Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-04-23


so confdingly and unrcservedly trusted during the
last two years. Let the Administration noao support
atsef, and it will have no reason to ask for the sup
port Of the loyal millions who look to it with alter
nate hope and despair. Let it, by wisdom in de-
visng its military plans, and by sagacity in select
ing its agents. win for itself and for the Union those
decisive victories which the valor and numbers of
our troops deserve to command, and there will be
no occasion for the supplcating cry, Support the
Administration" This is what the people have
been doing for the last two years, with an unanimi-
ty and a lavish muni6cence in life and treasure
which are without parallel in the history of nations
Letthe Administration now show itself worthy of the
people, and the people will be only too glad to give
it support and gratitude and undying praise. But
let it fall short of its high mission, and no words
Of vensl adulation on the one hand, or of official
insolence on the other, can preserve it from the
condemnation Of disappointed and dsgusted pa
trlotism. The President spoke no less truly than
eloquently when he said in his last annual message
to Congress, speaking of himself and of his official
associates
Fellowcitizens cannot escape history We of this
Congress and this Administration will be remembered
spite of ourselves No personal significance insigDif
cance can spare one or another Of The fiery trial
through which we pass will light down in honor dis
honor to the latest generation"
We are compelled to think that Gen. Halleck
somewhat inverted the order of events and of ideas
when, in recent letter, he said that our armies
ere still advancing, and, IF sustained By the ooices
Of The patriotic millions at home, they vM ere
long crush the rebellion az the South, and then
place their heels upon the heads of sneaking traitors
in the North" There has never been among "the
patriotic millions at home" any lack of voices or of
hearts to sustain our armies The confidence of
the people in their valor and the aspirations of the
people for their success are alike unbounded. And
hence it is that the Administration is blamed if
victory does not perch on our banners.
Norwil any side issues blind the eyes of the people
to this just responsibility OF military authorities
Men of all parties and of all opinions will hold them
to it in the face of the naton and history will hold
them to it in the face of the world and throughout
all time. Already the echo of the popular verdict
is sounding in their ears, and it comes alike from
political friends and foes
That fervent Republican journal, the New York
Evening Post, reads to Gen. Halleck the following
admonition
Thus far the military movements of the year have not
been as encouraging the Of the people had hoped
Has it been owing to defect Of energy to defect of
plant We have tailed to acquire the uninterrupted nsvi
CATION of the Mississippi though forces have beeaeuer
ed Vickburg and Port Hudson the only obstrusons for
many weary months; have not reduced Charleston by
o the roncad feet which has been n preparation
all winter; H0okers grand army lies idle has done
since October last the banks of the Rappahannock
while Rosecrans, after two brilliant but ndecisiye
battles has passed the long weeks since in securing bis
positions maturing schemes for the future Meantime
the rebels while maintaining their lines Of successful de-
fence give signs of and formidable activity North
Carolina and Mississippi Foster cooped up, and all
garrisons along the coast are more or less menaced
Mr. Greeley, in an article under his own sigma
ture, published but two days ago, dscourses as fol-
lows:
Two years Of the have passed-two anxious
ug wasting devastating yearsand 10 the careless eye the
contest ts end than at the beginning
Events proceed cycles and these years have brought
round to fighting in Charleston harborjust where be-
gan. Vast armies confront each other II Virginia IN
Tennessee, in Missssppi while smaller forces stand op
posed in either Carolina in Louisiana and along the south
border OF Missouri to-day Union force surprises and
overwhems rebel regiment 80, and tomorrow the ad
vantage is with the other side-and we drift onward
apparently the sport Of tide current eddy float
ing no knows whittier. Such is the superficial view
bat there is another far deeper and truer We should
our progress the copct by the march Of ideas
less than Of armies
The march Of ideas," in view Of which Mr.
Greeley consoles himself for what he deems the in
different progress Of our arms, is thus stated:
1.-TWO years ago the organization of negro regiment to
fight for the Union would have sent shudder throughout
the land, and raised riot in the streets of any
American city wherein il attempted; now
military leaders are not only quietly organizing reg
meat of blacks per week, every reader of the
TDtelgencer knows how contrary TO the fact this
latter statement but they proclaim to Of armies
the heart Of the save regon that they about TO
redoubr their exertons in this department and the
nounceme is received with vociferous and general acca
testing Europe against the preposterous apprehension
that slaves might be liberated consequences OF
strife the fact that they must and will be lib rated
officially avowed aud glored in ard forms strongest
and most trusty barrier against the undoubted inclination
Of European Governments TO intervene in spirit unendy
the Union Two years sgo were TAXI. up the ghge
40 haughhy flung down to by the Save power with
bodess enthusiasm, certainly but with boyish inexpe
rience v6iu sefconfdence blind dispsrag OF the
resources and Of the determination of our adversary.
Regiments paradng streets through excited
shouting crowd and going of to put down the rebellion
they would have gone out o quel anti rent commoton
n the ederbere, rowdy outbreak among the repro
bates nfestirg the outskirts Of camp meeting. We
but two years older by the almanac, but how many
years graver wiser calmerl Young America has been
at school these two eventu yearshas had great deal
Of concet aud other knocked out Of him-has
learned by experience that this very real earnest
work a-day world wherein modesty merit and arrogant
tef esteem n of infinite notifications. Bull Run,
and the before Richmond have craven their