The daily union., 1852-01-11
To ihe Editor of he Union :

The following racy letter from very distinguished
man may not be unnterestng TO your many readers.
and you will oblge subscriber by giving place in
the columns OF your valuable journal There wisdom
in the language and thoughts of the gallant and
trio cheftan and in these times OF propagandism
al may be deiuced therefrom which may be OF ser.
vice:
SHARP LErrER-Mr Samuel Gurney, The eminent
Quaker merchant and philanthrops. has been engaged
controversy with General Sir William Napier upon
the origin and conduct of the CATER II grew out Of
some remarks made by Mr.. Gurney, and two or three
letters have been exchanged through the columns of the
London Times. The last letter is model of wit and
conciseness and we copy il accordingly Il loses MOTH
adopts in imitation OF his antagonist
To Mr.. SAMUEL GURNEY-REsPEcTABLE FRIEND II the
reporter OF thy discourse has put words into thy mouth
which were not uttered. he is to be blamed and so far
thou art exoneraied from the charge of injustice; but
thou dost again, without solid foundation, vfy military
men, saying. 'lhey are far too liable TO look 10 the
sword ior the settlement OF International disputes"
say unto thee in reply, that since the days of Mafl.
borough military men have had at all
the sword Tor the settlement OF International disputes,
and it is not becoming 10 charge them with il an Of
fence
Mark, friend political and commercial men they are
who have always had recourse TO the sword The sol
cal declare and generally for commercial inter-
ests; but when the nation ia thus embroiled with lis
neghbors the soldier il ffom danger He draws
the sword at the command OF his county, bu, he has
nothing 10 do With the sin, if il be one OF having
course the sword for the settling Of international dis
pntes." He fights sernly 10 the nation from the
consequences OF its act-namely, declaring war
but he loves not war. Why should he! What does he
gain By Il? Death. wounds pain disease, premature old
age and poverty, and insult when his services no
longer in request Is that justice, friend Is it credit.
able
Thou hast said, Military men are far TOO liable 10
look 10 the sword meaning, OF course, liable than
politicians and commercial men. Was George Grenvile-
whose stamp act produced the American Of Bdepend-
ence-a military man
Was Mr. Ptt-who made the long wars with France
military man.
Was the Honorable Company of Traders, which, from
factory on the Hooghy, extended its bounds by wars
10 mighty empire, composed OF military commercial
men,
Was Warren Hastings a military governorl Was
Lord Wellesley onel Was il military governor who
declared against China TO enable iron headed old rats
smuggle opium, in defiance OF the laws OF that great
State and OF morality
Were they military governors who commenced the
Afghan war, the Punlaub war; Were those military or
commercial men who established and carried on the
slave trade with all its African wars-tha trade which
has recently been declared by Lord Palmerson 10 be un-
approachable in arocity though all The other crimes OF
all nations, in all times, heaped together for the
comparison
And think not, FRIEND though have confined my JUS
6cation OF military governors to Sir George Napier, that
he only can claim exemption from thy censues Inquire
and thou will find is So Cease therefore, il thou
woudst be counted among the just 10 vIlfy soldiers
And, FRIEND thou has not yet answered my question
What manner Of men be they who supply the Caiers
with arms and ammunition
Nov q. w NAPIER, Lieutenant General