Litchfield enquirer., 1862-11-13

l THE Litchield ENQUIRER has some queer no tiops. It regards it as duty of " those in civ il life to make searching investigations into the capacity and conduct of Generals in c0mmaLd | because the soldiers cannot criticse officers or their campaigns. At the same time. the IN qUIRER thinks the people ought to give an '' un equivocal'' support to Lincoln's administration It is all right to criticse the acts of Generals I for that gives the chance to cry down men ol opposite politics who bid fair to prove trouble some candidates for office. But the Admins tratioD, which is responsible for the conduct of l affairs, civil and military, must be suffered to go on without word of dissent or caution.- This is not an American doctrine, and will never come into favor here. The responsibility ol public servants for the use made of power and means committed to them, is cardinal princi pie of American politics, and cannot be eradlca, led at this day. Indeed the ENQUIRER acknowl edges the existence of the principle. when it admits that the reason for the defeat of the administration party in the recent elections is to be found in the "great and constantly increas ing dissatisfaction exist ng among the loya masses of the North. with the conduct of the adninstration.-Nep Harea Register.
 The New Haven Register does not approve of our saying that the people ought to sup port the administration ;n its war measures, and at the same time keep watchful eye upon gen erals whom they suspect to be traitorous or i'm beetle. In trying to find an inconsistency in this it ignores the fact that the Administration can not now be removed from office, while lead CTS can. In our discussions of public policy we try to keey in view two questions Is the sub' jeet properly in order? and, Will it's discussion do any good
 Applying the first to present exigences, it is clear that before another presidential election ensues the fate of the Union will be dscided.- Meanwhile the administration is Me Gorern naent, and is entitled os such to the steadfast Joy alty and cooperation of all citizens, especially in time of war. To crticise and find fault with it in manner which can do no good and only tends to divide the people and distract their energies from vigorous prosecution of the war. is, in our view, not only irree evsnt but improper.
 But in regard to Generals the case is differ ent They are removable at any instant, and their cowardice or treachery momentarily i'm perlls not only the great cause but the lives o our sons and brothers in the field. The pub ic voice ought to cry out when such fearful risks are run to suit the military dandyism of mere book generals. It was the common sense of the neop.e crying out against intolerable stupidit, lh;!t caused the removal of Buel. when West Point clannishness would have retained him il, command. And it was the same cause, backed up by facts that could no longer be disregarded that have just brought about the decapitatior of still gher officer.
 To the Registers insinuation that our previ 1 pus article was concoctsd to disguise politica
 motives, We do not care to reply. It is so rar, to find in that journal anything that looks lik. reason and argument. that we are unwilling t.
 give it an excuse for returning to personalities l But we confess our doubts that we shall be ahl to satisfya journal which does not believe tha
 men can be actuated by motives of honest pat
 riotism. Still more do we doubt our ability 1,
 elaborate doctrine which will suit the wind
 ngs of one which is disgusted at inaction an
 mortified by all vigorous measures which de
 nounces the |" ineGiciency' of President, bu
 rxtoIs MeIeade's who persist. against his en
 treaties, in standing still which views ever
 event m the light of the next election" an
 amid the crash of threatened shipwrsck of tn
 nation thinks only of how to save " the party" Finally we commend to it's cheerfu! cemmer
 dation the last act of tho Administratio.
 which is responsible for the conduct of officers civil and military and to which the whol
 country, with probably the exception ofthe Reg
 ister and Times will cly Amen and Amen