New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-22

debarred isel by rePensnt promIse from tie exer-
cife Of TINT ,so able cti ci N Of govern mental pro-
ceedi'g whicl may at any time he demanded by re-
gard iOr the public welfare. The Vorid, which Ge-
feIdci the Administration alGngt wantOn aspen ons
wien IL nnl"sty assaiIed. will, with equal Tree
dom ca aiteution its shOrtcon e when they teem
oalcnla cd 10 weaken i's iufueu,e aud impair the
efficiency with which tie country bas nvht TO &C.
uand that the war shall DO conducted. Ana now,
when tie Administration se1etingiiself to Inlnso
addiosal energy into the public servire il NAV ot lie
aniss for it 10 lein from friendly sources wha, IS
thought of IL by the people, and what mi'iaKrs 'he
people expect to recihed IN the more Vigorous ea
int seems to he dawniDg.
II ia generally ielt among Intelligent oberves OF
public siiais that the Administration Is w wntibg III
intrepid DETTRnEATIoS, and ia the promlt energy
by which receives are translated iuO acis In tue bS
enuing allowance n.ade for tie suddenress WI n
which "a great war was eprubg upon the GONerimeu'I
for the Iewnees Of the Secretaries 20 TIER dutle-' anu
the large scele on which military and naval OF era oIS
must be conducted. To maGtain rigorous blceksue
Of severa thousand miief Of coast, and put down re-
belii1n OF eight or nine millions OF people, required a
magnitude OF preparation 10 which 10 ahilty cOu'u
have proved fully equal. But the Adminlstra'l 10 h"e
now been long enough In power TO have acquired
reasonable acquaintance with is duties 70 have tes'ed
the ca acty Of is subordinaes and nave risen 10 i
comprehension of the great eXlgency III Which H. "
called to act. ,bo
heads OF the several departments musi furDlsh une9u
ocal proof that they equal to the Crisis. j, u'.e'
moi much ooger be considered An uBdetermue ed ques-
tion whether We have at Washington an AdmlbisFs'
tion capable of conducting great war. InnS iai, ~
s fell by very m0uy competent judges tnst uole % ''
been lack OF energy, system, aud ot ihat ean! ",
prom mastery Of details wit out which the can 20
10 sd instraiiye efficiency. The country ses tnas 10
the disasters that have attended our arms IL las pau as
lgh pice a. it can afford 10 pay tor eduea'n UoN- GOV
ernmeut; ard that il, with the resources WIN OoI
press and o1 cal italists have plnced at us commanu,
IL cannot demonsae, tie hej that we hie suPetoi
in fine Rebels the Government Is failure. III, WIN
more than double the population and tenoid u mon
e,ory rfsources Of tie Rebel States II, WIN te com
msnd o the sea- aud our supefionty n b tue hieV
I art, tha conduce TO success in war, we cannot beat
,hsm 10 lattle il will be because resources sre not
Well managed 1t will be taken ~ an inconIroverii'
bic proof that the Government ut washington Is IN
f,iar 10 the cabal Ut Richmond Ia administrative
ability. ..;u..
snd augnr hopefully for the future. Let us trust inst
the atrs.t Of Mr. Faulkner Is earnest that treason
Ia 10 e no longer tolerated in Washington and thEt
the SIZES that in that cl'y, aud communicate
Government secrets TO tie Rebel, VIII be cleared ont
with ss lile Iemorse as one would sluel-h nest Of
yipers Let us believe, too, that the arrest oil hr
Mir and Sir. Senill foreokens a determination rol
oplV TO prevent the Rebels from proting by inter
course with Europe through ouE ports, but by iner
course with the North through such cOnveLient Bg,n-
cies as the Adams Express Company, by winch they
are lept informed Of all that translres IN the loya
States Tne Administration must thoroughly awake
70 the fact that this struggle with the reDeihon rs
deatE eraDDis, and that either The rebellion must be
erusI6d or tie GOrernmeHt rH perish. There s no
use in uinciDg matters in mOmeniOue question as
thi. hiss gown to be. There is DutliDg which Tho
country Will not more readily forgive than want Of
success.