Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-11-21
Newspaper Critieisms--MeClellan.--
Frenon;-.Censorship Of the Press.

Newspaper Critieisms--MeClellan---
Frenon;--.Censorship OF the Press.
IL i. now more than q year and halt
since the government troops marched into
Virginia to meet the rebel. upon the Geld OF
conflict. The event. Of thsss ishtesn mouth.
have passed into history be read, crit.
ei.ed, and revised, by tie prc.cu, and ccm.
ing generations. A grave question meets Us
In thi. connection. how far Is IL rroTcr Tor
tie pres. 10 indalse In criticisms on the war
and the policy that has governed the adj
ministrati0n IN conducting ~ We bold
that Inconsiierste praise or e,nsure % rela.
ton 20 these matters ]. Impolitic. To IN
qualiScdly ind0rse every ac, OF the admins
traitor. j. TO show a comparative want Of
Discrimination aud sound Judgment, for iiis
not 20 b. presumed. that war o( such x.
gantic proportions can be conducted, with
out mistakes ani bluni~rs Ga the oiLer
hand g. condemn iuiIscriminate V the man.
assmsnt OF the same. .. an evidence Of
prejudice aud unfair judgment Ia our
opiniOL the only correct rule 10 h. adopted
in these natter, i. 70 speak the irEib abOui
nsu and things. sitrsgscuts ,,seli "a the
hght Of I'll the evidence IN the Gaze Bot
there should D. limitations. even 90 this
rule. In commenting upon the manage.
nent OF the war. every critic should sreaS
or vr te With due dgi,rencc % the c0utin.
gsncie. cluncctcd W,Jh the Affairs Oi the
government. Newspaper writers hay, 40
mora rish, ~ loyal men q en arr4.s the
government by the severity Of shslr cOm.
msui', o. by laying " t.yulslns that which
IL communicated % the enemy would aIlri
them al and comfort Ia our Judgment
thee wholesome rule. have since the COIN.
nsnccmcut VI tbs Mar L.aga violated. great.
~ TO tie je,rinsnt and bee, good Of tLc
country There ha. been q d,.p,.i,i1n &,
rrai-e without mgrIt--ani O. crrsur, With.
on, cause. Tie usw.r,rer lrc,. 10 tie ~
tsre.t. OF the democratic party. has been
criminal guilty 90 thi' Tysp-c'. Prom Tee
moment Gen Mcclellan took command %
The army az Washington. after our Gr.i Z,
feat At Bull Run o. thi- iay. there ha- ~.
DENLY b,,n concert Of action. ~ which
tbe mast ful,ope lauiatiln. have bcgu
shoSer,i down uI1n hi' bead. W matter
What h- has since done Or Jailed 10 DO. the
democratic Trys,, With It, correspondence.
have ibdgl.ci IN a systematic course O.! puff
tHg-srJat, great, great j. Gga. Mcclellan
In reading ihe.c studied attempts 70 give
military commander IN onyiab!e u1tofi.iy
one not acquainted with The facts 10 the case
would be .lmn-t led % the conclusion. tha'
Gen. Mcclellan oouH sal err. - in'1!sr
sni have hccu thee party organs, ttaI eve
" n4h Who would not tarow up hi, cap ioi
hin, has been denounced as iis.Jyal and AZ
enemy O. the government. There l.auO,Ler
fac; equally significant contested siih the
course the democratic newspapers. Will,
Mcclellan could ia their Judgment DO %
thips trroac-Gsn. Fremont la. done %
thing ri-L. Pralse Mcclellan aud cen
sure Fremont ia. hesn the democrAIi,
~ateb~ord. Nov these attempts 10 build
up one nAD ani poll down another ire
speeu'e Of true merit !, not 0uly wrong but
infamous. The pres a. every body knows
10 an all powerful engine to make, or On.
make men. Ba, tina course i. criminal 10
smother r,.rset. IL opera,,' 10 transform
dsAfi. into giants Ia Une case, AMI ia an-
other dsinile down giants into DWARF. IN
both cases men are mi.jalgcl. The only
eOrrsc, criticism ~ Whi,h military chiefs
shogld b. judged - ~ their G.ed'-''hy
their fruits ye shall know them" Wspas,
10 another pOiat IN this connection. News
paper editors aud writers IA many instance.
have mott .hamslully mi.repre.en,,d many
Of ,ho material fact, CONNECTED With oar ar
nv operations. Defeats have BEEN headed
forth 70 the county as victories. AMI The
people have too often Uecn deceived. by false
eoloripg. and lal,e declarations. 10 such
90 extent has thing. been carried that but
little If any reliance u now placed upon
tslsgraph,c !s.Iaiches--sIen when they
some ir1a the eorr,'PondeDtsof the sssOei-
atei press. ihe government ecnslrship Up
on the press h., 10 great eIien, iAii,d IN
the Object, intended. The people instead OF
she rebels have beea kept IN the dArs and
While the former have waited 10 the most
intense anIirty tic result. OF our army oP
sraiions the latter have by the al OF
spies and in'ormers known every movement
js.t a. well as oar commanders have known
them themselves. The evils Of which W.
lave been speaEius ought to be corrected at
oncs-wheihsr they will b remains to &c
seen.
Hon. A. J. Hamilton, la. been appoint
81 Military Governor Of Texas. with the