Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-31

OAONANASt HANAi III WIN NuOANS 70 odhC
us, could have their places in hades, filed
to-day, from the ranks Of such national de-
moralizersl We say demorah=ers, and
mean what we say. The country has
more to fear to-day, from supercilious
journalists and their Quixotic correspon-
dents, than from all the bought. stolen
and captured cannen in the hands of our
foes.
1t is very natural that defeated politi-
clans, whose souls arc too weak to rise a.
bove a civil defeat, and too mean to be gen.
erous toward a party rival, should find
fault even now.
But when professed friends of the ad-
ministration retail to the world at large.
first impracticable advice, and then un-
merited censure, without stint or measure,
what can the effect be but to demoralize
the public mind? 1t is true that the afore-
said editors and their satellites did advise
a powerful army of from one hundred
thousand to three hundred thousand men.
at once thoroughly armed and equipped
and put into the field. No doubt this
would have been IN excellent plan, but
for the fact that there were not in the loy-
al States twenty thousand stand of arms
in proper condition for use; very few pieces
of seige cannon, a less number of field
batteries which could range at all with
those in possession of the rebels; the reg
ular forces under command of officers dali
ly resigning, or threatening to resign; vol.
unteers in gala day dress, without regi-
mental drill, multitudes who had never
fired a musket, seen a cartridge-box or
known a bayonet from a broadsword, IN
drilled in muscle, and unskilled in tao
tics; q navy even less efficient, and more
generally demOralized by traitOrous off
Gals; these were the FACTS with which
our executive had to take the clamorous
advice Of many influential journalists
The astonishing wonder is, that their beau
tiful theoretic programme has been so near
ly carried out. We may well challenge
the world for a parallel. But now when
the oyerstrained military resources of the
country, meet with a temporary break,
Gust as might have been expected, and
thank Heaven, it is no worse these same
attic oracles deluge the country with tor.
rents of abuse upon the responsible head:
Of all our war movements.
Surely consistency, thou art a jewel
What is the effect of this course? Tht
great leading minds of the country vii
detect the fallacies. The thinkers will say
as they are saying, "what a pity" w
ought to write the editors, community re-
mOnstrances," "we will drop the papers
&c. &C." But this avails little at thi.
crisis, when the heart of the government
wants to feel every patriots pulse right
whatever his political creed; when the PEG.
pie want facts at home, the citizen soldier;
want facts in their camps, and an unshak.
en- confidence in their officers. This edi
torial twaddle about changes in the Cabi
net" and 'incompetency of the command
ing general" is all stuff. 1t is poor trash
for the farmers dessert after dinner, it is
miserable stimulus to the young soldier OF
the eve of battle. The Lord only know,
how much Of the late stampede was due
to this very sickening pabulum 1t is like
Lothian waters where the voice of the Ex
ecutive calls for new recruits. The pres
ent effect must be to weaken confidence IL
all the departments Of government at home
and abroad. and to embarrass and protract
the struggle against rebellion. Were il
not for the conscious assurance that The
people love their country more than they
heed Office SOLDIERS, we might yield to de
spair. The just sentence against these
sensation, president making, cabinet de
stroying, Office coveting, political monOpO
lies, is being written at full in the wore
perJfdious, a merited tribute to pOlitica.
gamesters, who readily stake for persona
preferences, the worlds brightest hope, oul
nations all. J. N.