The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-02-06
The People Against the Admins
tration and The War.

tration and the War.
ffom the New York Cauesaan.
There are indications Of change in
public opinion in tlfe seaboapd States
which will, ere long. make itself power
in the land. Wa have before us private
letter from distinguished soldier and
statesman of a neighboring Siaie-whose
name we are not authorized to use
which exhibits in strong language, but
no stronger than true, the sentiments We
believe Of thousands, whose voices, ere
long combined, will be heard far abovc
the din of battle, ringing like a mighty
cataract in the ears of this wicked Ad-
ministration. He says;
"As i. regards men and measures, de-
pend on ID, the people are right They
are against this wicked Administration
and heartily sick Of its shoddy war. IL
a vote could be taken m the war oues-
ton to,morrow it would be TO stop it
forthwith. You know my views. dear
sir. They are as unaltepble as the pnn-
ciples upon which this Government was
founded. | see this goyernmens going
10 ruin in the hands OF bad men. nffflst
the war lasts they will.fnd means TO ac-
complish the worst of purposes. The
war is the prolific source Of all the evils
which atilict this poor distracted country,
1t must be stopped somehow or our liber-
ties will be swept away and lost iorever.'
HisHo longer question Ukeitcr tie Ssattou
States can be got Jacf, iut thetLcr the Aedh
can be SaUed
at is not Southern rebellion Of that
is the wordD that is gong to kHps, Jm
Northern depotism torcsd on as BY he usrp-
erS at Washington. With their train
bands, but little better now than Preto-
rian Guards, they seek TO rob Us OF our
birthright. The pretence is that the
Government. is in danger, and, to save
that, tlh free spoken and the restless may
be shackled. AucHcious men. The Gov
ernment is in no danger except from
those who assume to be giving it their
support. What they are after is aHottcr
form Of government, and the recent debates
in Congress go far towards sustaining this
view Of the case. Democrats by endors-
ing the "vigorous prosecution" policy in
reality help Lincoln and guilty advisers
TO pull down the temple Of constitutional Gb-
ertE Meanwhile, what is the condition
of the people? made poorer every day by
the acts of this God-al hored Administra-
ton. If they 60 for peace they may be
saved from utter ruin; ii they blink the
question they may be lost This is no
party question, it is question Of right,
justice and humanity--of all that is solid
and valuable against the world, the flesh
and the Devil. Very truly" DC.
Such are views now held by prominent
men in the North, and their number is
constantly increasing. We cannot per-
NIT ourselves to doubt that ere long,
these opinions viii be the opinions of the
entire North. Whatever may be gained
by war, mus, result in destroying our
Govtrnmenras z ras. In pence only IS I
their any hope for our old Constitution
and our old Union. This is apparent |
from speeches in Congress, from The acts
Of Lincoln and from the entire policy Of
the administration, which has been con
sistent with the purpose of destroying
our old Government from the beginning,
and consistent with no other.