The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-29
War ON Christian Principles.

The fcllowing went the rounds of the news
papers pretty extensively four or five years
since but, is decidedly appropos just now. What
contrast between "war on Christian pr1nci-
Piles" and the storming of Sevastopol =
One of the conditions of the treaty with
| Mexico, it is said. is, that any future war
which may break out between the two coun-
tries, shall be conducted on Christian princi-
pies Now, we all know that this is age
of progress, and that all sorts of Improvements
are constantly taking place in all sorts of mat
ters but aoar on Christidn principles is GER
tainly the latest, and if it be c,rried out, we
think. it will prove the greatest of them all.
Just imagine it we think we can see the
two armies drawn out in battle array. A fair
field is before them the ranks are formed, the
positions are taken, the great guns are unlim-
bered General Scott is just about to give
order to fire, when an aid comes up and re-
spectfnlly reminds him that 'sthe war is to be
conducted on CH, ist,an principles" and that
it will not DO to fire. ttVery true, very true" !"
says the ommander-in-chief, "but what are
they I have read Vauban, Seheiter, and
iTure, and Cochorn. have read the lives of
the old conquerors and have studied the cam
paigns of the greatest soldiers, but never hap
pene6 to come across these principles in any
work upon the military art"
'Dd you know anything about it, Colonel ~
"No"
f'Nor you, Major Z"
ssNor /, neither"
ssI really do not know how to begin; sup
pose it would not do to shoot. Suppose we
send fortthe chaplain p
TIE chaplain arrives.
'sDo you know any thing about this fighting
on Christian principlesY''
:. = Il. IL. Al.
world d'
'.Where are the books?"
"Here y and the chaplain takes out the BIZ
"Really," says the General, eve ought to
have thought of this before. 1t is bad time
to commence the study of tactics when the en-
envy is before US but / suppose we are bound.
to treaty. What is the FIRST thing, Mr.. Chap.
lain 2" tea n-f s
"Thou shalt not kill Thou shalt love thy
ueighbor as thyself" iH s.
"But these are not neighbors. They are
Mexicans."
"The same book tells us, little further on,
that The opportunity to do good to man makes
him our ueighbof.'
"Wiil you GO on Mr.. Chaplain2 7" =
glove your ensmies. Do good to them that
hate you. Pray for them that despitefully
use you. 4 a man smfte you on ore cheek, turn
to him the other" 7'fE 1es
"But while you are praying for the Mexi-
cans, they will fire into us. ','.'i'. -
"No they are. bound by the treaty also. 1t
works both ways ~ sas
sThen what is the use of our arms 2" s-i
'This is all provided for in the same book.
Beat your swords into plowsbares, and your
spears into pruning-hooks."
"Then L do not see as there is any thing
for us to do here" up
!"Nothing, unless you send over and ask
Santa Anna if he needs any thing in the way
of medicines, or provisions, or clothing. rath-
er think the treaty requires this of US. And
do not know but we ought to send them
few sehoolmastefs, for understand that they
are shockingly ignorant people,"
"But how d. you ever know which party
conquers in fighting on Christian principles?"
'.That is the great beauty of it. Both sides
conquer, and there are never any killed or
wound LED. ."-Er. Paper.