Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-04-26
Thursday Morning April 26, 1855


QS-lT IS FLvoRITE CRY Of certain
class OF individuals, wben airy imaginary IN.
suit is offered to cur fac or shipping, "de-
clare war; let them be told that we are not
TO he insulted with impuni,y." Now this ,s
the courage OF graSt ovcrgrown BOBBY, who
whacke bic SD 1tlcr schoolmates about whom
ever be plc.ses. For nation 20 cry out
War. war" on the slightes, proyocstion is
certainly the 'hsish of the ridiculous ; For
nation as enlightened us ours ouehtto b.,
20 war at all is very melancholy, but when a
mere imaguary insult is made the excuse Of
II 1igrant, and unjust war, it shows stste
OF public feeling that IL always to be depre.
Gated in free country. There have been
instances ih which war was probably ius,ifi.
able, but so rare have they been that wars AS
a general thing may be denounced az unjust
Read of the Innuperab,e wars in which Greut
Dritcin has been embruiled, aud what idea il
ever uppermost in the mind' The idea that
England has been an sggresSor, in nine ca
ses ou OF ten. The wars OF Napoleon, what
were they but one continued scene of car
mage rspine and murder! lie who seeks not
the truth iuregard t, the campaigns Of the
First Consul, but prefers to view them in
the light which an egotistica and tyranncal
conqucror has thrown around them will read
his bulletins as false almost, as the stories
Of Baron MuDchausen, but he who desires the
truth will read farther and learn how he bap.
'ised the continent OF Europe with blood and
deluged sunny France with the hearts blood
of her best sons. Reverend spclogi5,s for
Napoleon may enshroud his memory in halo
OF ambient glory, and seek to hide the black
pages in his history by showing the bright
ones in stronger light but the day is no,
far distan; when Napoleon Bonaparie, he
whose ambition was too bonndless for a con.
tinent to contain, but who died an exle,will
stand before the world in oil his hdeous ma.
ked deformity. The day is coming when he
will be remembered for the amount of misery
he caused-ior the number of widows and
orphans ho made--for the homes he made
dcsolntc and tha hearts he crushed. His plo.
ry will pale his laurels withcr, and his re-
nown become as sounding brass" before the
dread array that shall meet him at the bar
of Judgment. Little will his imperial guard
I profit him there. Little viii it profit him
that Marshals Ney, Macdonald aad AIurat
are again by his side. Their gallant steeds
aro dust, their thousand lanccs have mould.
cred, and the .ertns that welded them are
nervelcss
! Who can calculate tho amount Of mser,
caused 10y our own wars. We know that
there is certain,or rather uncertain amount
oi glory attached to the name Of the soldier
who falls in ba.tIe,or who is wounded in de-
fence OF his flag and country, but who dare
CON pare the empty hor ors arising from mill
tary renown with the solid miscres resulting
therelron Who dares to say that The pal
Try sun given to tho soldier compensates him
tor the pangs urisine from contemplating a
scattered family, and deserted home. Per-
hafs lather is slain, then it may be all We
ry well to bury him with military honors, and
announce with flourish OF trumpets that n
brave hoart has ceased to beat, but who will
soo'he the crushed heart of his SUFFERING wi.
dow and orphansl Who will provide for
them wheE their natural protector is murder
ed! All, the death oI loved one, even
when that death is alevated by the pres
cnce OF friends leaves ian aching void"-
how much more then must it be felt when
death ls met on the battle tield--when the
rcd tide Of life oozes away. and leaves the
limbs to stiilen, the eye to film, the heart to
freeze, away from home, and friends. Oh, it
is bcned'c,on full OF meaning which the
Arab gives to his departing guest--"May you
die in the midst of your kindred"
We do hope that war is not in store for
our country in future. We hope we may be
spared the contemplation of that humiiating
lspec'aci the Amercaa Republic again
asenrhcd IN b'ood, Yet it may be the case.
II II should be so We cannot suy with the
gallant commodore sour country, right OF
wrong"-but We heartily endorse tina, olhe-
sentment--"God protect The rigAE"
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|, UJ~We most respectfully inform the ia.
, =siis man that we did not accuse him Of pla-
giarism, The word does not occur once in