The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-12-25

Efforts have been totally fruess Is Too much 10 hope
many IN amid the severe trials incident 10 such
war. where 30 much mud is thrown some will stick.
y my necessary TO open certain newspapers Of our
country ma read u only necessary 70 Sit under tho
oratory a. cersn gentlemen and listen, realize that
their talents and influence daily and diligently exerted
dent hoy intermingle these fatal stass at the life
OF our cause, by iecations In cruel mockery. on
free speech Instead Of generously sustaining the hands
that are heavy with the OF great responsibility,
they pursue the opposite course whatever the effect on
our struggling fortunes This conduct 10 exhibited day
after day Are these 30 humble unreasonable
as to suppose that the good or tho people will re-
main PROOF against all their efforts aud their arts?
Suppose they succeed lodging In the minds and feel
ngs OF others those preudces which they daily indulge,
and those harsh judgments aud suspicious which they
constantly utter there who does not see that
our cause would be lost aud ruin assured That
hopes have NOT been wrecked due not TO the discretion
OF these persons, but to the wholesome instincts and
sound sense OF the people. Bit confess often
alarmed for fear that the poison diligently dispensed
1S s IT, nsn
pucked them down may be alarmed at their work but
oil Their com,puncon IL conjunction they shall feel,
will not avail TO arrest the ruin they will have wrought
II is far easier to raise the whirlwnd than to direct
the storm. II win be too late when mutincs
shall have broken out all over the country,
when combinations 70 resist the law shall be found In
every neighborhood where shall refuse to honor the
leyies made upon them, 1t Will DO too late them
for the persons who sowing the seed for such
harvest 70 subdue the evils they will have created.
These evils will have come at their calling hut they will
not down a. their bidding They are sowing the wind
now will not be their merit II they do not compel us au
10 reap e oiriigind They are diligently assuring the
people that President Davis incompetent tyrannical,
usurpng vndic,ve that he squanders our resources,
msnausges our affairs, and intent only on overturnng
our liberties and securing TO himself despotic power
they declare also that Congress weak bsequous and
corrupt; aud that bent such reacherous and fatal
designs against our liberties as are not to be publicly dis
cussed
Will It be wonder should people believe the half
OF all this II they shall show the same reluctance to assist
In the public defence that ol the editors who tell
them these things are now evidenciDg2 Will II be n
wonder II men shall not patiently pay enormous taxes for
profit and shall not be prod gal OF their lives in
vice that hopeless from msmanagemeny Aye, rather
will It not be the natural the inevitable result that the
whole country will seethe with sedtion mutiny anarchy
and Violence and viii be overtaken with terrible, guo
mnious aud hopeless overthrow and ruin il these busy
teachers shall impress their lessons tho people
To ask these questions is to answer them. We confess,
therefore. that we are filled with the most painful
apprehensons, when We reflect on the tendency II
the fact,onists that and SO busy among
u.s. We shndder as does the farmer when torches are
being Haunted about nis stack yards. We have only to
look at the state OF sentiment which prevails 10 some
neiRhborheods OF some States TO realize, In FAINT de-
gree, the evils which would overspread the whole land
people rent with local discussions neghbor warning
with neighbour loyal men and traitors everywhere inter-
mixed, and the country falling easy and inglorions
prey to our enemiessuch would be st to and our
fate.
Such is the logical result Of the course which many
are pursuing; such the catastrophe for which whether
through gLorance passion or design, it matters not
they are aboring Is there not for pain, distress,
anxiety Is there not reason why we should
almost forget dread OF the enemy In our
not how good may be represented to be, IT,
at the time, 1t be Insisted that II is made bad and
hopeless one by mismanagement People cannot but
abandon u IL they thus convincsd and, aasl
with what pains is such conclusion pressed upon their
mnds
Why not differ in opinion as friendss Why can
not Judge and crticise friends ana compatriots
and not with the vrulence Of enemies and the ferocity
or Mohawks? Why can not suppose that II Is, at
least possible may be mistaken In our personal
opinions and that those who better informed Of acts
may be, after all. right Add why should it be hard
thing TO acqulesc with q cheerful good temper IN
the decision which be arrived At by the proper trbu
nals, aud TO adopt II as own
.'L us all hang together, remarked one OF tho sgnors
Of the Declaration OF Independence in 1776. .Ycs
piled another 'for do hang together will all
hang separately Let us take the lesson TO ourselves
II we do not cease these chickering's and examinations
among ourselves, II We do not rally together, and rally
around constituted authorities do not unite te
strength the handa that entrusted with the conduct
OF then Will go down, and shall
be ruinaI forever ruined Again tell the people that
are In ssrious psr The besinnng OF STRIFE - ssae
letting Inc leak 10 tho evee becomes
roaring crevasse. We implore all good citizens who
have aen into ceneorious tempers TO pause and take
their bearings anew. Why should do the enemy work.
"a long pull, strong pail. and pull altogether. Can
alone with the blessing u Cod tho exgency
that Is upon us. 10 wrangle s TO die.