The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-06-11
Why there Should be a Change Of Ad.
ministratiop.
From the Cleveland PaindeaIer.]


Whatever differences Of opinion may ex
let upon certain questions Of law or expedi
ency, which have arisen during the progres
OF this great wnr, there is a iolersble cev
tain'y about some things which isvors ih,
idea OF change in The management Of ou
public affairs. We may safely include il
the catalogue Of objections TO the presen
Administration. the following:
1T. That the war has been peverte,
from its originally declared purpose, (nsme
", the simple suppression OF certain armed
organizations in the South, with view /,
the restoration Of friendly and constlu.
iionaI relationship a gigantic scheme for The
subversIon Of the industrial system Of the
) ,uthern 81 t.te,.
-. That 'be war hrs been made pre.
'ex' and apology Tor The usurpa,ion, by The
President of powers unwsrrsn,ed by The
Federal Constitution aud totally irreconcis
Die win The ieIter and spirit Of our inslitu-
iions.
-. That the wsr has been conducted 10
bullc up party aiihe expense 81 blood and
Treasure and time, and at The huzard Of o
permanent separation Of The sections, mas
much ~ eminent military officers have been
deprived Of command tor merely pariisanl
reas"ns. and for The same cause, violent and
Incfiicie me q 20, ia their stead; troops have
been withheld AZ ,ri,icai junctures, aud fhp
carefully devised plans Of able Generals. have
been wantonly reversed, The chief object OIL
~ % winch has been 70 destroy some real
y Iancied popularity Of certain commanders
sih the mas-es Of tbief cour'ry men.
4ih That the conduct Of the war has been
b, corrupiions upprer edenied
n The history Of any people. for which th-
President has. in many insts snces. (vide the
ase of Csmeron,) declared himself respon
hle.
9TH. Tha, the Administration hiss commit.
I'd itself 10 doctrines which +Ievsies the
military above the civil power, affect the
'uri'y of 'hn ballot brx. aud endanger the
,erscnal liberty oi The ciiizsn.
y. and h"sllv. That Ihr policy now
lecrrrd il fatal not merely a. alI ideas or
egaI re-unn Of the States, bu, fsre-hadowS
u,ure bankruptcy, constant sgl'ation. the
establishment OF large standing army, aud
u Time by no mems remote military cen
ralizs'ion such as to-day exists in France
II there b. persons Of such buuvsnt and
nnguine temperament a. 10 lsuph at The
'alamities which we haye indicated, and 10
lyle them the mere phsnioms Of brain
norb'dly jaundiced. we beg leave to remind
hem 81 what has been dane; we ask them
0 weigh The meaning OF the claim asserted
" Mr Lincoln 10 be the sole Judge n all
'ases oi what j. lawful and proper 10 be done
L "mili,ory necessity We call their at
eniion 10 what has been done 10 Virginia in
edance Of the opinion Of Edward Bates,
Atorncy General in Mr.. LncoIn's Cabinet.
We point them 10 the message Of Governor
showing how elections are carried
" gun and sword. We recall 10 them the
ct Of placing The free North under martial
aw. We ask them TO pause before the
chemes Of recognizing the States accord
nr TO Mr.. Lincoln's idea. His oath. ponder
'ver II. We ask them 10 consider the
nesns used TO make the army political en-.
,ine in utter scorn OF all the warnings oil
history; and we bid them think Of the terri
lie increase Of new officers 10 swell the "dis-
'ensing pcwcr' Of the Government, while
he people sre struggIi ling under the burden
4 high prices.
1fthese be not reasons enough TO warrant
he people in demanding new agents, then
se shall begin 10 despair OF the intelligence
nd virtue Of the people. We shall begin
0 forecast the doom OF this once peerless
nd hsppy Republic. Let The men AZ Wash
,g,on, who have made carnival and trsffice
this awful feud, vacate their seats, aud lei
zen fresh rom the people take the helm
Yen who will not forget that they are res
onsible-men who will not conuive new
,ngled osths whilst they are daily breaking
be old and honored which they took high
eaven 10 witness that they would faithfully
eep-men who will labor to get US Union,