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THE LAST BATTLE.
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We found it said some days agO, in the lsadinS article of one of the city papers, thu, the American loss had been heavy, bu, the battle was desperate, and the victory well worth the price which it cost" And journals conducted by protesting Christians antitle their editorials on this matter, An ether Glorious Victory" Now wS would like to ask if that expresses the sense of a Christian country, to say nothing of tho Christian church? Is it the sense of ma iority of the people of these United States, ,ha, the late victory is we'll worth the price which 1t cost2 Do they think 1t cheaPly gained or the glory 1t gives to our arms a fair equivalent for the blood and the sreas- ure that have bought i,2 Does the family of Gen. Shields think so or does the nation at larger We should blush with shame if we thought so. But we rather believe, that if the real sense of the nation could fad ex- pression, it would be that all the glory is not worth the sacrifice of single life.- True, a portion of the public press says it is glorious, and tries to make it out that the people regard it so, mistaking the echo of .heia own caezliag for the honest soc Poputi But the glorifcatiOns of editors, and party. procured illumination of cities no more re- flee, the real feelings of the people, than the made thunder of the stage answers to the roar of heavens artillery. We believe, af> ter all, it would be truer expression of American feeling to curse these victories, Shan to bless them. And the day is com, ing when the unmuffled vox populi shall speak out upon this war, and respond in earnest to the voice of God. Then shall it be true. vos populi 0cr Dei.

 While our eye runs over editors' exulta> tions upon the " glorious victery,' we can not help feeling ehagrined at thinking how applicable to us is the puugens sarcasm of Soathley's old ballad on the Battle of Blen> Aeisn, which would make good popaiar reading just at the present time. A verse or two it will do nc harm to quote:

 "It wss the English" Kaspsr cried,

 "Who put the French 10 rout;

 But what they fought each other for,

 1could not we'll make out;

 But everybody said" "quoth he.

 That was famous victory.' :. They say it was shocking sight,

 Alter the field was won;

 Fer many thousand bodies hsee

 La! rotting in the sun;

 But things like this you know, must be

 After famous victory.

 "Grsat praise the Duke of Malbro' wen,

 And our good Prince Eugene ;''

 "Why, 'twas very wicked thing"'

 Said little Wilhelmine. :Nay, nay, my little girl," quoth he7

 " II was famous victory"

 "And every body praised the Duke,

 Who this great fight did win;''

 {" But what good came out of it at last }"

 Quoth little Peterkin.

 Why that cannot tell." said he,

 (" But 'twss a famous victory"