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you get that book you will find that the
Constitution begins: I'VE, THE PEOPLE
OF THE UNITED STATES do ordoia" Yes,
the people ordained the Constitution, and
ordained it the. Constitution of United
Nation, and by reading further you will
find that every man in authority, with
out exception. lives, moves, and has his
being by the people alone. Now do you
think WE, THE PEOPLE, who brought these
rulers of an hour into being, cannot sup
ply their places when we choose? 1T
should be impressed upon every man
among the people that the nation lives
IN him, not in. his servants, who hold a
little brief authority? What would we
have been, what would this country have
been, if there were not greater statesmen
among the people than there is at Wash
ington? IL is the people who have de-
vised apd carried on the war 1t is to
the people. at home, that we must look
for the strength, growth, and splendor Of
the American Republic Let the people
see that the Republic suffers no de.ri-
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But had almost forgotten to say what
intended about the campaign. Do you
see anything in all our armies to abate, in
the least degree, our confidence in the con,
quest of the rebellion? Has Sherman's
army ceased to march 1t is this day at
if not in Atlanta. For 1870 miles it has
continued its march over mountains, for
tifcations and armies, till 1t now lies at
Atlanta. Did you ask for anything else ?
Is it NOT in the full glory of career and
conquest? What says the Georgia Con-
stitutiomaltst, one Of the ablest papers in
the South, of the condition of the rebel
lion p? 1t says that the habit of boasting
and wListeling is nonsense that Sherman
is in the best part of Georgia, and that if
Grant cuts off the Southern railroads,
Richmond must fall. Is this anything
but the simple fact? If you don't be-
lieve me Mr.. Public, won't you. believe
the rebel confession? If Sherman takes
Atlanta what is to prevent his making
that a new depot Of supplies, and advanc-
ing on Augusta and Charleston? You
will do me the justice Mr. Times (for you
have recorded it, to say that has been my
plan of conducting the war from the be-
ginning Cut off all their resources from
the West and make Virginia their prison
house And do you think the army Of
Sherman cannot accomplish that? 1t is
the greatest army ever gathered on this
Continent. There are seve'a army corps
and such Generals as Napoleon never had
There is Mcpherson and Thomas, Howard
and Hooker with the elite of that glori-
GUS army mhich marched under Rosecrans,
and that which besieged Vicksburgh.
Fear not! 1t will march through the
South with the besome of destruction.
But, what say you to Grant? Grant
| is bulldog. He has closed his jaws on
the rebel throat, and they will not be un-
closed. The rebels cannot be fed at Rich
mond but short length of time. There
is nothing in Northern Virginia, nothing
in raids on Maryland, which can sustain
them ten days. They have, doubtless in
anticipation, laid up large stock of pro-
visions for the army at Richmond but it
| is limited it will come TO an end in few
weeks. Wait patiently, then, till that,
which is inevitable, comes in the course
of nature. But what say you to the
grand raid on Maryland and Washing
ton Z? Why, say that is the finest ex-
ample Of @ ta.
:. Parturient montes ridiculus mus
A most ridiculous muss it was. The
forces which invaded Maryland were the
divisions of Early and Breckenridge, with
the partisan cavalry Of Imboden, M cCaus-
land, &c. The whole may have amount
ed to 10000 men. And with this tre-
menduous array, all Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania, Washington and New York went
into CONSERVATION '
The military imbecility at Washington
was never better illustrated. Whether