Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-09

MRk,uga rand Total Of 24l4 mills or S24J on the
Sloo o valuauon'
ps5~The Taxpayers Of the City areFequest.
ed to pat these figures in their pipes and
smoke them
Es1-John Morgan is making the map
of Kentucky ana Southern Ohio specially
interesting just now Read our dispatch
es.
E4s-A fire broke ont among the ship.
ping at New Orleans recently, and de-
stroyed seven boats, several Of which were
laden with military stores Loss estima-
ted at from a quarter to half million of
dollars. Pop goes the weasel.
Abraham Lincoln and the King Of
Dahomey These two notable individuals
are having pretty heavy times in regulating
their affairs The English papers contain ac-
counts Of disastrous expedition recently put
on foot by The latter, against the populous
city Of the Egbas, called Abbeokula What
oifense the Egbus had committed against his
WOODY eaded highness, we are not advised, but
be no doubt was animated by the loltiest mo.
tives Of Ethiopian patriotism to assert his au.
thority over the refractory and disIoynl mig.
gers Of Abbsokuta Albeit, on the 10Th of
March he moved his army, composed Of mig
gers OF both kinds--hucks and wenches-and
10000 strong Heiwas "on 10 '----uot
Richmond, but Ahbeokuta. Not having far
to 60, he reached his objective point on the
next day, aud Immediately attacked the enc
mys works Meantime the Dshomian
priests and ghanedooiIe, were instructed to
perform the solemn propitiotory rite of boring
their heads in the sand, in order to insure
the "smiies Of Providence
Providence may have smiled upon the
'goak,' but not 20 upon the expedition, for
the doughty gentleman Of color, his Royal
Highness OF Dabomey, came back G Ia Burn
side, &c, &c, Sc ,-secoud best In other
and more classic words, he was compelled 10
turn tail and run Ue led the first retreat
ing column in "pussou, --" "culled pusson,
at that 1t was a total rout The Dahomi,
aus retroated ia lwo divisions, aud we're pur
sued and slaughtered without mercy Up.
wards Of one thousand were killed, aud the
number of prisoners amounted TO five thous-
and Ofthree old Mexican brass cannon,
Of which The artillery OF the king was compos.
ed, two were left before the walled city of the
Egbas They were all six-pounders, and bore
,he date Of 1915.
+ And now, speaking Of gaantry and its nu'
merous synonyms, what are they worth, or
rather what ought they TO be worth, among
enlightened christian men, when The history
Of this attack upon Abbeokuta, proves that
those datteriug tO aPpellations never were
more fairly or more gloriously won, Cn ag-
eressive warfare) than they we're on the 10th
day Of last March, b. the poor deuded wen.
ohes Of Dahomey2 Let US quote paragraph
Of testimony f,om tho published account
'In the advancing column we're women,
who fought hrayey and desperately Many
Of these furios climbed the wall which is more
than ffty feet high but go soon as they
reached the top, the Egbas drew them over
and slew them One of these AmaZons, who
had one Of her hards cut of in trying to climb
over the wall, discharged her musket with
the other and shot sn Egba She was then
struck With saber ana fell back into the
trench
There Is q lesson in all this which those
who make war, agd hose who sigh for The
distinction conferred by its bloody ordeals,
would do well 10 learn. The King Of Daho.
mey and bis dauntess wenches are barbara
ausll War is the highest arbitrament known
TO them, and is therefore a necessity, and Of
course excnsable. Hence bravery with them
"a a virtue Not so with enlightened chris
tiaus They have been taught the sublime
lesson OF peace and good will, aud command
ed to learn war no more. One spark Of hu
man kindness, one impulse Of mercy, one
inspiration Of charity is worth more to the
world and to mankind, than all the bravery
which has ever made fond wives widows, and
osweet babes iatherless" Let the King Of
Dabomey preserve his benighted Kingdom
by war and boodshed if he eau, aud let bis
wenehes bear Of the palm Of bravery, aud ie
licitate in the distinction It imparts, but lei
, America assert higher and nobler ciyiliza
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