Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-24

of Fair Oaks occurred on the same day, which
ended IN the fight Of the whole Confederate
army. On the 9th the great naval victory of
Memphis, was won and Memphis occupied by
Union troops Gu the 9Th the Confederate
forces were dri ven from the field at Cross Keys
Midsummer, il must be allowed, witnessed a
great Stacking IN the onward movement Of the
Union armies. The victories Of Yorktown,
Williamsburgh, West Point Hanover Court
House and Fair Oaks, which had brought our
army within sight Of 'the spires Of Richmond"
were followed by the disastrous retreat down
the Peninsula. The terrible affair Of Manassas
aud the second Bull Rum must be added TO the
list OF ealanities. The causes Of these lament
able revcrses are yet 10 be brought 10 light, and
their authors, if individuals are responsible for
them, to be held TO q stern reckoning at the bar
ofpublic opinion aud of history.
But what great war was ever carried on with
out checks, delays and disasters3 Alexander
has been reckoned the type of rapid and resistess
conquest, and yet be was the larger part Of a
year in reducing the single city of Tyre--a lon
ger time than suficed to reconquer Norfolk,
Columbus, Nashville, Memphis and New Or
lenns--the last a greater city than Tyre, and
made impregnable as far as could be done, by
the strongest defences and the desperate deter
minatiou of its defenders. Gustavus Adophus
and his great generals were thirty-hv years in
breaking the power of Austria. All Europe
NoHDilct WIS otCupeu lOF more lfdH Ten Ntdls
/ in humbliug Napoleon, England required full
two years to reclaim her reyolted province o
India. France, England and Sardinia united
were longer in reducing Sebastopol than ou
government has been in recovering the long list
of cities and fortresses we have cnumered above
Sharpsburg, Antetam, Iuka and Corintl
] have already n brilliant record for the frs
months of Autumn. The nation is animated
with the feeling that it has re-eutered ON the
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or higher hope than at this hour. The credit
of the country is unimpaired, its finances vel
organized and exhaustless. The loyalty o
| Maryland is assured; that Of Missouri and Ken.
lucky rapidly tending to the same condition.
New Orleans, having enjoyed for six months th'
beneficent sway of the federal government i
| fast subsding into contentment and loyalty
The Mississippi the Potomac, and almost tn
entire Atlantic seaboard, are IN our possession
After eighteen months Of war the governmer
has at its command the most magnificent arm
and navy ever on foot or ahoat.
"The Administration has not "been a fail
ure." 1t has been grand and brilliant success
History will so account it, We challenge III
annals of the past TO furnish an example of equa
achievement in the same time and under sue
stupendous difficulties. The American peopl
are proving that they so regard it by the gen
erous and enthusiastic loyalty with which the,
are putting their treasure and blood at its dis
posal. And it remains only for the Presiden
to push forward our armies at once upon tn
rebels; to continue to "move upon the enemy
works" to give rein to the enterprise, the skill
the daring and the patriotic determination whcl
have been developed and trained during tn
} past year of war, to speedily make an end of tn
gigantic niquity; and the name of Abraham
Lincoln will stand on the future annals of hi
country illustrated by renown as pure ant
undying as that of George Washngton.-Nei
York Post M