The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-23

worse than IS has often ~ u before
10 wor perhaps, uan may alaays
BE- exp sed ie case q q prolonged var.
Afsr O. fs year Il ibe Revelation,
o. gfaa3 cahilidoa g patriotism vas
married by many q display e .6sb-
ness ambition. ana REASONABLE d.r-
sion q pfnere Epch :. ve have o.
3sY Many grew laiHt is ,be contest
aal ure ready q 50 ba-. lofh Eow.
Il ihgy lad caa h Otheu were ae-
araas q establishing lbr 90 principles
aith King Washington instead of king
George Generals and statesmen
thought m9.e Of their ova schemes
than Of ihe public good. jealousies 10
lhe army finally eliminated in a con.
spiraey among the officers 10 over.
ihroa ihe Commandment. Chief -
large numbers ia Congress we're ID
sympathy with Tie movement, and
amid the wraug'ings Of ambitious men
the var seemed 10 be wholly lost sight
Of. Aud yet from out Of this dark
ness cane the glory Of our national
existence. After looking upon the
/ history Of that period We can certain
/ ly hope that nov, as then, the virtue
Of the mass Of the people vi ] with
stand the efforts Of those whose selfish
ness is TOO much for their patrioiism-
There are few men who seem 10
be really alarmed at this detection Of
men in high places, aud are almost in
clined TO think that there must be
something wrong in the Administra-
ton when some Of lis noisest support
ers are falling away from it Such
should remember that most men are
ambitious, that some are inscriptions,
and that not a few have a better opin-
ion Of themselves than Others have
When their party comes into power,
these ambitious men all desire appoint
ments those who have better opin.
ion Of themselves than Others have,
are not satisfied with what they get !;
and by the time another election comes
round, those of the number who are
Inscriptions, are anxious TO Try their
chances under another Administration
When the supporters of an Admins
tration suddenly become Mortified at
the evils they find IN it, it is always
well to see il they have not had some
disappointment to quicken their per-
ceptiJn. The man who in '6l declar-
ed all the slaves Of his Department
free, would never have discovered that
the confscation policy Of the Admin.
istration was wrong it he had been al
lowed 10 use the army 10 further his
ambitious schemes with regard to the
Presidency. Similar causes can be
found for the 50 iden light which has
burst upon the indignant Wade and
Davis.
10 this way il Is always expected
that the party seeking 10 overthrow
the one in power win receive some
accessions to IFS strength. Bot If the
people are true to themselves, they
will be little influenced by change
Of party which is 50 evidently the re-
suit Of private resentment and exor.
bitant ambition. In the disturbed po-
lilical condition Of the country to-day.
il is gratifying TO see that the body Of
the people are not easily deceived or
turned aside from the work 10 which
they have put their hands. The grand
Fremont movement is the graudest
failure in the political history Of the
country, and never before did polit-
ical manifesto signed by two men OF
the supposed importance and influence
Of Wade and Davis meet with so little
consideration. But although the Tn
ion party has nothing to cause it TO
despond, il has enough TO incite it TO-
vigorous action. Although these dis
contented leaders carry but few Of
their old followers with them, they car
ry their abilities and services and
there is no zeal like that Of new con-
verts, and no hatred like that Of rem
egades and apostates for the compan-
ions with whom, and The principles for
which, they have fought.
Recruiting in Southern States.
Gen. Washburn has issued cir.
cular calling the attention Of the Sc
lectman and citizens gan.raIv ~ ,be