Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-10-10
STAND BY THE GOVERNMENT.
From the Springfield (Mass. Republican. ,t.tI 4,

STAND By THE GOVERNMENT. "a
From the Springfield GLASS Republican. t4,l . .a
u, Our only hope of national salvation lies in
the success of the Government in putting
down the rebellion. Every attempt to EN-.
barrass the Government or destroy popular
confidence ir it is blow at the Union itself
If the Government is at fault in its measures
let it be told so with all fidelity. But false
and hostile, attacks on the Administration,
whether made by Republicans or Democrats,
can have no effect but to weaken the only
power that can save the country, and thus
to give indirect aid and comfort to the treas
on that seeks its destruction. O. 1t is impossi-
BILE to believe that those who dishonesty and
Indignantly assal the Government do it
from motives of patriotism, or if they do they
are laboring under terrible fhalucination.
We say, then, to all men who mean to be
loyal and to contribute to the extent of
their personal and social power to the saliva.
ton OF the Union from its present perlls,
stand by the Government. Give it, too,
words and deeds of encouragement, and if
there are censures to be given that cannot be
deferred to moment of less danger, let them
be spoken with friendiiness and not with
hate. .GhF&tRI
Ifanybody insinuates that the Govern
nent doet not prosecute the war with ener-
gy, ask them what they mean by it point
them to the hundreds Of hard contested and
bloody fields, to the weeks Of desperate bat
ties in succession, to the thousands Of dead
and wounded, to the record of the year past,
which shows war without parallel in, his
tory for the energy and success with which
it has been wagcd. Look at the bloody but
glorious record, aud ask the senseless growl-
ers what they mean by saying that our Cen
erals desire to spare the enemy and prolong
the war. They cannot tell what they mean !;
they speak ignorantly or from malice afore-
thought. Oh that the whole army of NAL.
contents might be drafted and put in front
in some of our hottest battles; that would
soon stop their false and ungratcful com.
plants against the men who are winning
safety and glory for the Union. 81, II, :.
If anybody say that the Constitution is
obsolute and the Union clean gone, tell him
to 50 South where he belongs and preach
the doctrines Of secession to those that will
receive them; he has no business to retail
his pestilent ,heresies here among loyal men
If anybody insinuates that the President of
the United States is disoyal and will not ex-
ecute the laws, tell him he is the most stu
pid of slanderers. IL anybody insists that
our Generals are all traitors, and that no
man is loyal at heart who does not receive
the benediction of Wendell Phillips, tell him
the country is lost then and he may as well
sit down in despair, for that style Of loyalty
is as rare as honestylin politics. In fine, who
ever disparages our Generals aud our armies
with such glorious record as they have
made and are making, or calls in question
the patriotism and fidelity of the President
and his Cabinet, upon whom rests burden
and responsibility such as no government
ever stood under before, command him to
silence. tits little less than treason to lis
ten to such men at time like this. i5W I'd
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A GOOD STORY FROM PRESIDENT
*5l -' la. LINCOLN. .- '''b ""t
In connection with the Presidents Procla-
nation, good story'is told of ",Uncle Abra-
ham !" -, =. rr ,-.....r.s.,,,ea.a g..i -.s3s.g-
Sometime last winter an old clergyman of
Springfield, Illinois, u friend of the .Pres-
dent, came on here and was the guest Of Mr..
Lincoln. Scizing a favorable opportunity,
the clergyman asked the President "What,
sir, is your policy on the slavery question ~
The Pesldent was little dashed BY the sud
denness Of the question, but he replied good
naturedly, swell, your question is rather a
cool one, but | will answer it by telling you
a story. 3t You know Father B. the old Meth.
odist preachery and you know Foxriver and
its freshets. Well, once in the, presence of
Father b., young Methodist minister, was
worrying about Fox river and expressing
fears that he should be prevented from fui.
filling some Of his appointments by a heshet
in the river. Father B. checked him 10 bis
gravest manner, and gave him bit Of ad-
vice. Said he, :" Young man, have always
made it rule in my life not to cross Fox
river till get to it!'" And, said the Pres.
ident,l" am not going to worry myself over
the slavery question till Igct to it."5 But
the other day, among the deputaton there
was distinguished Methodist clergyman
who had heard the story just told, and knew
OF the application made of it by the Presi.
dent. When he was introduced to Mr.. Lin
coin, he simply remarked, Mr.. President,
! have come to tell you that ! think VIC have
got to Fox Iiyerr' Mr.. Lincoln saw the
wit Of the remark in an instant, and laughed
very heartily over it. Was there not good
sense in it as well as wit? Thank God we
have now. passed Fox river. s,...g ), s,J
y 5cTf - Y. 2 - ~s...-L l--aAt's ~ >Nii =
SUNDAY IN THE CouSrnY. .A-You might
have known ii was Sunday If You had only
walked up in the farm yard The cocks and
hens seemed to know it, and made only
grooming, subdued noises; the very bull dog
looked less savage, as if he would have been
satisfied with smaller bite than usual The
sunshine seemed TO call things to rest and
not to labor; it was asleep itself ON the moss
grown cow-shed; on. the group Of white
ducks nesting together with their bills tuck
ed under their, wings; on the old black sow