The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-08-14
"A Pair N uisancesli !

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There has been a great mistake, somewhere.
The war car newer be suecessful on It's pres
ent basis. ..t 80, A. ..-.;s.I
Because, the only men who know anything
about military matters, are the jo.ifna afistsI and
the Government willFpersist in, ent rusting the
campaign to mere soldiers
Cam anything bsfmor pfeposterotis7V I'Tsi
how much better it would ibs,, noW, If Mr.,
DANA Of the Tribune, or Mr. RAYMOND of the
Times, were at tlfBsheaa OF the army, instead
OF Lieutenant Heneralg ScoTT.5s Al lleast, Mr.,
DANA and Mr.. RAYMOND think SO; and il they
think so5of course. it is so..a as9 ste 'h1s
3 It, Is p fact patentto thes smean est canacitys
Perhaps that is why Messrs. DANA and lay
.MoNp.see it. Perhaps that is why we don't
see ill., s-{f ffs 81 i,iz eso1 s,zs ots
Seriously, the.werst kind of i'll breeding and,
conceit is that Which hproinpts people to iliter-
fere, unask ked, mother peoples businesss Now
heuteDaht-General ScoTr has grown gray ip;
military Services. The people Of all parties
have universally reeognizedlhim asttheirnatus
raj Commander-in-Ch Chief - title somehow
absurdly conferred upon our Presidents, who,
with the hesingle.exception ofthe first, ywho was
first in war as in peace,) have been very igno-
rant Of the art of var, as compared with Gen
erai ScoTF.s = .f.swhose plan ofgcampaign sin
Mexico was one Of the most brilliant and pro-,
But Mr.. ID ANA, or Mr.. sGREEIEs, or some 9th:
.er bran7bread eharlatan of Printing House
Square. and Mr.. RAYMOND, or some other ell
bowed herosof the iSMmcio, are mot fcontent
with veteran soldiers plans. . If they had
been consulted a few days before the Creation,
mo doubtlthey would have had. it tarrangedss
that mighty oaE-trees could grow up to ,matu7
rity in three days: that geologic eras could be
compressed Unto a w eek. sa.5ths a 7ribuae
would have made them semi-weekly,. 49,. and
the orbits of the planets would have been
shortened in to match; with a nightly eclipse,
comet every other day,fand 9. general hurryr
ing up Of the frmamental cakes to suit the
rapid notions of the great politiooamiIitary
Journalists. al, j, ,s,.s ..fs ...s 1,..s.,,,.
of these papers is pitiable and humiliating TO
the last, degree. Howling fmaniacs. Incom-
prehensible abusers. Unmitigated, nuisances.
They rave and snarF at General SooTr as in-
|oompetent and feeble7minded,s because he nm
lderstands what he is about, so much more
clearly than they and even 60 SO far as to
accuse him of, tampering with his sdutys
through secret sympathy with the rebels.
Can II be, after all, that the world is not yet
ready for Free; Pressi ss Can it beshat wsstill
need Government censorship over newspa-
persf If II must come, let II come quickly,
and let the Tribune and Times recsive speedy
.'warning."
II ia little knowledge is a dangerous thing, =
a great deal of Ignorance is infinitely mors
dangerous, and we firmly believe that it is i'm
possible for the human mind to be in greater
darkness on amy one subject; than these gen
tlemen Of the quill enjoy, on the subject o
! warfare. szs< 80 asts Sass1ts'''s'
But conseit goes agreat way with the mas
ses, It passes very well for knowledge, whel
furnished up, painted puttied, and varnishea
in the Times and ,Tri6nnsl styieEise athes
Journals are. able to do good deal Of mis-
chief. 81 -EeeS -. .7tsess' ~ u"
\ And they do not neglect that ability.
ity Fair. 5. - ssss =, .,,-s