Litchfield enquirer., 1848-08-24
statistics of the War,


 were killed in the recent war, eincluding the line of the Rio Grande and that of Vera Cruz. is estimated at 2OO0, ai1d the wounded at 40OO. It is impossible to say how many of the latter have died in consequence of their wounds, but we should suppose not less than one. fourth, say IOOO, making in all 5000 deaths from battle. .
 This. however, bears but small pro portion to the number who have sunk un- der disease.
 We state under the authority of sew eral officers of rank, that on lhe left flank of the Castle. of Perote, there are 600 American graves, all victems of dis ease. "e ss4>4
 A still larger number perished at the Capi,al-,he deaths there for a coonsid-s erable time, were one thousand menlhly, and we learn, tha, a, no time did they fall below from to 400. 59s&
 The lst Mississippi Rcgr. that went out to the Rio Grande, buried l35 on the banks of that river, befnrc 1t wen, into battle, and finally brought back less than one> third of their number. They suffered drealfuIly at Buena Vista.
 The first and second Pennsylvania Regiments, recently returned, went out lSOO strong (9OO each, brought home 600 of :heir original number-about 22O fell in battle. nearly 400 died, and abou, 600 were discharged as unfit for du,y-how many of the latter have since died is of course unknown.
 The third and fourth Tennessee Regi> men,s, also recently returned, lost 36O by death-nei,her of these regiments have been in action. 7f7H ,.
 Capt. Nuylor, of Pennsylvania, took down company of lO4 men, he brough, back seventeen-he entered the battle of Conteras with B men--he brought l9 out of it.
 The most frightful instance of mortali- ty, however, that we have heard oi, was in that gallant corps, the Georgia Bastal- ion, commanded bya gallant and accom- plished officer, Col. Seymour.
 They were considered acclimated, and actually suffered much less whilst in the lo~es coun.ry, than when marched into the interior on the high land. The Bat, talion went to Mexico 4l9 strong: about 22O actually dred--a large numbersSers discharged, with broken down, ruined constitu.ions-and many Of them, nc doubt, have since gone to their graves = and the Battalion was reduced to thirty four men fit for duiy!! On one parade when certain company was called, ina, had mustered upwards of 100 men, sin. gle private answered to the call, and was it's sole living representative! The Captain, the three Lieutenants. the fou, Sergeants, and the four Corporals. (every commissioned and non non>commissioned of. ficer) were dead.
 | We have heard from the officers O many other regiments, details very simi lar to those we have gwen above. whicl may be taken as about the fair average losses for all the volunteer regiments
 The regulars did no. suiJer 10 the sam extent.
 Such IS war! And such are the re suits oyer which We are called upon
 rejoice !'-N. o. Bulletin, 2lst.
 In l644, the Whig party predicted ,bs
 war would follow the election of Poll
 This prediction was founded upon
 knowledge of the man and his principle,
 Eloquent and earnest appeals were mad to all the friends Of Peace and F,ecdor to unile 10 p event 50 great a calamity
 This appeal was very generally success, ful. The Wings of this State rallied wit
 a zeal and energy which deserved sue cess. But their efforts were paraIyze by the obstinate infatualion of l5,M , electors, whs preferred an abstraction , a practical good. They voted for Birne and elected Polk. If one third of the f number had supported Henry Clay, , would have been elected, and these -:e thousand dead husbands and fathers an sons, would still have been amongst us |! No sophistry can shield or excuse tn direct and criminal author of the wa which has resulted in this immense sac rifice of human life, nor can 1t reI,ev
 those who could have prevented hiselec
 tion from sharing the fearful responsibil ity. To locofocoism and ihld paftyisn the coun'ry owes. it's three years of wa and b!oodshed. It will be we'll for th cause of Peace and Freedom if this sa
 lesson has not been taught in valh.--Al bany Journal. ~
 EDR. BAILY'S OPINION OF GEN. FAY akAA