, 1864-08-13
@bieago Qrit,tne



ARE HAM L1HOOLW.
There Is sense in which all nations, du
Ing great wars, feel that their rulers are III
equal to their posi1ions There is d sense
which this Is always true. For to be equal
at all times. to all emergencies, is to be in
fa11tb1e and supcrna1. We do not clalo
these qualities for Mr.. Lincoln nor for an,
other man. When We say therefore that his
administration as a whole has been asuccest
we do not mean that there are not points on
which We hare differed from him and still
reeard him as in error. We do not mean to
ask all men TO believe that all that he has
done and said has been right and wise. For
this wonld be not only to claim that his
INDICTMENT has been perfect but that
theirs should be equally perfect. It
matters little how wise Mr.. lincoln's
course may have been; II our judg-
-monts and opportunities of information
were imperfect We would differ from him in
proportion to the ycry wisdom of his course
1t IL easy for those out OF Office and on
whom no conflicting claims, influences and
responsibilities devolye to carp and crit
icise. It Is easy for those distant from. the
scene Of action to imagine state OF tbinee
differing from the truth and calling for dif.
.fereut course OF action. Such bust.
ness becomes the trade OF class and they
iive by it. They earn their bread by retail.
ing the faults and errors, real or assumed, of
men fa1 wiser than themselves, and in whose
presence, If they were brought face to face,
they would no more repeat the blackguard
ism they publish than spaniels would snap
at = non-from whose positions, II placed
there, they would resign from conscious
ness, despite all thelr impndence, of their
utter inability to transact the matters which
they 60 freely criticise. Thus one whom hia
peighbors would not elect constable, will
sit In solemn judgment on the constitution
atty Of the Presidents course; and another,
who finds it difficult to meet his board bill.
will deecant profoundly On the financial
shortcomings Of the Secretary Of the Treas-
uIy. Unnilita1y critics, who could not lead
squad sround street corner, will dwell
on the oErors Of Grant and the b1unders OF
Burnside. If it Is so easy to fall into ad-
ytrse cddc'am, where only 1mpudence and
presumption lead, what shall We say Of the
value Of their cAlumuies who are mallciously
determined to find fault with everything,
good, bad and Indifferent. Newspapers Of
this clas8 are mere elander mills-xiTen 80
much news and they will grind it into so
much slander. It is through all this fiery
ofueA euat e'ets ac.' "ofo, aoo almoSt
efe15 taou9a1 u Af- A1ncoh Aas passeo 1of
4"uF ssa0s. .--,..
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a4ssss1ns1 1ne nik nsent 1eoeaoa .ne "of4o
e'et eAW, ~uo us a4as eous ~ 49, seuu
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oeuoe.@e's o4e"4 esAon' ueu
"isaous ptoN,e' wv 4oei 4ons nu inoo.ua auo"
90 LIE 1epe'a ~ aiu themselves "..n nallon
al asns' conascaee LIE naaonaA taeasars'
capture aosts ana 1otces ln1ougaoue ns1t tne
connst! ta'se' ssH' equip anu oflii 1ne1l
army 1nauu1Aee eue'l 1eust government
unoef auspices ana1 rendered IL 81 me etaft
more po"e11" tnan me Nanoha aovera-
men[was against nm Inc nnpfepsre9ne
o1 the NORM. oota Democfate ana hePnpA
cans to light TOR the Union, tnsomuch that
many Of their leading organs openly advo-
Gated peaccaele secession-was against him.
The dispersion, destruction and surrender
by Buchanan Of our army, navy and tire lsury
were against him. The host Of traitors and
semi-traitors filling all departments and off,
ces Of the government, especially IN the land
and naval forces, was against him. The
natural impatience and pride Of the human
heart4 which expected that our mere show OF
numbers would cause the Eebels to succume-
was against him, for It had to be dlsappoint-
ed, and he Was blamed because 1t WAS
80 disappointed. The ablest and most IN.
princ4pled minds which, under the rule of
the Democratic party, had been schooled in
statesmanship and war-were against him,
Tor they were the leaders of the rebellion at
the South. and Of the political opposition at
the North. The extreme ant,-sl aFcry ele-
ment of the North was at frst asainst him.
because he was compelled to fight the var
on pto-slavcry PRINCIPLES and with pro slave
umep. When this difficulty was removed.
the pro. slavery element was against him, be.
cause he found It necessary to conduct the
war on anti-slayerv prinei oles. When onr
armies hare CONQUERED, we have ciyen the
glory to our gecerals. When they hare failed.
Lincoln has been blamed. Yet, in spite OF
AA tACoC NAAEIAl1ct. lueIE UEFEF HlE 0.eQ 4
Tar between t~o powers SO nearly equal, in
which one side has been 60 uniformly suc-
cessfu1. and the other disastrous. We have
conquered steadily, and surrendered nothing,
Though foreign nations wish US sande,ed
and hunliliated, We have prevented them
from assisting to suider OF humlliate us,
We hsye fought more battles, and more Of
them successfully, than any ether nation on
earth In thrice the period. Through all this
fiery ordeal lii. Lincoln las con-
tinued to have not only the confidence but
Inc lore OF the mssses Of the people, Every
body hnA his OWL little tsul, n and 1,;,h
him. In relx,anr In crerr an ,,f ~
fstration he has two classes Of fault sndsr.
+hoa~ w1,n h47;ev. he or,,,t N 49,. s.:.
tars s,d +hosa ,eho h.i3..e ha 80 n.'a. aone oe
b.va do,s - a. u, Az tba ~ ar hors of.s ~. W
cl,sses ore ahont .ona1 -+be cnn.,rs,oa ~ o " y
ns ser,rsa r. +hst nn1ass ~, ~ ean,. 49, ~
ers aTr sta,t FOOLS he hss aons IN ] aran. M +ta
-;a,,t +f,sn =. .h.n. 49, riss. t,s1a s A1| '1s
Bns ne1cr were n. ,'eon1e % -, . oroo+
nation nara unanimous n fsyo- ~ ers,s,a a1
inr anv nnhlic officer than are +he nn1on
msaata of fbe Nnr4h in f.rnr ~ ~ T,naa1a