The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-06-25
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striking manner the unreasonableness Of
those editors who are forever carpiug at
the civil and military administration Of
the Government:
1t has been, therefore, with some pain
that we har, roticed in many loyal news
papers studied attempts TO depreciaie the
honesty and capacity Of many Of our
/ public men, Some assail General Nc
] Clellan, and others General HalloCk. Ma
ny denOunoe Fremont and Banks. Many
i impugn the sincerity of the President
/ Many assail the Secretary Of War. The
dsloyalists denounco everybody-Presi-
| dent, Secretary, and Genoral-but il is
not with them that we are now dealing.
| infatuated with treason, il is natural that
they should detest every patriot in place
or out Of place II is among those who
! claim TO be friends Of Mr.. Lincoln and
adherents Of his Administration that We
see the various manifestations of Ibis
spirit Ardently loyal and devoted to
| the country, they neutralize and weaken
! their influence by dissensions and re-
elimination. With no apparent motive,
or, if with any at all, one of degrading
character, they villify and abuse generals
and Cabinet ministers with almost as
much bitterness as they exhibit towards
Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Benjamin They seem
to forget that these men, like themselves,
have the good of the country at heart, and
they are endeavoring to save it in their
own appointed way. They are iorgetfu
| of the fact that they are human, and liza
BILE to error; but that, being human, they
are anxious TO atone for error. They
| clamor and condemn and use incendiary
| language witIta Tccklessncss which seems
TO be appalling.
General Mcclellan throws up cntrench-
| ments at Yorktown, and he is derided as
a digger in dirt and builder Of corduroy
roads. General Fremont makes an un-
precedented march over the mountains,
meets the enemy, and fights with un-
daunted courage, but because he does not
| capture the foe he is pronounced an in
competent general Gen. Banks conducts
one Of the most masterly retreats Of the
war, and because he did not defeat an
overwhelming rebel force he is called a
mere politician. Gen. Halleck engineered
| Beauregard out Of Corinth, and he is now
a bye-word and a scOrn among men who
trembled a few weeks ago with appre-
honsion that he would be cut to pieces by
| the rebel army. General Butler issues an
\ order 10 protect his soldiers from insult,
and he is called a coarse, vulgar fellow.
| General Hunter commences the very un-
| pleasant work of taking care Of the ne
groes by making them fight and work,
and no epithet is too gross and indecent
TO apply 30 him. Governor Stanley gets
into personal difficulty with an impctu-
Gus Northerner at Newbern and sends
him home. Straightway, the Governor is
called scorpion" and a Secessionist
The Secretary Of War is also prominent
target for these assaults, He is unrea-
sonable, impetuous and tyrannical-he
became frightened over Jackson's raid,
and summoned the country TO arms only
TO ask il TO disarm the day succeeding
He is a party TO the widest schemes that
were ever conceived. He is plotting TO
have half an army cut 10 pieces because
" the AbolitiOnists want TO supersede
Mcclellan ewantonly permits Banks
TO be defeated, and kept Mcdowell on the
Rappahannock, because the radicals dc
sired to prOtract the war and enable then
friends TO make money out Of contracts
and at length dissolve the Unionl
Let IL be remembered that all these
assertions are made in good faith, aud
that loyal journals elaborate these rdi-
culous fancies from day 10 day in the
most indignant manner A moment OF
reflection would remind them that, in
case like that Of Secretary stanton, II II
as impossible that he should WantOnly
permit an army 20 be sacrificed, in order
70 crafty political spleen, as Il is that
he would sever in twain the child Of his
loins. And those who are so angry about
the impetuOsity Of the Secretary Of War
in calling out troops when there was meres
ly presumed danger, would nave been
infinitely more angry had the Secretary
made such an order day too late. Wig
ilance is far better than negligence. Bet
ter fire your gun and make a false alarm
than be surprised and captured on your
post An officer may be TOO fast, bat ID
is Infinitely better than that he should
be too slow. The effect Of these effort
10 depreciatc the Secretary Of War or
any officer Of the Government, or Of any
general in command, must be baneiul
II sickens the loyal heart and strengthens
/. the disloyAl heart Our friends sigh and
uIbop anu grow AAlhli oui luth htAHH'
merry aud Joyous The newspapers Of
the South print their disparagements with
hendish eXultaton; Europe mocks at
the fear and dissension and calamity we
exhibit These men propose nothing
They tear down, but do not rebuild. They
would do away with things a. they ar".
but they do not tell us what Is 10 come
hereafter. Is there not more than CON-
mon philosophy in the poets wish TO ralh-
r er bear the ills wezhEve than iiy 70 others
that we know not OF
: We are not aware that, in making these
: remarks, we are defending any general
, in the fleld, or any particular officer 81
, the Government We have no personal
cause 10 champion. Those men may
I quarrel and contend-it is no business
J Of ours, and we have no interest in the
Z contest We plead for the country. We
b ask those who are disposed 10 condemn
10 stay their censure. Let there be mo-
more heart-burnings aud griefs. II they
! are truly loyal bet them show their 10y
atty by unaaimity and forbearancc