Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-07-27
From. the Ciacian4ti -tt,as
An Answer to the c nesiion. ~ hat liar II
this War has done rs -

CD. VIM. B. CampbolI's frs. regiment
Of Tennessee volunteers numbered 1905
bravo mon on their march to Mexico.
Only 80, rank and file, Of this gallant
regiment returned with their Colonel 10
their homes.
Col. Wm. +. Haskoll's second regimen,
Of tennessee volunteers numbered 1910
on their march TO Mexico. Only so OF
these gallant mon. rank and file. returned
with Col. Haskell to their homes and
friends-their wives and chiidren-their
fathers. mothers, sisters, brothers, anu
other relatives and friends.
Tho res. Of them-TH.RTEEN HUNDRED
AND THiKFY-sickoncSs and bullets. DIS
ease anu shot, AMI swords, have consigned
70 an carly grave IN n foreign land. tar
from heir nutjvc homes, without cotllns,and
winding sheets, or head sionesto tell VINO
they are or where they are. Poor fellows
m0urnful and vacant arc many loved
homes and fircsiles; bat the Sleeping dead
know it not. They reposc beneath the
burning sands of an inhospitao!e cHhe.
proniscuously thrown together, ana thefe
they must rest in quiet till the last iod'
trump calls the nations OF the c2r'h -
stand before the God of Armies. - Jones'
borough Wing.
Answered only in part. What regt-
men, has not suffered as severely rs the
two mentioned from Tennessee! Aad
when are those suliorings TO end! How
many more new ones arc TO be called out
to UNDERGO The same fate! Bu: II these
Questions could be answered, tho half
would not still be told. The treasure lost,
thourh il would have built school-houses
ana churches N every nei9hborhool IL
The Union. improved all tho rivers ana
IIarbors of the country ana woven mel
work of Railroads throughout tao lani, Is
mere trash. But the dald cannot be call
cd back to earth. nor the torn heart5 q the
living be soo,hod. Yet this IS not all the
harm. Tho national Naturalization
tho intlamod passions-tho maddenct lust
for dominion, for greatness OF territory
rather than goodness Of citizens. Tor phys.
ical grandeur rather than mora! glory,
this IS sonlo OF tho harm the war does.
Nor We, is this all. Tho Constitution vto-
lated tho Union threatened republican
ism eniangored; this - moro OF the
harm Nor vet is this all. Not child
viii be born 2 Mexico for century 10
come bat will be taught TO hate US, who
ourh, rather, if wo would let them, share
their love rs brothofs,} rs fiarcely as Ham
nibal hated the Romans. Nor yet IS this
NIL. All the republics Of South America
will hencsforth regard Us with suspicion
and jealousy. since we have nvowcd the
purpose directly in tho face OF the funda-
mental principles Of our own government
10 moddie with aul dictate the forms OF
other governments; and, unies9 VIC rotr2ct
tina, purpose. (pnt forth in Gen. Scott
procla maton) they will be forced n self
defence, TO arm against US, IN which they
will receive the sympathics If no! the and,
Of all civilized nations Of earth. These
are some Of tho harms, though not Ill,
the war docs; but We loavo the reflective
reader to meditation.
Mr.. Charles Jared Ingersoll. who has
the honor Of originally asking "W hat
harm tho war does?' will probably write
history 10 provo the good Alaric. A''l!a
and others have done. carrying tire and
Slaughter into the homes Of othor people. +
He is capable of writing such book.