New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-09
From Douglas. JeroId's Shilling Magazine
I.etrer 20 John Robinson,


your share as full private. cant sayt-eno
should think have got your bellyful Of II for lie
It's my hope, however, that you will never get any
more. No having cleaned the blood from your
bayonet and once more polished up your hrelock'
il nv hope that they II never know service again
| do hope. whatever yon may think. tia, you We
had enough Of The sport now sticking cold IRON INTO
the bowels Of screechng man, and now KNOCKING
in his skull, as though II was no more than pump
kin When the guns are firing. end the blood sup
of course YOU think nothing Of the work, gong al
il az though you were engine OF brass made to
shoot and stab But, should say, It can't be pleas
an, 10 ihink Of when il over. That held OF glory,
as II . called, must go nigh 10 make man heart
sick must make hin little out-of sorts with him
self; ts 50 difcren; field 10 field OF cut corn
For my part, John would much sooner cotiVsle
turoips than aurela A turnlp nice thng 10,
men and cattle and SO easily grown. Now. aure!
even q sprig of it-must be raised in the Devils
bot house. and be menured with human blood Sui,
according to some folks, there s some human oiooo
that Providence thinks more OF Than ditchwater.
OF course. there been pretty hurrhh here IN ns-
land about our putting down the Sinks. One quiet
gentleman with goose.quiil, is very pious indeed
upon The matter; and thinks that the war was e3'
pressly ordered 10 destroy the scum oil Asia -
Providence having employed the British army Tor
no other purpose thsn 10 sweep from the earth 20
nuch of its own oifal It's dro 10 think OF your
pous Christian, in bis easy chair with his foot on
soft stool his rent aud taxes paid and his pew al me
parish church newly cushioned; It's something
more than drOl isn't il, 10 think OF him hitting hls
uous eyes TO The ceiling and talking OF some TWEEN
" thousand .laug entered men 20 the scum, the
refuse Of creatures; as animals just little above
.pes of no account at all TO the God who made em.
He-good John thinks OF EN- as no more than
the yermip thai twice year 10 cleaned out OF
his bedads that decent respectable people may take
their rest all the coser for the cleaning EAsy Chris
tlanity. isntitl
And then the demand there been for religion iHths
Nil pf nm
bles-day after day write 10 the papers TO know When
they were comforted, by being authorized by her
Majesty to thanks for the slaughter Are We TO
shut our breasts writes much afraid OF
bursting the grateful emotion p Was there TO be no
safety believe they call i;-ordered by the
Government Are ever 10 content ourselves with taxi
ing 10 one another individuals Of this our great dev-
ersncc This Christian writes from Brighton, and WITH
10 doubt, big marbles IN his eyes, wants TO
know when he ls-accortng 10 Government ORDER, as
II he Mt offer private prayer on MS own ac-
count-when be allowed 10 return thanks TO Him
who is the God OF Battles" Perhaps am very wicked
bu, for my par; bring my 10 think OF Him
as the God Of Battles. The God Of Love-thc God OF
Mercy-ihe God of Goodness but cannot say the God
Of Fre-ihc Ged Of Bcod-the God OF every horror com
uit,ed upon man, woman ard chlo' IN Inc madness OF
fight Locking at field Of clover could thankfully sny
the field OF God the words stick in my ,hrost when
think Of field of slory; Geld soaked with blood
fed with thousands of dead and dying creatures upon IT,
into the world by God But then, m only an igno
rant cabnan -
However some folks are as GLAD that the s!khs are
though they'd been no more than so many
locuss great day for Christaniy, they cry; never
foryettny cuupowder In their religion. One gentleman
think he S Indsn Dlrector-sees good deal OF like
ness the dispatches Of your General and the b.
bio The Silhs are the worshipeFs or Moloch he says
and ike them been destroyed by the true believers
Indeed Doubt then these very religious fokswould
90 from Genesis 10 Malachi and and resemblance In
every chapter 10 every nght and movement in whole
campaign. And dare say, then, they re quite sincere
ard honest what they mear-hut then why don't they
20 on the New Testament? Why do they stop short
Ap1t tbnyt IN IN A z
amples OF bloocshed from tho Bi6e and none OF their
teaching from the Sermon on the Mount WHY must ask
It, though know am nothing but foolish caoman-
why don't they so 10 speak, undo their Christianity =
Why don't they Jews 0t once and return thanks.
not according the Testament in Christian church. but
us the Bible directs. In q synagogue!
Nevertheless John Robinson, We hart returned thanks
that all of you with your musket and your shells, aud
your bayorets. and cannon have killed thousands
OF the Sikhs. To be sure they struck the frat blow
that cant deny. For all THAR do think that 10 the
prayer that made by the Archbishop we did crow
EN- little too much. For my part should have
liked /, better the prayer had said something. regret
ting lss the causes of the dreadful slaughter. Where
accounted no more OF the sikbs-poog things-is 1t
their fault II they re believers In the Scripture o.
than II they d been so many mad dogs knocked the
IL was quite holiday In parish and do xssure
you many of the people locked, as they went and
from the church quite as proud az II they a handled
sword and musket on their own account and were
turning thanks Tor their courage There Snaps
the shoemaker and church warden. He had know all
the battle at his nnsers looked he elt
himtet quite .ocier all the servce. Aud his wife lad
brsnpew gown for the ceremony, and hls dsug bters
new bonneis Indeed could nifty people W ho
church that DAY. they going parade.
and sfter they q heard Archsi.hops prayer shey
Looked about en- quite proud sud satisfied IS much
w ,.y. SEQ Whist we can do IN defence of our scrn
tr, - For myself (but then N only csbmsn) mus,
say It'll did feel Il melancholy business could n;
DO all could get the horrorS Of the battle out Of my
head When the organ began 10 play only ,hosshi OF
the roaring OF The guns and the groans OF the dying
Mara MARI the printed account The rSht
could NOT forget. IL WA this
The battle had Segpn al six and YVES over 81 eleven
oeoci The hard iohand combat eceSd 81 pine and
For two hoars, vo!lsy alter voley poxred
sis ssss s Il. Ss, 81 ~ aa A. .s he ua.ss
AMMUNITION eecoWipg exhausted The nfsnuy fsl! 10 rear
tho horse artillery plying srepe I'LL not. man was visible
within range. No COMPANION WAS ftir, OR MERCY
SHOWN
Yea John, no compassion felt mercy shown -
And we as Christians, were called upon 10 give thanks
for Il
Well our clersymsn-he al kind good creature al
ever prayed In pup;t-h- preached upon the I've
no doubt be a meaning In itl Biz IsG, yoI
lore your e@erie.' beautiful discourse be made
though do you. good many ~ the people ali
tucked IN their best feathers (91e church review
can tell you) in compliment 10 your guns ard osyone
did look a lir slunl the good gentleman wenton-
for sll the world II they thought such 6tscourrs
WA n for TIA. day. anyhow Nevertheless he preached
Is be always 6oes real everyday relslon-Isison to
be like every day cost In the wofkirg-osy
world and 20; the religion that put on 70 come 10
church N. He worked the text IL al manner OF eesI
tu ways l, did sound cold, TO De sure, after we had
been thanking God hep!pg ssug liter thousands
Of misunderstanding God IN the words Of an Arch
bshop-ec hear the words OF HIN who tells us ~ love
our eneIn!es-srd NOT 10 Kill ON No compassion
ieit mercy shows, says the account OF the bat
tie Love your enenies," says Christ-
Yea, all ihsi 6 very well" said Colopa the butcher
10 whom was taking ster ihis fsIsion-Colops bad
mounted entire ssii ior the Thankssivins-
that's all very we'll Mister Hedgehog bur IL ~on
snch things not 10 be taken IN = straishttoIs ard
sense Christianity Ia sbeautrl ,hins. doubt
II but TO be chrasiAn day IN the week. MAJ;
seut up my shop Il WA intended. Il 8 quite
enough II nan attends his church, and 10 earnest
Cari'asn once in seven days" And there - good
many folks HE Colieps in parish; and N xesId In