Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-12
'gBC08YAlE 0YsNUY0N.
He has Lost the Popular Conf
denO0.
TIVE PaOSPECTlye COSSv QUENCES
OF HIS RETsNTlON IN OFFICE.


From the New York World, July 7th.
Now it is not worth while to analsze
the cause of Secretary Stanton's failure.
To INQUIRE how much Of it is due to po-
litisai ambition, how much to personal
jealousy. how much to the presence OF
he absence OF this or that quality OF
head or heart, how much to the want OF
pubic experience, if not ungracious is
At least unnecessary. 1t is n" time no"
tor such discussions. This one thing IS
efficient: Secretory Stan'on has utter
iy lost the confluence OF the p'ople. For
that reason alone, II there ere no other,
t would be ru,nous to keep HIM IN BIS
place. The President has called tor
three hundred thousand more men. 1t IS
our religious belief that that call will
never be answered, unless the ar De-
partment is committed to different
lands. 10 obtain enl,stments in any
hing like the number required, there
lnnst be great popular enthusiasm and
such enthusiasm Is a moral impo,s'biIl'
" when such dissatisfaction broods up.
on the heart. THE President SEEKS
70 RE CONSTRUCT HIS ARMY, lie must
IRsr KE.EsTABLIsH CONFIDENCE. Ano
hat he can do o"Iy by putting a man
4. the head of,he War department who
is capable OF inspiring confidence. The
,ecessuy is upon him. To disregard II
TO give the county up TO dest'uc-
tlon.
What are personal considerat ors at
crisis like this! Who is Edwin NJ
stanton, that he should sand tor an l"-
,rant IN the way Of the sate'v OF the Re
oublic? There is not an American Nv
20 who Nigh, not better De sunk deep
than ever pl' mmct sounded, II there
by the Sh OF ) ate, now 50 terribly Ia-
boring, could ride any the easier. LODI.
viJua,s are nothing before the awful des.
unies now at stake TIE tate Of untold
generations 10 involved in the manner
With which the President meets his re
spousb,lties. " ha:ever his personal
regard for the Secretary OF War may
De, however much h, may be disposed
TO take upon himself the reproach thai,
properly belongs to that official alone,
is duty to the country reqn,res him to
ook out for another man IN whom the
people can put trust. This is the prime
,eccssity-the condition upon which all!
Use depends.
Tne rebellion can never be overcome
y any such force rs we now have in the
ield. Three months ago the conscrip
ion of all men in the Contederacy be-
~een the ayes Of eighteen and thirty.
five WAS or famed by rebel law. 1t in
ured an army Of half million. The
ersus tables show more than that num-
Der between the ages named within the
rebel domain. Virginia alone, apart
tom Western Virginia, must have fur
| .!shed over hundred thousand. Aud
ct, right in the face of that tremendous
Iexpedlcrt Of the rebels, our Secretary OF
| War orders discontinued OF enlist
ments. The act has gone into history
% piece of sheer infatuatlon. 1t must
lie rect fed, or we perish. The Pres'-
lent has done well, even at this late
lay to make the attempt. 1t will sue
eeed, il the people see evidence that
wisdom and not folly IS hereafter to di
Get the Var administration. There is
principle enough and feeling enough and
s4'rngth enough to put down this res
beIlon; but they must be appreciated
Justly aud dealt with fairy.
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