Tri-weekly journal. (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1847-188?, 1847-10-14
From the North american.
THE PRICE OF GLORY,

excellent prospect OF an Immediate peace; ana
as the people evidently desire it, the extra
newspaper folks are busy manufa curing and
selling rumors to that effect. We see at pres
ent no reasonable ground for such antici pations.
The situation of the Mexicans in regard to
their ability to maintain the contest, at this
moment, is analogous to that of the Ameri-
cans after Gen. Howe had captured Philadel-
phia, our capitaland seat ofgovernment. Our
forefathers were not beaten, nor had they any
! thoughts of being beaten. They moved their
Congress to Lancaster, rolled up their sleeves,
and went at the work anew. The British spent
the winter dancing, frolicking, and performing
plays and Meschianzas, till they had run their
government in debt to a most alarming amount
an amount which staggered even the money
spending British Parliament The country peo-
pleabout Philadelphia, meanwhile, were paidin
guineas for whatever they sold to the en-
envy.
The parrellel between this state of affairs and
the present state of affairs in Mexico, is not
quite complete; but it bids fair to become so.
Already we hear that Congress will assemble in
some provincial town. Gen. Scott will enter
gloriously in the ''Halls of the Montezumas."
They.w pay gloriously for all they buy with
Brother Jonathan's golden eagles and hard dol
lars and the result will be glorious national
debt of about five hundred millions Of dollars,
at the least.
Mr.. Polk, no doubt, is sick Of the war; great
deal sicker than the Mexicans. Tie fact is,
when he least expected it, he has caught Tar
tar. We all remember the story-"Captain, |
have caught Tartar Fetch him along them
"He won't COME "Come along yourself and
leave him." 81 can't-he wont let me-" 1t is
an awkward predicament for President to be
in; and he has the compassion of all Christian
people. ''But the war" say its advocates, '.has
brought us so much glory" True, Wing cap
tains fight we'll. There is no denying that
But glory is an expensive article, and the peo-
pie are beginning to regret that their President
had not regarded the following prudent piece
of advice given US in the Edinburg Review
some time ago:
"We can inform Jonathan what are the ine-
vitable consequences of being too fond of glo.
ry-TAxEs upon every article which enters into
the mouth or covers the back, or is placed ur-
der the foot-taxes upon every thing which it
is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell or taste
taxes on every thing on earth, abroad, or is
grown at home-taxes on the raw a1ateriul-.-
taxes on every fresh value that is added to it by
the industry of man-taxes on the sauce which
pampers mans appetite, and the drug that re-
stores him to health--on the ermine which
decorates the judge, and the rope which hangs
the crimnal--on the poor mans salt, and the
rich mans spice--on the brass nails of the cof
fin, and the ribbons of the bride-at bed or
board, couchaUt or levant, we must pay. The
school boy whips his taxed top-the beardless
youth manages his taxed horse, with taxed
bride, on a taxed road-and the dying En-
glishman, pouring his medicine, which has
paid z per cent, into spoon that has paid Is
per nt,-hings himselfback upon his chintz
bed, which has paid % per cent.-and expires
in the arms of an apothecary, who has paid a
license of hundred pounds for the privilege
of putting him to death. His whole property
is then Immediately taxed from to 10 per
cent. Besides the probate, large fees are de-
manded for burying him in the chancel; his
virtues are handed down to posterity on taxed
marble; and he is then gathered to his fathers
to be taxed no more. In addition to all this,
the habit of dealing with large sums, will make
the government avaricious and profuse; and
the system itself, will infallibly generate the
base vermin of spies and informers, and a still
more pestilent race of political tools and re-
tanners of the meanest and most odious descrip-
ton; while the prodigious patronage, which
the collecting Of this splendid revenue will
throw into the hands Of government, will in
vest it with so vast an influence, and hold out
such means and temptations to corruption, as
all the virtues and public spirit, even ofrepub-
licans will be unable to resist.
! "Every wise Jonathan should remember
: this
What England is America may yet become,
, ifthe lust Of conquest is cultivated BY her ru-
lers, and sanctioned by her people. This war
> has already cost over hundred millions Of dol
lars, and its expense will 60 on increasing, as
| Tonga as it continues, in quadrupled ratio
Standing armies are to be maintained at an i'm