Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-13
r,5r CABINET AND THE NEWSPAPERS.


In ,be interval of exciting events, despairing
Of 81 battle day" some of the newspapers.
have commenced the work OF revising the
cabinet and administering the Administration.
While some republican journals are critical,
cautious, or openly hostile, it isn't surprising.
that their old opponents take advantage o.
their untmely texts for the sake OF bringing
the government, as it is now organized INTO
dscredit and distrust. But we protest that
in the absence of specifications, this apparently
concerted assault upon various members oil
the administration, looking TO the removal or
the reorganization of the cabinet is at Inns
time Of all others, most untimey and unwise
While the government is devoting itself with
honest purpose, pure patriotism, ana win
energy equal to the means at lis command, 10
the suppression of the rebellion, ana TO
bringing peace and union out OF the
terrible anarchy which surrounds US, 1t Is
certainly entitled TO be treated with candor,
and. if it errs, with discriminating and intel
ligent charity. 1t may not be inlalilble,
but it has certainly proved itself, during the
brief period OF its responsibility, wiser than
the critics who have been bowling upon its
track. There IS now greater reason than ever
for cordial and unequivocal support OF the
administration in its unity and integrity. The
grand army which has been called into the
field for the war, and which Is daily increasing
in discipline, efficiency, and power, would be
demoralized before the first great battle, if the
administration under which it was organized,
and which is held responsible for It's success,
were 70 be discouraged and broken by every
private interest or faction that chershes spe-
cial grievances against particular departments
And what courage would it not intuse into the
ranks of the rebels, il, at the moment when
they are looking for a decisive blow, and are
casting about with vague and uncertain hope
for some means of safety, if they saw civil OF
ficers flying from their places III the govern
ment, almost "at the sound Of the enemy's can
mon" as Variants battery and the eighth Penn
sylvania regiment fled from Ball Run The
fate of individuals in crisis like this is nothing
the cause which is rightwill go forward though
thousands fall. But the cause which they
serve will be impeded it will be put back
and it becomes those who honestly mean to
support the government as many OF those do
who are among its warmest critics, to consider
awhile before throwing stumbling blocks in its
path. We notice an effort is made TO put III
circulation, here and there, petitions tor'ihe
removal of two or three members of the cab
met. We do not apprehend danger from any
movement of the kind. Jealous and mercu
rial agents may obtain petitions of respectabl
length for any purpose under the sun.
New York they might receive strong encoul
agement for the removal of the secretary
state, from those men whose lively memorit
of old-contests blind them TO the necessities
the present portentous hour and in Connect
cut there might be found few who wou
remove the president himself But to Il
masses of the people, whose envies expi
with the hour which gave them birth, al
sans viii be likely to be made in vain