The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-04-03
For the Union and Journal.

upon the Administration, endeayoring there
by to disafIect our people and encourage our
enemies? Is it not the leaders Of the very
party that caused them?
General Patterson, avolunteer Democratic
General had thirty thousand men at Harper's
Ferry to hold back fifteen thousand rebels
near him under johnson, and though impor-
tuned by his own men to strike and prevent
it, listlessly allowed johnson to escape, rein
force the enemy at Bull Run ,!and decide the
fortunes Of that irst great battle of the war
against us. What but pro-slavery, Demo-
cratic influence caused Fremont, who has
done more for us, and better. than oil our
other generals in the West, to DO relieved Of
his command on the eve of battle and an as
surcd victory; and after he had routed and
put to flight Stonewal jackson in Virginia
with fatigued and unequal forces, caused him
to DO superseded by subordinate officer and
personal enemy, and still keeps him out of
the service? Hallcck Democratic General,
and a successor OF Fremont in the West,
who was always in the dark rs to the enc
my's strength and movements, by his Order
Number 3. forbid any colored man to come
within his lines to cnlighten him. Stone,
another Democratic General sent COL Baker
across the Potomac at Balls Bluff with the
flower of the Massachusetts, boys to DO inhu-
manly butchercd, providing them no means
of retreat and sending them no reinforce
ments, while he laid near by with large
army. Mcclellan, Democratic General,
and his party's candidate for the next Pres-
dency. after it was known, that the rebels
had dug up the bones of our murdered SOL
diers at Bull Run and made finger rings OF
them and other ornaments for the socesh
ladies. placed guard Of Union soldiers
around the Rebel General Lees farm to pre-.
vent his own men from getting water from
Lees well or using his vacated house as a
hospital for the sick, and assured the +. +.
VS., that he came to preserve all their rights
and to keep down their negroes, while they
should be out fighting the battles OF the con.
lederacy. Fitz John Porter, McClellan's
iavorite officer, was sent on. to assist and
reinforce General Pope with ID 900 men and
designedly caused his defeat. This was u
little too manifest, and this Fitz John Por-
ter was Court Marshalled and cashiercd =
But Democrats appl,uded him and tho DEM
ocratic Board of Aldermen voted him the
honors of public reception in the city of
New York. But enough. II mistakes have
been made in the conduct of the War, they
have been made by Democratic Generals,
who were appointed by Democratic influence
and now have the honors and approval Of
that party.
l admit that tho Administration made
mistakes in appointing such Generals, but it
must be born in mind that the war was of
such magnitude as to require the united
support Of all parties, and that in order to
secure such cooperation, the President was
bound in his appointments to consult all
parties at tho North and to crafty them, cs.
pecially the Democrats, and being but man,
he could not know who would be true or who
would be false until he had proved them =
and in his removals, to wait for satisfactory
evidence of incompetency or trcachery before
he acted; for to remove a good officer would
be as sad mistake as to appoint bad one.
But Buchanans Democratic administra.
ton left worse legacy than any have yet
named, to Mr.. Lincoln. Iallude to officers
in command of our regular army, our forts,
arscnals, sub-trcasuries, post Offices and other
public property at tho South, March 4th,
1861. | have stated that that Administra.
ton had scattered our ships of war over dis.
tant seas and sent the arrDs and munitions of
war nearly all South. II had also concen.
trated large part of our troops in Texas
under the command of the traitor General
Twiggs who, after Mr.. Lincoln came in base
ly betrayed thcm oil to the enemy and deliy.
cred up to him all our immense munitions of
war under his command, and public proper.
~. Other Democratic officers South did
about the same. Our forts, arsenals, navy
yards ,sub-treasuries, post Offices. all, or near.
iy all South werc given up by them to the
rebels; the navy yard at Norfolk, Va, with
10 hundred heavy guns, the ships in the har.
Dor, and munitions Of war at that nlace
worth moro than 20 millions of dollars, went
with the rest to the enemy. Verify the COP.
perhead leaders must be incapable of shame, |
or they would BE- less blatant about our
streets. The Democratic masses are honest
and need only to DO disabuscd of their preju-
dces to turn round and act for their country
instead of the rebels. Many Of their guild
ing lights Of former days have given them
warnings and set them examples. Wont
they listen to Benjamin F. Butler. George
Shepley, Daniel s. Dickinson, Z. N. Dick
inson. James I. Brady John Van Buren,,
John Cochrane and many others. whom they
have been proud to follow heretofore? Or,
will thew clip, In thu little Office saak inn