, 1862-07-10

The one duty of the country at this time IS
to repair the disaster which stupendou5 mill
tary blnrde1lpg has brought upon the country,
-Snd TO strengthen the army IS rapidly Is p9s-
whole campaign Of the peninsula-in spite Of |
the splendid fighting Of our troops, anu tne
admirable skill of our of6cers-has been m1s-
conducted, and patriotic men OF the nauon,
without stopping to distribute ths name, are
IooEiug TO tie president, with the 1nsensest
anxiety. for new manifestation Of energy
The people haye still confidence In Mr..
Liccol iheg are persuaded Of his entire hon
esty; and they know TINT he means TO 90
right In respect to the honor as wei as 1ne ~
terests Of tie country. But they think M ne pas
trusted too much to his subordinates; ne has
not been sufficiently peremptory with them,
either with hia generals or his secretaries and
his whole administration has been marked oy
certain tone oflanguor aud want of ea5nest- M
wishes Of The people He has taken the i'd
vice of the politicians rather than listen to the
| beatings Of the great heart Of the peple As
| consequence, his administration has from the
beginning Jagged tEom behind the poRGaf , m
| depth, the iptenEity and the ma3gRlty OF the
| rebellion, and its efforts to put 1t down have
bet II for that reason comparative failure.
! Tie rebels themselves are feaItu1ly IN earnest,
they are despotically un1ted, tney mase as VA VA
l
not as political scheme, and under taous:
ard disadvantages manage to get the best OF
us in the great critical moments OF the
struggle.
IF sings trspa5sn IND aads9|aele nal e.ss{ soqFss e
ea5ne etncss on the part OF the civil au,
thorities and the painful sloEness and
1axity Of our military Chiefs. It is now
fourteen months eiGce Mr.. 8eward-so
little perception had he Of the nature OF
| t,s- &L,$c ho EaH in
| sixty days. The Administration appears, by
its acts, to have put full faith in his halcgoa
words. We have had for 3 year, on the Poto-
mac, the finest army that could be raised in
tie civilized world-an army no less than
supped WtG every Of the hes art 'o Of var
fare; but it has been allowed to be frlttered
away By id!eness, by disease, by battle unde1
adverse circumstances, aud By military incom
potency III thousand shapes.
eyes without: moments delly to the cxigen
cy. Three things are more imperative thu
| ali others: First, he must dismiss every lead
ing agent who is i1noeclc or Elothful, on tn
spot; second, lie must irluse unity OF desig1
and energy OF purpose into mis- entire cabinet
, and not allow fhe members Of it to devise in
| consistent policies; and, thirdly, he must re
| rruit his armies from all clns5es and rauks Z
+ fast US they can be filled up, without fear Q
! the mean and miserable prejudices Of vulg5a
e brawlers.
t Ofthe comparative capacities Of his gene1
r ais Lc is a better Judge, doubtless, than an
t 1uan in the country, for he has had the mea1
+ Of testing their qualities. Let him place th
! most energetic, rapid and larye-mlnded OF 9
0 at the head ot the principal force, just as
II nut Pope over the army OF the Shenandoah
z Again let him proclaim to the South as we
!. as to the North that this war IS to BIZ pros;
J. | eutcd as War, that every lawful means III
j, be employed in it, that traitors have no col
o stitutional rights, aud that an army is not !
. organization Of bloodhounds, or tlp5taVe
g wlose chief business is to protect hldeo1
ID institution which las been the cause OF tt
is war Finally, let him say to all loyal me
ur black as well as we'll as white, that their Sc
1c vices will be accepted in the holy cause
lc the Union: that the former will be employ,
regimentalIy in the severe labors OF Il
trenches and the camp, while the latter !
;. 7cr:ectiug their known and de1noustrat
H. Yalor By all the arts Of the military manual.
h. ,c The whole north is burning TO Rrotier
he he services to the president; a1d yet the nor
er sees no definite energetic policy at Washln
10 ton because it eees our existing armies sac
cn feed to q shameful want Of enterprise; I
US US cause it desires to tight the enemy, who is +
Lo- mos: reckless, desperate and savage that L
- ever tecn encountered, with all the weapo
We that GOO and nature has put into our hau'
ao TIE north is weary Of shilly-shally it Is We:
nc Of the Difference that is paid to the rig
~ OF men who would cut onr throat, and to
"a p1eudices Of those who sympatnize ",
IL fhem: it is weary Of playing at war, and
ery wants to see the blow struck, not at the
ne ne toes or the little fingers of the revolt, but
ae. is heart. 1t Is in the power Of Mr. Llnco
us if Ec will rouse himself to strike this bic
Of Eycrrbody who knows him loves him aao
exs M srec;s him; the bitterest Of his former pol
tue cal opponents row defer to his judgme
ard il he would drop the politicians on
So sides, and lay lis o1n great heart on tue $
at at greater heart of the people, and take his in
aos Iations thence, he might arouse the nat
lou oiTnw n1s wh;nh won1d surn7ss the ontbursts Of
lnd 49, nf an,i1 We are sirE IF cold. nnn,e
Ks, ins, fvrmal phrases; wc arc painting for c
5ed tric words; and viii II Mr. Lincoln Shall b
eat eat- no more uncertain blasts, but put tue truu
~ ~ ot liberty to lis lips, the air will disclose,
su gu: earth will yield, the very waters will sp
you US armed mcn, as in the days Of the carl
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