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The moral and political objects of the War with
Mexco and the blessings with which it is fraught
n the country, have been variously stated as TO
Lave the mind of the most attentive reader in absolute
doubt as to their relative claims upon the public
favor We ourselves summed them up some months
ago, by way of showing their utter hollowness, and,
further that from their inconsistency and ncompa-
tibility, even were each of the objects avowed by
the friends Of the war separately true, they could
not stand together. In Mr.. WEBsTER's speech at
the Wing Convention Of his own State, he occupied
unansweraby the same ground. But one oil the
blessings resulting from this war had not then en-
tered into our heads, nor apparently into Mr.. WEB
srER,s, as he did not particularly advert to it. 1t
might possibly have been in the mind OF the Hon.
G. ]. INGERsoLL, when he communicated to the
Public lin Letter addressed to the Editors OF this
paper his own opinion that :" the war IS doing a
aoorM of good to both countries" However that
may be- the first dawn upon our intellectual vision
of the latest blessing attributed to the war is dis
closed in a letter published in the last number OF
the government paper. Our first impression on
reading the article was, that was piece OF irony,
so delicate though keen its edge as to have eluded
the perspicacity of the veteran Editor. On further
nerusal. however, we incline to believe it to have
been seriously intended. We subjon so much Of
il as includes the suggestion of the great benefit
which the war has thus far conferred, and II pro-
racted is likely further TO confer, upon humanity
and Science:
ssTo the Editor cfthe Union:
ssS1R: The present with Mexico Is already fruitful
in great events and important knowledge and know Of
lar Tho pitu i'm,
general and the medical profession in particular than by
appointing some general practitioner OF known worth and abi
Ties and eminent medical attanments and educaton visit
Mexico 10 gather up the fragments Of medical and surgical
kno,cease That hare fallen the several campaigns and pre-
sent the 10 the public after the OF Larry, Monroe,
Prnge TEACHER and Parsons, &c, whose admirable army
reports and medical instructions have long served guides to
army practitioners both in this country and Europe
. No campaigns indeed, under Napoleon Wellington
gardd finer field for medical and surgical records
than those under Scott and Taylor and it would be mis-
fortune 10 the profession and the ocord they should fail to
be preserved through press of duty and want of time and
opportunity the medical staff Immediately engaged IN
service.
"Such record might naturally enough be expected from
the Surgeon General the Army, and doubtless he will feel
his duty, from his posion to make general report to the
War Department but appehend his time and attention are
altogether much occupied in the general supervision OF The
surgical and hospital departments enable him to accomplish
this desirable work while with the volunteer surgeons and
assistants eUsr strained and erey moment occupied
offers inclination probably suits them, TO make more than
simple record of the extraordinary those
which and important to be wholly lost, &c.
So the advancement of Surgical knowledge is
one Of the consequences Of the war which it would
be misfortune to the world to lose the benefit of!
A nearer view Of this fine field for medical and
surgical records = is afforded by the following
article, which fell under our eye at the moment of
reading the foregoing:
RICHMOND RKPUBLIcAS.
Ono of The Surgeons of the Army Sho has since been