The New York herald., 1862-12-18
The Country I'm Danger-What the Pre-
sident IL Called Upon to Do.

The Country i'm Danger-What the Pre-.
sident is Called Upon to Do.
The country is in danger. With the most
powerful army afoot which any nation on the
face of the globe has ever brought into the
field, snd with a navy afoat which is compe-
tent to grappfe with the thousand war ships Of
England, the country is still in danger. 1t is
not the peril of another advance of the ragged
rebel armies of JEFF. Davis upon Washington,
nor the danger of foreign intervention but it
is the greater danger Of the total loss of the
confidence of our loyal people in the success Of
this war under President Lincoln's admins
tration.
The public mind-with the full comprehen-
sion Of the terrible battle of Saturday last, and
the unavailing sacrifice therein of over ten
thousand killed and wounded soldiers--has
been excited to degree Of dependency and
Indignation which is truly appalling. The de-
pressing sensation produced by the seven days
battles in front of Richmond, and that resulting
from Lees subsequent pursuit of another
branch of our army to the very gates of the na-
tional capital. were comparatively light and
Of our brave young Union soldiers at Frede-
ricksburg has kindled the new element of wrath
in the seething currents Of public opinion which
President Lincoln cannot safely disregard No
man doubts his patriotism--all men admit his
amiable and generous nature; but the country
now demands of him that amiability shall give
way 70 resolution, and that the malign infu-
ences around him, which have brought upon the
national cause all its disasters and disappoint-
ments. shall be discarded and turned adrift.
, Nor will this suffice TO restore the public
confidence in the administration. Something
more is demanded. Able men, commanding
the confidence Of the country, must take the
places of the blundering fanatics and scheming
politicians who distract the counsels of the
Cabinet, and the places, too, of tlh incompetent
martinets of the War Office; and there
must be no further dictation to the Exc
cutive by the abolition Marplots Of the legis-
lative branch of the government. In q word,
the President is called upon to reconstruct the
working elements of his administration upon
the basis Of an intelligent, consistent and prac-
tical prosecution of the war; and in doing this
he will regain the esteem and cheerful support
of the people. As he stands this day, we earn
estly admonish him that, from his loss Of this
public confidence, his administration and the
country are in danger.
Only look at our present situation. With q
lavish generosity and enthusiasm never before
exhibited by any people under the sun, the
loyal people Of the powerful North have met
cvcry requisition Of their President in behalf of
the great work Of s,ippressing this Southern re-
bellioR. They have poured out their
treasures and their blood like water
until the record will show sacrifice
OF two hundred thousand Of their gallant Union
volunteers and twelve hundred millions of
money FOR their sacred cause. This devoted
people, too, have checrfully submitted to war
taxes, war prices, arrangements Of business, and
ali the financial disorders of an exclusive paper
currency; and for oil these sacrifices of eighteen
months of this most dreadful war, what have we
gained' We have gained much, and yet we
bayc gained nothing while a victorious rebel