New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-10-27

Lovers of Peace disciples Of the Prince OF
Peace! the valleys and plains OF sister hePoo"o
are smoking with human gore their streams r'n
red 10 the revolving seas BY crash oil cannon
sbot. and shower Of grape. and rattle OF muske'ry,
and thrust of bayonet, many thousands OF nominal
Cbristisns are immolating each other WI"
courage In their hearts, execratlons on then nps'
and deadly weapons in their hands, thousands alter
thousands are falling into graves which are Du' 'uf
rovs in the earth. If 90 much as that -Four times
as many writhe horribly in keenes' torture from
wounds received in deadly fray-many oil them un'
cared for, and ex posed to every prvaton and want
These are your brethren, do you care nothing Tor
them
Five times as many Mexcans-guilty OF the
crime of endeavoring ~ defend their coantry ironi
invasion, their liberties from subJugatlon' tne'r
bomss from spoiston. their wives aud daughters
from insult and outrage sleep with our brethren IN
unblest graves or wrthe with them on BEDS OF u'
ur.gr.ure asuuy. The ueatn tnfrst PafOfics thch
hps. but no ministering hand assuages II no food
cbsrishss NO fire warns thousands whom internal
War has uampled over UNDECIDED and swept past
in its relentless fury. Hundreds die thus whom
seasoasble attention would have saved; hundreds
are with difficulty saved to drag out lew years l"
useless torment On every side are severed iiuios'
fractured Joints mutated bodies bombarded cities
vhose dwellings have crushed their inmates De
meath their ruins.
Combatants men, are not the only victims Hun
dreds Of delicate. shrinking women, oi innocen"
fearful children. have expiated with their h'es the
crime Of being born in Mexico. Beneath the wreck
Of their bomb. shattered homes, they lie buried
concealed from men but everpresent to the eye oil
God. not unmarked by the stern Accusing Angel
Look At them authors of this Internal hatchery and
hasten to arrest your work of ruin
And still the work OF death goes on, aud still the
glare Of burning houses the smoke OF human gore
the groans Of the death stricken, the shrien o
slaughtered innocence, go up increasingly &c
Heaven The voice OF mourning begins to be heard
In our cities and townsville tears OF the heart
broken widow the desolate, destitute orphan min
sle with and poison the cup OF our prosperity
everv breeze from the South bears tidings OF wo
IN families before unsmitten, and the bulletins q
victory and conquest are surpassed In length by tn
hsts Of our killed aad wounded. All this In tn
victorious. conquering United States-think ther
of the shrieks OF incousolable anguish which ascen
from PROSTATE, bleeding Mexico think how lon
these scenes have been continued aud how wide
the field Of conflict, how numerous the victims hoy
DARK IL the shroad of defeat and disaster IN white
the brave men OF that Republic lay them down
die. Why should NO not have hearts to feel eve
for a<m, They, to-, are our brethren--sieiendin
their native land as xe, IL il were ssssiled, woo
defend ours Shall we continue to butcher thei
because they cannot consent to surrender as niue
Of their country. a. many OF their ooantTymen
our dominion ~ oar rulers choose to exact Sham
on the heathenish. headish reaaisition'
Lovers Of Peace Christian electors Of the Stat
Of New York our appeal is to you! II you WI
but do your whole duty with reference to our hle
ton at hand the War its authors aud It's oejeo
viii be sisnaily and effectively rebaked and 4
speedy termination well nigh insured AT a
events you will have have done your best to ARE
IT, What say you then Shall Business, or Ess
or a stormy day Of Election, paral, 20 your efforts
Shall wholesale Murder and PIlsge continu
through another year in order that your next Tue
day's dinner may be eaten at exactly the risl
temperature or your bank-hoos show lew dolls
more profit on the years business Men Of Pea
and OF Good VIII let your votes and your eaor
oske anaWeri