New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-08

"AUGERs THAT WONT BORE
1t is to the President of the United States
that the country is indebted for this most tx.
presslve simile-it is the President to whom
that country is now looking for such vieor-
Gus action as will show that he comprehends
the full meaning of the phrase, aud accepts the
duties imposed by it.
Your auger ia clever implement, useful and
handy to have in the house-proylded Il will
bore. Lacking that peculiarty it may be
handsome as picture bright as a mirror
shapey, well proportloued, with well turned
bit, strong shank, and a perfect love Of
iandle--but all are of no account in the alb
sence Of The boring quality. Otter things are
desirable; this is indispensable.
That Gen. Pope may be a Turenne aud Gen.
Mcdowell a Zack Taylor is possible-fcr with
God all things are possible. The fact that they
do not succeed-arc unlucky, if you please
settles their case. The soldiers refuse to iahi
under them; many Of their higher officers nc
cure them Of incupacity, and eyen-as to Nc
Dowell-of treason. That is enough. They
cannot usefully serve their country under epau-
lettes; if they are true patriots, LEI them take
muskets and 90 into the ranks. where they
ran do good. Gen. Pierce, who failed 30 Ia
mentally at Great Bethel, has since done good
service in "a humber sphere. The auger that
will not bore whlte-oak plank may still do good
service in probing butter-frkln, But let no
ln f.tio L..
sponsibility again. If Lis soldiers have lost
faith in him, the genius OF Napoleon could not
render him q fit leader
We have just had on order disnissing a lot
Of smallfry from The service for dclnqucrcies.
That is very good, 10 far as il goes Now let
the like justice be Ineted out to their superiors
We hesitate not 10 'ay that an order retiring
half dozen Generals for cause would be
hailed with cheers from every post-oilice in the
loyal States
But there are other augers that need look.
ing to-the Border-Sato for example. The
Presid,n, has lent willing ear to the cOun.
sells OF the Border-State Ncstors for long.
sad year. That be- has done all for the best, j.
not questioncd that Mey have meant TO save
not only Slavery. but the Union, is taken for
granted. But where are the States which 50
much has been done to conserve and conciliate
Kentucky is for the Union. she has proved il
in several popular elections, when her decision
WAS Unaffected by force or fear on either hand;
but when it comes to fighting, her Unionsis can
not or will not defend themselves against her
own Rebels. When a fight was To BE- made for
her stately Lexington. her intellectual capital
and the grave Of her great Clay, there was
just one regiment OF Kentucklans in the Union
line of battle And, though the Rebel force now
oyorrunnng her soil is one that che ought to
eat up in three mouth-iulls, even without the
brigades poured in upon her from the adjacent
Free States, We have no faith that in the deci-
sive battle soon to be fought on her own soil,
there will be nearly so many nor 20 effective
kentuckans ia the Union as 10 the Rebel ranks
UnIonism is Il most imposing augcr,
~ long as YOU don't ask it to bore.
So OF Maryland and the rest of them. Ma.
ryland is for the Union; che has good reason
10 be. She may well prefer to be central
rather than frontier State, no matter whether
attached to one belligcrcnt or the other. Sac
would like to see tho Rebels defeated; but sbe
has never put forth her own strength to defeat
them. On the contrary, she has always had
more and better soldiers in the Rebel tlan in
the Union ranks; so she has to-day; W she
will have when tho conflict is transferred t.
her soil. 90 yes said a Maryland Secesb
tauutingly TO his friend "you are for the
Union-I don't doubt it; but will you fght for
the Union am a Sccessionst, and | shnll
fght for Secession" And there he had him. |
Unionism Is Il good-looking uugcr;
we are soon to soc how well it will bore.
The country is patent-it is willing that
every anger shall have fair trial. 1t suffers,
Of course, by mistakes and delays while the
trial is making; but that is the fate Of an I'M
armed. industrious, pcace-loving people. Only