The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-01-17
Tho Army.

There is now some prospect OF al
advance movement. The army Il
South Csroiins 10 giving symptom,
OF = determination TO do something
and the long looked for expedition
down the Missi.sippi has left Cairo
u 10 time they Heromoving. Tor th'
patience Of the people 10 we'll nigl
worn ous. From tho beginning o
the var down to tho present tim,
disssttr r.fter disaster has befsllen us
one GRO wding upon tho heels Of III
prede' :essor 50 close as to alarm the
pco' ,ie and esuse the st.sanguinc
ard hopeful to doubt the result oI
..ho struggle. And all these defeats
and reverses to beiall the superior
force, was something that could no,
he understood. Never in the histo'
~ Of the world has there been an ex
bibition Of patriotism 80 grand, and
never has It been put to so poor a
use. When tho call was made for
$4,000 men, 80 great vas the re-
sponse that not one in five that Of.
fered could he accepted; and when
the demand for 100000 was issued a,
that enormous number was not only
forthcoming, but it was exceeded by
100000 men. Money was poured
into the national Golfers by millions;
in fact the entire North gave un.
spsriHgly, ungrudgingly, nen, mon
'ey, everything that their government
might DO maintained. What has
come OF all tbisi Bull's run, Balls
bluff, Springield-deiest, disaster,
Tor timc, and after that, ipaction.
Now, 640,O 900 men, splendidly
armed and equipped, clothed and
sub'isted, tho beet fighting material
in the world ase laying in camp,
rot,ing and rustiug for want OF
something to do. Why THE is We
do not know, but we hope the rea
Sons may DO sufficient and tho re.
sults that will follow the movements
now making will develop them
Ono thing is certain, action should
he tho watch word, and at my sac
rifice Of life and tressure, the rebel
lion should receive q blow that will
tel. We cannot afford to wait for
succses. Had VIC won the Bulls run
fight and followed it up with other
victories, England would never have
dreamed Of recognizing the Ccnfed.
eracy, or Of oven demanding the re.
lease OF Mason and Slide!l. She
wac e'titfied that the South would
maintain her independence before
she intcrfercd. and even now were
we IN show our strength, and MAX.
some decisive movement she would
again be our friend. Il ia our exhi.
G,ion OF weakness aud the Southern
show OF strength that has brough,
her upon us and made her an ally
OF the South.
We have hopes that now some
thing will be done. We have hopes
that the day Of delays, Of grand re-
views, Of proclamations, the carrying
on the war in tho erring. brother
style is passed and gone. We have
hopes that the authorities will now
quit the missionary business and be.
gin the war. Let the Generals be
instructed 10 c"nvcrt the rebels TO
Unionism by hot shot and bayonets;
let them be ch .rged to usc the ser
vices OF every man. black as we'll as
white, that will shoulder . musket
or WELD spa Ic in the services OF
the country; them be instructed
to feed the men as Napoleon did his,
from the enemy's crib, making them
feel the inconv niences Of var, and
lot perfect avalanche of armed
men sweep the country from the
Ohio to the Gulf, eradicating seces
sionism as they go, even though they
leave 9 desert behind them. We
have been thus far too amiable aud
our course has no, only emLoldened
the rebels but h"s brought upon ne
the contempt of all the nations. Let
the other course be tried for three
mon,hs and the rebellion will be
rrnshed, and we shall then be ready
TO point our victorious bayopets
Northwsrd and pay England the
debt Of gratitude We owe her.
day the present advance hiring on
the victories We have hoped and
prayed for 80 long.