Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-08-16

behold sudden eon'us'o" 'eA'" "o'u " '"'
federal troops. and 'hey reues'ea 10 WIN
disorder; and that "o' ~nen tue enemy
were doing the very zane h'ns' Mi'ary
men generally admit now tha' The ae'io"
WAS prema'ure'y eommenced oy "en. Nc
Dowell; that We were not then ready Tor
action. Then Why were our men rushed
into battle on the SABBATH All admit the
panic was the immediate cause of'he defeat :
but whenever any ooe will give Us any
reasonable solution OF what vas tue 'eA'
cause OF the panic, then ~e VIII ''''e" 70 M
argument basel upon 'he "!Po'"es'' '"'' ~
had nothing 10 10 Wv" '"' w! "f''
which the oa"ie was 'oug"" i"' 'ae' ~
our troops. Without re'reshmeh' OF 'ood'
and without re''' were nm '"'o "df 'df'" 20
- run OUT asdir. Haste contributed 10 our
defea: Halt starved troops. faded out oy
being run into ae''on' uoaer ." a'"0'' 'e'
teal July 'an' without 'ood VI "ae'' cum
moi light to any advantage
The oat''e'H b'S be'he' anu pu'' nun
are not solitary cases upon the po'h' We ARE
now considering History "iuE OF 'u'S'
ing startling instances IN ~h'en ae'ea' mas
followed those VINO nave ueseefa'ed tue $40
bath oy commencing os'"es upon '"a' a'y'
when the star OF the srea' NsP''eon went
down forever, " Get upon the "ho'y SAD
bath day The battle OF waterloo was
IN the Judgment OF all military men, wen
planned, and the result shows how easily
the best laid plans are brought 10 naught.
The battle OF New Orleans was fought upon
the Sabbath. Packenham faneled nothing
could resist the onset OF bis troops. Never
did an army commence an attack more con.
hieut OF success. i' Is true Gen. jackson
was behind the cotton bag. but hts troops
were raw militia, while those OF "en' rack
enham were regulars innreu 70 sef''e'
English writers all agree IN declaring that
the British army was swept away US with
the ec-om OF destruction that something
akin TO rrrdc.'ina'ei hte-a certain des-
tiny ruled only to ruin every attempt AT
Vucccss, The battle OF Lake 'namplain
Was tough, on Sunday. and the attack was
commenced by the British heci. Com. Nc
DOnUugh wH.a chr''tian, as well as - brave
and heroic os,sr and IN his othe'aI despatch
to The "'rern'nen' he d''''ne''y feeogn,teu
an o'e''u'hs mana N"e" ne''' i"'
a'm'snV mas oee" P'e'~i W g'A"' VI
''snai victory Another S'"iS "'''''
was fought ut Monmouth IN the revolution
AIRY war The BRUSH army had every A''
vantage % Tar rs human wisdom can d'''
cover Our troops began retreat when
all a. once chaos ana CONFUSION 'e'ied '"e
enemy, and they ned panic suieken' bu'
Why multiply instances OF this kind. which
We could do 70 almost any cIieni' That
man who does no, believe 10 an overriding.
superinteuiin. Providence. u an inhdel.
and elevated in q moral point OF view but a
siep above the bru'e' that perish The
Bible = iull OF instruction upon this point
and 10 sacred writings 80 to this extent
thu; God. moral government extends to ma
tons as well As men. National sins have
been .isnally pinishei, and nations IN con-
srquenee oisin blo''ed cut from the face OF
the Earth. II Ne succeed IN the contest
now raging. /, will be because We are in the
rch, and beng IN the RICH, We can claim
Got's favor And how can We claim this II