Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-10-10
Com. Thomas Marlborough

!" w Uuout thS Pa'io"oS> VA ''iN"oS'
our young hero advanced BY his courage
and conduct FROM the humble birth OF
a Midlhipnan to command which GOV.
cred the heart of the nation a command
by thu experience of former wars proved
TO be of vital importance where every
thing was to be created by his genius and
protected by his vigilance.
"In very gloomy moment he antwer-
ed the hopes IF his eoun'rymen, and in
radiance of glory dape!ed the menacing
form Blu. it was not he 1t was the
Lord of Hofts who tooped to ihow to
an offending nation, in moment OF del
pondence that he will iiiten to the pray
ers aad nerve the arm OF the Chriitian
Hero An habitual refpect for the Chrii
tan religion IS often mi'taken for Chrif-
tianity, and prencd into iervic- to adorn
the character of the Soldier. Not i9ch
are the clars Of Marlborough. His
religion appears TO be of that vital nature
which reaches he heart, tempers the
affections, aod regulates the actions. Ii
may be laid IN fpritual, as in temporal
aft .lrs, that he nas fought the good tight
and came off more than conqucror. In
letter 70 a relative, in Delaware, written
in June lat, after expecting his warm
regard FOR the place of his nativity, and
friends of his youth. and Promi6ng 70 VIII
it them, if God hoald spare his life till
the clofc of he prcfent feafon, he declar-
es the happineis he derives from his reii
ance upon the merits and atonement of
Chrilt, and earneaIy recommends to
th.m religious life as the only one which
good fcnfe would point out to thoie con-
yinced that there is another world. TO
his brothers. widow, left in finder cir.
cunitances h. tenders .ib.ral pecuniary
aid and delicately releafes her from all
obi. alton on that fcore, by declaring it
is his religion which makes him the wids
ow's friend. A victory obtained under
the command Of fach hero ought to ins
fpi,e us with The hope, that God will
fay his averaging hand, if the people
will lock up to aud acknowledge him
to be their God
"L Let the example Of Macdonough
teach thofe to whom the nation has con-
fdcd its iword, that religion does not
unnerve the arm of the brave, nor lefien
the authority of ITS votar,. Before he
went into action, he proffrated himfelf
with his crew, before the Mott High,
and conhding in the Almighty. they fear
lefsly met The enemy. When he faw
the hottie feet approaching, he observed
to hose around him E" they are hyperion
to US in force, but by the bleiling of God
We can beat them" And 10 indeed re
did. The world has often been called
upon to witncfs the prodigious effect of
religion in exerting the human energies.
WITHOUT recurring to the memorable
1ras of Jothua. David, and Maccabees,
when religious dependence on the Lord
OF iIoas excited to almot supernatural
valor, or to the hiitories of the Romans,
Greeks. and other Pagan nations, whom
favorable omens by inspiring with even
fupcritisious fenfe of the protection of
Heaven, were iure almof to lead to VIC
tory, or che combats under banners Of
the Crofs for the tomb of our Saviour, in
which were itrikingly difplaYed the tri-
unph of religious enthu6afn over the
great-f prvations and dangers; we fee
in our day the itriking effects of religion
upon an army, which We call Barbarians,
but to which enlightened Europe now
owes its deliverance. This army, al.
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