Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-08-12
Saasica TO the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -
Has Done.


a correspondent of the New York Tinee
well refutes the charges of imbecility, In
stability and ineficiency against the ma.
tional administration and shows how much
it has accomplished, and how lutte it de.
serves the censure heaped upon it. He
says:
Thirty months ago this Adrninistr, tion
came into power under the Provisions of
the Constitution by minority woe in
the face of widespread, organized rebel
lion, and also, in the midst of treacIerv
its head being waylad on the road TO his
Inauguration, and forced to protect his life
from the snares of assassiDs. The Admin
istration had neither an army, navy. nor
treasury. Its few soldiers were widely
scattered in our remote territories, largely
under command OF rebel officers. Its few
vessels OF war were treacherously dis
persed on the high seas from Italy to the
Japan isles. The treasury was empty,
with hundred millions OF debt, ten and
twelve per cent. interest having been very
recently paid by the preceding Admins
tration for loans TO save the public credit.
The rebellion soon took the Confederate
form 10 eleven States, and held four more.
ware, with the District of Columbus itself
in doubt which side to take, whether with
the rebellion, or with the Union.
Such, in brief, was the state of the Re.
public when the present Administration
came into power. Now see what this
Administration have done.
The have confirmed the four doubtful
States In the Union. They hold and con-
troll the relations OF five States Of the Con-
edeTaCy--ArkansaS, Louisiana, Tennessee,
Mississippi and Florida. They have also
powerful armies III all the remaining
rebel states, and possess strong tortresses
in Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and Georgia. Such are some OF the
triumphs OF the Administration armies.
already secured.
Instead of the shadow of a navy, the
Administration have bought, built, manned
and equipped q fleet of i've hundred yes
sells or war, and are preparing many more,
TO maintain the national honor against all
enemies, looking first TO the defense of
our own harbors and coasts, and after
ward 10 the protection OF our commerce
on the high seas.
Instead OF an empty treasury and fallen
credit, the Administration have an inn
mense amount OF money. at at average OF
less than four per cent. interest, and Dor
row all they want st six per cent, with
receipts in gold through the customs to
pay twice the amount OF the annual inter-
est, and a revenue from internal taxes,
cheerfully paid, sufficient annually to dis
charge many millions OF the principal.
For our Home Department, all the great
interests of the country, except commerce
are in very hourisLing state. The pro-
ducts of agriculture, manufactures, mines,
railroads and canals, were never before
SO large and tlourishing. And for our
Foreign Department, the rights, interests,
and honor of oar country have in no peri
Cd of our history been more ably sustain
ed than by our present Secretary of Stste-
Ii is not fair, it is not honest, to charge
the Administration with imbeclity. Com
| ing into power thirty months ago empty
handed, with so much already accom-
! plished, we have a right TO expect in
| twenty months TO come, with the means
at present in hand, they will acquire for
| themselves and for our country reputa-
| ton the very reverse of that which rebels
and rebel sympathizers, at home and
abroad, industriously labor to fasten GA
them. The National Administration ID
honest, interchangeable, and very successful,
| judged by its fruits. 1t deserves aud may
shortly need, the support of every lover
of freedom, to defend our Republican .in-
stitutions against the direct assauit of
monarchists, nnder the lead Of the imperi-
al Louis Napoleon.