Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-07-19
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THE CARPING PRESS.
Two or three Of the daily newspapers in
this city, may be appropriately cli ssiied as
| the carping press. We do not refer to such
sheets as The Dag Book and The Journal OF
! C0amercc. whose known sympathY with the
rebels deprives them of any influence with
the patriotic people Of the North but papers
that favored the election Of the present Ad-
! ministratIon, and that might be presumed to
| have at least decent respect for the Presi-
/ dent and his Cabinet, and at least mOdeT-
| ate confidence in the integrity of their pa
| triotisn and the wisdom OF their policy,
/ daily devote columns, both under tine edi-
tOrial head and under the head OF Washing
! ton correspondence, 10 petty cIvi's at the
/ course of the Administration in the ,nduct
/ oil tue war. They carp at men aud at me;t-
Sules, aI principles and at plans, at methods
| and detaiiS,-neyer rising to the dignihed
| tone OF grave discussion, but peckine at
alleged defects, Or fretting at DELAYS which
time proves to have been wise and necessary
la some instances this tone may be traced to
an auimoSlty toward the Secretary of State ::
as if notwithstanding the marked indvidu-
ality Of the Presidents opinions and pur-
poses as indicated by his Message, and the
known selfreliance Of Gen. Scott, Mr.. Sew
ard were an autocrat in whose hands presi-
dents and generals are puppets.
The distinguished statesman who, in the
Senate Of the United States where happily
his place is 50 wOrthilY tilled-was the pro
minent mark for those who were already
plotting treason, now that he is in the COM
paratiye privacy OF Secretary bureau, is
hunted by the spleen of those who aspire to
lead the popular uprising against treason.
And yet the only document, from the pen Of
the Secretary Of State touching the war
which have come to the knowledge of the
public, have been recognised in Europe as
not only an emphatic, out a defiant avowal
of the determination of the Government to
put down the rebellion, TO maintain the
Union in its integrity, and neither to accept
nor to permit the Interference Of any foreign
power IN our affairs.
But neither General Scott nor the Prcs-
dent escape the petty and querulOus indict-
ments Of these journals. They are accused
Of criminal or 1T least of an unscientific in
action, and of Parleying with traitors whom
the people are inpatient to subdue. At the
same time the popular mind is inhamed by
battlecries shouted in the ear Of tho Adm
,,i-oI atiu me effect OF this course Is to
impair confidence IN those who are charged
with the responsibility of crushing the re-
belli1n-and whose wisdom and efficiency are
more and more confirmed by time-and to
bring on a reaction in the public mind
against the war measures OF the Government,
because other measures SO confidently urged
are not adopted or are proved to be mprac
ticablC. How any man Of sober thought
can expect the gigantic rebellion to be sub
dued within three or six months, Is quite
beyond our comprehension. If the pro-
-ramme ol the President n his Inaugural |
and his recent Message is to be carried out,
and the Federal Government is to be reinsta-
tel in its inst authority and in the posses
sion Of its property in t5e seeded states,
then the war must become one of many
months if not of years. The rebellion willnot
be subdued, if the rebels in arms are IN any
way recognized as party to be treated with |
for terms Of peace. The rebellion will not be |
if the rebels are permitted to frame |
conditions upon which they will consent to
Law down their arms. The work before us,
if it be made thorough, must be work of
time and therefore, instead of firing the
of the people, it is the part of
patriotic journals to educate the popular
mind t. the magnitude OF the struggle and
and of its issues; to prepare the people to
make this a war of Years, if necessary for the
attainment of its object; to prepare them to
give, without impatience and without grudg-
ing, whatever quotas ot men and money may
be required as the war advances. Instead of
"a short war, the cry should he ''a thorough
war, - the entire subjugatiOn of the rebellion.
But these carping journals are preparing the
way for base and dangerous reaction,
through the petulance of the public at the
non n-fulfllment of the visionary schemes OF
heir editors. If, next winter, when the real
work OF subduing the rebellion by retaking
he Federal property in the South and dis
,anding the rebel forces, will have fairly
Jegun, Congress shall suddenly vote to grant
10 more supplies for the war, but to reopen
he old game of compromise, the blame will
)e LARGELY due to journals which have mis- ed
he people by the cry of "a short war;, and
nave thus dlsahected the public toward the
Government and its steady sagaciOus, and
determined policy. 1t is not unlikely that
TX months hence we shall need more men
md more money for the war than are called
or to-day. Let us rise to the magnitude of
he work before us, and prepare to carry it
.,rrsnri tn tho Ar'd
FOREIGN Observation-Disclosures to
his country is not materially checked by the
.yil war, as might have been expected. The
rrival OF immigrants at Castle Garden,
Iew York, during the first SIX months of !
his year was IS ,637, against As, 1883 in the
anne time last year. The Irish immigration
las fallen of about ,OO0 while the German I
las increased some 5000. Indeed the ex-
stence of the war has been motive to I'M
migration with many Germans, who have
cen service at home, and declare that they
AVE come to America to fight for freedom.
FROM FoRT PICKENs.-A letter of the 2oth
# June from Fort Pickens, in the New York
Times, states that British steam frigate
lad arrived and anchored alongside of our
leet. The commander exhibited instructions
rom Admiral Milne, declaring that the es- t
ape of the third vessel from the blockading
ouadron would render the blockade invalid.
This Is purely arbitrary rule established
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