Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-25

n Th>ie isNubs ahti4i srVend igs sncoarsss
nenI q lon Upion non. The prospect Is .P''
lfer ! Iooe deley sovethipg VIII bedons 20
ward bringing this unhappy war TO a cono'a.
aian st-une must not BE- TOO seugu'ne :"
counting upon immediate results = pay py day,
for weeks and months, We have besp tcid 'hAs
decisive blows were about to be struck--blows
that uould at Onus eruah the head of the feos'-
| lion,a,y, eldedoia sdl - iailleon' Slus.s
lsg Wei, ,it mo-. crushed, its head was pretty &C.
yeseiy bruised by the blow that fol, on SUNDAY,
the i9lh inst, upon Che rebel forces eneamped
lla near Somerset oKys1 Followed BY other IKE
heavy III lows, and by wise and prudent coun'
ses, i.s results cannot but be most proPisious 70
the Union cause. I. It viii encourage the heart
land strengthen the handle Of loyal men IN Ken
tucky; Tennessee, and the entire South, ,lt
Glancing at the military, preparations that
lhave been made or are now in progress, the
whole rebel federacy would seem 70 be sur
rounded with Gordon of military and naval
forces, excluding the insurgents from inter
course with the outer world, while well-directed
and eipantic blows are aimed not merely at the
head, but at the heart of the rebellion, i,qs
! Looking at this tremendous array some ar
dent souls are ready to exclaim: "The victory
lie won, the war is over, the Union restored and
peace and prosperity will assin smile upon our
beloved countryp ssgls t'4n'a
Would that our situation justified at this mo-
ment such q shout of exultation! The blows
We have spoken OF must not only be aimed, bat
struck, and struck home. 't
But fighting alone, however brsyely and skill
fully done, viii not itself bring about the glori'
Gus results of q restored Union AMI returning
peace and prosperity. There must be ability
prudence and economy In the cabinet as well as
Akill and courhgeln the field, ii,.sa iirs
The recent change in the War Department
LAT Washington has been hailed as an infslliblO
sign that greater energy, vigor and decision
would characterize the war policy of the Coy
ernment. Secretary STANTON has been looked
upon, as others have been before him, as the
"coming man, He may, and we hope he will,
realize all that has been anticipated Of him in
advance, .s1a boo ,.9a.-a1-3 g'ia'
One man may do much, but not everything.
NAPOLEON, the Great, could not have achieved
what be did without his able Generals in the
field, and no less able heads Of bureaus. There
must be general wedding out Of incompetent
and corrupt men in the military and civil ser
vice, aud supplying of their places with men
Of stern integrity, commanding abilities and
iucoruphble patriotism.
Without this general publication in the pub
. lie serVics,tis idle 20 expect that the war car
be speedily brought to conclusion. Mos
! men in Office regard their elevation as due t'
the triumph Of their party. They are, there
fore, determined to make the most Of their po
litical success. The sWarms Of mere mercena
ry oficeholders and plunderers OF the publi'
treasury iufest our land as the locusts did tina,
Of Egypt
While these are petted and fattened, It is o
little use to pour soldiers into the field by drain
ing the country OF the flower of its population
or to pour money into the public treasury BY
taxing everything man possesses or can earn
The vast army of greedy OficehOlders and cor
rupt contractors will leave no stone unturned tc
protrsct the war as long as there is dollar in
the treasury or man left to be taxed. These
men do not want the war to end, for it creates
new and fat offices, fat salaries and still fatteI
contracts, Already contracts have been enter
ed into for army supplies six months and yeal
ahead. A. general reform must take place, oil
the country will be ruined, not SO much by Oper
rebels as by secret and corrupt traitors under
the mask of loyalty.