Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-11
What the Administration has
Done.

In these days of war against rebels
and assaults against the Administration by
rebels at home, says the Chicago Tribune.
Unionists are prone to look into the fd.
ture rather than at the retrospect, and in
their imE Eatience at the seeming slow pro-
grcss Of events, and of the tardy ap.
proach to the desired success, forget what
had been accomplished during the last
two momentous years Of our national his
tory. Men are bewildered with details,
and do not see the rounded, complete ma.
tional successes which the Administration
have accomplished At this moment
when the shareholders rebellion begins to
totter, it is well to look back over the
field, see what we have gained, and ascer-
tain, whether slight errors or detail which
appertain to every government, are not
ovcrbalanced by the successes of its poll.
cy. The Philadelphia North American
so happily sums up these successes that
we cannot refrain from quoting them:
!. 1t has made this Republic the great
est military Power in the world.
=. 1t has retrieved the national credit,
and placed it upon such a basis that it
cannot again be shaken.
3. 1t has given us national paper cur
rency, SO far superior to the wildcat pa.
per previously flooding the country, that
everybody rejoices in the change.
4. 1t has given US protective tariff,
not likely to be changed in policy for .
long time to come.
s. 1t mas abolished slavery and polyga.
my in all national territories, and put an
end forever to all designs of the South
upon our vast domain.
6. Its policy has enabled the people Of
West Virginia and Missouri to rid them
selves of slavery by means of judieious
system of gradual cmanci patton.
I. 1t has added Kansas to the Union
as a free State.
s. 1t has reconquered the whole Mis-
sissippi Valley.
8. 1t has in the midst of the war held
with an iron grasp, and tostered and de-
Tended, all the previously organized and
existing territories, and has also organized
the new territories of Dacotah, Nevada,
Colorado, Idaho, and Arizona.
10. 1t has fortified our Northern bor-
der, our Atlantic and Pacific coasts with
immense works, and given us large and
formidable navy, so that we are in com.
plete posture of defence against any Eu.
ropean foe.
IL. 1t has reconquered Maryland, West
Virginia, kentucky, West Tennessee,
Missouri, Northern Arkansas, Louisiana,
Florida, Mississippi, and parts of other
rebe! States.
Il. 1t has retaken nearly every leading
city in the South, including St. Louis,
New Orleans, Nashville, Vieksburg, Mem
pbis, Natchez, Norfolk, Pensacola, New.
bern, Baltimore and Alexandria.
13. 1t has rccaptnred nearly every fort
Oh the Southern coast, formerly belonging
to the Union.
II. 1t has developed enormous financial
power in the loyal States, far exceeding
anything ever dreamed of before in this
country.
l.. 1t has demonstrated that the re-
sources Of the North are inexhaustibe
and that the most gigantic war cannot i'm
pair them.
16. But, greater than all, it has de-
monstrated the unbounded and invincble
strength of the National Government,
which defies rebelions, and is able to cope
with any foe, internal or external.