Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-08
THE DANGER OF THE HOUR.

As much az the three hundred thousand add.
tioEsl troops recently called for by the President
are needed, II il becoming questionable whether
they will be obtained with sufficient promptness.
The doubt really grows out Of the course pursued
by the two misChie vous classes among US; by the
advocates OF the substitution Of an abolition des
potism for the Government OF the United States,
on the one hand, and by those who seem 10
regard II as being Of more importance to put
down the Administration, than to put dow the
rebellion, on the other.
The former class Is hardly represent ed at all In
the army, though powerful In Congress and Zero.
ciously noisy liz the press. There never was a
hope that II would volunteer in respectable mum.
bers, a. spouting and wrangling is Its chronic
vocation; rather than fighting. Its efforts to
divert the war into one clearly for the desruc-
tlon Of the Constitution a. are the efforts of the
oligarchy now In arms against the Union, have
never brought soldier into the field, except on
the side Of the rebels; while they are driving
thousands from Ii In disgust, and preventing
other thousands from coming forward to volun.
teer-men who care not to risk their lives for the
creation over this land Of government simply
designed TO force, at the point of the bayonet,
negro equality upon all American society. II
requires no argument to prove that II the impress
slon becomes general that the purposes Of the
class we here refer to are likely to be adopted by
the Government in the further prosecution of the
war, not 1.-THE Of the three hundred thousand
volunteers needed win be forthcoming; while
not 1.-THE of those now In for the restoration
ofthe Union will consent to WELD them for ends
as palpably revolutionary as those against which
tney are now In battle array. The success OF this
class In their intrigues here to prevent the resto.
NJ a
ofeourse prove its death knelI; because that will
surely secure the eventual triumph Of the southern
oligarchy In the current war
The intrigues Of the other class threaten almost
az much danger to the Union cause. Il, too,
labors earnestly to sow dissensions between the
Government and our Generals in the field. Ii
stops at nothing likely to make the country dis.
tustful Of the purposes and policy of the Govern
Inent. Thus, II does its best to check prom, 70.
sponses to the Trssidents call for the three hmm.
dred thousand additional men.
The criminations and determinations. the slam.
ders end misrepresentation the brutal partizan-
ship and utter lack Of true patriotism Of these two
classes OF enemies Of the public veal In these
critical times, unless speedily checked by public
opinion, must surely defeat the Presidents call,
ana render CONSUMPTION necessary; a. the men
needed must be speedily forthcoming, or we fail,
iI The war, past peradventure. These ara plain
words, out true words. All honestly.loyal men
should ~ snce make up their minds 20 treat a.
pubic enemies scarcely lsss dangerous than The
rebels In arms, those who war on the Con.t,tption
to compass the aims Of sboitionism, and tho.
who war on the Government under the preten.s
Of disappearing the conduct of this or thar memh.,
OF the Cabinet, to The end Of 20 embarrs ming the
war measures for the restoration Of the Union, an
that what they falsely term pescep may be re-
.0'ed BY virtual Aequisseence 10 the triumph Of
the rebellion.