The victory over the Asha...
'riTe victory over the Ashanitees imparts a mixe(d feeling of pain and pleasure. ;AWe rejoice at our success, if we may estecin tha't as decisive; but "Vare, redle legioRes" oc- curs to us at every moment: the preserit success will not nullify our last disaster unlder Sir CHARLES MI'CARTHY. Moderni phraseology speaks of the relations of peace and war. From the first, njo dotubt, great advantage may result to both the coRtraeting powers; and the lhabits of civilized life, and the introduction of Christiai)ity, has smoothed even the asperities of the latter, and taught men to impose bounds to the system of destroying each other. May the savage race with wlhomn we are unhappily engaged in hostilitics, together with our arts of war, learn also our methotls of conciliationi, aud our benevolent practice of sparing those whio fall into ouir power. Even war then will not. be without its uses. Sir CHARLES AI'CAIVTHY was cer- tainly mistaken, both respectincg the pbysical and moral powers of the people with wlhom he had to do: but he was a brave man, and ha paid the penalty of his nmisapprehen- sion with his life. 'Tlhe last has not been a bloodless vic- tory, for five hundred men are sai(d to have fallen on onr side. But we mvlt conqtter. And let us convort .our td.- timate conquest into a meains of eivilization. Am