The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-11-25
Conrngc aud Confidence.

We cory tie following remarks
from thc s. r. Farmer, where they
appear 3. editorial. and are well
worthy Tie attention o. our readers
81 far as tie common business d
lie IS concerned, IN is thousand forms
among Is, al We need IS confidence u
eaci oler Stop imporiations Of all
articles 81 luxury 50 IS % stop The de-
mand for gold to send abroad, and
thcn our currency, whether Of gold
ana silver, Or paper, gill have steady
value, ana iLo prices Of articles will
have a. lillle iuctuation As they have
heretofore. All wenecd is, con tidcnet
IA eael other, and confidence ia he
gorfameat, that il will faithfully dis.
charge iis obligations 10 the people
Let o., then, one aud All, cultivate This
confidence, aud press on, not only to
complete the plans already made, but
70 initiate others that shall introduce
new elements Of industry and pros
perily
He who stands idly by with folded
hands and a doubling, hnlt.ng heart,
is a coward, as such conduct leads d.
recily to The loss Of everything which
we have 50 nobly gained,-name, ma
ton and prospects,--and would result
in reducing US to subsection to an I'M
principled oligarcly, which would in
troduee slavery, and wailing and wbe
all over our fair and beautiful land.
LEI US, then, we ask again, have
confidence in the government and in
each other. Our soil does not with
hold It's bounties, and the Lord Of the
harvests is ready and willing TO give
the increase to intelligent and faithful
application. No matter what amount
is demanded for the army and navy,
IN addition TO that required for home
consumption, il we are courageous,
faithful and industrious, we can repro
dice, annually, to supply the demand
to any extent that supplies may be
exhausted.
In this respect, we are tic favored
nation Of the world. The monstrous
waste oecasioned by the rebellion, the
Withdrawal Of hundreds Of thousands
Of productive laborers from our farms,
and the constant demand from abroad
docs not exhaust the vast granaries Of
their means Of support
And 80 Of the mechanic arts, The
o,cning Of the rebellion found Us NJ
terly incapable either of assault Or de-
fence. Our arsenals hnd been stript
Of arms and ammunition. Our ships
Of war what few were ahoat--had
been ordered into foreign seas; two
only, the Brooklyn and Harriet Lane,
remaining on coast stretching along
the Atlantic border for two or three
thousand miles. And this was not ALL
The high officers Of the government,
the faithless and pcrjured wretehes,
who bad sworn upon the altar Of God
to preserve the Constitution and the
laws, with one hand upon the Bible
swearing allegiance, were throttling
the nation with the other, in tie cor
ruptiono Of the officers Of tho army and
navy, and in reducing the power Of
the free States by every means which
a most ungodly ambition could devise.
This state Of things seemed necess-
airy to arouse the energies of our too
confident people in the free States
And it did arouse them. See what
they have done. The civilized nations
Of the world are nstoundcd with a
knowledge Of the extent Of our re-
sources and the industrial energy aud
skin OF cur people. 1t is almost as
though the fiat Of Heaven had gone
forth and covered the bread lands with
bristling bayonets, with the tramp OF
mighty war horses, and more than
half million Of men, ready 10 sac
rfee everything but liberty and the
free exercise Of our holy religion, to
qucll AMI Queach the cause 81 All ills
Woe-human slavery.
And tie same mighty energies have
been displayed IN regard 70 The navy.
!, i scarcely more than twelve
month whsn he penuant 81 AZ Amer
icau war YES = could rarely be seen
ia tbe Atlantic seas, ~ thoroughly had
the rght arm Of our poaeF beea re-
duetl by ihc Shameless trcac1sry Of
hieh officials q ihe government But,
% she chan Our naval vessels
now humber some ionr o. Use hum