l''o IN c,o"ueu RANKS OF
men, these minlsterlng angels came to bind
'le ld'ieh o'otneI $ wounds ana give cool
""IeI . tne Paicneu ups OF Inc dylng'
goo olesS 'nem' every one lhey have
nunian hearts tney are lrue women willing
. iace ued'r' ana 'ne worse agony OF wit
,%sSnS y % :" tieu ioVeu ones snlo'e
shnd ~ Gail NV IaycHet, II tney might
Sueu d l'!e Joy ln'o TIT idl.lhg heart, a niue
fas,lG nc un, ~ p's,m, 81 oinn IN l,e
and LiooJy ~ ,ha GoiJ arIinI 80 pare
men hat urred ,bn hiood 49, " WI,
,vroraht b,rEsrs ~ w,ya AVA snaL - "
Mplsirom or bell, wLc,Lor !, i vuomr
vour heartloss chaerinr for idIa ,,,i,r
their perilons human w6rl Of ossraainy W
panrs of Death for loves saka onJ ~ ~
stincts of blessed mercy Tbov ware wo-
men. but what are vol
What nrivate n,1gs vb,, soo;,1 ,unoH,.
must IN. scene finnish IT, ,bs
women. on the field Of ndiscr;min,,e sIa"mh'
Ter. that was sfroyn with ,br,a ,bons,n5 -
and woundod f,isrJ anJ Coo
how manv : gb,stIy Gao u,nniI I" "u
vet how sirarTo IF GionI
and brother! And win wbat hssr, la,t,"r
each noble wife or sister Or dear ioro
would read the features Of tho dv;na , ~"
and seek their own doom in Tho smS "a,
of the slain. S
How horrible. to think that nations b,r,i.
zed in the name of Christ sborId f,rnish
such a scene as this. The blessed law Of
love, enforced by the life ard deatb and III.
vine authority of the Worlds ReJeemer 70,
two thousand wears. ard vet opIy in wom,,s
heart is any home for merry a3d crea, br.
man love.
The meek discinles If that holy mama oro