The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-10-22
Unreasonable Fault Flnders.


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Unreasonable Fault Flinders.
The last number of the Advocate of the |
Methodist Episcopal Church, published at
Cincinnati, contains one of the most violent
attacks upon the Administration that has
vet come under our observation. 1t would
be unworthy of notice were it not for the
fact that the Advocate has large circu-
lation among our readers, and especially IN
this city, reaches hundreds of families who
place not a little confidence in its editorial
productions. The Advocate, professedly
staunch supporter of the war, attacks win
uuusual severity the powers entrusted win
the management of it, and attempts, by re-
citing the disasters of the campaign, to IN
dermine the confidence of the people, in the
ability of their rulers. This unreasonable
fault finding is working out mischievous
fruits in the army and among the people
We have every reason to congratulate our
selves upon our success, when we remem-
Der that six months since, the great con-
spiracy blossomed into open rebellion, and
found the Federal Government unarmed,
unprepared, and many of its departments in
the hands of traitors. Our crafty enemies
were armed at every point, and they be-
lieved that the government would fall an
EASY victim into the tolls SO laboriously
spread for its destruction. Looking back
upon the past and remembering our de-
fenceless state and their tremendous pre-
parations, we are thankful that the Govern
ment survived the attack made upon it.
What have we gained in the last six
months2 So far as the defeats are concern
ed, they are not worthy of notice compared
with the grand results achieved by the Ad-
ministration Six months ago, Washington
was in danger of capture. Not seven hun
largest army yet collected upon this contin-
emit lines the Potomac, preparing for that adj
vance, before which the rebels will be driven
as chaff before the wind. Six months ago we
had not arms for the army of $4,000 called
for by the President to serve for three
months. To-day we have muskets, cannon
and ammunition in abundance, for five
times that number. Six months ago we
could neither feed nor move an army of FIVE
thousand men; to-day every department
of our vast military organization is COM
pleted, and we can make war across the
continent. Six months ago we had not a
dozen ships of war at hand; to-day we num-
Der our navy by the hundred, and are
guarding a coast line of more than two
thousand miles. Six months ago the gov
eminent could scarcely borrow a few hun
bred thousand at twelve per cent; to-day
twelve millions of people lend it fifty mil
lions of dollars at par. Six months ago the
question was whether the people would sup
port the government; to-day the only ques-
ton is whether the government will support
the people.
AS the N. Y. Post says, in abiding to
the labor of the last six months, " this is
no slight work And the Post continues :.
An army of three hundred thousand
men is recruited, organized, drilled; COM
missary, supply, transportation and hospi-
vast quantities required; all departments
ara systematized; and a people till now Gu
riously ignorant of war, look with lust
pride upon labora which the most warlike
nation of Europe has never achieved in the
same short space of time.
In these six eventful months there have
been many days of deep Encouragement
almost of despair days-like that of Bull
Run--when our women wspt bitter tears of
shame at the disgrace of their sons and
brothers, days when efficient treason look
ed triumphantly down upon helpless loyal
ty. The people have been impatient, and
sometimes i'll judging They have rapidly
condemned, and as rapidly praised They
have demanded impossibiities and reioiced
over trivialities. Because hours seemed days
we have looked to see a years work done
in a month; and as fault finding needs
even less judgment than indiscriminate
praise, we need not wonder that trivial
losses have been maguihed into disastrous
defeats, while half successes have made he
roes whose fame will scarce outlive the first
frost.
But whatever errors of judgment there
NAV have been, the American people NAV
say proudly that they have been guilty Of
no faults of temper; they have not turned
their back upon the plough and the dis
graceful failure of the white feather party
proves how few are the towards and traitors
amongst u.s.
Looking back and surveying the field Of
to day, we find reason only tor pride and
encouragement. Our preparations-neces-
sarily on scale as vast as the continent
are nearly completed, The complex and
new machinery of our great armies works
smoothly; we have even achieved in few
months what England did not manage in
double the time; we have the right men in
the right place; and the nation feels conf
dent that those to whom its most important
interests and the lives of its soldiers are en-
trusted, are capable, faithful and energetic