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Evil Tendencies of the Present Crisis: A Discourse, Delivered July 4, 1847 (Classic Reprint)

Evil Tendencies of the Present Crisis: A Discourse, Delivered July 4, 1847 (Classic Reprint)

Richard Tolman
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Excerpt from Evil Tendencies of the Present Crisis: A Discourse, Delivered July 4, 1847

More than twelve months have elapsed since the forces of the two contending nations first met in deadly encounter on the banks of the Rio Grande. From that time to the present, the news from the scene of strife has been seized with the greatest avidity. We have followed our army in its progress from bat tle to battle, and from victory to victory, from the bloody con tests at Pallo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Monterey and Buena Vista, to the terrible bombardment of Vera Cruz, and the awful slaughter of Cerro Gordo, until we find the troops pressing on exultingly to the Mexican capital. And, as we watch their movements, we are prone to participate, to some extent, in the excitement that urges forward the Soldiers in their work of ruin. We are in great danger of being bewitch ed by the fascinations, or dazzled by the splendor, in which the newspaper press arrays the career of conquests. Besides, when we have so often set before us the bonfires, the grand illu minations, and public rejoicings for the success of our arms, and the imposing funeral honors rendered to the remains of those who rushed to the deadly breach when we read that the crater, the sculptor, and the painter, are laboring to pay their most flattering tribute of respect to the memory of the slain, how apt are we to lose sight of the grim and ghastly character of the contest in which they perished, - if we are not even drawn into favor with that contest, by the bewildering charm with which it is invested. And here we should be on our guard.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Pages
22
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Release
April 25, 2018
ISBN
1330836723
ISBN 13
9781330836729

Evil Tendencies of the Present Crisis: A Discourse, Delivered July 4, 1847 (Classic Reprint)

Richard Tolman
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Excerpt from Evil Tendencies of the Present Crisis: A Discourse, Delivered July 4, 1847

More than twelve months have elapsed since the forces of the two contending nations first met in deadly encounter on the banks of the Rio Grande. From that time to the present, the news from the scene of strife has been seized with the greatest avidity. We have followed our army in its progress from bat tle to battle, and from victory to victory, from the bloody con tests at Pallo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Monterey and Buena Vista, to the terrible bombardment of Vera Cruz, and the awful slaughter of Cerro Gordo, until we find the troops pressing on exultingly to the Mexican capital. And, as we watch their movements, we are prone to participate, to some extent, in the excitement that urges forward the Soldiers in their work of ruin. We are in great danger of being bewitch ed by the fascinations, or dazzled by the splendor, in which the newspaper press arrays the career of conquests. Besides, when we have so often set before us the bonfires, the grand illu minations, and public rejoicings for the success of our arms, and the imposing funeral honors rendered to the remains of those who rushed to the deadly breach when we read that the crater, the sculptor, and the painter, are laboring to pay their most flattering tribute of respect to the memory of the slain, how apt are we to lose sight of the grim and ghastly character of the contest in which they perished, - if we are not even drawn into favor with that contest, by the bewildering charm with which it is invested. And here we should be on our guard.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Pages
22
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Release
April 25, 2018
ISBN
1330836723
ISBN 13
9781330836729

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