Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-10-04


of such attacks On men in responsible Pc
sitions. We have no objections to sugges-
tions which may aid the Government and
its agents. but unfriendly attacks can have
no other effect than tend to destroy the
public confidence in the Government and
army, unless they are generally discounte-
nanced The best General in the country
and the best Government, at such time
az the present, may become so embarrass~
ed by such causes as tc seriously affect the
welfare of the country and jeopardize the
best of causes, and therefore should not be
eountenanced. What may be compare
lively harmless in time of peace, may be so
injurious at critical moment like the pre-
sent as to involve the perpetrator in extra
ordinary guilt. Such assaults are obvious
y partisan and uncandid, Notwithstanding
which, they are adpated to arouse mistrust,
as every one who will watch their effects
upon his own mind will readily perceive.
No one has accepted high post with more
public confidence than Mr.. Fremont, and if
our first men are to be thus assailed and
so summarily disposed, because somebody
happens to be displeased with them, We
may as well conclude that all is up with
the great Union Cause. After all we can
not yet make up eur mind that the Cabi-
net is below mediocrity, or that Fremont
has been so greatly overrated by the peo-
pie, who are yet bound to give him full
trial and candid estimate, before reluc-
family yielding up the high hopes they
have placed in him, the Times and its Cor
respondent, with all the Gene ais enemies,
to the contrary Notwithstanding
BGyP Rebel sympathisers in this city
are evidently considerably chagrined at
the liberty we took with the mask which
our contemporary, with more courage than
wisdsm, had so tremendously threwn over
them. Ifthese men, who have been uttering
sympathy for the rebels openly for months
past could only enjoy reputation for 10y
atty, being unsupported they could much
easier and more successfully pursue the
course marked out and prescribed for them
in common with the secession editors and
other traitors in New York and throughout
the North. Now is it not wonderful that
the people Of Watertown and vicinity are
reluctant to believe that men whom thew
have heard talk treason along our streets
so loud and so long, are loyal in their SEN
timents and purposes? Would stranger
amongst US, who has only seen these men
reposing under the generous mask, believe
that they have actually been fright
ened at the pointed hint thrown out in
their hearing that, for their treason, they
might yet stretch hemp in WATERFOWL p
And yet,We assure our distant readers. it i.
the fact, if we may credit what is spoker
of as currently as any other matter what
ever. We heard it currently reported, anG
suppose it to be true, that distinguish
ed citizen, in public place, after listening
to their reasonable harangues stated tina
they must, in substance, dry up" or thci
lives should pay the forfeit upon the spot
Probably our German contemporary die
not reflect upon the great amount of de
formlty there was to be covered, before
drawing the vail over these men ; other
wise he must have seen that the shield de
signed Tor their protection, like the sailor:
blanket, was, not only short at both ends
but equally wanting in the center The
sum of the matter is, The editor was very
anxious relating to the success Off Traitor
ticket he contemplates abcting this Fall
and, well knowing that the real character
of the leaders, if understood, would no
materially promote their success, conceiv
ed the lucky expedient of withdrawing
the men over, .orgetlul that the peorlt
could see through SO transparent a cuisc
and would detest traitors 30 less after the,
had been puttied up and painted oveI
than before.
1t now remains to be seen, whether thu
legal democrats in this county are willing
to follow disunion leaders, OF, ignoring OBJ
solete political distinctions and issues, vii
go into the canvass with Union men of al
parties for the purpose of putting dowr
traitors at home, There can scarce be ;
doubt that the part assigned to traitors b,
JEFF. Davis, throughout the Northern cities
Is perfectly well understood by them, anC
that, to man, they are ready to perform
1t. We shall see what we shall see.
Ia At the Republican District Cen
vention recently held at Lake Mills, to an
point delegates to the State Convention
the following Resolutions we're unamim
ously adopted:
Resolved, That, in the opinion of thi.
Convention rebels are outlaws, and should