"THERE ARE No SABBATHs IN WAR

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It is somewhat remarkable that the fact has escaped the notice of the newspaper press, that the battle of Cerro Gorde was fought on Sunday Gen. Scott's plan of battle bears evidence ofhavins been drawn up deliberately, and his appointing the Christian Sabbath for the dreadful wstk of destruction, was issued without reference to any emergency, oT any circumstances which were regarded as cORsti- tuting pressing necessity for giving battle. The attack was on our part, and might have been delayed 24 hours, without detriment to the plans of the war. and without hazarding the safety of the army. Built IS literally true that there is. and that there can be ne Sabbaths in war Notwithstanding ihe saudatiens be- slowed upon Gen. Scott, fer reverently hold ing candle in the Catholic Cathedral of Vera Cruz few Sab5aths before the battle. Il IS not improbable that amidst the din of the camp and all the untoward influences under which he conceived and published his plan of tae battle. Gen. Scott entirely forgot the ihteryen. ton of day of sacred and universal rest - Why, indeed, should he remember OF regard It, Why should the uplifted arm of battle be arrested or the car of conquest be stayed, by the interference of an institution so utterly at variance with the spirit of the Mexican war, as is .he Christian Sabbath Tie spitit of var and spirit of the sabbath cahnot cO-sxisi. One must annihilats the other.

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