Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-04-12
From the Providence Journal.


From the Providence Journal.
WAR ON CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.
Mexico i, is said. Is that any future war
which may break out between the two
countries shall DO conducted on Christian
principles. Now we ali know that this Is
an aga Of progress, and that oil sorts o!
improvements are constantly taking p'ace
in all sorts Of matters. but irar on Christ
tan priac;pIes is certainly the latest, and
e it can be carried out NO think II will
prove the greatest of them all.
Just ina rino il: we think VIC can sec
two armies drawn out in baltic array. "A
fair fisid is before them; tho ranks arc
formed, tho positions arc taken. the groa'
guns nre numbered. Gen. Scott Is just
about 20 give tho order to fire, when Oil
aid comes up and respectfully reminds
him that she war il to be conducted on
Christian priacip7cs,' and that 1t will not
do TO fire. Very true, very true. says
the COMMANDMENT chief, but what are
they? ! have read Vauban, and Scheiser.
and Turenue, and Cochorn. | huvo read
tho lives Of tho old conquerors. and have
studded tho campaigns Of tho greatest
soldiers, but ! never happened to como
across these principles III any work upon
tho military art. Do you know anything
about il colonel!
No.
Nor YOU Mniorl'
Nor either
| i really don't know how to begin;
suppose it would not do to shoot. Suppose
we send for the Chaplain
The Chaplain arrives-'Do you know
anything about this fighting On Christian
principles!'
ooh, yes; it is tho easiest thing in the
world
| sWhere nro tho books2'
| 'Here;' and the Chaplain took out the
! Bible.
| Really says the General, I've ought TO
have thought Of this before. 1t is bad
limo to commence tho study Of tactics
when :ho cnomy is right before us; but
suppose we arc bound by tho treaty. What
is the first thing, Mr.. Chaplain!
Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt love
thy neigaber as thyself'
But these are not neighbors. They
arc Mexicans.'
Tho somo book tells US. little further
on. that the opportunity TO do good to
man makes him our neIghbor.
|
'Lovo your enemies. Do good to thom
that hate you. Pray for them that des'
pi,cfully use you. If a man smite you on
one check, turn to him tho other.'
'But while we arc praying for tho hex'
cans they will be firing into u.s.
No; thoy are bound by the treaty also
I, works both ways"
j Then what is the use Of our nrmsF
i This is also provided for in tho Same
!. book. Beat your swords into ploughshures
and your spears into pruning hooks
i, Then don't SOC as thero is anything
for us TO do hero"
Nothing. unless you send over md nst
Santa Anna If no needs anything in the
way Of medicines, or provisions, or cloth
ing. 1 rather think tho treaty requires
. this of us.-And | don't know but villa
wo ought to send them few schoomas
, ters, for understan that they are shock
ingv ignorant. -.
But how DO you ever know vhicl
. party conquers in this fighting on Chris
tan principles!'
This is the great beauty of it. Bot
sides conquer and there arc never any kill
ed and wounded
Now this is all tho way that we know o
conducting tho war on Christian princi
: ples.-In my demand which may be mad
upon this State for men TO carry on the flu
turo war with Mexico, We think the Gov
ernor will best consult tho condition Of tn
treaty by directing that the recruit sim
u all como from the peace society. II
should appoint Thomas Anthony Co'one
. of the regimen: and John Meader Major
> and he should 90 down to Newport tn
frs, seventh day after the second sixth da,
in the sixth month, and walk right iii,
the Yearly Meeting and ask the clerk {,
draw up plan Of the campaign. That i
the way to fsh, on Christian principles.