Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-07-18
A Suggestive Incident.

The Lynchburg Nrgantan relates the
following incident connected with the bat.
tie of Bethel, as indicative of the character
of the men who have taken the field in de.
fence of the liberties of the people Of the
South. During the action in question, one
of the Virginia companies, commanded by
Captain John s. Walker, of Richmond, oc.
cupied position of great peril as corps
de reserve, in which, though exposed to the
shots Of the enemy, they were not allowed
to participate in the defence. When the
battle was ended Capt. Walkers command
received orders to fall back upon Yorktown,
and early in the march were drawn up be-
fore their commander, who addressed them
upon the incidents of the day, and adverted
to the wonderful manner in which they had
been preserved, ascriblng their deliVerance
to tie Lord of Hosts.
The captain then proposed that they
should return thanks to their Almighty pro-
tector, who had shielded them in time Of
battle and there, in presence Of the kneel,
ing hosts, resting upon their arms, and in
Gods own temple Of the earth and sky, he
sent up such thanksgivings and supplica.
ton as melted every heart. The Christian
warriors soul, overaowing with gratitude,
poured forth in touching strains its devout
Acknowledgements to the Lord of Sabaoth.
The scene, we are informed, was inspiring,
and several of the soldiers subsequently in.
formed their captain that their views upon
these subjects had undergone an entire
change. Such is the influence of Chris.
tian officer to counteract the demoralizing
effects of the war, and of idleness in camps
Who would not rather commit his sons tc
the guardianship of such man, than to the
control of one, who, however high his repu
tation for mere brute courage, has no ap'
probation Of his responsibility to Higher
Power? What made Cromwell's army sc
resistless, but the religious element infused
into it? Nothing turned the tide of re-
verses that the arms Of the Parliament al
first sustained, but the God.fearing mer
composing the remodeled army of the pro.
teotor. The religious character of Washing
ton not only Influenced his own conduct
but inspired his soldiers with reference fo'
that peerless character, and insured their
confidence in him to the last Our present
Commander.in-C Chief, Gen. Lee, is We are
happy to say, also a christian man.
Like the great friend of his illustrious
father, he looks for guidance and support
to the God of Battles. Our Chief Magis
trate, who may ere long take his place al
the head of the army, as the constitutional
Commander-in-C Chief, also owns allegiance
to the King of Heaven. How striking the
contrast, when We compare these men with
the disciple Of Bacchus who now fills the
chair at Washington with the old hero Of
Cerro Gordo, who recently, we are inform
ed, drank pint Of wine at dinner; with
the drunken braggart Butler; the prize
fighter Billy Wilson, or the guilty partici'
pant in his wife's shame-the incompara.
BILE Sickles How long will it take the
North, with such instruments, to subdue a
people who appeal to conscience and their
Creator for the rectitude of their intentions,
and rely upon the Supreme Arbiter for a
righteous decision? When the sun again
goes back on the dial of Ahaz, will the
North conuuer in their unholy war.