The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-25

R.s~ The Richmond Wing says the people have lost
confidence in President Davis The Wing was warm
in its praise of the President and the Administration
until one of its Editors was defeated for Clerk of the
House of Representatives, then Immediately, the
of the Wing changed and it has been engaged in fault
finding ever since.
The people have not lost confidence in President
Davis. Many believe that he has not acted energet-
caly enough and desire that he would display more
vigor prosecuting the war; but the main portion of
the people have entire confidence in his ability well
patriotism to manage the ship OF State; and al
though she is experiencing rough weather,
they believe that the at the helm will steer her
safely into a haven peace and independence. We
must have faith in the and help sustain them in
their efforts. Generally, those who complain of the
President and the management of the war; know moth
ing abou, it they certain course, when pro-
ably if they knew ;he circumstances and the
which induced that course they would readily approve
it. 1t is entirely begin find fault with
the Government.
The Richmond Enquirer makes the following peril
nent remarks this subjeat
Some of those who seem to have devoted their in
huence to the task of diShonorug the government of
the Confcderacy by assaults upon its constituted
thorities, and especially its military head defend them
selves for contrary to the example of our
Revolutionary fathers by CONTEMPORARY remarking
that we have no Washington to rally upon; and
they pretend that any appeal them sustain Pres
dent Davis, fathers did Washington implies the
. assertion of au equality with Washington
There is reason Candor in this With equal
prupriety it might be said that such appeal sup
poses the persons addressed be the peers in merit
and patriotism of the great and good they are
adjured to initiate; assumption that would find but
/ few 70 defend it.
This say: that President Davis as constitutional
COMMANDMENTS Chief of the military forces OF the Con-
federae States, stands in least important
relation az that sustained by Washington to the Uni
ted Colonies. We have the at stake that our
fathers had; for We, too, are fighting for personal
liberty and political life The means the
spirit the same union of hearts and hands which were
necessary in their day, necessary in ours Great
Washington was, he needed the support and conf
donce of the people. Without them, he would have
ritaby faii in his great work. President Davis
inperatiyely needs the support. Nay if he be
judge much the more necessity for zeal and
operation.
There a time when Washington-with whom an
ahectonate reverence tOrbids the comparison of
( other mau-was not thus honored and respected. The
critics and the lult-hnders and the envious of Reyo
Htionary times from whom the present egiti-
stately descended busy in the work of deraction
Schemes were prosecuted for suppanting him as
chief, for hch the pretendcrs mill
tary knowledge OF that day, pronounced him utterly
unfit. If the good of the O. majority in Con-
greSs, and among the people, had over-rGled the
spleen and the opposition of critics and
Swallowed rivals and given Washington the support
and confidence necessary 10 his great work, he
would have been known on the page of history the
Father of great country. And if he livet this day.
in all the vgor of his powers and occupied the post
of military responsibility the success of his eudeavorS
would require that the good aud good feeling of
the people, should protect him from the fau-fnders
OF the present times they protected him from those
who logged his steps and assaulted his policy in
l775-l7sI. In short, the duty which TO
leaders is the same which orr fathers owed theirs"
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