Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-08-11


with warm appreciation by all parties
|Confederacy for the station. He has rath-
er exceeded than fallen short Of public ex.
pectation. He has gwen renewed vigor
to our arms. He occupies station where
great abilities have full opportunity tor
exercise aud display-a position in which
TO win great and lasting reputation
He has arailed himself of his opportunity,
and, whilst serving his country With in
dustry, devotedness and success, has
achieved a reputation thas will place him
on the pages Of history along side Of Davis
and Lee. q
Not missile Of slendsr or Distraction
has as ye been dreca, al the accomplish
! ed gentleman anu learned lawyer who
/ fills the office of Attorney General. It
might not be safe to assail him. Better
! for professional slanders not to assail too
many regulations, but practice under the
dictates of the moral maxim of Jonathan
Wild, "a lie is too precious thing TO be
told often" He who falsely assails every
body, in ures no one, because he Is be-
lieved by nobody.
The Postmaster General, for a short
time, was favorile mark for detractiou.
But they soon found they were vainly at
tempting to bite file. His character was
firm and as pure as thric. refined STEEL
And his conscience, void Of otfense, imbu-
ed him with moral frlnncss and sereni-
ty of temper that set al defiance all at
tempts to disturb bis equanimty, to i'm
pair his distinguished urbanity, to inter
rupt his habltual industry, or to lesson his
practical wisdom. He is admitted Oh all
hands 70 be a modest and courteous gen
tleman and most excellent officer.
The whole burden OF the objections to
the Secretary of State seem to have
dwndled down to the fact that he is a
Jew, tor all admit his distinguished abil-
tiles In Europe, where they lave Estab-
lished State Churches and all regligions
are not equal in the eye of the law, Jewss
nevertheless, hold, in everv country, many
of the highest Offices of trust and honor
The Secretary has had no opportunity to
display his diplomatic talent; for all ma
tions refuse, as yet, TO negotiate with rs.
The time is AZ hand when his abilities will
be needed, and we feel confident that
when the occasion occurs, he will not be
found wanting, but will ably sustain the
dignity of his Office, aud his already ac.
quired high reputation.
The Secretary of the Navy is too fat, it
seems, 10 SUIT tIteSo SeutleuleD OF the OppO-
sition's fastidious and hypocritical tastes.
He is not tat, only enabonpoiast. Not go
fat as the Secretary of State, nor half go
fat as Bonaparte in the zenith of his glory.
We wish he We're tor 1t would be quite
q luxury to !ook at q fat man in these FAM
inc times.
We are glad they do not prefer the
charge Of leanness against the President or
Secretary of War; for had they done SO,
we could not have put in a word Of de.
fence.
Our Navy, considering its small force
and few opportunities, has won equal dis
tinction with our army. We have no
ports in which to build and outfit a large
navy. Mr.. Mallory Las been skillful, in
dustrious and energetic in the discharge of
the duties of his Office. Three OF his iron
clads, within hearing of Richmond, hold
the entire Yankee navy In check and in
awe. The Merrimac achieved victory
equal to any i'll the annals of naval war;
fare And the Florida and Alabama have
terrified the whole Yankee mercantile
marine, and almost driven their entire
foreign trade into foreign bottoms. Our
torpedoes have blown up more vessels
than all the torpedoes in the world have
hitherto done. Had not England pre-
vented the coming out of port oil the rams,
which It's said, we had bargained for and
bought, we would be to-day able to cope
successfully with the whole Yankee navy.
The new Secretary Of the Treasury is
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