Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-14

VIZ should ike 70 know what good Is
Gtsly to be accomplished By The bitter
and Irritating discussion which certain
rsHIpEPsn persist IN keeping ap over the
change 10 the command Of the Western
Department That change baI been made,
rot Adjuthni General Thomas, nor Frank
Blair nor any other eBsny or rival Of Gea
Fremont, did IT, PRECEDENT Lincoln WAS
the nan. II anybody thinks be did il an
der Interpretation. or without a full
knowledge Of the facts 1t would be highly
proper tOr such PsrIoa, BY communicating
tbs truth Of the matter, 70 remove that
Misrepresentation from the Presidents
mind, when, II be Eel; that the public
good could Be promoted thereby, We have
not a doubt that he would promptly re-
store Fremont to bis former position. But
unless some practical end Of that kind Is
sought, Il is difficult TO see what profit
there can be to the service, or good to Gen.
Fremont, in keeping up this controversy Of
elimination and re.criminn,lon. An the
reasons on which the President acted are
indispensable to a correct judgment Of his
action, and those reasons cannot now be
given, because he is not at liberty to state
them.
| All that can now be doue is to wrangle
about the act and indulge in denuneia,ions
Of 1t aud the Government, and thus divide
on subordinate vnd Improbable question
those whose united and hearty efforts are
needed to put down the rebellion. Can
we afford that7 Is this the time to devote
to The settlement OF questions between the
friends OF different army ofieers2 Espe-
cially let US ask, is this the time to review
all the steps which the President may be
compelled to take in such CAGES Can we
stop now to settle, by popular discussion,
whether those steps are just or not, even il
We had the reasons for them, which we
have not in the present case2
! We submit it to our contemporaries of the
press, whether they have not high res.
possibility and important duty in this
matter? How can we expect popular con.
ideucs in those upon whom We must rely
Tor direction in this crisis, il the press oc-
cupies itself in disparaging their capaci.
ties and mOtiVes1 OF bow can we expect
union Of feeling and harmony Of action
among the people, II the press-which as
pires to give tone to the public sentiment
is itself divided2
This matter comes home with special
force to the presses and citizens who were
instrumental in placing the present admin.
isIrHtiOn in power. II they cannot lay
aside their chickering's and petty jealousies
to support the officials of their choice
how can they expect those who opposed
them in the election TO do so. 1t is moi
long since certain secession papers wer,
excluded from the mails, and others visited
by popular violence, because their inau
cnco tended to embarrass the goyerumcn
and impairit cficieacy, and politicians o
the same party have been awed into 81
lence for the same reason. Are we t,
have distinction in this matter that vii
give his political adherenis the exclusiv,
right of turning upon him and destroying
his ability to defend the government from
the hands of traitors Shall they persis
in doing what others, with their approval
have been punished for doing?
1t is certain that under no conceivab!,
state of things can any good come from
treating the government in the censoriou
and uncharitablc manner now SO preva
lent. Advice is very well at all times
and we doubt not that the President and hi
Cabinet, in the terrible ezigenries of tn,
times, would be thankful for all good ad
vice, but Cavilliug and complaining abou
matters of which the critic is ignorant cat
result only in harm.