, 1861-07-01
Gbieaao Gtiihutte . ]! ! 4!
MONDAY, JULY i, 1861 :


The senate mi meet On Thursaay next
As early As Friday, probably, the new
batch Of Army appointments viii be sub.
,n;tted 70 the members Of thst body; and
their approval is necessary II the consinu-
anca Of the commands Of these who Will
1e named therein. We expect the Sena-
tors from the Northwest-you, Messrs:
Doolittle and Darkee Of Wisconsin, Trum-
bull and Browning Of Illinois; Lane Of In
diana; Chandler and Bingham Of MIchi-
gan; Grimes and Harlan Of Iowa; and
Wilkeson Of Minnesota, to scrutinize these
names with an eye, not to the advantages
which you may gain in the appointment
Of your friends to stace; but solely: to the
honor and safety Of the country for which
you will speak, and whose interests you
are expected to protect. You and your
fellow Senators are, collectively, a co-ordi-
nate branch of, the Government, vested
with rights and privileges which you
ought Lot to lay down. In your official
capacity as Judges or censors Of the Preai-
dents acts and the acts Of his Cabinet
ministers, you have afull share OF the re-
sponsihi1ity which win accrue to some
:, body for the failure Of our arms through
the Ignorance, incompetency or drunken
ness Of those who have been chosen to
lead our brave boys to battle. Be assured,
Senators, that If you choose to grind axes
Of our ewn rather than to discharge your
whole duty to those who have made you
what you are, and can unnzak< yoa at acsN,
you will incur dangers to which you have
been strangers heretofore, This is no time
for fooling, for trading, for uepotism, for
.selfshness, The eIgency demands the
best men for the most responsible places.
It asks that education and skin be put at
the heads Of our regiments, brigzdes and
divisions, and that the whole tribe Of
Pierces and 6chencks, who have wormed
their way into the army By the arts which
politicians use, and who do not know the
butt end Of musbet from itz touch-hole,
nor the tanks Of column from its centre,
shall be laid On your chopping block and
unceremniousIy decapitated-that the
county lawyers, the bar-keepe1s, the
dry-goods cletks, and the political spout
ters who are looking for the dignity aad
salaries of responsible posts, shall be sent
home or into the ranks where they belong;
and educated skill and ripe experience put
IN the places that they would usurp- The
honor Of the Union men demands this j; and
the safety Of our loyal boys whs are in the
ranksf with unf1inching patriotism, and
steady confidence in the governing power
10 put suitable commanders over
tlem, viii enforce TINT demand Sell
ators, will you listen to them? or
shall the disasters by which the
campaign was opened, be repeated again
again, until the spirit and confidence OF
the country are broken, and the demorali-
zation of our armies is complete. Upon
you, gentlemen of the Senate, the respon-
sibilitr rests. As the mouth-piece Of thir-
ty thousand subscribers-loyai and earnest
men-we premise you to keep m account
Of your doings; and, regardless Of youI
political af1nities, to make the public ac
quainted with your shortcomings. Tht
Republic is in danger! That is the rea
son for your double vigilance Esver xecu
t:ve nominations, as it will be our justid
cation for the sharp censures that We ma,
zee fit to bestoW! Let the country lool
to the Senate!