Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-11-19
THANKSGIVING SERMON.

dcrer OF American soldiers and patriots"
THANKSGIVING SERMON.
Tic first Protestant Sermon crcr preached in III
Ciy Of .hc1teo.
Under This caption the New Orleans Delta in
PRODUCES an eloquent and beautiful discourse Of
the 'shcroic and noble-minded" Rev. Mr.. Nc
Cary, delivered in the National Palace q
Mexico on Sunday, the 81 OF October. The
STAR in publishing The Sermon, says:
"The army and nation for which We war; owe
Mr.. McCany debt OF gratitude. and We doubt
not tha, he will be rewarded not only by the I'M
bounded praise Of his counlrymen, but by more
substantial! tokens oil their esteem. The man
vino is 50 respected, loved and reveTcnced by the
whole army as he is, can be no ordinary man.
General Pillows official report pays the wor.
thy Chaplain The following handsome compliment:
II will be pardoned, trust, By the Gcaetal in
Chief, Tor travelling beyond The legitimate bounds
Of report, TO notice, becominely, the patriotic
conduc, OF the pious Chaplain ofCo!onel Cia! nc's
brigade. Whilst The battle ragged lurously, my
column had great difficulty in crossing deep
ditch without damaging their ammunition. The
worthy Chaplain, besides encouraging the passing
filling the excavations, 50 as 10 enable The troops
10 press onward Ii The assault
Again-Gencral Worth, in his official report,
refers, in terms Of high concentration, to The
noble bearing Of the Cbaplain:
"Injusiice would be- done TO the whole division
in failing 10 bring 10 the notice OF Inc General.
in-Chci the praise. worthy-il he will pardon the
expressiun--lhc courageous conduct OF me Rev.
Mr.. McCary, Chaplain 10 The second brigade
That excellent man and christian was seen IN TIC
r,ts: o. the Conflict, administering comfort anc
consolation 10 the stricken, and periodically en-
courasing The soldier in his forward path Of duly.
We regret that we have not room for the whole
OF the glowing discourse OF this good man, de-
liycred as i, was under circu instances Of peculiar
solemniy. We cannot refrain from extracting
few passages:
"Although it has been questioned, still il can
be shown to be The duty Of Christian people,
and more so OF The army Of Christian land, 10
offer thanksgiving TO The Great Ruler Of nations,
for the victories by which tle has crowned tseir
arms. as well as Tor all other blessings oil His Pro
whence, and il SO, who will measure tic amount
of gratitude due him from our country and It's ar.
my, for the uniform aud great successes which
have attended our arms al large, from he first ba
lie 10 the last, and more especially Of hi portion
OF our forces from our landing AT Vera Cruz 10
lie termination oil the campaign by our victorious
entry into this capital OF The naIion2
"War, though a srea. calamity, attended with
much that is to be deplored, and involving a ter
rbe responsibility on the governments who arc
parties 10 it, is still in the actual condition Of
mankind necessary and right, al least IN one
side. rs the means Of national defence and pre-
servalion, Of preventing The repetition OF national
wrongs by their punishment, OF redrcssins irju-
res indicted aud obtaining rights Withheld
When, therefore, people succeed in war
waged by The government for these encs, they
have cause Of thanksgiving 10 The Grca, Dispo-
ser OF events from whom that success has pro
cceGed-f,r victory in wal is no. oEly amongst
III. greatest oil naona dcliverances a nj blessings
considered in itself, but il IS The only means o!
gaining The object commended tof and procuring
an honorable and advantageous peace, the tue
end OF victory.
"Aeain we have cause 10 thank The Lord that
our operations have been conducted under a CON-
mancer who has Tell and avowed his responsible
lily 10 God, for Inc lives Of The men committed 10
his charge; WIN, no; seduced BY he vulgar repu
,ation OF fighting bloody babies, has sought and
gained victory BY the application Q. his own re-
ncralship-baiflng the councils Of he enemy BY
superior talent, awaiting himself OF every AVIAN
laee which keen military sasaciIy cou c disco
yer. ami saving rs lar as possible ,hc lives =. MS
soldery, while winning he numerous victories il
which they have been perilled. Accordingly, II
is cause Of gsatsiu! joy, that, with tn one cxcep
ton, cur loss has beca small in comparison with
that Of the cLemy, and with The advantages
gained.
Furthermore, we have cause 10 thank God,
with grateful hearts, when we consider that ne
yer was there war, carried into an enemys coun-
,ry. with 80 liue OF suffering and injury inflicted
on The unarmed people. Never have the peace
full inhabitants OF theatre OF hosii,iies had SO
little cause 10 complain OF The treatment received
from invaders and coDqueroTs. Yes, We may
discriminating the Lord tina. We have sacked
no cities. robbed no towns, violated no women;
that We have never authorized any plumber Of the
people, and that very few outrases OF any SOFT
have been committed by our socery; and that,
instead OF subsisting on the country, as We might
have done under the laws oil war, we have paid
Tor all We have consumed, and that al The highest
price. They have been better treated ty us than
BY their own armies; indeed, we have been rather
protectors than Ges,foycTs oil The Mexican people.
Although we have contended with enemle: often
cruel ,Teacberou. and regardless Of the usa2es
of civilized warfare, yet We have never reialaed
the wrongs and cruelty we have received rom
them. The hearts oil our soldiers, that never
failed them through fear, did fail them through
humanity and piety, when, under other lnhlcGccs,
they might nave cut down the defeated and unre-
sisiins. We have heard Of 40 instance in which
quarters have been refused, and iha, to an ene-
nv. 100. who has olien robbed and murdered our
wounded Yes, We may thank God, With heart
lcn satisfaction, thai we were 100 American; have
had TOO much respect for the rights OF humanity,
100 much regard for our character, 10 cou,c down
10 The low level oi Mexican soldiers notions Of
humanity, honor and civilization. And, though
here, we must not glory in our courage and Prov
ess, nor on this occasion exull in our achieve
mculs, YET We may glory aud exuli $50 that we be
humble before Cody in our having most scrupu-
lousy observed and Upheld the Laws which mi!i-
eale ibe horrors Of war, and prevent The soldiers
valor from degencrating into persona hatred and
destructive ferocity. Estimating things in The
light OF Divine TRUTH The glory OF our superior
scneralshp and courage, Of our splendid victo
res and wonderful success, is small thing when
compared with the glory resulting from Inc hu-
manly, justice and generosity displayed in our
warfare with This people"
Gov. Bissell OF Connecticut has appointed Ex'
Gov. Roger S. Baldwin U. S. Senator, in place Of
Senator Huntingdon, deceased. MIR. Strong OF
Norwich declined
Twelve new cars for the 6eaboard and Por's
mouth railroad were Landed Monday a. Ports
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