Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-04-27
From lie HaItlmnre PGfriot.

W AR AND PEACE-GENERAL TAYLOR.
Many months ago, Mr. Editor, in series Of
we'll conceived articles, You pleaded, and Won
pleaded well the cause of peace. The articles
to which refer, met with hearty response
from every Christian ami phllanthropst, and
could not but have had salutary effect npon the
public opinion. But Is there why these
appeals should be pretermitted2 Nay, MIR. EDIT
or. lnethinhs now IS the needful time for
this, when the country is singing paan to
triumphs, and when it is too apt to forget in the
intoxiclton of victory, the unnatural position
occupy before the eyes of mankind
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we not afford to repose upon our laurels' Oar
armies have been led by one Of the greatest
Captains Of the age;-one who, IN point of
noIesty. prudence, valor and military conduct,
has had no equal since the days Of the Father Of
his Coantry,-sho seems, like that he 70, 10 be
immediate object Of the Divine Providence,
wAicI. has thrown It's invisible shield around him
in the thckest of the fight Should his life be
spared through the campaign, his return viii DC
but succession of greetings and trumphs, as
in the days OF 50, when old and maid ems,
youths and nlatrons, forth to the al-haii of
tn victorious patriot and soldier.
This is the glorious part Of the picture-tlae
country's renown-the soldiers well deserved
need oil applause. But. Mr.. Editor, let it not be
forgotten, that although, unfading laureIs have
been thus won, because the country has patriotic
hearts and Ia nds, that the itself is
NECESSARY WAR. Let it be borne in mind !,
that last year, when the verge of war with
Great Britain. we settled the ancient, difficult,
and troublesome questions with that nation. and
that because Congress aras consulted. And that
we Immediately afterwards plunged our rulers
| mean into this Mexican war, upon question
fresh, every way easy of adjustment, with a
SISTER Republic, too; distracted with internal
COMMISSIONS and scarcely amenabe in the civil
lied world, for her actions, and this because
Congress it being ii session, too ,ras xor COM
suited
Is there not peculiar proprety in pleading
for peace, as to a war thus unnecessarily, thus
rasly commenced.
War, Mr. Editor, IS a terrible thing even
when most inevitable But for the United States
to be engaged in in the middle of the 18th
century OF Christ's era, when II should be only
engaged IN cuItyatng the arts Of ?eace,-how
awful, how unnatural. And in suc! war. SO
needless, 50 unnecessary. How shall Justify
ourselves IN the eyes Of Cos or mani
viii not pursue this subject further, for my
only OBJECT when took up my pen TO stir
you up in your Plea5ings for peace. But l can
not forbear, ct the hazard Of taxing the
patience OF your readers, from quoting fe W
lines from that fine Characterization of war by
Bishop Portens, whose note cannot be too often
sounded, especially in day.
One murder makes villain,
Millions hero; princes privileged
To kill, and numbers notify the crime
All why Will kings forget that they me ;
-AnG men that they are brethren' Wby delight
In human sacrifice Why burst the Ties
OF nature that should knit their souls toge Their
In one soft band of arnity and love-
PHILASTHRoPos.
Cumberland, April l3, lS41.