The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-07-17

P'0oo WIZ not' LUIS government mas con-
cealed the fact as long as it was able. II
has held the end of the telegraph in its
possession. 1t has gurded the routes to
and from Fortress Monroe 1t has sup.
pressed the dispatches which gave it full
and reliable information. 1t promised to
communicate the truly good or evil to the
public whenever it was sure of the facts
1t has violated its promise. Its Cabinet
officers have caused falsehoods or state
mehts which suppressed and perverted the
truth 10 De transmitted ~. II ..,
and, with facts in their possession which
the people had right to know, they have
regaled us with rosy 6ctions which every
private and truthful report from the seat
of war, now. at last. arrived by messenger
and mail. pronoances deceit and sham
This is no time Cor needless ordinations
We inculpate no one. We mention not a
single name, We do not seek to turn the
gathering wrath of ;he people upon any
single head. But none are without blame.
Does even the President think that the
people will not feel insulled that he tho't
their patriotism-their uniinching deter
mination, never less persistent and unal-
terable than in the face Of an unexpected
disaster--a less safe reliance in the hour
of our need, less likely to Justfy the call
for three hundred thousand men. than a
round robin signed by dozen Governors?
The governors will be heard, but our
disasters would have been trumpet
tongued. We tell him plainly. and as a
consistent, unwavering friend has right
to tell him. that he, too, has blundered. :.
That he. too. has not felt the magnitude of
our crisis as the people feel iI--that he,
TOO. has moderated tie courage and the
determination of the people who placed
him in power Had he overrued the
petty. piddling orders of his war minister,
and thrown open to the press and the peo-
pie every avenue of intelligence by which.
they might get knowledge of the deeds or
the disasters of our army; had he let the
worst be known at once. and. in full face
of our peril, had he issued upon his own
motion and by his own authority as Com
mander.in- Chief Of the armies of the re.
public. his call for five hundred thousand
men, they would have come--a half mil
lion of them--sooner than the three hun
dred thousand will come. and he would
have intrenched him self in the confidence
and affection of the people AS he never yet
has done, honored and revered much and
deservedly though he be.
Did Mr. Lincoln fear that the people
would fail him. tha, he would be stronger
if backed by the request of the Governors
The people of the North have never beer
found wanting. They are and ever have
) been in advance of their rulers. They
&ave poured out the lives Of their brother,
} and sons Ike rain and their treasure as
freely as these have spent their blood
, No sacrifice which is needful will they
grudge. No cost will they stint Thougl
, Nc Clellan and his gallant army were TO
: day marching south prisoners of war. hi
whole army captured and all lis materia
} destroyed. the determination of the Nortl
would only harden to a more desperate
energy--it would onl ly demand still NOR
, imperiously Of those whom it has place.
; in power a wiser and more efficient use O
the means Of victory. still more lavisl
use Of every instrument which God, na
ture. and the nation had placed in thei
power--they would only swear, with fres'
adjurations. The rebellion must and shat
be put down.
The people have denied their servant
nothing. They have led; it is their ruler
> who have followed. Nothing which the,
have done has been grumbled at unless
has crippled the efficiency of our arm,
and navy. Money and men they have ha,
to their hearts content,--ti they them
selves pronounced the untimely word. =
no more are needed. And now what i
the result of the year? What has bee
+. achieved since The last anniversary of ou
independence?
How have our blood and treasure beer
spent? We are twenty millions OF peopl
: the South is less than ten. Has tn
contrast shown? Where have we outnum
-bered the enemy two to one? Exceptir
I those advantages which our superior mar
itime power gave us, or which the direct
ion of our great water courses led us 10
and almost compelled us TO seize, wha
have we TO show for our superior numb bers
what for our superior power? Wher
: have northern sinews and northern endu
rance been made by our leaders to shin