New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-18

appreciation. We have peen tninhiDe VI ~ ~ AZ
.ervsls, and have concluded that our readers may
ike TO think Of 1t also So here It 10;
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY.
u~r,,., a,, hsve received the two letters Zone
from Ksv Mr. ANGLER and the other signed BY MI Van
wysk.) askiDg. on several grounds the eiscnsge o.
James Thompson. private In the second regmen'O =,
ATtlIery. is He has since his enlistment reformed
bis habits This Ia sn argument In favor OF hn serving
out biz tne Leaf he should relapse If discharged before
cop6rned 10 his notwithstanding discipline mgny
fayors reformation. ID He has become pious Ids
rnskss him al once better soldier and better man and
fortunately not without many pious ofncers ana
men 10 our ranks but 80. II alleged thai pc mas I'M
bibed conscientious scruples sgslnn Periormns
duty II the man be mad, hs can be discharged on
Surgeons cert6cste to that ehect-but II be no 0ny
turned coward, we have ample means Of Furnishing BIN
II be should when ordered refuse 10 hgbt Iro'uin 'ne
letters you enclose and remain, my dear m
With great esteem, yours r9y: p scorr
Hon. NJ. FILLMORE. WINrILLD 0'0ii'
T, .een. that James Thorn pson, having fallen into
habit. of iptemperance and dissipation, was in
doced, like many others under like circumstances
70 enlist in the Army. Some time aiterward' nav
ing reformed his habits and taken upon himself the
obligations Of disciple Of Christ, he found himself
perpIex ed with conscientious scrupes as 10 the vo-
cation into which he had been indicted. Here
were the express commands Of Christ on the one
hand 10 love and do good to all men, especially
his enemies-to overcome evil with good. and re-
frain from all violence and bloodshed while on the
other hand were ranged the commands OF his mill
tary superior Gen. Scott directing him tofire bombs
and redhot balls into Vera Cruz, where they must
certainly shstter and destroyts dwellings and tear
in pieces not only its defenders, but its peaceful
perhaps friendly, inhabitants, with their trembling
wives and innec ent children. How could the convert
aonbt that the commands Of bis heavenly and his
earthly superiors were directly at variance II
he had originally any hesitation on the subject,
must /. not be dispeled by the historical fact that
the early Christians who received their faith d.
reotly from Christ or his immediate disciples, all
understood the Saviour TO mean what he said, and
,yben drafted to serve in the Legions of Imperial
Rome responded, 81 am a Christian, therefore
cannot fight" and suffered torture unto death rather
than cause the death Of others. But to all such
considerations, Gen. Scott-or rather, the War
spirit which controls his conduct and language-in
substance replies-'If he pleads his Christianity
as reason for dsliking to kill men who never
.ba,r ed him he must be either a mailman or
coward if he be not mad, we can compel him by
q terror and torture TO fight, and will do 1t And
the Courier &c Enganrer of course adds that Gen
SCOTS letter "settles the question of conscience
ton is settled to the satisfaction of Mars and Col
Webb; but is it settled in conformity with the
teachings of Christi Are James Thompsons scru
pies dissipsted7 We reckon not.
We turn to another case. Capt j. w Zabris-
Lie of NewJersey was killed at the battle OF
Buv-. Vista, and his mortal remains were brought
home to Hsckensack, N. J. for honorable interment'
s9f were buried on tho ED uh with imposing Ger.
emonies in which thousands participated Several
addresses were made on the occasion, which we
end reported in the Ne,c Jersey Union among
which that of Rereread c. T. Demarest seems to
us most remarkable. After liberal citations from
the lament OF David for Saul and Jonathan with
applications, Mr. ID. proceeds to speak OF Capt
Zabriskie and his death as follows
"pu, was he In the path Of duty UnqussaOnably
Every man has q duty to Performs destiny 10 iulh
The Physician has his sphere OF duty, In the dis
charge Of which he may contract some malignant disease
and iall al bis post
So slso the Lawyer whether before the bar the
bench whether In the halls Of his state Legislature OF
sitting In the National Consress In whsieser pisco ID
or President OF the Union he may there finish hs ca
reer, and lay down bis no
The Minister OF Christ has bis peculiar charge and
nslts away like candle In lie socket In his attempt to
enlishtan and edify his fellow men--to show sinner
the way TO Christ and eternal life.
men labor wear st. and end their days.
Tho Soldier has his appropriate duties he yolunts'
ry obeys bis countrys call he equips himself Tor the
hed of deadly striiehe marches 10 the place Of dan
ser-and whether In the ranks al the head of com
nand he calmly faces isnger-he brsvely advances TO
the ehsrge-he comes down upon the toe like the eagle
In his descent the lion springing upon bis prey-out
ia At the hazard Of his lite Aud II he fss-it 10 for
his eouniry-,he land Of the beautiful, the brave, and
the tree
Ia an honorable death Where is the country that car
be compared with ours Z &c &c
TO YOU soldiers and citizens, | extend the RICH
hand of congratus,on, because this brave OF New
In the hour OF trial has not dshonored hs nsms
OF state In the OF the Revolution, wsged for true
liberty, bust law. good government Pesee'a, ans
Mexico for tEa asd desirable ends the name OF
Jersey Blue remains untsrnished. Our soma who
have perled thsr lives In Mexieo-ths essot Captain
who tei at Angos,urshsve added the brightest Mexi
can dshlAs TO the already beautiful wreath OF NewJ
s-ys glory. ,....,, g., In,
tason al example OF enlightened courage anC
of cool bravery. II your county calls up
ON YOU 10 maintain her rights, TO defend her
vndicsts her homer or 10 svenee her wrong-nnch nc
f.a duty Put your trust In God, and fear neither 10
nor danger
We have resolved to quote enough Of this al
dress to refute in advance any mputation of unfair
ness to the Reverend orator. We wished to sc
forth fairly and fully his doctrine on the main poin
involved, and We nave cone So we VO"u L"
quote the entire two columns. but every word tina
is pertinent to the issue is given above--And nov
we must say that If the Christian Minister has IN
deed his peculiar charge and melts away in hi
attempts to enligAteR and edJy bis fellow men-t
show sinner the way to CHRIST and eternal life
then we do not believe the Rev Mr. Demsres
melted away the first solitary inch or ounce on THU
occasion.
For do but consider his doctrine and his own at
prcstion Of it, Capt zsbriskis fell in the heart
+ the Mexican Republic in deadly cOneic; with ,hos
who were struggling to repel an invading foe fror
their native soil Now if se died for his country
much more did they who resisted him If he ha
f National honor to vindicste, National wrongs :
svenge. 50 surely had they; and If Ne and tn
young men whom our Reverend enlightener an
ediher is training to bite at the recruiting officer
book might fearlessy put their trust IN God
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