The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24

Civil Wars.
IN the Monthly Religious Magazine Cor
February there is an interesting historical
review of civil wars aud On the subject Of
the Peloponcsian war; the writer says
This long aud deadly warfare could not
have been prolonged through twenty.s
years. except for the fact that both Spain
aud Athens were based on slavery. The
slaves titled the soil the citizens wagcd
war Slavery not only supplied the muni-
lOns. Int u gave 10 The war savage f..
rocity and brutality. Athens alone had four
hundred thousand slaves Ia sixty thousand
iIeemen. But Sparta was made pre.emi.
nently barbarous aud inhuman hy the habit
OF fdOmineering over slaves. Turing the
progress Of the war. fearing M insnrrection
among her IIelots at home she proclaimed
liberty TO such MS would come forward and
join her armies. Two thonsand brave men
sprung np At the word. liberty" an,l PR.
scented themselves. They wera never heard
~ more. They we're led OF secretly and
nas,acred aud hy this fcndish ireacherv.
ih" 0ligarchs rid themselves nr surh slaves
~ would most likely prove a dangerous ole.
mont az home
II j. curious to contrast the num,rrs on.
gagged m our war with those engaged IN N.
great wars of the past,
We select two decisive battles tine ,f
these was fought IN the harbOr of syracuse.
In an expedition against Sicily. Athens had
strained every nerve aud equipped a mag.
u'h"rni ileri anil army. They sailed out
ni the Pirans with sound ~ trnmpc,s.
irran.. and lihaliuus "f wire from gnld ani
silver rUp'. Ihis great army consisted "fh,.
th"n.aud heavy armed infantry. ltwa, r..
.ni"rrrd hv another of about tho same mum.
h"r When gathered ai Syracuse thew hum.
her'l IN Ill -hrayy armed Infantry. natives
oiil" i.lnnd aud slaves. who were light
armed and only employed a. skirmishers
twenty thousand met Thl. IN the Ian.
-uIgr ui Thacy.ldes. mad. the power az.
pear siuI"ndog. and h"f resource. be.
Vpnd calculation"
Tho final aud d.ci..y. battle wa tia,
"i iso.petvn when tth-n, lost her h."t.
aud nearly her whole army was surprised
aud taken prisoner. III" numbers cnya..
"d ~ haiil. are uut told. but the number
pl prisoners who we're native Atheuians. L.
rec"rd"d a, three thousand. which seems 1"
have made mp The bulk of het arm, IN the
lat decisive engagement
Sow ANp rrt.
\. the uumhor, engaged. the little state
90 Na..achu-ctts has furnished more men
800 our present Struggle than Tough, on both
sides 90 the grca, English rebellion. Il bss
sent mvrr men iu,o the field than .Tuliu.
tasaf commanded iu gam the empire Of the
world more than all tn. troops of Il.lIas
put 'sether iu the long struggle that rcr;
her IN pieces when her sun vent down IN
blood. Tho state Of New York has euuip
ped more soldier thar ali the tsoops 81
tasar and fomp"y put together. though
drawn from every province. from the Va.
pirates 10 th. pillars OF Hercules The
whole army % Cromwell would only s.iy.
a, sAIrnishcr- or - a detail FOR a raid
from 10" army of Grant or sherman. HIS
greI. military fame was gained hy manag.
lng twenty-five thousand men and 10 mar.
chez aud evolutions wer,. within an area iass
extensive ;hau the state Of Virginia
IuE INotisu EEnrt,iox
ih" srra; cisil war 81 England known
a- Tie 6reat Hehclllon. was alsu n con
f.ci between The 0ligArchs and the conn,oa-
called again. the Cavaliers aud the Round
heads called again. more appropriated
the k.u- and the farlimcni Il divided
England horzoniaily-th King aud the
lords "a! the bishops on one side. the com.
uuus on the other aud u decided ,h,
question forever. whether the constliution.
a. So'cfImcui Vas a possible boon to III.
English race.
The way opened 10 l642 and continued
seven wears. II woald probably have been
finished !u hall that time. but Tor the hest
fancy AMI half measures Of Essex. the frst
parliamentary general. The first consic, of
Sdgchli. has u exact parallel in Antietam
u tMas q dIawH battle bath parties lying all
night on their arms but in the morning
lI1mPdcn came mp with four thousand Iuen
Julius 'Tsar would have followed up quick
ly The former DAYS w"rk. md. ri;i blow NJ.
on blow. finished the royaiis,s and the war.
Instead ofthis the srnicS " looked nj each
oihrr dreaded tu renew the fight. and
drew OF. each 10y Itself much 20 the chAy
t.n and disgust cr IIampdeu. Five thou
>aui "'y- left stain upOn the hcld - slalu
4" no purpose. u, nothing was dec ded -
- things weut on. till Oliver Cromwell
came with his " iron.ilc regiment" aud IA
the decisive battle of \asehy. dashed VI
on the kings forces and shiverr,l thea, iu
pieces.
We may smile. on reading over these
great battles. At the numbers engaged 49,
They varied from twenty to tw.uiv.tive
thousand men on each side never exceed.
ing tho latter number. The battle of
MAr>lon Moor wss the most obstinateiv
contested, between IN" most numerous AT.
mics that We" engaged during the course
nt these wars: = aud ia that battle. Ms Hume
lamcnis. hity thousand liritish troops were
led :" mutual slaughter such was the price
pald ia" end achieved was free govern.
mrui i'r the English race everywhere.
The writer IA the Religions Monthly de-
ducrS from the facts h. states several argu
mcni. First comes "nc in favor or cul.
iIvaiiou Of a national military spirit as III.
sgrest way "f avoiding the shcdding of
blood. Wars unskllllully wagcd ar. th.
biuUdir-i of all. Iasar. ~ three years
war between the ta'serans aud l'on,p.ians,
lost fewer men than Mcclellan did IN u
single campaign on III. Peninsula Indeed.
It Is said more lives hay. been lost in onr
present war than the great civil wars OF
t;Iccce. Rome aud England pot together /;
aud this might have been avoided had the
\aTih been military a people.
Pleasure and Sleep.
When William tho Fourth was crowned.
gentleman from the country having been
seized with temporary mama TO witness