The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-01-14
s,ow aud sure.

sIow and Sure.
During lie past two pesk We lave no
,iecl among our txrhang's a growing in
patience as Il he seeming ifuci.yiiy Of
oar III liimy movements. AND aprc'iy een-
ernl desire ior imme3iae demonstrations
against ~ rebellion. Now ehle wc can
nat Ion j moment doubt thr good ilieatiWis
q lose who entertain Ills 81 uion, YET
II our view. such coua q, on tie part o.
the prsss are extremely unwi,e aud out
of plac-. II Is not the province Of the
prfss to determine the management Of our
military forces; that duty lis been nm
posed upon different aud probably more
competent authorities, wlio are alone re-
tponslhle los tbs direct conduct d she war
Tie character of tie var, It's i-sues, its
wants, is duratiom--lhcse aud Kindred
topics, ate matters upon which tie press
a. the organ o. The people, should ever
eyincc deep and lively interest. But
Tie command of our armies, tie advance
and the retreat, belo q TO our generals
alone, " hose duly il is 10 execute the laws
and to crush The rebellion, by such militia.
~ means as the circumstances Of the case
demand, and 1t such times as the events
II The campaign and mol nc press, shall
point out. But We are told that delay il
the advance Of our columns argues hope
and intention on The pat Of the admins
traiion Of compromising with the rebel
lion. Not in the least Thut the rebels
do expect OF desire acompromise squlie
apparent there is nothing 10 compromise
about. The President and his Cabinet,
Congress, Tie army, tn press and tn
people, are fully aud irreyocably commit
ted 10 The national cause.
But il is said HAT we can never crush
tue rebellion by waiting; that il viii new
er die Of itself ind that it is constantly
augmeniing It's strength. Very true. No
one expects 10 see the rebels lay down
their aims voluntarily, or TO subjugaie
them either by moral suasion or even by
the blockade alone; and as for their
growth IN wickedness, that is in great
measure the effect Of success which was
Tie result Of hasiy action, and which may
no, well be repeated.
But an advance will strengthen us abroad,
il is said, We reply that foreign opinion
cannot determine the incidents Of our cam
paiens, aud that full success in the future
will Prove more eiIicac;ous abroad Than
partial success al present. Besides, il is
not always the most sanguinary campaign.
which are The most effective. II tie re-
bellon can be suppressed by strategic
movements, we cannot but rejoice nj The
avoidance OF much b!oolshea and misery.
We know in what condition the rebel
lion found the country. Our national POI.
icy which ignores standing army. rem
derrd it necessary 10 create an army
Aud when we survey the scene. Wien We
pass our eyes along our constantly incleas-
ing lines, already containing more than
100000 soldiers. hen W. behold our ma
w Of 1000 guns, the immense naval eN.
prdilions which crowd our lakes and riy.
ers, when we compute The dimensions Of
the task Of arming. cqnipping, FEEDING and
paying this immense force, we can hardly
accuse tic government OF inactivity. Let
us be patient. Our forces are constantly
Increasing inruumbers, and What i d
much greater Importance, ~ efficiency
We have already suffered much by oul
= impatieucc. Let there be M such caas'
trophies IN the future. The result is Ger.
tain unless il Is lost 10y mismauagemeni
and folly. We have hs right, AID ~har
/. often Of greater moment, iAs might
Prudence and salor will crown our effort.
with an enduring success.
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