The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-06-23
WARLIKE TENDENCIES OF
MANKIND.

MANKIND.
Agriculture, the mechanic trades, COM
merce, the emrloyments Of the artizan, and
innumerable other scientific ant useful en-
Payments are numbered among he peaceful
arts. They can never be too highly es-
teemed-especially when we remember that
they lie at the foundation Of all genuine
human interests. Pursued in integrity,
with honor and true zeal, they lay the
foundations near the superstructure, i'm
part, under the guardianship OF knowledge,
adornment and establishment to society,
and yet it is astonishing how much ulors
mankind, especially in earlier ages, have been
given to operations of violence and war, than
to the arts Of peace.
Carthage, on the African coast, 500 years
before the era Of Christianity feeble colony,
rose to wealth and power. About iso years
before Christ, undertook the conquest of the
island Of Sicily. Having conquered oil the
other islands Of the Mediterranean, with
an army Of 100000, feet Of 1000 men
Of war and 5000 transports it was ex-
pected 20 conquer the island At once.
GelOn, the tyrant Of Syracuse, few to the
relief Of the island now invaded by Ham
ilcar, one Of the great captains, with 90, 900
foot and 5000 horse dreadful slaugh-
ter ensued, 10000 Carthagenians were
killed, the rest taken prisoners. OF the
1900 ships Of war. and the 5000 transports,
only 8 ships escaped. Those seeking TO
return to Carthage met q storm, were cast
away, and only . few escaped in boat.
In this single contest, If we consider the
loss in the Sicilian srmy, more than 2O0, 900
human beings were sacrificed at the shrine
Of the bloody Moloch Of war. Think OF
other thousands Of nangled wretches-the
destruction of property, the loss of friends,
the lamentations and woe of mothers and
orphaned children, and you have one picture
Of these awful scenes human passion and
the selfish ambition of mankind have so
often enacted.
Hannibal, the grandson Of Hamilcar, made
another descent on Sicily, took Pilenus, mas
sacred 10000, plundered the temples, then
attacked Hymera, where Hamilcar was killed,
RACED it to the ground, caused 5000 prisoners
to undergo all kinds Of lgnominious treat
ment. For several centuries did the Cartha-
genians carry on these rapacious, bloody and
murderous wars with Sicily, Greece, and
other people. At length they dared to cope
with the vast imperial power Of Rome, which
gave rise to what is known in history as the
Punic war the first lasted "a years, the
second II years, the third years and some
longer. The Romans in the last drove the
ploughshare Of destruction through their
city, and Carthage persisted in the flames ii
was plundered Of 4, 47O, 900 pounds Of silver.
It's towers, rsmparts, walls and ornaments Of
art, the work Of ages, were levelIed to the
ground. In Is years Hannibal plundered
400 towns, destroyed more than 300, 900 Of
his fellow-beings; as many slain BY his op-
posers would make the whole loss Of human
life several millions.
Marius, the Roman Consul, lo1 before
Christ, in battle against the Ambrones and
Teutons in Transalpine Gaul, slew SOC, 900
besides what fell in his own army. In the
battle Of Cannae 4o, 900 Romans lay on the
ield. In the battle of Ysus between Ale
xander and Darius Of Persia, 116, 900 were
slain. In. the battle Of Arbela 100000. In
the battle between Phyrrus and the Romans
25, 900. In the battle between Scipio and
Asrubel 10000; between Suetonius and
BOadicca $4,000. In the siege Of Jerusalem
|, 100000 we're destroyed in shocking man.
nor. In the year 40 B. G. in the same city
by AntiOchus 10000. At Cyrene, Of Greeks
and Romans by the Jews, 5000. In
Egypt in reign Of Trajan 24O, 900, in reign
Of Adrian, $780, 900 Jews; julius Cesar in q |
single battle slew 400, 900. At the defeat Of
Attila 800, 900 persisted. In 6sl BY the
Saracens IN Syria were slain $4,000. In
he invasion Of Milon 100000. In 7s4
BY the Saracens in Spain $4,000. In
he battle Of Fonsenoy 100000 were slain,
n battle Of Yeru.onk, $780, 900; in battle be-
;ween Charles Martel end the MahOmetans,
$50, 900 in the battle Of Muret, A. d. l2ls,
between Catholics and Albigenses, $4,000
we're slain; In the battle Of Crsssy, in
1888, 10000; Agincourt, l4l5, 10000;
rowton, l46l. $1,000; Lepanto, n, 25,-
700; at siege Of Vienna, 1858, 10000; and
n battle Of Persia, in l7S4, $4,000. The
greatest army recorded in history was that
II xsrxss, who had LOO 900 foot, $4,000
horse, 10000 men for managing camels and
carriages. when he crossed the Hellesponsi
100000 from other nations Joined him, 50 /
hat his land forces amounted to 2,lOO, 900.