Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-05-14

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II," No, credit is plenty" Says b
) ii know that, but | hope to get Oh
bef0ie the crash comes. . Now til
lpatrioiic element in New York is i
!, flavor of blowing up the balloon wide
and wider, in hopes that by this iii
j flation and ascension il may 60 safe
II makes no difference to them who's
heads are 10 be crushed 10 the fall
But, my friends, this is notall. The,
have yet another element more pow
erful still, They: have the elemen
of the legion of Office holders, con
tractors aad government employees
1t is susceptible of mathematical
demonstration, that there are NOR,
civilians dependent upen the gov
ernment than there are soldiers II
the army>t that has been raised by ths
government for the last two years,
that the army OF office holders and
contractors, Of the government EN-,
pIoyees: employed directly and indi.
rectly ,amountin in the aggregate to ovel
twelve hundred thousand persons.--
Now, my friends, that army Of twelve
hundred thousand persons, distribu-
ted throughout Ire Ire twenty States,
all ef them working anditon;og iof
the administration, all Of them in
the receipt Of Urge Incomes, can af.
ford 70 expend it for political Ipurpos-
es. When you come to rsAsct Sc
riously upon the fact that twelve
hundred thousand persons, being
misgied with all communities, indus
trlols and persereripg, with an inter
estat stake, why, you have a power
full element in favor Of d patriotic
and vigorous prosecution ofrhe war.
Then we have the administration =
we have the Presiients-an the Cab
met, who think they see in the con-
linuaDce OF this war re. election and
in office, il not for another
term, if they would dare to try on,
for lifetime. And the whole is a
power, great power, a power which, |
ny friends, subverted the elective
franchise ia gour glorious little State
'f Connecticut yesterday. hfI9A
Then, we have another class, who /
,aye been tired of waiting on the
Democratic party for .heir time, who
all themselves War Democrats =
nen who think they see 10 this great
combination to sustain the admins
ration an opening for political pre- 1
erment and Of official position men
Gho have, some Of them, grown gray
n The Democratic party, who have
een the recipients Of our favors,F /
nd whom we have petted and ap-
lauded in this hallAthese men inl
n evil hour for themselves and for
beir OWL reputation, sold them.
elves for less than mess of pot
age.9 Then again we have, the Alb +
liiionists-meno who always hated
be South, and who are for ibe war
scause slavery exists, and SO long
5 there is a STAKEHOLDER to punish. !
nd, my friends, need we be sur.
rised under all these circumstances
this powerful combinations, all from
motives, operating 70 act
pom one centre--need We be sur
lised that the men Of our opinion
nould be eliminated, should be I
efsecuted, should bo opposed and
rushed out when We have nothing
!, STAND upon except our God, our
,untfy aud our conscierces.. MY
lends; this power that we are to re- r : {
st is .;stdpendous, but as great as L !
! the power, the majesty Of this freeii
ID independent people is twenty
mes greater. And there are no sci. !
ID interests, 20 selfish combinations ?
lat can put down the American peo- .
e, aud, therefore, let us stand bytss
lr cause let us stand hy it as we !.