The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-11-06
rzsE PgEsENT CONDITION.
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WHAT WILL THE COVER,
ysEtk Do:
w, hear i. said that the army in Ken
lucky is 500 to go in.o winter quarter.
The army of the Potomac is still near
Washington an / for all we can see, is likely
to remain there Indefinitely.
Should our armies 90 into winter quar-
tiers in Kentucky, and rear Washington,
without first striking telling bow a. the
rebellion. we believe that before another
summer comes, it will he useless 10 al
temp: further the conquest of the rebels.
So far We Lave done nothing beyond hold
ing our own, the rebels are III rs good con
dition to day, So far a We can Judge, a.
they were eighteen months ago. How long
mus. We wait. and how many more lives
must DE sacrificed yet, cn the altar OF I'M
becillty and fsnasicism. before thii internal
rebellion shall be crushed out: the su
premacy of the Constitution established,
and the Unioa restored! The peop'e have
come up to the help of the Government no
Div. have furnished with a.acrity ali the
men required. al the munitions Of war de
mandcd and as yet they see no appreciate
result beyond the destruction ofthoa>ands
upon thousa lands Of lives, and the depletion
Of the Treasury. with the prospect in store
OF heavy taxation and a still greater depre-
citation OF the currency of the country.
Where these things viii end the honest,
harl-worhing masses Of the people are III
curing: and unless the powers that b.,
shape things differently, and that perhaps
very soon, they will demand chang OF
the men who noa fill PAGES Of power aud
the substitution u. those in their stead who
posseso the ability TO conduct the country,
honoraby AMI safely through the present
great peril.
It does not satisfy the people tia; we
still hold Washington, that we still occupy
Kentucky, Missouri. parts of Tennessee.
Alabama, and Virginia-ihat the rebels,
were driven out of Maryland, and New ORR
leans is in Federal hands, they furnished
al abundance Of men and money 10 hayf
ere this with proper system AMI naanaga-
ment ovcrrun the whole rebel CcnseIeracy,
and are impatient that it has not been
done.
Less re l-tapeism, less fraud and favorit
ism insdoh iliiary department OF the Gov
eminent. aud more plain practical common
sense, with faithful adherence to The
time worn adage Honesty is the best pol
icy" would, the people think, have Shown
more favorable results. 50 long as small
politicians, thieving contractors. and One-
ileaed fanatics continue to usurp the place
IN the councils of the nation, which should
b. filed with men OF integrity, intellect,
and capacity to meet the cxigencies inci-
dent 20 the present crisis, We have no nope
that things will grow better. on the contra
r. We feAhey will continue to grow
worse ans worse until utter irretlievable
ruin sbSflike the bosom of destruction
sweep over the land, and leave not a YES
tige of the great prosperity and power
which were ours only two short years ago.
What will the administration do? Viii it
pursue ite wo ted course Of vacillation. or
viii it adopt some system worthy of the
name, sud steadily adhere TO it. thus secur-
Ing the confidence of the people, aud ulti-
mate success. May God give our rulers
wisdom, and the people forbearing spIli it;
and may the waves Of desolation. aud the
tempest Of existing war be speedily stayed,
the ark OF our political covenant again re-
stored amid the reioicinga OF a people de
voted to the cause of equal rights, and the
preservation of constitutional liberty.