Sunday Battles and Historical Facts
By Uriah Smith
THE claim so often uttered of late, that history records no instance wherein battles commenced on Sunday have resulted in favor of the attacking party, receives an effectual quietus in this issue. Those who have made this assertion, have for a while had the advantage; for no one was prepared to contradict it; and thus they have had the privilege of glorying in their assumption. But they should have known that they would gain nothing by this, unless they had thoroughly examined and found their declaration indisputably true; for truth, though "crushed to earth, will rise again." It has done so in this case, and with the stern force of facts has visited upon this little battery of error an ignominious defeat. Will those papers which have been betrayed into the erroneous statement above alluded to, set their readers right on this point?—U. S.