Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-03-26


les. Candid people will see in this goec
deal more evidence Of cunning than Of homes
~
The whole truth is this; you are leading
the nation quietly to its destruction by decei'-
ing tae people as TO the danger which threat
en- it, In the first part Of the campaign VI
1862, you gnined advantages which you were
unable TO utilize or even retain in 1868.
You sacrificed the entire West for the cap.
ture Of Vicksburg, and then you proclaim to
the four winds that the Mississippi is tree,
while not single steamboat can navigate il
without being attacked or perhaps burned, and
without every passenger having the fear OF
death or captivity before his eyes.
To serve the ends Of your cause, you have
made haro out 0f q man upon whom you
have lavishrd every thing, who had every OBJ
stsce removed frnm his path, aud who was
promptly furnished with reinforcements and
supplies while Rosecrans could get none, and
who has scarcely been able to hold, with tile
immense resources ut his command, the
ground which his predecessor gained in spite
| Of YOU by his own talents
You have offered us the distressing speota.
Gle OF the sacrifice Of merit to caprice aud
personal political interests, and this in r re.
public, ia the name aud under the plea Of
popular sovereignty.
And to cap the climax we are obliged 10
hear definitions like this An uncondiionally
loVnl man is one who, although not satisfied
with the measures taken by the Government,
approve them all and gives his constant sup.
port
1t seems almost incredible. Are we il Con.
stantinople in st. Petersburg, ia Rome, or in
Paris? Are WI The descendants OF those
m rafns al To. b t,a 80
yoke, or the iegtimate offspring of cardinals
seeking to secure fortuna and greatness by a
perpetual Worship Are We really the de.
scendanls OF those disciples of Luther aud
Calvin, who, rather than subject their reason
TO an authority which they despised, preferred
TO expatriate themselves TO those shores,
where through the agency of liberty, they
founded our national greatness, which you are
now striving to drown in sea Of cOwardics
aud adulteraton, corruption and incom peten-
Cyl We're our ancestors to visit the earth
they would certainly be surprised to see that,
eighty years sfter the Revolution which gave
life and liberty to the nation. The Lincoln par
" could find no other definition Of LOYALTY
thAn blind submission toSthe DEGREES Of the
Government.
But We have exercised this blind and mute
sAbmission during three years during ttsree
years we have kept silent-and what is more
generous than silence
Some true radical patriots said not long
since, 1--WE have lost confidence in Fremont
What has he done or said for q year past p
What could he do What could he say
He has done for you what Butler and Sigel
have done; what We have all done be has
been charitable enough to keep silence, and
that is more than he should have done In
4 ha ~ -, a
patriotism alone has kept us silent Each
time that fresh defeat or fresh concession
to foreign powers brought an indignant excla-
nation to our lips, we restrained its utterance.
And yet have much grief, and love, and ad-
miration, accompanied each hecatomb OF these
unknown heroes martyrs to their country, who
have iallen, through incompetency and the
cold and incapable ambition OF the men whose
mission II was to lead our sons to victory, but
who, being blinded by political considerations
for their personal advancement led them on
ly 10 q proiIless death
And you have not displayed more talent or
energy abroad. Napoleon has trampled upon
the rights OF friendly republic; he has ia.
solently notified US of the blockade Of the
Mexican coast and thrown The Monroe doe
trine in our face. We ask then, who is mas.
ter now in America, he who lays down the
law, or he who submits to the same2 Is il
NhPoleon l. | or the successor Of Washing
ton ?
God alone, by bestowine upon the country
inexhaustible natural wealth, aud that ardent
patriotism, which makes every soldier a hero,
has saved the country from ruin in which
your selfshness would plunge it, This is the
difference between your currency and that Of
the South.
We have been imposed upon long enough.
The ruin which you have been unable to ae-
complish ia f0nr years, would certainly be iul-
" consummated i you we're to remain in pow
er four years longer Your Military Govern.
ors and their Provost Marshas override the.
} laws, and the echo Of the iron heel rings
: forth as clearly now in America az 10 France
or Austria You have encroached upon our
liberty without securing victory, and we mast
have both
You have dshonored us abroad by shame
less misrepresentation As TO our true condi-
liou. Places that Wa occupied in 1862 are
now again in the hands of the rebels, aud God
knows whether your preparations for the ap-
preaching campaign arc adequate, Corup
} ton has entered into every department Of
your administration, rendering il a very AH-
) gean stable, which needs Hsrcules as your
successor IL ia time for the light to shine
forth and for the truth TO fully appear, so that
= all sincere patriots, all men who look for moth
: ing further than the Advancement Of their
country and Of liberty, may rally 10 Que com
: pact body around the great principle Of liber-
alism, aud form liberal party really worthy
OF the name. Such one only can save the
country,
' Away with all the impOsters who have in-