Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-28
MISSILES.

War Is unfortunately an unavoidable
calamity TO which all nations are at times
subject. A country attacked must de
fenJ itself. or II falls. In order to de-
fsnd itself IL must slaughter many men;
many Of IL, own soldiers must lay down
their lives ON the battle field. Tho
notion Of this Wholesale destruction Of
human beings is repulsivs to the ssnsi-
tive nature Of the philanthrophist. as
we'll it may lie. but the slaughter h a
necessity. and philsnthrophy cannot BE-
consulted In affairs Of State. Wars are
a. natural to nations a. storms aud hur-
ricanes are to the globe. They were
moro common In the early times Of bar
barism than they are In these snlisht-
ensd days. because now civilization has
10 n certain extent substituted diplo-
matte craftsmanship for tho arbitrament
81 arus. hut still occasions arise and
will continue to arise 10 the end Of time.
when var and war only. can settle the
differences between great and powerful
nations. We need nsver expect to see
the time when peace shall reign
supren. over this restless world.
But civilized nations while 'hsy AL
init the impossibility oil crushing out
this great curse. have don mueh 10
AIsts its horrors. INTERNATIONAL eoun-
ellis have been held. and rules Of war
laid down based on pune'pies OF hn'
miniiy. 30 tr as those principles can b
applied In eases involving human life.
one OF these rulss Is that the wounded
Of the enemy AMI the PRISONERS taken
from the enemy. shall be tsndsrly cared
for by those into whose hands they fall.
This rule Is basel upon the fact hat the
object Of war. when rightly interpreted.
Is not to kill. not to murder individual
men and thus make widows AMI orphans
in the name Of justice. bu, to 70 weaken
the Enemy that lie will bo forced to give
up the fight and submit to the dictation
Of terms Of peace. A woundsd man or
n prisoner taken IL just ~ much loss TO
W the army which IA deprived OF him
rs q man killed. And therefore common
humanity demand, that such men shall
he spared to return to their wive. an''
children when a declaration OF peace
shall render them OF no further value 70
the enemy.
In the srea' ''f"ss'S now s''n. On "l
Europe u 'N-''' oAis Jaw oi e,'"
warfare u utterly 's"''sa. iuiA' anu
hassiahs "'Rs "o snsaseu ""fA''y III y
war OF determination. u 'o~n OF a
village 10 taken by either army. hs al
once given over to piliass' and Its In
hah:iants are considered as the 'sgia'
mate prizes OF tho soldiers Tue men
aud little children are put 10 the sword
The women too. are put 10 the s~ord'
but they have 10 snotAi' 70 more nor
nbls ia's IN advance human nature
rc,ol's ut the reports OF rapins ahd cru
city which daily come 10 us ron ths
battle fields OF the last The men en-
gagged IN this wal are simply beasts ON
two legs. There u little choice between
tho Turks and the Russians. They are
10th lib~ls on humanity.
And now comes the report that the
Turks are using explosive bull.ts in
their rifles. We all know what erplo-
sive bullets mean. They are a small
edition Of q shell. They cutter the body,
explode, and blow the unfortunate man
into fragments. They never wound;
they always Kill. The force OF the
enemy 10 not simply weakened; a man
IL hurled into eternity. widow Is made.
mother lett eh''dle''' n children iel'
fathsriess. " u horris's 70 'nink o.