The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-22
The Oeua.,on scolAs.

Next to lying, the easiest thing In the world
, ! scolding; and there are men who have acquire,
: such skill BY practice that they may be said {,
scold and lie With equal facility. II affords on
an opportunity to be very smart-to exhibit Al
unusual degree Of wisdom and sagacity-to hav.
criticism for every act, q suspicion for ever,
motive, and An Offset of censure for every word
OF extor'ed praise. II is very pretty thing
Tor some people to believe, or affect to believe.
that public virtue is dead, that selfishness is the
rule Of life in every responsible station, that
patriotism Is ssarcer than diamonds, and that
the country generally il only it to 20 to the
devil and is we'll advanced in the journey. This
sort OF thing gives the selEappointed censor
| prominence, as the olace which be assumed IN
NIL Is one that pre-supposes eminent purity,
patriousnl, vaIor, prudence and all unsel6shDess
| ana All excellence as its qualifications and ere.
dentials.
Since the commencement of the present war.
tnere nave been men, nomnally supporters Of
the Government and the Administered ion-nov.
men VINO are the recipients of the favors Of the
Administration-whote words and whose influ
ence nave not been such as to strengthen either
the hands OF the Government or the hearts of
the people II men have gone to Them for
strength or comfort, they have not found it,
They have, instead, received the impression that
the Government either does not know whatit
10 about, or is in the hands Of sharpers that
military men care more for themselves, a thou.
sano times, than they do fos their country that
the Government has no policy and the army no
plan and thst the rebels really monopolize ali
the military genius of the country. The Pres.
ioent, according to these wise ones, is well
enough, but he is weak every member of the
CaDinet is " well enough" but there ia some.
tn'ng radically wrong about him; and military
men are well enough" perhaps, but military
men are military men, and much in the way Of
pubic virtue Is not to be expected of them. II
=. mistake is made, it is always inexcusable."
IL any possible emergency proves to be unpro-
vided Tor, somebody's neck should be stretch. |
Cd TOR it. Every success is only lucky chance |
which involves no credit to ANYBODY. and the |
common scolds even go so far, no. unfreouently. |
as 70 say that the happening is contrary to the |
VIII OF the superiors in military command, and
that all successful subordinates would be punish.
ed IT the operation were a safe one.
1t was remark Of Mr.. Beecher, We believe.
mat the strongest encouragement he ever oh.
tanned in his Christian life was derived from the
weaknesses of the apostles. If they, in intimate
contact with the great Master, were 80 much
very much like this on looking to revolutionary
times Let person take up and read through
irVlngs Lille OF w ashngton, and get his glimpses
OF the revolution through that life, and it will
certainly give him courage and strength, He
viii ma tnat no man connected with the gov.
eminent to day is half as much malipned and
abused as Washington was by the men of his
Ime-that rancor and hatred, such as we're lev.
eled at him, are to-day unknown out of the pre
'lncts OF treason. He will find prevalent every.
8nere the saline impatience, the same cavlinp
'pirlt, the same cursing and scolding. There ,
we're men, then, as now, who could see nothing {
1000 in public men, and nothing laudable in
public policy. There we're men then, as now. I
VINO assumed the censorship of all movements. b
mo c 'uld md nothing good in any. Yet Wash J
ngton and his associates stand to-day the gori
leo objects OF our reyercnt love; and we have +,
10 doubt that the men who are at the head of =
mars to-day are to take their place among the +
a n, immortals whom grateful patriotism !
vii never permit to die. We say this none the =
ess heartily because the common scolds will turn +
p their noses at the bare suggestion. =
1t is easy to sit at home and scold. It ise asv =
DO nothing while others are crushed down by =
ares OF state, or are sacrificing ease and COM ;.
ort IN the camp, and periling life and limb in
eaoiy conflict We say it is easy to sit at home
may, IT may be easier still to sit in the editors
nair-and scold I; but it is meaner than apy
Their thing mentionabe. If there ever lived a
et OF men who desei we'd the sympathy and the 9,
lorai support of their fellow countrymen, then D
looe "no are Engaged In putting down this n,
reat rebellion deserve them. The largest char. :.
y should be EXTENDED to them, and the firmes. '
'ust reposed in them. Our hope, under God. ~
ust be in them; and even if they should not r m
u be what they ought TO be, they are the best =
e have, and it is impossible to decide impair. =
ally upon their fitness for their posts TO-DAY.
man to day is in possession of the facts that di
III enable him to decide fully as to the merits M
those who are at the head Of the civil and mil. r.,
ary affairs of this country. -
In view OF the late advances and successes of no
IT army, it would seem as If the common scolds n,
ould perceive that their vocation is gone; but M
presume they are in full blast vet. In their r.,
Union, the evacuation of Columbus and Man. =,
sas is not attributable to any strategic pIan "
vlsed in Washington; but it happened So ~
deed, we presume that it will be represented o.
have occurred against the will of those in a an
wer, and to have subjected all who we're ac ~. a''
e In procuring it to degradation from the ser. .S
&c. Such men deserve to be slammed across no
mouth, and to receive an emphatic ipjunc.
n to dry up" If man cannot be sharp and
tty and impressive, at time like this without Me
wing the seeds of discomfort and dissstisfac.
n and distrust in every mind with which he ow
mes In contact, let US have his right hand in a
ing. A "friend of the government" who be. ".
yes in the general rascaity of all who are in ss
8 nothing better than pimp of treason. -
[Spring6eld Republican.
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