The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-08
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There never has been a more complete
Justification of predictions than in the case
of the radicals when they foretold such
glorious results that would follow the issue
of an emancipation proclamation. The
throngs that were to block up the high
ways in rushing to the army to fight for
liberty" as Gov. Andrew foret old, have
come up missing; the Thousands that Gov.
Yates was going to stamp out of the earth
have not risen. The first symptoms of
that dismay and repentance in the rebel
districts SO confidently foretold is still
wsntinq. The snemy's armies have not
been materially reduced, that we haye
heard of, by the return of troops to their
homes, to prevent slave risings. On the
the contrary they seem to be growing re-
markedly fast by the accession of new re-
cruits. The number Of Union men in the
South have not been augmented, but on
the other hand have appeared to diminish,
until it has come to be problematic whether
there is any real, reliable Union sentiment
in that section to be made available now
or hereafter, under the policy the Admin
istration has chosen.
All this is indisputable; and to add to
the unpleasant phase of the picture, the
people OF the North have had the boldness
to detect and expose the humbug of the
thing as an effective war measure. and
have pronounced against it.
think the radicals would manifest Just
little confusion. at least, and just little
suspicion that after all their pet measure
may not have been the omnipotent pana.
cea for all the ills of the country they im.
agined it would. Also, it would seem rea-
sonable that they gather more closely
around the President, cheer him up in his
disappointments, condole with him on the
palpable failure of the great proclamation,
and share with him little of the burdea
and discontinue of its failure. Not
whit of it! So far from admitting that the
measure has been failure on account Of
its own faults, and SO far from sympa.hiz-
ing with Mr.. Lincoln in his manifest con-
fusion in view Of its failure and the con-
domination of the people in consequence,
these radicals now turn round and set up
a howl against Mr. Lincoln as the cause OF
all their disaster. Says the New York
Independent:
The administration has lost ground at
the elections. 1t Is the voice of the nation
saying to men in authority, We have
trusted you and are disappointed uow We
will try othors. For year and half
men have laid aside party preferences and
united around the Administratf ion Now
they are saying, Why should we any
longer yield to our old party interests
The country is not benefited by our sac
rihces, and we are losers. If we cannot
have public victories, why not go back to
party victoriesy Truly, why not, Mr.
Seward? Peace Democrats are as well
fitted for doing nothing as AdmE uistration
men,.
The New York TINES, the Iitju,.es, and
the whole radical kennel take IL the same
howl The President issued the proclama-
ton, they say, and SO far did 'yell. But
he refused to give us Wade, St4vens and
and Sumner in the Cabinet, and Fremont,
Hunter, and Lane at the head OF the army,
and so the thing has failed and the people
are disguised. Let him step aside ard
place the whole power into our hands, and
oEL IL show you, say they. They would
show US sights, indeed The whole ma
chine would be run into the ground faith
oms deep in six months, leavip scarce
wreck behind. The great mistake Of tie
President has been, that he has tried to
retain the friendship of, and .o'be advised
by such men at all