Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-13
Is this a Consractof,a war,

] A gentleman direct from Washington states
TO us, that In conversation with leading Re
publican Of that city, and who occupies. prom.
inent position In his party, he put the Question
to him: DWhen will there bea big fight cvei
the Potomac7n The answer was: "There will
be no fight This Is d contractors war, and
they don't want the war to end SOON" The
Cincinnati Comhsreial seems to be impressed
| by that idea, judging from the following which
appeared editohally In its issue of day, before
| yesterday: ,ll s"o s''.' ~ s,r,,,l
awe have no definite idea of the amonnt Of
pressure 10 the square inch that would be requir.
ed at present 10 force the trntiint the honest
understanding of the President OF the United
States. ed Unfortunately, IL has come to pass In
these latter days (Which include an indedcite
number Of Admin istratiohs) that the President
is walled in from the people, aud, only permit
ted 10 hear the truth at rare intervals. He is
surrounded BY an atmosphere, made up of the
sxhalatiopsof the hangers on about the Capi-
tal--the' peddling poIiticians-the sycophants
of power-the beggars of the crumbs that fall
from official tables--and the rest Of the sedi-
ment and froth of the usual quadrennial Nation
oil b,iL This atmosphere, 80 offensive to good
citizens, asphyxiates the President and renders
him dim Of sight and bard. Of hearing. The
lightningsof civil war have not yet disturbed
and purified this atmosphere. 10 ,a-i1'51 10,
"Thefe are too great forces encamped at
Washington. Without the city are the circle
Of forts and eneampmehts Of the soldiers.
Within Il, the camp followers; the contractors
Of all degrees; the tribe Of thieves, vast null
titude.j While the defenders of the Govern
ment in arms, shelter the Capital from the BAN
dts of secession Nhe blood Suckers are In undis.
tarbed possession While the Srd of Jove Is
aloft, with the glitter Of thunderbolts surround
ing him, tie 'deadliest Of his eneinies are shel
tered underi rihis wings Nov, while we have an
army near two hundred Thousand men at
Warrington, and when the season and the time
for action have fully come, the contractors talk
Of delay, even Of going into winter quarters,
and wearing out the. enemy by waiting and
watching -learning, as Longlellow would have
&C. so labor and 70 waik' This will not do.
Whatever force is necessary to bring the facts
into immediate contact with the Presidential
organs Of sense, will, must be, employed, to in.
form the highest authority definitely, and With
all necessary weight and penetration, that the
policy Of rendering the war spbserYient to the
Contractors has been pursued TO the sextfemest
verge Of public endurance, The notion Of wait
ing until the. rebels cant march, because they
will have worn ont their shoes, and until they
are shaken to pieces IN consequence Of the want
Of qpinine, and until their soldiers damage ell
their good guns, is probably, exploded BY the
opening Of direct trade between the South and
Europe by the line Of steamers establishedby
Yancey & Co, the bermuda being the frst or,
rival, and the probability Of regular trips being
on the cafds.a Wiptsring the Grand Army on
the Potomac, If undertaken, will, end the. var
in the overthrow Of the Gpyersmsps inqps way
or anOther-nn a mo riadf AaioIaIa ..AYlaamAas