, 1862-09-15

bcu71 strategy the plan would be too crazy ,
5i:r;. Ii .nlclt1s thought Il is altogether
likt'v that they will mike their circuit
Jack into Virginia !,y 1larpcr's Ferry, but
1Aty ought not to 10 even that without the
svycrest punishment. The "rising in
MAJ. ianl' has not come off: but q terrible
ia1!irg ought To be witnessed IN that quar-
IT, before the invaders again touch the
Virgins: shore
THE sE.tN OF T1zE COUNTRY.
The COUNTY, Las bceu ruined by fault
f,.<l;ug sir: utterly ruined, BY lack Of con-
1:.3cncc Of the people in their rulers"
,l:c emphatic remark Of an elderly gentle
nla:. n pursy structure, and plcthoric in
1utsc lie gavc accent to Ills lttcrance by
TIT swing Of Il stout gold headed cane,
il jll.'wirg NJ Lis sweeping charge with
sweep ri tie st4t1, as if he 1ongel to use it
over the shoulders Of parties Chilly in form
aid manner as set down |
Tie elderly Man walked testify away is !!
u the terminus Of argument had been
reached and there was nothing more to say.
J.
1t,ivg il, that this 81 / gentleman, the solid
r :,rsscntl'iy.. Of stlid class Of conlmuni-
y. loyal ci1izcns I'll, Stood side by side |
with those lie complained Of, in one respect |
q: least lie cun{:sscs wc arc in q bad
way 11c docs not lesit;lte 10 declare TINT
t.;- national affairs Lave Conc tu Il sid
7eas~. &c thinks the country ruined, or
nc:.]y SO. 50 fir lie nrrees with those
rf hem he bitterly complains.
Tut how CINE it so: How far can the
melancholy balance sheet of the war for
fle past year be cllaryclule in the dirc2-
lion named: Has It been those who have
G.itL out agairst abuses and delays aud
:and g!cat "G"ngs. against public justice
and morals and humanity, that have, by
si4tlr very cr1ing, caused tic abuses they
c(mrlain Of: Let us call lack the old gen
ntman and sec. What, sir, in your oniu-
ion, should be the inevitable effect of fnd-
ing ftult with Our generals in the field
and criticising unflyoTaaly the incffi eiency
:l1ld insu:ticlcrcy Of the federal leaders,
t'Wly, sir, YOU destroy public confidence"
And the effect is then, what? You lessen
The enthusiasm of the people, check enlist
zncEts, dcnoralizc the army, AMI tell
YOU. sir,''- We shut him off Ill the
midst cf 1isin. heat that has Fort War
zen i'll il 1T the very least. We'll, sir,
can you lay your hand upon the nca!
Grab lnarseiilcs Of your vest, and tel 11s
that eitlicr Of these things arc Just now lis
ccrriblc: Tell US, venerable friend. rep
resentatiye Of o!G conservatism, whcthc]
ruin, if il las tculc upon lis, LAS taken tia
shape?
Has the enthusiasm been lesscncd: Hay.
cn]is:menis fallen off: Have We an arm,
<.lamorous for a change Of leaders: W-ht
viii aver it: The people have heard viii
sad llearls OF tic reyerses that have settlet
III q gloomy pail over the campaign in Vir
gil.ia. The land is in mourning for the nc
bic >:c"d in tho Peninsula and on the fata
Dui Run fields They are filled with fore
:s'cing jus now freshly awakened, whcr
Incnmpc:cncv, hand in hand with sccre
treason, las scored f.lurc across the brieb
promise to Our armies enrolled along ii
Potomac, But has this lashcl patriot
sentiment, cooled loyalty, chilled enthus
:ss.n? Old gentleman, and yours in syulp:
thy, a Thousand times no. Look at thc Ii
cf volunteers AID see IoT cnlis:mcnts la,
stailcn off, The spectacle is sublime. T.
rally is glorious, and better men never can
forward than 1lloSc now swiftly forming
Tepcl impending danger 10 a.l tia. loy>
men hcid dear.
No" for thc tllrl point Of lur anrie1
i:icrd. Is 'nsr army demora!izcl aud III
tincus: Who shall dare to hold +
an Instant this thi1d and last par;
lei If tie conservatives, SO noisily el
I,1s 10 keep everybody quiet, so yocifcro
il :llti7 demand for utter silence. Is i. /
rather the fact; that the prominent bar
What were coTfesscdly a better and sa
accompaniment. t. the p7e1ogatiycs If |
President, as COMMUNICATIVE -chicf-ut
freedom in the selection Of Lis generals
11c sllcgcd intense devotion Of the army
The very general upon whom this fault-fi
ing has centred. The very men who are
the one hand iocrally visiting denuu
Il
mandcr in the field, for the reason til:
will weaken lis control Of his army-tl
very men :rc the loudest III aycrrins
,l1,1laEEicg zeal aud noisiesl demonstrat
Ct devotion among his soldiers. to the ,
one whose prominent position and rcIa
10 disastrous campaign events, las pl,
him exposed 10 these ycry complaints
structures
So the old conservative declares tia
country is ruined, yet con!csscs, as he
bu: do, that the ruin does not lie in III,
cay Of popular enthusiasm. the drcad
Of volunteering, nor the disaficctiou OF
soldicTy. Il is in points never affected
The cc1lsure Of press OF people. It hi
do with tie policy Of the war, tue ca
ity Of those who are managing the into
upon which hang the hopes and fea1
millions. The fact is that the
limess and saddest spectacle Of
war Is the noble confidence and pa
courage with which the people have
content to wait and watch the long
layed coming Of the coveted results Of
crisis. The share Of the press was S
WHO early foresaw the results to whicl
have come, or seeing deemed it best t.
aloud in tones Of warning, The p
and public Journalists were content
orally to " leave the war to military n
and the present great awakening"
daWning OF a fact that millions Of me-
money are not all that is wanted.
The country is not ruined. It is
in the dement's that make nations
The crisis il u,on us that calls for
Sacrifices great armies, grea: heroisn
great leaders. Tie lessons Of the VA
1ar arc TT: lost. s1t9 though dearly
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