The Cecil Whig., 1878-03-02

was louSht Oh the SaDcatn; the BrltlSn
brought on that battle and were defeated.
The battle of Waterloo was fought on the
Sabbath; Napoleon brought on that en-
gagement and was defeated; ard so, says
DR.. Tying. history has recorded the fact
1t is strange language, but history sustains
it," said to him further.
After the war | was at Winchester, the
ounty seat next to where lived. Brother
Benz amin Smith, of our church, was the
pastor there, and, we being old friends, he
invited me to dine with him Ii was on a
Monday, and i'll apol"gizing for the absence
of fresh meat from his table, be SAID:
My butcher, of whom | buy my meat,
although wicked, drinking man, won't
kill on the Sabbath and gives this reason:
: | was in the army, and | Uoticed thai
every time We fought on Sunday we got
whipped"
| said to Mr.. Lincoln. "Since we had
this conversation and find SO much to es-
tablish the fact of Gods existence ami
his jealousy for his Word and his holy
Sabbath, | venture to call your attention
to one fact which think wrong. | notice
that when any foreigners of any note visir
us. they always 90 down to see our brave
boys in blue. and they always take the
sabbath for their visits; and. by way of
compliment to them, our troops are
brought out and marched around and re-
viewed. Mr.. Lincoln. think this is wrong
and ought to he stopped. Our brave boys
work hard and march hard and fight hard
through the week, and the rest of the Sab.
bath day is very sweet 70 them noticed
that it was not long after this that change
in that matter took place.
| may add in conclusion that Nj Lin
colin was a most intent listener. and when
| finally rose to depart he wished me to
stay longer. | said to him that | was per
haps interfering with others who were
waiting in the anteroom for an audience
with him.
may be permitted to add in relation to
the etlrCt of Sabbath fighting and its
results. that when | was in Washington, in
December 1861, | spoke to my friend.
Hon. c. B. Smith (who was Mr. Lncolu's
Secretary of the Interior being bis gues,,
'.bout the remark Of DR.. Tying about Sab
bath fighting went with Mr.. Smith, by
invitation, to the house of a Mr.. Hodge o
an oyster supper. There were some fifreer
nr twenty guests there; some Cabine
'tficeFs, and some military aud naval uffi-
cars; among the latter was Commodore
ShubIick. AT the table my friend Smirh
mentioned this remark of DR.. Tying as Il
remai kabie fact, if ii cere fact. There
was dead silence around that table for the
space of half minute; each seemed to be
huSy with his own thoughts, when Com
modore Shubrick broke the silence by rp-
marking that the battle of Lake Erie. in
he war of 1912, was an exception, for it
was fought on the Sabbath; Commodore |
Perry brought on the engagement and was
victorious. knee better. for | was CON
'emporary with that battle and knew it |
was not on the Sabbath | let it pass, |
eeing that had not introduced the re-
III II Ii. w uti returned nome L referred |
70 a Centennial almanac | have, by which
can determine the day of the week when |
any given event occurred between 1900 and |
1900. aud found that the 10th of Septem
Der, 1873 the day on which that battle oc |
Cured, was on Friday | sat down ana |
addressed letter to my friend Smith. and |
'ue to Commodore Shubrick correcting the |
iatter's recollection of that event | never |
ieard from either afterwards about it.
ought 10 add here that my friend Smith |
differed from Mr.. Lincoln about his power
% Iberate the slaves by means Of paper
proclamation; and afterwards Mr.. Lincoln |
allowed him to retire from the Cabinet to |
he bench of the United States Districr |
Court, at indianapolis, where he soon after !
died.
In the DaFy Cincinnati Gazette, of Au-
gust 24Ih of that year, appeared telegram
-aying that Mr.. Lincoln had read the draft
If his reply to Greeley to friend and
I '"k his advice nu it before publishing it.
| was that friend | noticed private
secretary sitting on The oppnste side of
he table from where we sat, writing
He sent the dispatch to tbe Gaset.e