The Volunteers

We have published in our article of to dny on the War, a number of items showing the disgraceful conduct of a poriion of the Yolunteers in Mexico. We have not done this becnuse we take pleasure in exhibiting these villainies of our countrymen : for none can regret them more thanwedo. Bul we publish them because our citizens who have been engaged in this war by the action of Mr. Polk, against their will, and who are heavily taxed for its support, have a righ. to know the manner in which it is conducted. The ,$"23,000,000 voied a few days since, is alone equivalent to an average tax of six dollars, or twelve bushels of wheat to every family in Michigan. It is true that the tax being raised indirectlv by a !ariir,those who pay it will not know when they pay it, but they will feel, fa effects in their business. And this is bul a single item in the expenses of the war. Tlieconseqnences of these excesses of the volunteersare most disast rouj to the success of our army in Mexico. All accounts represent that the whole nation is aroused against us as one mnn nnimated with the fierce-st hatred, and the strongest desire of revenge. We can imagine the feelings of the Mexicans by making the case our own. Suppose the British should declare war against the United States, and send an invading nrmy into, our State to subdue our people with the intention of making Michigan permanently aBritishprovince. Supposc Ihat al Detroit, at Ypsilanti, at Jackson, and at all other places where the Brilish anny came, the same íhings should be done which some offieers, hiuch to their honor, hnve certified are dono by our troops in Mexico - 'coinmitting outrages of the most disgraceful chtiracter - ftealing, or rathcr robbing the oeople,breaking into houses, insult a of every kind o (Te red to women, who have heen repcatedhjviolated - almost ax evert day affair' - s it at all probable tliat the people of Michigan would peaceably submil to fuch indignities from a foreign army ? Never ! They migl.t bc overawed for a time by superior power or numberSj but they would ncver rest nor cease from mcditating scheme3 of vengeaHce until ihe insolent ard abusive invaders were driven from Iheirsoil. Tliey would come to the same conclusión thnt tho Mexicana have - that they never would mnkc peace while such an invading army remajned in their country. Thus the more abusive and injurious the conduct of our army, the fiercer ap.d more sanguinary of the war, and the greater the difficulty eflecting pcace.