Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-22
For the State Sentinel.
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EprroR SExrISEL:-Aboubekre upon whom
at the death OF Mahonet. the mantle of the de
ceased prophet fell. after fitting out his armies in
obedience to the will of Mahomet, to invade
Syria for the subiugation of that people to the
worship of the true God, and to compel the aban-
donment of their idolatrous practice. Upon the
departure of his army, he thus addressed il:
fWarriors OF lsam attend o moment, and lis
ten well to the pIecepts which am about to pro-
muigate TO you for observation in time of war
Fight with bravery and loyalty. Never use ar
tiice and perfidy toward your enemies; do not
mutilate the fallen; do not slay the aged, nor the
children. nor the women; do not destroy the
palm trees; do not burn the crops; do not cut
the fruit trees; do not slaughter the animals ex
cept what will be necessary for your nourishment.
You will find upon your route men living in soil
tude, in meditation in the alteration of God; do
them no iniury-sive them offense."
Bamartine says: This order of the day, by a
Chief, reputed barbarous, of horde of Bedouins
of the desert, contrasts vet 10 the present day
for its federation an1 humanity with the war mani
estoes of the Generals of religion more fraternal
and of cviiz ,ton more advanced
Oucama, the General of the army of the Rep
resentative of Mahomet, went forth for the
propagation and establishment of the religion of
Mahomet to compel the idolatrous Syrians to an
abandonment of THEN idols, and to yield their ad
Grafton TO the true God.
Oucama carried Win him, and strictly Obeyed
the commands of Ab0ubekre. He invaded the
country of the Syrians-success attended his
arms, and under the benign influence of the teach
ings of the devout Representative of Mahomet,
that people were induced to abandon their idola-
trous practices and yield acknowledgements to,
and tender their worship to the only true God
Are not 'our ears panied and our souls sick
of every days sad report detailed in the Journals Is
at home and abroad, of burned houses, towns
and Villages; of cities sacked, of grain burned,
fields desolated. fruit trees cut. and women and
children and aged men tif not murdered) bereft
Of home aud all the necessaries of life.
In the teachings of these barbarians and the
success of their arms might we not be taught
valuable lessons, such as would enable us TO
avoid the defeats and disasters which uDfortu-
nately too often CRATE upon
Would President Lincoln abandon his idola-
trous alteration TO that doctrine which teaches a
higher law than the Constitution. and respect the
mantle which has descended to him through a
long train Of eminent predecessors, and give to
the Generals and soldiers Of our armies the Con-
stituton of the United States, and of the respec-
tive States, with the posers OF each, and the
rights OF the citizens thereof, MS exp0unded by
the properly constituted tribunal established by
the people, and also the orders gwen to our
armies for its government upon the invasion 0f
Mexico. advising them that these constituted the
ark of our political safety; might we not then
hone that defeat and disaster would cease; that
soon the amentaiion of the widow, the vail OF
the orphan, the anguish of the sick and wounded
would soon be heard no more in our land, Po-
ltical nfdelity to all we hold dear would soon
depart the land, and those wayward. SHINING
brethren now in arms, would be found returning,
shouting hozannas TO peace. union and fraternity.
nation. like individuals. to sustain decent
respect before just men and the world. must DO
right before demanding a right from others;
must do equity before demanding II of another.
Should we not well consider policy and learn
that we have clean hands, lest in the end We be
censured: remembering, too. that the race is
not to the swift nor the battle to the strong
r.5s.- s JUSTICE.