The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-11-03
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~ ADMINISTRATION.
FROM Easoard Eoerett's great Syeeeck a,
kanueJ HaW.

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EaAuel HaW.
I'm this state Of things, the quest
a which khaye TO ask myself as ners
ewing allegiance to neither of the conter
ing parties. but owing to my country du
which transcends al personal regards !.
considerations Of private friendship.
8 whether at this critical juqcture. whe
though as we all hope the agony of the stru
b g'e IS passed. it may be necessary to maj
" vigorous preparation for the possibility
another campaign, Is it wise or safe. nv
political revelation, to paralyzc an Admin
'rat'on by which the war thus far has bee
conducted in the manner described; to .,
courage Che enemy u hold out wiz, Il
prospect OF the cessation of hostilities. an
greatly to augment, in this way. the DANCE
OF ANOTHER casplaien, to be entered upon ur
Ger mach increased disadvantage. and thu
incur the risk Of a settlement which will rem
der vain this mighty expense Of treasure an
blood! To this question I can return bu
one answer--an emphatic negative.
by tie pecnliarlty Of our Constitution
the result cfthe election will be kaown earl,
IN November. while the change of Admins.
tratlon (if one should take place) will be de-
'nycd tih March. For foxr months the gov.
ernment Of the country, as far as measures
which divide public opirion are concerned
WIN oe IN aheyance nominalIy in the hands
o. persons defeated in an appeal to the peo
ple-the source Of all power-while those
who' alter warmly contested election. are
70 succeed them, ian election in winch ali
'he real and 'ai the i,aaginary points Of diff.
Nrence between the parties have been sta,ea
IN tne strongest +erms, and everything has
been said which human wit can conceive
or human speech utter. to convince Mr D,v.
is and his associates that one party is in.
tompefentto conduct the war, and the other
to give up the attempt. /, must re.
mafn for tarr nopths wholly without the
powerof giving new direction to AFFAIRS
In other cords, a peneral paralysis mnst on
s'e- The outgoing Administration vii, b.
under the stigma of public opinion.
Shile the incoming Administration will have
40 means ofentering on the measures which
deems necessary to tie salvation of fhe
:olintry.
Now, all wars require at least season's
orecast, especially at the close of the an.
umn. The very doubt whether we are to
ave new campaign will so encourage the
nemy as to make new campaign necessary
9E 9Ns ~ srtirtuns, WINS We nave made none. Il
rill be impossible for the outgoing Admins
ration to recruit the army after the acces
ion te power Of party who denounce the
raft as unconstitutional, and who leaye 1t
ven doubtful whether another campaign will
,e undertaken. IF the trumpet give an un-
ertain sound, who shall prepare bimself for
,attle ? doubtful whether he hears the clar- |
'a raEying to the charge, the bugle hurry
ng the retreat, or the echo OF the mournful
blast which salutcd Major Anderson's latter
ID flag as il went down at Sumter If this
is overturned, between one
hundred and fifty thousand and two hundred
thousand colored troops, Injured or rhysic
ally adapted to WARM climate, and nov rem
dering most important service in the trench.
es and in the forts, 81 well as in the front
of the battle, must be disbanded, and this
serious deduction made from our armies
without any preparation beforehand to fill
the gap by the two hundred thousand extra
white soldiers. At thia aoment twenty Ave
Thousand hammers q. speak without exag-
geration) are at work in our navy yards, and
every forge and furnace in the country ia At
white heat on our iron clads aad gunboats.
and the ordnance which IS to arm them. In
the uncertainty Of peace or war can an Ad-
mlnistration, which has been repudiated by
the people, and partly on tho very ground Of
profuse and irjudicious expenditure on the
navy, continae tfis enormous expense with
no assurance whether it will be needed? I,
mus, be remembered, too, that in addition tc
the uncertainty necessarily arising from .
change Of Administration, every art will bs
employed by Quar- astute foe to induce us, BY
fallacious utterances in their journals, T.
sbandon all preparations to continue th'
wsr. This game is already actively played
with view to influence the pending elec
ton.
Under these circumstances own tnat
seems to me little shoft of faulty to endeavo
to thrsw the administrative powers Of tn
Governmenti into abeyancs. How often hax
we not, on change Of Ministry in England
evan in time of peace, seen delay Of wee
or two in forming new government. deprs
Gated a. dangerous to the countrYl Woul
il not have been thought a proof Of return
ling insanity ON the psrss Of George III,
the crisis Of the great struggle with Nap
iieon, and while the Tower guns were roa
{ ing for Nelson's victory at Trafalgar, as on,
have been for the victories Of Farragut an
lSherman at Mobile and Atlanta. If he hi
4 formed and snnounced new government
November, not to take effect till March ft
, lowing; leaving the inculAbents of Office I
flour months under the virtHsl impeachme
: Of dismissal, while their designated success
ors we're unable to act in their place ? ! da
r not give my vote to throw every branch
the public service into this periious con-
tion. It cannot iNl 70 have effects the mf
: humiliating and disastrous"