Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-03-26
9ailg empire.
A Terrible Philippe Against
Lincoln by a Fremont
Organ.
FREMONT vs.. LINCOLN.
w A r b f G. u N.
THE TRUTH TOLD.
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MR.. LISCOLN's HONESTY AND CAPACITY
From tho Now Nsnon.I

We all TecOllect that worthy citizen of Ath-
ems who banished Aristides solely because
it annoyed him TO hear The epithet "ths Just, ("
constantly coupled with his name We have
all been struck by this strange specimen OF
political liberty, and by the lack of judgment
In its application. II was not because this
undue notorety given to the name Of citizen
OF the republic might, Rfter time, prove dan
gerous, nor because the epithst of just was
Questionable, that the worthy citizen Of Greece
banished Aristides He would not even dis
cuss the matter, the epithet annoyed him, aud
that was enough TO Oatracizs It's unfortunate
bearer In this we see an excess of liberty
and n lack Of political education.
Now, we are annoyed and irritated at hear
ing the words Of Abraham Lincoln and homes
ty always coupled together but being more
generous than the excellent Athenan citizen
aforesaid, we propose, before ostracizing hon
est Abe from the White House, to consider his
right to the surname OF "Honest To call
one man honest, out of n population Of thirty
millions, is not so much OF ompiiment to
him as sarcasm upon all the rest Let US
look into bis honesty and capAblity. After
| three years OF patient silence we have a rig ht
and it is moreover our duty, Mr.. Lincoln, to
examine your acts and show them 10 the ma
ton. You commenced by con fding the fate
Of our cause, to the honor of our arms, and
the lives of our sons, to men having no high.
or claim to such trust than host OF voters of
their command, whose support you coveted
in order to advance the welfare of the nation
We have allowed you To further your poll.
tics and personal interests, and to transform
into heroes men whose inelicieney has swal-
lowed up the thousands Of lives aud millions
of treasure, so that you might be able 10 daz-
zle the eyes OF the people with victories far
more apparent than real We have permitted
you to sacrifice tried patriots, whose popular
ity alarmed you, and whose energy dssppont-
cd yonr calculations
We have allowed you to deceive the people
we have let you transform disgraceful defeats
into victories; and even we made no outcry
when you we're reduced TO beg exoneratior
for acts which have elernally disgraced the
honor OF our arms You have been unable
either to foresee or foretell anything. Whal
has become of the nations enthusiasm p
What have you done with the immense re
sources, unprecedented in history, that The
nation has lavishly given you2
You are now appealing to couscription, and
we will not enter into a discussion OF the
principle itself, but we will tell you that you
should have foreseen that the day must come
when you would need these men, and thai
you were to blamo in not calling for then
when the peoples enthusiasm was first arons
ed, when they certainly would not have beer
refused you You are 10 blame inasmuch a.
though your incapacity and personal schemes
the necessity for such an appeal has become
question of public safety. Yon are to blame
for deprving us of the services of men Whos'
. opularity stimulated that enthusiasm.
You have told the country that both the re.
bellion ana slavery we're dead you have told
the people that the forces OF the rebels were
reduced by deserlions, and that they eoulC
not be recruited, fed nor clothed; and yet yor
are forced to act upon the defensive, being
threatened at all points.
Whenever you have directed the action ol
our troops, they have been uniformly unsu C
cessful; you have perpetually offered us tbt
wretched speetacles of splendid resources and
excellent chances Of success sacrificed 20 in
capacity. The only success which you can,
near attaining, but the credit Of which we in
tend 10 take from you, is due 20 the ncredi
Bile imagnations that you have displayed il
describing facts. Charges Of base, masterl
retreats, and reconnoissances have succeeded
each other with rapidity worthy Of the great
est Snowman Of modern times The immens
variety of circumstances is only equaled b
the identity Of the result. We have:
Sherman's reconnaissance
Smiths reconnaissance
Thomas reconnaissance. ...
Kilpatriek's reconnaissance.
Custar's reconnaissance,
Seymours reconnaissance.
Gimore's Charleston reconnaissance,
The result is everywhere the same ridicI
lous aud disastrous. The sole concession W
can make 70 your honesty is that you hav
improved upon the changes OF base in 1862
you destroy fewer soldiers and burn less {
the nations property.
How is il, that after three years Of incOu
parable victories, a ,cording TO Hallsek's iaci
tious expression. 'unprecsdented in the milit'
ry history Of nations you are still ponderin
how to preserve the Nation capital aud you
base OF operation
Is it reward for such success, for th
achievement of such results, lhat you no
ask the nation to pass vote Of confidence
and re-eleot you for another and perhaps al
other term2
". In your inaugural address you gave a yer
~ striking illustration OF your peculiar honest
oS by virtually pledging yourself in accordanS
M with the well known principles OF the part
~ which had elected you, not to serve secon
a term you said this in a manner which non
lts Of your supporters then misundersloodi b
your words we're evidently designed 10 bel