Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-21

sldssed The organ or Secretary CANNON, who
has bestowed official position on the editor and
his sons, says:
"The wholesale denunciation OF the Admin
istration kept up by the Times and Irsbnns our
ing the first months OF the war. was unIortuna'e
not only A ia mischieYous effect at the tine
but. stiif more on account Of the Ioss o. innp7
ence. which disables those papers nom renceL-
.ing to The country the sesyioe y mas sngns y
expect from the prqfssssd organs q pupno& ny Tp.S
ipn In q season Of great pubic peril
|invectiye was 80 sweepIng and exsrsvagans as
|howeger, deserved, which they might think Mt
10 pobIIsh. They are stripped Of that authcri'y,
| as txponents Of public sentiment, which wouio
enable them to administer 70 the Government
ltimely and saiutary warning, II they should see
| il falling below the just expectations OF tne
country. 10 fact, one Of these journals, 10 the
bitterness OF its hnmiliation, made a formal
abdication OF ons OF the most important fune-
tions Of The press, Ana debafred itself, by re-
pentant promise, from the exercise Of that rea-
Isonable criticism Of governmental proceedings
which may at any time be demanded by Q regard
for the public welfare, The World, which de-
Tended the Administration againlt wanton as
persions when 1t was upjustly assailed, will, with
equal freedom, call attention 20 its shortcomings
when they seem calculated 70 weaken its inhu.
ence and impair the efficiency with which the
country has q right to demand that the war shall
be conducted, And now, when the Administra.
tion seems exerting itself TO infnse additional
energy into the public seryice, it may not be
amiss for II to learn from friendly sources what
is thought Of It BY the people, and what mis-
takes the people expect TO see rectihed in the
m % nj e,o.o,a ara that aaayna IN ha daWniDQ "
After thus rspping the Tim" and Tribune
over the knuckles for their denuncistion Of the
Administration, and reminding GREEfrr Of his
"humiliAting"' abdication, the World proceeds
to say; sc5o8'c7 sicasl - md' o.i3 itar
"But the Administration has now been long
enough In power to have acquired reasonable
acquaintance with lie duties, TO have tested the
capacity Of its eubordinates, and have risen 70
a full comprehension OF the great exigency in
which Il is called to act. The country feels
that the time has come when the heads OF the
several Departments must furnish unequivocal
proof that they are equal to the crisis. II must
not much longer be considered an undetermined
question, tkelher zoe haps at Washisetoa an Ad-
niinistratioa capable Of conducting a great icay.
Thus far, tits felt by very many competent
judges that there has been lack OF energy,
system. and Of that easy and prompt mastery
OF detail 8 without which there canbe no admin
istrative efficiency. The country feels that 10
the disasters that have attended our arms It has
paid rs high o price 90 Il can afford to pay for
edueatiag Government; and that II, with the
resources which Congress and our capitalists
have placed at ite command, il cannot demon
strate, on the field, that we are superior 10 the
rebels, the Govefnmentis 10 failure. II, with
more than double the population and ten fold
the monetary resources OF the rebel States; IL,
with the command Of the sea, and our superior
ity In all the mechanical arts that conduce TO
success in war, we cannot beat them 10 battle,
Il will be because our resources are not well
It will be taken as an incontroverti.
Bile proof that the Government at Washington
Is inferior 70 the cabal &C Richmond in admin |
is;rative ability" tfa
We call attention of the State Journal to
this article from the World, and inquire whether
il is considered loyal to publish such sentiments
as these. The question arises-whether the
World is not fairly liable (taking other cases
as precedent) to be presented BY the Grand
Jury.5 We agres with the World, that the
country has paid dearly enough for 'eduestiag"
the, officers Of the Government.
We hope the, World win not, GREELEY like,
crawl down from this position and disown the
editorial responsibility Of the article.