The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-09-07
THE WAR.

The proclamation of Gen. Fremont ab;c,
viii be found ia another column will ",
think 'infuse new life into military matter.
in the West, and inspire a greater degree o
confidence in the Union cause. We bayte
never complained of the Rip Van Wrinkle
style in which our military affairs nav.
been carried on at Washington; thinking
that those lc having matters in charge knew
fetter than any one else how to. carry On
the waraand that they certainly would. dc
what was best We lconfsss that of late
our faith has been little shaken, at the
seeming tardipeSsss and the lack of vfgor in
military matters. Almost every important
battle has been a partial victory of the Rebel
arms; at least, they claimed them aslauch
Tie battles Of Bulls, Run, Carthage larrid
Springfield, have all given to tile Rebels
new courage. If they had been whipped at
these points-and we always Thought they
could have been, if there had been any
thing like proper infringement and energy
displayed-the Rebel cause would pow be
on'its t1ast legs" They would have had
no sympathy abroad, and in the border
States there would have been such a dis
play of Union sentiment as would have very
much discouraged The leaders of this unholy
rebellion. They not now be on the
point of Being recognized by England and
France, as our last adRices clearly show
they are. 49, -.
1t has for some time been a my stery TO
US, how less than dozen States could
stand out in rebellion, and keep in check
the entire united friends of this great Gov
eminent 1t cannot be said that the Gov
eminent has lacked either men or money.
Both Of these have been offered as freely as
water. Itdoes seem to US that there is no
good reason why our army should not now
have charge of Richmond, Charleston,
Montgomery and Memphis. The Govern
ment has seemed to treat1this rebellion as
mere boys play. They have permitted
Beauregard to build his Notifications, his
masked batteries. and a complete line of
defenses all the way from Richmond to the
Potomac, when, if they had sent half the
men which they could have had at their
disposal, his army would now be scattered
to the four winds. They permitted Lyon
to be cut opieces, when. if they had given
him 5000 more men, he would have ami
hilated JSecesh in Southwestern Missouri
and Arkansas. They could have spared
three times that number, it seems to US.
There has been no lack of men. Scores of
regiments have been refused.i
Our cause has suffered greatly by this
"masterly inactivity and if something
important is not done within the next month
or two, our condition will be deplorable.
France and England must have cotton, even
at the risk of raising our blockade. They
Wilt acknowledge the independence of the
Confederates. That done, and the people
of the North will begin to lose confidence,
and in their midst will he a strong anti
war party. The monied men of the coun-
try will then withdraw their support-and
then the Administration can chang up the
fiddle e3aae7-7a7 q i-ri eF5 FL. s.gs 81
Everything goes to show that. there
should be new Secretary of War. Cam
eron does not seem to appreciate the i'm
portanee of vigorous action in hisidepart-
ment. He is. too slow. He seems to be
asleep to everything but money making.
He should resign, and let the Hon.. Joseph
Holt, of Kentucky, have his place. FIRE.
mont ought to be there, but we can't spare
him. He is, the fright man in the right
place" Give US Holt aea yT--