The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-06-28

rebellion must be crushed out, and the lead.
ing rebels hung or driven from the country
by next SPRING"
To this his Cabinet cordially assent (; and
General Scott. to whom Mr.. Lincoln looks
to do the work, as readily undertakes the
task. The old hero insists, however, that
while proclamation will, II required, call
half million Of men into the field, II takes
time to convert them into soldiers. "Make
haste slowly" is his motto; and as he has
never rctrcated, and never met with TO.
verse. he says to the Cabinet, at is your
duty to resist the outside pressure. and to
preach patience to the people. We have
abundance Of men and money: and in due
time we shall have abundance Of the NUM-
tions Of war. The only thing in which we
are deficient Is patience, and that. gentlemen,
you must give tho people. We want time to
make soldiers Of our volunteers; we want
time to organize the commissariat and bag.
gage trains; We want time to insure victory
and success and we want time 30 to arrange
every department Of the army, and 50 organ
izc our columns, that We can predict weeks
and even months in advance, each days work.
With incxhaustible means and any desirable
number of men, all of whom will be good
soldiers by November, you have only to eI.
ercise patience, and on or before the lst OF
May next, pledge what little reputation |
have acquired that the rebellion shall be
suppressed, the Constitution and the laws be
yindicatcd. and the union Of the States be
re-established. The people haveso willedit |;
and with ordinary patience, every good citi-
zen may feel assured that peace and quiet
will pervade tho country, and business sub
side into its usual channels, before the lst
day OF May, 1862"
This is the language of wisdom based up
on great experience and an enlightened pat.
riotism. We believe every word Of the ora
Gle, IL the President and the Cabinet will re-
sist the mpatience Of the people, and stand
between it and the venerable soldier and pat
riot, who is so abundantly able to bring this
civil war to close with the least possible
sacrifice of human life. They will do so.-
They have pledged themselves to let him who
has never failed his countrymcn, do us to him
seems e1pedient; and the practical lesson
recently taught our volunteers in illustrating
their unftness to lead. cannot fail to make
the Cabinet more than ever anxious to "make
haste slowly" The President is the right
man in the right place; and he is emphati-
cally the chief Of the Administrations
Hence all tho different parts Of the machine
move in harmony and the result cannot fail
to be just what General Scott 81 confidently
predicts, and which we all 50 ardcntly desire.
We are called upon to report most fayora-
bestate Of affairs at Westinghouse which
cannot fail to bring all our troubles to close
within the time fixed by General Scott. How
it Is to be done, time will devclope; but most
assurcdly it cannot be accomplished by the
People, the Press, and the Cabinet uniting
to force General Scott into offensive opera
tions before his own judgment determines
upon their propriety. lie must not be inau-
enccd to pcrpctrate any such acts OF folly,
or he will not be able to redeem his pledge
to the President. the Cabinet and the coun-
try.-N Y. Cour. and Eng.