Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-08-23
The Sentinel is in the dumps about the

ne NS1tifet Is IN Tue uulu ~ a'ONN |
the state of the Nation. 1t says;
"The hopefrlnes. which 80 largely animated all
bosoms at the outbreak Of the war, Is giving way
10 dependency. And this, not 80 much pecause
Of our revcrses in the field, but because OF ME
incompetence and untrustWoI 81 n,,
on the part Of those who have the conduct OF our
national affairs The Cabinet which Mr. LincoIn,
In his inexperience allowed to be formed and thrust
upon him by his psrtisans last February i -
IDENTIFY not such a one as can carry On -
anv promise of success the great civil Wal ~
which the country is now involved. None a'
more conscious Of this than Republican, Zen |
felves and none more preslngly clan5iV .n
for a change than many and the sblest OF 'ne
Republican journals"
The Sentinel backs this ridiculous decia-
ration by quotations from tho Boston fo@'
accusing of intense knavery, OF OF c'mpiici'y
with treason, or Of absolute lncapaclty' OF
of political cntanglements which make their
victim helpless for good, every member OF
the Cabinet, and it says that the POSI-
" for the most part speaks the almost uni
versal and growing sentiment of the country
OF course fault Is found, and plenty OF
it,wlth the Administration IN general and IN
nartisulsr 1t would be a miracle II 1t were
not so. Was there ever an instance IN
troublous times, in any country where the
people were free to find flult, that every
member of an Administration was not found
fault with by somebody for what was done,
or left undone So it always has been, and
SO it always will be. But it is as notorious
as that the sun shines, that the Pre-
vailing ointment throughout the Loyal
States among men Of all parties
and classes is, that for the short time since
the Government came out. OF the hands o
those who were act and part with the mos
stupendous scheme OF public robbery
treacherv and rebellion that the world eve
saw, it has been. administered with n vigo
and power never before known in thi
country, and never surpassed in the hlstor.
Of nations. There is also abundant reason t
believe that in the disloyal States, all VIII
know anything, realize this-to them alcfu
fact What can be more absurd than t
| TX OF q CtDtldl NAoll w ~ th@ tOli lObSliN
and trustworthiness of tie Administration
at the very time when the country l. sendin
men to fill its armies by tens and hundred
of thousands-when the capitalists of on
principal cities are offering to provide itwit
money to the extent of from fifty millions I
p, HUNDRED and fifty MILLIONS of dollar
within the next SIX months, and at low rat,
. Of interest
But the popular voice" says the Sent
= nal, " demands and will have a change
How to get it is the difficulty.
But how shall the peoples wishes be ma,
t known TO the President lie eschews, it is sal
..all newspaper reading, and so far that chal
mel is concerned, the popular voice Is most efectl
= ally damned up. The chosen few who pc
mitted TO speak with His Excellency arc Of th
sort with whom patriotism is qualified by selfsl
= ness and whose business at the White House do
{ not admit of too much candor or public spirit.
course Cabinet officers cannot be expected to fun
ish facilities to their accuse to reach the thron
=, Tho only method, then, Of making the populs
will known 10 Mr.. Lincoln Is through petition
demanding that a reconstruction of tho Cabin
4 snail be promptly undertaken, or that at leas
~ the War ard Navy Departments shall be place
the IN clean and the other IN cthclent hands,
The Sentinel follows the suggestion of IL
@ Boston Post and gives the form Of petito
sad to be circulating quietly in Washin.
ton. Philadelphia and New York for the r
rnoval Of Secretaries Cameron and Wellcs
TIE Journq' 81 Commerce, as dcsplcabla
a patron OF treason and.slavery as the COUNT
rs van furnish,-a paper just presented by Il
= Grand jury OF New York City for its cncou
y asamcnt Of treason, told us Of that petite
some days ago. We. hope the S.ntinci "
-. start the petition IN this neighborhood fort
Ia with, and when completed we shall be q,
j. to sec the list Of namcs 1t will be a curl
J. sity.