The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-28
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One II the most melancholy sirn,
q the lines is ths rapaoiiy which I
developed IN men whose training and
anieetduis ought, one would ,link II
have raised them above the temp.a.
lion ioslishopor themselves for cain
be number y ptotos' marshas dan
surgeons, enrolment clerks, Hn3 -.
craiting officers who Il We been ~
moved, arm stcd for fraudulent prae.
tees Is ltaiul comment on The low
tone of public morals. One Of tbe
saddesl cases recently is that of Major
Jameson, Of the 9th Rhode Island
who was formerly pastor Of the Third
Baptist Church IN Providence. and
entered the service Of his country as
Cimplain Of the "a, in which canscitv
be served for some time when he wa.
made a Major. lie was appointed 10
the colored recruiting service in North
Carolina, where he engaged in fiauds
that have led 10 his trial and dismiss.
al There is hardly a neigborhood
~ which more or less men are not lo
found who have been broken in Tho
military service for dishonest practie-
es, and where men have grown rich
oy knavery and corruption in relation
TO the war We are not among those
who raise an indiscriminate cry AGAINST
contractors. Hundreds Of men have
served their country well and haiib.
fully by furnishing il supplies. have
done justice to the Government while
honorable earning their money. Bot
the war has intensely quickened the
spirit Of speculation, and men have
made fortunes rapidly, and wealth il
considered more than ever tbe ona
thing neediul. Against this money.
loving, lucre-huntiDg spirit, by which
the patriotism and manhood of ,ha
country are so sorey suffering. Il 4
TIME Tor the people earnestly ala au-
Ihorliateivtly TO protest. Good men
owe Il to themselves and the nation 10
stamp the seal of their condemnation
openly upon those whose hands are
stained with official corruption or dis
honestly acquired wealth. They
should avow both by voice and exam
PIE that something else is more desi-
able than money or the luxuries
which money brings. A na,ioh 10 not
1ch by the number Of its wealthy cit
zens, by is elegant palaces and Iuxu.
'ious adornlngs, but by the number Of
manly honest and thoughtful men. Of
'ure minded, true hearted women
vhlch It can boast among IFS cit7ens
3ut when il winks at the vices OF the
lch, and tolerates the corrupt practice
IS OF It's servants without rol,uke. II IL
y the swim road to destruction We
ave, however, an abiding faith III the
'eople. OFTEN deceived, they vel
nean to do right. And, tlottgh The
var has disclosed an amour, OF ,as.
atty and seryiie love Of pelf that
re deplorable,it has also revealed the
integrity and latent patriotism and
et-deyolion Of the masses that give
rand assurance of the perpetuity of
ur institutions, What il demanded
that the purer sentiment and riper
hought OF the country should make
themselves thoroughly felt in the cur
ents OF public opiaion, and that a high
r standard than ever should be re1ui.
ed Of all men who undertake to lead,
whether in church or state, in the
World Of letters, or Of business.
We are not Of those whose fa6e ie
n the past. We have no hankerinp
Or the men or the institutions of the
ygone age. We know that sin the
ays that tried mems souls" 10 which
'e are accustomed to point for heroic
xample and lofty virtue, evasion and
ubteringe, intrigue and corruption,
'ere as rife, in proportion to the pop.
lation, as they are now. But we in
lst that, in this day Of more general
and universal pr6gr6s5 in
be arts and in science, when, too. the
neory Of republican institutions is
lore widely understood, i, becomes.
ur people to demand higher char
cter and a nobltr standard. And
70 take il as cne Of the Significant
Igns Of the times that more commit
ses Of inquiry are started, more tho
ougb investigations and exposures
ad, than in any previous epoch
What We ask Of re people Is that
ley shall not allow their sensibilities
become blunied, and their indigna-
on over gross wrong-doing dalIsd, by
le freqi ,ncy Of It's exposure. The
alton can only be saved by it's de,o-
The right. In revolutionary cri-
IS like this, il becomes the solemn du-
Of every citizen 10 see 10 il that he
elongs To tie committee Of public
aiely, that guatds welIih honor and
le fortunes Of The Great Republic.
Fastfngton Cbro1icle.
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YouKG AMgRIcA.--This rare spe.
nen Of composition was read III one
tbe schools Of Louisville BY a SEN
mental little fellow. The theme
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