North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-04-01

army under hls command, when "the aus,;
cious momentP arrives. But the curse VIII,
has pursued the army, from the comnsn..
ment of this war, is the Interference of psw.
paper Generals, and the usual pack of moi.
politicians, yelping at their heels, with II,
movements of the army and the bushes, .,
offering the same. Personal popularity !. =.
crime against the Administration and f., !.
General to possess the love and confidence a
his soldiers is to render them liable to IL.
imputation of being less loyal to the Cover,
ment than they are to their General.
Should HOOKER fulfill the expectations =,
the army, (and there is every reason to tbiDI
that he viii can we hope that he viii Gsc,D.
the fate of those who have preceded him
For the sake Of tho Union, for the sake Of IL.
country, for the sake Of the government fo,
the sake of the army, l hope he may.
1t is not in reason to expect an army Z.
fight well under General in whom it h.
no confidence, and who it does not cst4s,
for some good qualities, however patriotieo,
devoted it may be to the cause in which il /.
engaged; and yet the supcr-pa triotic Il,
bune has urged MCCLELLAE's popularity nil
the soldiers, as one of the reasons wbv !,
was unfit to be continued in command !.
cause, says the sagcs Of that sheet, " yber'r
army becomes more loyal to its General h,
it is to its Government, it is high time III,
he was replaced" In principle this is !,
right, but the inference, when applied tn ",
CLELLAN, or this army, is too contemptbph
bear discussion. If the army lacks pat1a
ism, a heart in the work which Is Baf, B
them, there must be some reason for il h
yond the influence which McCLEIEaY.U,uE
other General ever exerted over it. H.
III have ever had an honest mOtiye-i.uIE
heart has ever had one patriotic throb-
was when | entered the service Of nv com
try. Disregarding party ties-dlsregard
the teachings of half a lifetime passed in
| political arena-I came into the armv s5
| and purely for the purpose Of helping r
| fight down this wicked rebellion. | bella Eli
then, and yet believe that that was %.
the only mode in which the difficulty 8
then or can ever he honorably adjusted MI
| never thought j. in the nature of things II
| the complications which have nee gr,u Eli
would be thrown into the question, saE
| placed among the issues involved in the
test; but times are sadly out OF jintr
what is to-day, may be something e4
morrow. HI
To my mind, before the issue oI the
ldent's preliminary to the manclpatIM
lamation, there was only one way
patriotic and union loving citizens ed
gard their duty to the country and
there is bat one way now. We nus
port the goYernment-under protest
if you rlcaSe-but it must be suByr
| But at the same time, believe that
| of those who administer the govqrnua
as much open to criticism now as thg 1
were. Nay more that it is the dr
| impartial public to express the wroDg @
| ticed, and prepare the minds ofthe
to pass upon It's acts at the bsllot.bI III
the proper time arrives. | am
maintaining " the Constitution asst
restoring the uRion as it was''-just
gramme enunciatcd by Congress
| ginning Of the war am not 10
any war for the Abolition Of Negro
| But say the admirers of this plan,
that this abolition principle was nj
original plans as proposed by COng1
"military necessity" makes it
that we should cripple our enemy
we can, and thus it was tie r.h
| duty of the President to make tx
nation. Admitting the right, let
| inc the policy. 1t has always be5s
| ed, believe, that there was al i2
feeling existing very generally
| the South, which only needed the Z,
Of our armies 10 make itself sPDaa
it policy to fu rnish the SCteSs
the proof that the preteXt upon
grounded their rights to rebel {"
coin and his party were abolt
aimed at the distinction of theN
| stitutions) was founded in ha
operation of the military rule-T'
as contrabandS of war-has all ID -
effect that the Proclamation cot!
You know you cannot free ihe
! you can reach them with Your 81
natural effect that the Procaa' MI
have upon the people Of the S'"'
to make them a unity, if the!
before. Again, was it good
I TINS proclamation in the faces
ing democrats North who had
consistently opposed Abohuoa
their lives, thus driving them
support of the policy Of the J
which had thus violated !"
pledges +? To my mind, the GU
position that the Admln'"'
| had to contend with North, DH
the inauguration of this VeH
| time has not yet arrived VIE" -.
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