The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-10-03

blood. A few days later, another call
is made for four hundred thousand
moro for the same purpose and in less
than ninety days million oil men are
brought face to faco armed for deadly
strife ready at the command OF their
leaders to embrue their hands in a
brothers blood, or themselves to perish
in the contest The order IS given, the
warriors meet, once twenty thousand
brothers and kindred lay manglcd
bleeding and dying on the field CT
Bull Run. The vanquished fly il dis
may the shouts of the vicLors echo
through tho land. Another million Of
men al Q called to arms. Tho christian
MINISTER lays aside his robe and hIs
calling, puts on the death dealing inn
plements of war and calls upon his
tvllowdrs to initiate his example. The
second million of warriors are soon il
the field, met by corresponding num-
Der from the other side. Time rolls on
without abating the strife-.the slain and
mMgled with tho widows and orphans
are counted by millons-gIoom and
horror is seen in all the land and yet
the fury and wrath of tho people Is
not oppressed-four years are drawing
to close, one side begins 10 show
signe Of exhaustion, q great battle has
been fought. Brothers and kindred
meet, death ana carnage clOthe the
groundin crimson the cOnqueror' march
over tho mangied bodies of the dead
and dying, the shou.s of triumph again
ocho.through the land. The homes Of
the families Of tho vanquisbeG and
dead and dying arc reached-holpless
infancy dependent women and old ago
are no protection from tho vengonce
and fury of ia econquoring army-they
arc driven from thor defenceless
shelter are plundered of their goods
ard all that remains IL given TO the
dsvourng fame, when the lightning
from one end Of the land to the other
informs the people that one hundred
mills, five thousand barns all the
dwellings, on q raid of ten miles with
everything valuable to sustain life are
in the flames, five thousand cattle and
10000 shoep have been wantonly
slaughtered. A shout of triumph is
heard throughout tho land. Rejoicing
praise and thanks rcsound from every
pulpit and praise from every christian
heart to God who giveth US tho victo-
ry. The same President after lapse
oRfour years is again inaugurated 4
second time and yet the war goes on
bat soon after the opposing armies
surrender and give up the struggle
The Capital of the Nation is illumina
, aled. Mirth and Joy is heard from ev'
cry quarter; tho President joins in The
throng, he cnters n Theater TO witness
play to celebrate the victory, all il
mirth and jolity. The curtain rise
the play -is performed ; the curtainI
falls. The shouts of the multitude MAKE
! the arches tremble, clash like th'
: sound of fire arms is waited upon the
air, flash of light and smoke IS seel
, and tho President is dy n
man, in the midst, volco Is heard t
resound throgh tho air. "the South /
revenged.'
, Two and half years have role,
away since tho last act referred to tool
, place and have verified the truth of on
: short sentence found in thefirst inaug
o ural of him whose tragic end has bee
o described suppose you go to war yo
y cannot fight always. when after muc
loss on both sides and no gain o.
; either you stop fighting, the same quss
O ticn ls before you undecided" Thi
quotation is from memory and may nc
be the exact language. Had the Pres
don't boon as WISE TO nc, as he was
sneak what n world of suffering nigh
q have been saved. Is 1t not now tim
70 stop strife and defamation OF eac
other to enquire with full purpose
arriving at the truth Z ~.- .s.
Why all this war an carnage, VIII
Is all this contention among kindred an
neiyhbors? Is the cause inherent {
removable? Whattruth can be brougl
to yicw and what just cause can
: advanced by denouncing all who q
D, not SEQ things as we do, as traitor
10 murdorers, aidcrs ami abettors OF trei
d son, and athousand other liko eplthets
= If the wounds of tho late civil WI
OF could be healed or ITS wrongs rightt
a, by such course there might be SON
l. excuse for such conduct; none hut
Of mad man will do an act that ls calcul
is ted to renew civil war with all !
,h horrors; all good men will try and iii
ed the true cause Of the late unhappy wa
I'd and will divest themselves OF all form
g, prejudice and lend their aid to reno
Ir the cause. AS the writer has had b
ng one opinion as to tho causes out
n which the war grew he lays them
en- fore tho public with tho hope that
", may be received as his mite in the
r. terest Of Peace.
o. The constitution of,the United Stat
he authorizes Congress, to lay and coli'
a. taxes for the common purposes Of
If. tho statos of the Union, and for
eE other.