Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-09-16
A Dictator Announced -"The Hour and The Nan not
Announced Tile Future Historised.

AnlGgaced-Ihe future Iis0rIseQ.
The New York Rerold has thrown out
what is sometimes called foeler, in which
Gen. Mcclellan is recommended to assume
the Eagle as Dictator Of Military Chief
thus dispensing with President Congress.
Courts, Constitution and all civil govern
ment and insttating instead military
government, with laws adapted thereto.
There are two things in the way: the
time has not arrived; Gen. Mcclellan IS
not the man.
The masses at home and the army
s'goad have not yet lost their faith in the
Constitution and kin of Government, nor
have they lost entire faith in the President.
1t is true the public faith in all these is not
at its meridian height, but rather past. In
al changes IN the forms Of Government, in
all times in the history Of the world, IA Ii
cal men have come ont uppermost, never
conservatives. It's true, conservative men
have ever followed the usurpations Of rad
icalsi but in ali changes from conservative
government, radicalism carries the day.
Gen. Nc lellan might make the attempt,
but he would be met on the spot by rad
ical superior. Such a change must be i'm
,nensely swiftl Mcclellan is VIGOROUSLY
slow. There are greater dangers of Jim.
Lane, Fremont or Sigel; some radical
Of democratic antecedents would be chosen
to win, rather than a crazy abolitionist; for
conservative associations must be carried
upon the 81, rm as well as fanatics.
But The day Oftrial has not vet appeared.
ard this must come before Dictator. Civil
forms Of dealing with traitors must fail
in tie North, and the elections must return
aitcrs to Congress and to the Legisla-
tires in dangerous majorities before loyal
ty will call for Dictator. Suppose that
Wisconsin should send four or five Ryans
TO Congress, and suppose Grant County
elects as many traitors at heart TO the Leg
islature, and that majority Of such are
trned up from the State, all sworn, to OBJ
struct the war, interpose to prevent the
collection Of taxes and hinder volunteering !;
then what? Why, it would pretty soon
be said on every hand by loyal men, "let
civil government be suspended and so
would say the army; let the government
be taken in charge by some army chief
who is able to manage disloyalty at home
and abroad, and SO it would run.
We are probably but at the beginning
Of the war, and 50 long as large majoritios
at home are loyal there can be no Dictator,
because not needed. The next course Of
the war win be severe, as the oul must be
taxed for the innocent ones who erred not,
vet are to suffer. The slaves are to he
freed from necessity, and they pressed into
tile loyal service. The rebels viii resort
to the same, but that will prove their rain.
The Roman Shareholders once called their
slaves to wal against the abolitionist, but
the slaves were extremely dumb, deserted
in masses and then fought brayelv for hb-
erty which they achieved True, they
overturned the Roman government ana
then gave the purple to one Of their NUM-
Der who was the son Of q freed woman.
Nero, who So hatyd the former oppressors
Of his family and Kind Of people that be
did all the damage he could to them and
then submitted to his deserved fate.
Bus reader, you may learn much Of orr
future history by pcrusing the bible and
Grecian, Roman. and other histories Of SIM
liar slayeholding governments to ours.
You will find in these that there is Z God,
a terrible aFenGing God, who never yet
failed to be on the side Of the oppressed at
the winding up You may not believe iii
God; then call such results the work Of
Nature; that viii do just as well. Well
then old Nature is mighty leveler; he
brings down the strong and raises up the
weak, and SO stiflens mems necks and
blinds their eyes that the day Of His wrath
cometh while they sleep, dreaming ridiea
lous stuff about His not Interfering in the
fight and that the battle IS to the ungodiy
strong. Fear not human DietatoBb bur that
God who is above-fear Him. Remember
tho prayers Of the peoy blacks may be for Us
when we aim at their deliyerance; their
petitions to heaven are just now worth a
thousand fold more to us than al the or
thodox, polished prayers offered upon gilt
bibles and crimson cnslias, sud they
will avail Still moe when this war is made
fer their deliyermce Black man, pray
God to save US or We perish