The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-09-18


will be most cordially indorsed sby aA who
have watched the movements OF tho Re-
publican curmorsuts
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The Enquirer and the Adm.nistEattap4-
The Enquirer, Of yesterday. comes ont
as the Administration organ II com.
plains bitterly of the criticisms upon
members of the Cabinet indu!gsd 10 BY
the Republican papers - Gdm,asrciai.
It would seem as -if the Administrations
needed somebody TO come. out, in its yaF.
feuse, Judging from the way the Repuhli-
can papers pitch, into it. You said
CAMERON was q thief, WEILEs an imbe-
cile. and that Old ABE went ab,ut with
his hands in bis pockets qnoting General
JACKSON; and in view of What you ~
garded the folly of the Administ:asioa,
you invoked the s'red right arm Of shs
fool killer. nd You have done your fbil
share 10 destroying the confidence Of the
people in the Administration. teis,tims
somebody was saying good word for il.
Que of the great wan 9 Of the hour 10
confidence in the efficiency of the Admin
istration. One set of Republican papers,
like the Commercial. single out particular
members of the Cabinet, and denouncs
them as corrupt aud imb,eile; another
set. like the Gasette. single out another.
and denounce him as the author Of our
calamities in Virginia. by ohjec:ing to the
Secretary Of War receiving ias many men
as offered themselves, another set. like
the st. Louis Democrat and Chicago
Tribune, denounces the general want Of
efficiency Of the Administration. FIN
pafticular and general fault fiudinGa y
.sapping and mining the confidence Of the
public in the integrity and ability Of shs
Administration. If there is anything
better calculated than that, 10 ilafnpcn th5
ardor Of the volunteers snd chiilathe pats
riotism Of the citizen. we doH't know siSs
nor would we like to see it.. Our ,objeQs
lection to The Administration has been
that it was overlapping the barriers o: the
Constitution ia its efforts to put down 'the
rebellion. Ivswas no complaint ~
want Of efficiency. or a want Of ihonsstys
that we made Tnat was done by I'D
friends; and they hase gone So far as -
produce The cihsiction, with thoussud9
that the President and his Cabinet sholii1a
be deposed; which wouid result 10 saesi
chys and then in military dietatssgi3
all Of which would be calamisoas ot6dshD
courtfya I'VE shsif.' therefore. asuppot1
the Adininistration in al. it's m4AsQtn
within the limits ofthe Constitutes sai
Withhold our commendationssoulya ft0i
such of its acts as We may deem9usasps-
tons Of power. 2; neEn Ia1sss f3-s .eosft ii
&p1s 94-A@a ~ = ----~s-.- VA ;s11s
aa The ARrRUL SIMON ---A d;spsteh5 =
the Associated Press reports tbis slesA-
ing, saying. that the attacks on the A.
mipistration; in the New York jonFHalp,
are thought to have been instigateds ~
the secessionists, ia one of Csmefonsal n
est touches. The ADMINISTRATION has lDi
been attacked II The datribes agsisst ~
management of the War DspA rtnentr
1 that means Simon Csmeron A-baya heeu
bitter, frequent and well deserved; apa,ii
they are the work of secessionistA lk(
whole countryl has been tempered with
because every man Of whom We hsys
heard, from Maiue to Nebraska, utttss
hs name only With ahjdrstions sATiAl
stosy xoa'te do - Chicago zSi5sas.ssas1
The above from so devoted pertieas
Republican paper as the Chicago TsiSss'
-i--ths paper that did more than All. 9th
) ber to bring Mr.. Linco'r bsfors the eoeasey
and the multitude Of similar paragraph
afost. should convince the Adninisssssies
that the people mean something. and =
deed Are in deadly earnest. in The alnosl
uniyetsal expression Of distrust. conteDp
and indi gnatloA. ct the awful mismancRs
ment Of the War Department. Csne;s
nats Commercial n S
4 w Eudeavoring 10 make violsrs lov
/ to apretty girl under the table. aDd psssa
ing the wtoags foot--thst Of yosf witi
!, whose corns are tender--is de csihsd .
nuo of tho p,iccriass of rn.rrsod liz.