Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-06-24
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ish wars and of the $4,000, 900 slain in
wars under julius Caesar; of the $780,
10000 slain in wars with Turks and
Saracens; of the 80, 900, 600 slain in wars
of AerXes; of the 2O,O0p, 900 slain in
wars Of Justinian, and the 69,000,000
slain in the wars of Genghis Kahn, not
one man was sacrificed by mercy; but
shooter, or cavalryman, or artillery
man, or engineer, who falls, falls in
the cause of mercy, and becomes a
martyr for God and his country.
Another alienation of this war is
that'it is for the advancement of the
sublime principle of liberty, which
will yet cngirdle the earth. Not only
will this war free Cuba, but finally will
free Spain. BY what right does n
dynasty like that stand and corrupt
court dominate people for centuries,
taxing them TO death, riding in gilded
chariot over Che ncclss of beggared
population? There are 10000 boys in
Spain growing up with more capacity
to govern the nation than will the weak
boy now in the Madrid palace ever pos
sess, Before this conflict is over the
Spanish nation will be well on toward
the time when a constitutional conven-
ton VIII assemble to establish free
| government instead of the worn-out
dynasty that now atliicts the people
The liberty of all nations, transatlantic
as well as cisatlantic, if not already
established, is on the way and it can
not be stopped.
Napoleon Ill. thought he had sue
cessfully driven the principle out of
France, when, on the second day of
December, 1851, he rode down the
Champs Elysees Of Paris, constitutional
government seemingly crushed under
the hoofs of his stecd. But did it stay
crushed? Let the batteries on the
heights above Sedan answer, and the
shout of 2j00 OO conquering hosts, and
the letter of surrender to Emperor
William tell the story. "Sire, My
Brother: Not having been able to die
in the midst of my troops, it only re-
mains for me to place my sword in
your majcsty's hands. | am, your
majesty, your good brother, Napoleon.
Sedan, September /, 1870" That mon
archy having fallen, then the French
republic resumed its march.
Another alienation is that the war
opens with a great victory for the
United States. 1t took our govern
ment four years TO get over the hasco
ut Bull Run. A defeat at the start OF
this present war would have been dis
heartening TO the last degree, and
would have invited foreign interven'
ton to stop the war before anything
practical for God and humanity had
been accomplished, and would have
prolonged the strife for which we are
hoping quick termination. In the
most jubilant manner let this victory
of our navy be celebrated. With the
story of the exploding battleship fresh
in the minds of the world, it required
no ordinary courage to sail into the
harbor of Manila and attack the Span
ish shipping. That harbor, crowded
with Sunkcn weaponry of death: to en-
ter it was running a risk enough tC
make all nations shiver. But Manila
is ours. and the blow has shaken to The
foundation the palace at Madrid, anc
for policy's sake the doubtful nations
are on our side For Commodore Dew
ey and all who followed him let The
whole nation utter its most resound
ing huz1a and more than that, let III
thank the Lord of hosts for His guild
ancc and protecting power. "Praist
We the Lord! Let everything that haiti
breath praise the Lord!'
Another alienation is the fact tina
in this war the might is on the side o
the right. Again and again have lib
erty and Justice and suffering humani
, ty had the odds against them. 1t wa
so when Benhadad's Syrian hosts, whC
were in the wrong. at Aphck, cam
upon the small regiments of Israel
| who were in the right, the Bible put
, ting it in one of those graphic sen
fences for which the book is remarka
, ble-"Thc children of Israel pitched
( before them like two little flock
of kids, but the Syrians file,
the whole country" 1t was so il
the awful. defeat of the Lords peopl
at Gilboa and Megiddo. 1t was s.
1 recently when gallant and gloriou
, Greece was in conflict with giganti
{ Northumberland, and the navics o
e Europe hovo'ing about the Bosporu
l were in practical protection of tn
+ Turkish government fresh from tn
Y slaughter of l0JO)) Armcnians.
G was so when. in 1915, the 10 colonies
r with no war shipping and few I'M
: drilled and poorly-clad soldiers, wer
b. brought into a contest with the might
- lest navy of the earth and an arm
G that commanded the admiration of ma
l tions. 1t was so when Poland wa
c crushed 1t was 50 when Ilungar,
5 went under. 1t has been 50 during al
: the struggles heretofore for Cuban in
a dependence. hut now it is our power
C full navy against a feeble group {
incompetent ships, crawling across tn
G Atlantic ocean to meet our flotillal
+ NnlSIl iuFS Niio''E ~ uii' w 'Sii' WV
! as completely under rs when the Re
e sea submerged Pharaoh's army. 1t
# so in these times, when only fe
5 thousand Spaniards can reach OF
n hemisphere, and we go out to met
d them with $4,000 armed men, to |
q backed up speedily with so, 600 more
= needed. We do not have to ask for an
n miracles, but only fair shot at I'll
:, ships headed this way and time enoug
II to demolish them This is one of I'll
q caseses in the worlds history whel
q might and right are shoulder
e shoulder.
II Another alienation is in the fa
|. that such an atrocity as the destru
It ton of 2GG lives in Havana harbor
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