Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-05-05

WHY Ain another place, will be found the
particulars of the suppression of the inshrrec-
ton in the province of New Mexico. While
reading the account, we were forcibly struck by
its resemblance to the narrative of the progress
of CESAR, as, at the head of his naughty legions
he trampled down the barbaric liberties of Gaul
and Britain. The same pretence--rebeion-
which means resistance to the cOnGueror: the
same punishment, which means the employment
of all the skill and science of civilization, in the
determination of ignorant savages 1.-The same
"glorious success,-hundreds slain, towns in
ashes, temples,-churches lin ruins,-and,
finally, (what Joy to the conqueror) the suppli-
cations of widows and plans, that they may
be spared-miserable relics of their fallen coun-
try-to grace triumph, and drag out life of
slavery. Then follows the same wondrous dis
play of clemency,-the lives Of the insignii-
cant spared, as the price of their liberty. and
the execution Of the influential, as the reward
of their " treason by which is meant their
fidelity to their native land.
There is, however, q few remarkable points
of difference between the invasions of Gaul s.
Santa Fe. The former occurred some years
before the Advent of the "Prince of Peace;"-
the latter eighteen centuries after his doctrine
first began to be preached as the instrument to
bring about the universal reign of "peace, and
good will" The Haruspex in the heather Ro
man camp searched the entrails of the sacrifice
to see if blind fate would prove suspicious .
The Chaplain in the Christian American camp
raises his streaming eyes to heaven, and, with
voice tremulous with emotion, calls upon
God an omniscient God of course he kn0rs
the causes Of the war, as ,ceN as the hypo criti-
cal chaplain--.4 Just and holy God to grant
rictory and success and to receiue the souls Of
the sl0in, encrusted mith the blood, shed yester-
day, and reesing rith that of to day, into man
sioms Of holiness purity and bliss
Strip the fallen Roman soldier. A sword, a
sword, shield, javelin, sling, bow and
arrows these and the sinews of his right arm
are his defence. In his girdle is parchment,
the illusions of his country's Muse.--"Be-
coming and pleasant, to die for our country
"Where the young soldier dies, in the front
ranks, glory lives immortal" With such SEN
timents his tyrants lured him from his simple,
and happy Arcadian life, to the field of slaugh
ter or perhaps by force compelled.
Strip the fallen Amc-ica soldier A revolt
wing rife, two ditto pistols, bowie knife
Bible "Thou shalt not Kill" "Thou shalt
not covet." ABill of Rights ".AH men are
born free and equal; A Constitution, which Sc
cures to him unlimited control and government
of himself. Why this man was an intelhgens
freeman. And yet here he lies-a christian
slain in a causeless war-a lover OF Liberty
killed Imposing hated Government on a reluc-
tant people, freeman who lays down his life
at the instance of creature of his own making.
We ask the reason and the tendency Of these
strange Inconsistencies in the characteristics OF
the present age. Why do they exist and with
er are they bearing us
"THE SCHOOL MASTER IN BosToN.-ln let
ter written by the Boston Correspondent of the
Saturday Courier the following sentesees may
be found.
'There is no pompous or splendid churches
here, but there are no scarcity OF plain, extern
sive and substantial houses of worship &C..
81 have not seen bat three beggars," &c.
Query:-how many beggars had he seen!
ga majority of the streets are wretchedly
lighted, and many of them. no lamps at all &C."
Strange! that streets should not be also lamps!
Such loose writing would not be tolerated in
an obscene country paper, but seems to go very
well in the 'Great exemplar news paper
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