The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-21
North Iowa Times Supplement, Sept. 81, 1864
From the n. Y. Tribune, May 20, 1886
AbhOrred he War.

From the n. Y. Tribune, May 20, 1896
Abhorrcd he War.
The humane, rejecting reader Of mans
history, is sickened by the constantly re
curing details Of battle and butchery by
accounts Of the happiness sacrificed, the
privations endured, by usands after
thousands in gathering from remote cor.
ners of the earth to main and slaughter
each other.
Mere depravitv however great, is not
enough to account for this. No devils
could be found silly enough thus to tor
ment themselves first, then one another
Sheer madness is the very least explanation
that is adequate.
Looking closely and steadily at the mat.
ter, we detect the cause Of this horrible
jangle, or at least q sure clue to it. War
rsvages nations, AFFECTS and destroys PEG.
pies, but strengthens governments, exalts
rulers and enables them to enrich their
favori,es with the spols Of plundered mil.
lions
The lodging Of the commissary or con.
tractor il rapidly transformed into barO-
NAL castle; his suddenly acquired estate is
fattened with the gore Of countless soldiers,
the tears Of innumerablc widows and or.
phans and while thousands are Shivering
and freezing for want of humble dwellings,
which war has destroyed, his family rest
secure in lordly halls and revel in luxury.
Burke, we believe, said Of this class, that
by means Of war 'their cqui2pages shine
like meteors; their palaces rise like exhala-
TONS" Well can they afford to pirate Of
MI a.Cat
venal Orators with some share Of their
plumber to ,nflame the passions Of the dup
I'd mult,tudcs, aud fool them into enlisting
to be shot for some beggar!y shilling or so
. day, and that often unpaid.
Will the people never become wise
enough to detect and scout this swindling
game Of murder?
Suppose government to be weak or
prohgate-a case by no means unsuppos
able and, therefore, in danger Of incur
ring popular odium or contempt. 1t de-
sires to be strong in the public confidence,
but without the virtue or capacity to de
serve that confidence. 1t has one untail
ing resort-to pick a quarrel with some
other government. That at once with
draws public attention from it's own crimes
or vices; gives it a hold on the popular
feelings; enables it's satellites u call upon
the people to Support the country" that
is. to rally around AMI uphold the executive
in whatever he may propose
All inquiry is stopped-all watchfulness
set aside appropriations are made by mil.
lions, and the purse and sword put unre-
servedly into the hands of the chief magis-
trate to b. welded at his pleasure-the
latter against his enemies, the former in
behalf Of his friends.
All who question the policy or the justice
OF his course, are at once denounced as
Traitors and enemies Of the country.
Thus thousands are bribed by office and
gold to cry up the war; all murmurs are
stif1ed as reasonable; and, when at last
disaster or utter exhaustion Of resources
c0mpels return to peace, a countless host
Of pensioners, cripples, place men; and
fund holders arc provived 10 cat up the
avails OF honest labor tor fifty or hundred
years to come.
The poor mans children must 60 to rest
hungry and grow up in igno, ance, in order
that the favor,tes Of rulers may glitter in
''Ordcrs" and riot on the spoils Of the poo
pie. Such is war.
Such is q small portion of the cost Of the
Infamous cheat styled Glory.
MEANS SoxEruIsr Whva suv, men as
Hon. Gee o. billiard, Hon. Geo. Ticknor Cur.
80, Ex-President Fillmore, Ex-Gov. Hunt,
Gov Bramlette, 1t. Gov. Jacobs, Hon. Geo.
D. Prentice, Of Kentucky. with host of other
prominent men in all parts of the country who
have never been democrats. .anGst .n:-.-'
earnestly in support of "Little Mac" it means
something. 1t shows that a great conserva.
tive element, for years but little engaged in
active politics, 10 now aroused to the impOr-
t...D 'vr Impending election, and will
make its influence strongly felt in the result.
Let denoc ia take corrage and work all the
harder. With such grand union of cnnserva.
tive men their onset will be irresistable. Fa-
naicism and its followers will get Waterloo
defeat.-Easteyn argus.