The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-07-25
Progress OF the Administration.

l. our IOllluS nbNt tEtlSCNl Sllltt M lhl-
coin took the oath of Office as President of
the United States, yet, in that short space
of time, he has accomplished what few men
would have undertaken with any reasona-
bic hope of success.
No other president ever entered upon the
duties Of his office under such adverse cir
cumstanccs. llc found II portion of the
country in open rebellion against the gov
crnmcnt, q rebellion deriving most of its
power from aid furnished by the admins
tration of Mr.. Buchanan. Cobb had bank
ruptcd the Treasury. Floyd supplied the
rebels with ordinance and arms from
Northern arscnals. Touccy had sent the
navy to remote seas, to cripple the govern
mcnt in its means Of immediate defence;
while Jake Thompson was corresponding
with the rebels as a spy. These men were
deep in the conspiracy, and using their
official stations to destroy u government
which they had sworn to protect. In addi-
ton to this, Mr.. Lincoln found the various
departments filled with spies and traitors.
Even the army had not escaped the intcc-
ton. Men educated at the expense of the
government, and who had even been the
recipients of its bounty, threw up their
commissions and enlisted i'll the rebel cause.
Such was the condition of things upon
the advent of the new administration, yet in
the short period of four months, the public
departments have been freed from their
filth and polutionA-thc army purgod of its
traitors and the world is now witnessing
the sublime spectacle of a hundred thousand
patriotic soldiers driving back the rebel
forces. If all this has been accomplished
in four months, under obstacles that seemed
almost ins,rmountablc, have we not right
T., nG a a.
energetic policy, that before the close OF
the year, the rebellion will be found gasp
ing for breath, and its chief instigators
hanging at the end Of rope suspended
from cross beam, That the rebellion is
on the wanc is an admitted fact, while the
Government is Just beginning To manifest
its power and vigor. The resources Of the
seeded States for war are already eNhaus
ted, and the possibility of being rcplcnisll-
cd either by foreign or domestic aid, is toe
remote to be thought of, such, indeed
has been and always will hc the fate of re
belions prcdicatcd upon no just cause, and
wagcd for no other purpose than to gratilN
disappointed political ambition, For the
| last half century, with now and then short
| ntcrrcgnum, the Southern States (thougl
numerically far inferior to the Northern
have enjoyed thrcc,rorths of the patronage
of the government, No administration has
! been able to Withstand the ciamor OF those
politicians for office, and hence it is tha
| thrcc-forths of the home patronage has beer
conceded to them; while they claim as /;
matter OF right, founded upon long usage
and tho statute Of limitations, the privilege
of representing rs at cycry foreign court
| These are Southern rights, and an admins
nation that does not represent them becomes
aggressive and mtolcrable. Had Mr.. Lin
coin held ont to them amy hope of receiving
/ their accustomed amuitics, who doubts bu
! that they would have remained io this day
true and loyal citiZons for it is II matter o
little moment to them who is President, OF
what party is in power, so they can rr
their arms TO the elbow III the public treas
ury, and enjoy The honors of station. De
privc them of this, and they become callous
to every feeling of loyalty and patriotism
That the government will succeed IN put
ting down the rebellion admits, in olW opm
ion. of no doubt. 1t is mere question o.
time, and ifConSrcss shall cordially RESPOND
to the recommendation of the Executive i
will be bu, the work ofa few months. Mer
and money with brief Congressional ses
sion can alone satisfy the public mind
What reason and forboarance have. failed tC
accomplish must be tho work of bullets and
bayonets. The day for compromise has
passed, The war must 6e prosecuted with
vigor and encrgyand let no man cry peace
until every rebel lays down his arms ano
returns to his allegiancc,-&. Louis Demo
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