Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-02-13
How 10 HOLE lhe EnemY.

Whenever any of our military movements
fail of the most complete success immediately
say you knew it would be so; declaim loudly
about the incapacity of our generals and the
lnetiiclency OF our leaders, as compared with
those of the rebels. In this way YOU will dis
courage many who hear yon, and gradually pro-
duce in your circle feeling of dcspondency as
to the ultimate triumph Of hbarty and Union
which IN their present critical position cannot
but be very useful to the rebels
Do your best 10 discredit Treasury notes and
other government issues: say that "green backs
are unconstitutional" if you can afford it bring
the question before court TO be tested-even Il
the case is decided against you, you will have
alarmed many persons and cast shade of dis
credit over the money which you take care to
pay to all your servants and tradesmen This
will make them uneasy, and that is great point
gained. At the same time declare confidently
that the depreciation of paper money is such
that everybody must presently starve. You
know of course, that this is not true, and that a
dollar will buy now nearly If not quite as much
of all the necessaries of life except cotton goods
as It would before the war But cry against
Treasury notes is very embarrassing to the gov.
ernment just now, and in this way you can give
most welcome assistance TO Davis. -
II you are merchant or Spectator, do your
bestto drive up the price of gold; and if yor
can, at the same time, remark to your friend.
that 'greenbacks will soon be used for waste pa
per, twill be well. Tell them, too that "mon
ey is plentiful such as it ia" and give it to b,
understood that you have no confidence in any
Investments except gold or real estate Sucl
hints will produce their effect upon those who
think you a shrewd fellow; and If You persevert
long enough you may even help 10 produce
panic in the money market, by which you car
make fortune at the expense of the working.
men, who use Treasury notes. 70
Be careful always to express distrust of tht
upright intentions Of the Government. Inter.
pret every actof the Administration as an at
tack upon the liberties of the people. You can
not openly say that you think Davis more hon
est, or more loyal to the Union than Lincoln bu
you can act as though you thought so; and yot
will find many of your friends disheartened b,
this behavior. 1t is most excellent help for tn,
rebels. trl tf Hr
Lastly, ifany one should tell you.boldly, tba
our armies have been generally victorious tha
our soldiers have fought more bravcly than tn,
rebels that the balance of success is greatly OF
our side; that we hold at this time all that W,
have ever captured, and that the enemy is pow
erless to resist whenever we advance; If h
should tell you that our Treasury notes are bet
ter than any other kind of paper noneyin III
world that Government stocks are the best an,
safest investment in the country, and that a bar
rel Of flour costs the working man no more nov
in "greenbacks" than he paid in gold before tn
war IT, finally he should assert that the Ad
ministration is honest that it's intentions an
pure, that the President is a true lover Of liber
ty and devoted to the Union, and that if he o
his agents make mistakes, they ought to b
treated as the errors Of friend. and not as tn
acts Of a treacherous enemy--if any one shoul,
say this to you, there is still one reply for yo
to nake-call him an Abolitionist. That wor,
is tavorite with the rebels; you can do no bet
ter than adopt it.NeV York Eyenins Post.