Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-23
Unburthening Itself.

The New York Times claims to be the ex-
elusive organ of the LINCOLN Administration 10
the city OF New York, and its right and title to
this distinction may be determined from the
fact that it is he.only PAPER In that gfeat city
which had the boldness TO justify and defend
Gen. BURNsrDE'a arrest OF Mr.. VALLANDiaHIM.
Il will therefore be regarded by the Abolition
hats "loyal," according to their standard of
loyalty. Indeed it is conceded that the Times
has already supplanted GREELEY in the affec-
tions Of the party of which SUMNER, WILSON,
WADE, LovFJoY, etc, are the exponents and
leaders.
This metropolitan organ got little scared
last week at the fumors of the magnitude of
LEES rebel army, and its probable design and
destination. Whereupon, on the 18th Of Jnne.
the Times commenced lengthy article with
the following long but very singular and sig
nifcant paragraph
We hope there are not many honest, patriotic
men at the North, who have not, during the
last week, asked themselves in sober sadness
How ia it that, after two years o. war, with ev.
erv advantage on our side with overwhelming
superiority in men, money and material with
our ports open, our trade fourishing, our credit
good, our people pertiDacous and determined
6eyond example-we find the enemy threaten
Ing our own territory with an army equal, If not
superior, to our own How is II that, within a
days march Of Washington, we have no better
protection against invasion than levy en- masse,
and tumultuous rush TO the field of hall-arm-
ed civilians-undrilled unoficered and uuor-
ganized How is IL that the United States
Government, while actually engaged in the
task OF conquering the whole South, finds
itself reduced 10 the humifiating neces-
sity of abandoning the defence of Northern
soil to the frantic energy OF State Governors2
How is it that, when the second campaign opens, :
the national authority seems to disappear from
our view, and the Union seens to resolve itself
into q mere Confederation, each member Of II
actDg for itself, and shouting to the cthers for
hep7 What is il, In short, that constitutes the
military superiority of the South at this mo-
ment2 What gives It veteran and disciplined
army, equal In number to Hooker's, and en-
abes 1t 10 spread panic though the whole North,
and send the authorities Of Pennsylvania flying
off with the State archives from the State Cap
ital, by merely sending two or three thousand
troopers over the border7 Why are our young
men called Of from their business at day q no.
tice to repulse "raids" three hundred miles
away7 Why is a great, powerful society like
ours thrown into convulsions BY the opposition
Of o brigade Of bushWhackeFs, isa business men
driven to their Wits ends, and ito chiefs forced
to make appeals to the patriotism and devotion
of private ctizene--such as are usually the last
fetource Of despairiDg energy7 t
10 the foregoing is suggessed and condensed
about all the matters Of which Democrats have
,mplained, and be 1t remembered that for any
thing Democratic journals or speakers hav'
said on the subject, the Times has berated ant
abused them as seceesionists and sympathisera
with traitors and rebels. Bat now that it ap'
prshehds danger aud disaster, and becomes af-
frighted at what It deems, OF the time of writing
q dangerous, II not fatal invasion, it disclose
unmistakably its own Judgment Of the incom
potency, mismsnsgemont and corruption of th'
men in power, who, when things 60 smoothly
It affirms, ase paragons Of polislcsi perfection
4 end saints OF the first water! "0h, consistsn-
cy, thou art jewell"
THE Chicago Journal says that the whsa
harvest commenced in come part, of southerr
Illinois week before. last. Fields were being Gu
near Centralis on Friday, the l2ih inst. Th'
crop in that section Is q. fne one, and there vii