New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-22
WIgAT TssE COUNTRY ASKS OF
ITS PRESIDENT.

Certain Journals have chosen TO interpret Tie
results of certain recent Elections as eyincing
n withdrawal of public confidence from the
Federal Administration. Others argue that
they eyince dissatisfaction with the more eper-
retic policy with regard to the Great Rebellion
which the President has promised to naugu-
rate on the lst of January next. The former
Of these suggestions is but partially true; the
latter is utterly false.
The Administration has seemed to lose ground
with the People, mainly because go large n
proportion of its supporters have volunteered
for the War. More than Half n Million of its
most energetic supporters are now absent from
their homes and precuded from voting on this
account, while not half so many are in the
Union Armies who sympathize with its partisan
opponents. OF course, this disparity tells
heavily, and must tell, in every election. In
the cities, wherefrom the volunteering has
drawn literally from either party, the Admin
istration is fairly sustained, as i, evinced in
the recent votes OF Philadelphia, Cincinnati,
indianapolis, &C.. but in tho rural districts,
where systematic though silent efforts have
ing, the loss by volunteering tells heavily
against the Administration. Thus Iowa, which
allows her volunteers TO vote, goes overwbelm-
ingly for the Administration; while it loses
heavily in the Popular Vote Of Ohio and
Indiana, where such voting is not allowed.
We understand John A. Kasson, elected 10
Congress from the Des Moincs dstrict, Iowa,
would have been beaten but for the vote Of
Volunteer camp in his district, which gave him
nearly every vote and about 1900 majority;
from Pennsylvania shall still be allowed TO
cast their votes, "a the law Of that State pre-
scribes, no one doubts that heavy Admins.
traton majority will BIO rolled up. They did
50 vote last year, and gave about three votes
for the Peoples Union" to one for tie
" Democratic" tickets. The more recent and
heavy enlistments have been almost entirely
drawn from our aide. Nobody really doubts
that the Volunteer vote, fairly taken, would
elect to Congress Messrs. Grow. Patterson,
Mcpherson, Blair, Strousc, &c. by rousing
msjorities. These were beaten, solely because
q large portion Of their constituents were so
engrossed with countcracting the efforts Of the
jeff Davis wing Of the Sham Democracy that
they could not be made effective against that
led by Francis w. Hughes and James Blu.
chanan. Only let them vote now, and they
will give ne a moro decidedly Union War
delegation in the next than wo have ia the
present House.
And yet there is partial truth in the al.
legation that the Administration has lost ground
with the People-that is, it is not to-day so
strong in the public confidence as it might and
should have been. A majority Of the People
Of the loyal States still sustain il; but it might
have had the hearty support Of nearly oil that
are worth having by different course. What
is needed to animate the loyal States as with
one fervd soul and rally them around the Ad-
ministration in one compact, enthusiastic mass,
is conviction that the War is henceforth to
be prosecuted with vigor and energy hither-
to unknown. Let them feel that their Govern
ment is terribly in earnest-that if is intent on
crushing out the Rebellion forthwith-and they
will rally to its support as they have never yet
done since the few memorable days that fol-
lowed the bombardment OF Fort Sumter But
20 confidence is plant Of slow growth" and, |
once definitely lost, 10 not easily regained. |
Hours in a great crisis are years; and there !
is danger that the President may lose more
than be con ever regain.
Let us state frankly what the public desire
md expectation now impatiently demands:
]. Whenever commander or other officer
n the Union service cvinces dilat0ry, hest
atng, lukewarm disposition, as though he
we're party to "the game" spoken Of by
Major Key, and afraid that tho Rebels would
70 too badly beaten, he should be cashered at
moments notice. Don't stop for courts
martial or Of inquiry, but drop him like
hot potato. His case can be taken up for
eview after tse Rebellion shall have been
hrottlod
III. Whenever an officer eyinces sympathy with
he traitors, or cowardice, or disgraces him
elf aud endangerS the great cause by drunken
ess while Oh duty, shoot him with as little
CEREMONY as though he were u mad dog. Had
tiles been thus served alter Bull Run, he
,oud not bave surrendered 10000 men apd