Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-12

elected 20 office. they need 81 DC wsfched o. be
oppo.ed % be reused up. Men collect "a WISH
inxton, Ear from their constituents They are
surrounded bs everything that TOTES down hon
esty and patriotism. hey run INTO pools and
bayou- Selfish politics. dispuiatious private iIr
terests, fiery cunning Of men greedy Tor gold,
and ten thousand sinister aud dem0rAllziug nfu-
ences. are brought TO bear upon them. in season
and out Of season, binding their eyes, wearing
out their integrity, aud destroying their faith in
every man'spurity and honesty
This great conflict. thus far. has been, IN every
proper and honorable sense. campaign OF the
common people without leader IL j. not the
nature OF demOcraeie- 20 produce leaders. Our
tmes verify the fact. No great national leader
has appeared Fremont had the qualities which
win confidence and fre the people heart with en-
thusiasrn. But IN the sight OF i've men, each ole
Of whom intend 20 be the next President OF n
country which their timid aud sluggish policy
bids fair to pnt out OF existence before the next
Presidential e.ecton this objectionable
fault lie has been laid aside for the sake oil
politicians and OF jealous technical officers whom
God never made Generals. aud OF whom. there
fore, West Point could make only engineers.
Great military leaders are born, not built.
Certainly neither Mr.. Lincoln nor his Cabinet
have proved leaders. They have not gone before
the people Their policy IL one which has
obliged the public TO demand each step OF adj
vance They feared division at the North. They
feared the malignant fragments of the Demo
cratic party Fear was stronger than faith.
They yentured only on those points about which
there was unity and eagefness. with the whole
community. Even when they advanced. they
preferred TO have il seem rather like a resistance
90 vet further advanced radicalism. than TO be
a voluntary progress beyond some old landmark.
This might be the melancholy wisdom oil such
n -.
with few resources, with little money. with an
untried government driving a team of newly
yoked States. But he who initiates Washing
ton . sOwness. in the midst of enty millions OF
men-wiih twenty lusty loyal States at his back
with money enough. aud srsentls pouring out
armaments and munitions and all the in pements
and vehicles OF war on land and sea which art
can construct and science suggests fool,
thrice sodden! There never was "A time when
mems prayers feryently asked God for a leader!
He has refused our petition. What idol would
we have made of a man OF lusty will, who out
of weakness had waxed strong and marched
through the land. threshing it in his indgnatonl
Mr. Lincoln Is good man: a consderate. pru-
dent. honest politician. But nat sprk of ge
Mus has he; not element for leadership; not
one particle vf heroic enthusiasm. The people
long TO Irvine about him. Never WAS such an
has had circumstances thronging about him. lm-
ploring, demanding him 10 be Great. who has
shown such singular self denial. While he is
considering, Events are moving on.
There has not been a line in anv Government
paper that might not have been issued by the
Gar by Louis Napoleon, or by jeff Davisl
Our State papers during this eventful struggle
void OF genuine enthusiasm for the Great
Doctrines on which this Government was founded
Faith i'm human rights ~ dead in Washington
The Administration have faith in America in
the United States. in a united North. in a Re
publican party but no faith ia that invisible
principle which underlies and nourishes them all
The people are never called To maintain their his
torie ideasi The nation Is never reminded OF its
political truths The people are not reached
where their enthusiasm, like the sleeping music
OF the harp's strings, lies waiting some touch To
bring it forth. to IOll over ths continent such
Anthem as the world never heard, and only IA
free people can chant
All the piddling questions that are spun in
Washington, thick as spiders webs on a meadow,
would 90 down like those films when a moving
machine sweeps round the field, il the Great Ma
tional Truth and its Historic Pride had been
ridden forth with Courage and Will But when
Administration weaves the mighty affairs of
this nation like lace weaver, with thread and
bobin piled upon its knee, no wonder that all its
time is consumed in looIs and broken threads
and stitchesl
But we must cease looking any more to Gov
eminent We must turn to ourselves A time
may be near when the people will be called to
act with prudence and courage beyond all precc-
dent. After strength has been filtered away ia
mcnding the manhood of Border State cunuchs,
and revcrses have come, and our rulers arc tuei-
tives from The proud Capital, should they deem
the task of maintaining the sanctiiy aud integrity
of the National Soil hopeless, then this Great
People, moving through all their States, may yet
bc called To take up the despairng work and
carry il forth to victoryl The People must
have Leaders. As yet they have not found
thCml
Great God, what people hast Thou brought
forth upon this continent What love of liberty;
what heroic love of law aud institution; what
courage. and constancy. and solfsacrincc hast
thou given thcmi And no man is found to lead
this So great Nationl B. Thou Leader! Lord
of Hosts, hast Thou forgotten how to lead n
peoples There arc no ages on Thy head! Years
make Thee neither old nor weary Behind Thy
unwrinklcd brow no care dwcllsl Teach this
People to need no other Leader but Thysclfl
Tren, led by Thee, teach them TO be all suni-
cicn( for every deed Of Justice. and omnipoicnt
for liberty!