New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-19
Bowie-k nife PhiIa uthropy.

Your dashing hi3hwayman Of the olden tune,
who rode up TO you pistol in hand, and with finger
On trigger, remarked in decided tone, Your
money or your life was not what you would call
an exemplary sort Of person, bat there were good
points about him. lie was a. least no snuiiier-
no hypocrite-hc fairly run bis chance oil bullet on
his way and hempen cord at the end Of lt-sld' as
no did not pretend to be serving God, he never
seemed 10 mediate the ultimate cheating Of the
Devil
But lust suppose the case Of a canting, psalm
singing lantern -jawed highwsyman, who should
stop your carriage under pretence Of overmastering
concern for your immortal soul, and, after stretch
of ghostly exhortation, should bid you give him
your watch and pocket-book in exchange for a bun
die of Tracts which he should commend as per-
fectly fragrant with pety and spiritual junction. OBJ
serving that his concern for your eternal welfare
would compel him to blow your brains out if the
exchange were not completely effected within the
next thirty seconds. What would be your affection
for this sort Of devotional tax gstherer the old
fashioned highwsyman inspired you with aversion
and terror, would not this one FIJI you with nausea
and utter detestatonl
1t is but a few months since the Loco-F oco
journals with their pirstical tenders, sailing under
the neutral flag, were ferocious in their denuncis-
,iens Of the Mexicans. They were execrated as
robbers, towards, assassins, and perfidious scum
Of the earth, whom it was our mperious duty TO
ohastise, to humble and 10 be revenged upon. Says
an unsophisticated Mississippi editor, into whose
columns green apprentice had interpoated The
Song Of the Sword in the bosss absence We
don't like the tenor and drift OF the article, aud
consider it reasonable. We don't know what
Christ would say on the subject, bat we are for
giving the Mexicsns-Inot Liberty nor true Reli
'gion, ANY how Such was the spirit in which
the War was commenced and prosecuted.
But accounts OF routed armies and captured cities
have begun 10 pail even on the ears to which they
have been sweet music-there is no longer rapture
in bulletin even though it records the slaughter
of thousands. The People begin to ask, What is
the use Of all these conquests Who is to pay
the debt they involvel Whence are to be filed
the chasms which Disease and Exposure and
Combat and l. xpiration of Service, are continu-
e ally making in the ranks of our arnesl What is
10 be the end OF this carnage' Why should 1t
have been commenced r-And hereupon the dis
coyery is suddenly made that the Mexican People
are after ALL rather good sort OF iolks-that 1t is
for their sakes we are carrying fire and sword
s1...aa III ther devoted country that it is only the
Military cla8 we seen humble las Bonaparte
did the Mamelukes in EgyptD-and that we are
pouring out our blood and treasure profusely in
order to 'egeHerate Mexico, to elevate her in the
scale OF natons-:o make her worthy Of depuoh'
can institutiVns -..i tius enjoyment
OF them Our Generals are directed from Wash
ingtcn TO deuge the country with this sort of stuff
In the shape OF Proclamations. and our War jour
Gals at home are filed with syllabub of the same
srder.
That some sort OF incidental advantage will re-
dound TO Mexico from her present trials and
revenes is highly probable, just as good did result
10 Spain from the invasion Of Napoleon But the
idea of sending Philadelphia rioters Missouri
rihcmen and Arkansas dragons to Mexico as mis-
sionaries of Christianity and Civilization is a little
too preposterous, evenor an age of cant and hollow
profession. As well say that Pontius Plate and
the High Priest of his day dooreed the Crucfxion
in order to save the Human Race. And beside, II
this invasion were work of Religion and Phan.
thropy, how could Capt. Rynders and the Empire
Club have kept out Of IL so long