The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-27

pietator for the confedgraey.

i ne FeU6ls "a lA6 f1Dut43 auu g p6GAaAiy
those in Richmond, seeing the doWnward
motion Of all things Confederate, have set
to berating-8eF- Davis most thoroughly,
asking for another to supercede him in
command Of the military affairs Of rebel
dom. Their abuse Of the arch Leader
of their treason-scheme is amusing,gte as
at least, if not TO them They charge him,
with an exhibition of the weakest incOm-
potency in the removal of Gen. Johnston
before Atlanta, and the substitution of
Gen. HO6d IN his place. But iR- this act
JEFF. Davis only followed and Obeyed the
demand Of the very Ymen who now 50 sound 4
ly abuse him. The whole Esbel press Of
the Confederate States was unanimous
and clamorous IN its demandf for the Temov-
al Of Gen. Johnston, and JEFF. Davis but
Obeysd that. demand when he put Gen
Hood in command. So that We are led
to believe that the. universal complaint in
the South against the President Of the
CoifederacY. does not arise from his in
competency SC, much as from the general
condition of Southern affairs. The Con
fsderacy is going to- distinctions and the
rebels must have somebody on whom to
Bfeak the revenge of their bitter disap-
poiutmeut. 1t is fortunate for US that.
they have chosen to blame JEFF Davis for
their failure, because nothing so iweakens
a nation, in time 6f war or in time Of
peace, as bitterness and dissension between
the people and their chief ruler Intern
al distractions have buried msFenatiens
than have conqusring armieBg1 sA house
divided against itself cannot stand!Pe In
ternal faction in the Confederaey can
sooner destroy it than can the Union ar
mics. IF dissatisfaction in that region
were merely expressed against a general,
however noted he might be- a change could
easily be made whereby contentment
would soon be brought about !; but when
dissatisfaction is openly expfessed apd.uni-
versally exists against the Presidenbua
change cannot be made without a total
revolution of the Confederate Government.
But what is the remedy proposed BY
the rebels 2 A Dictator And, forsobth,
what cana Dictator do forrtheiSouth1that
JEFF, Davis has not done? And how will
Dictator differ from JEFF. Davis 2 Jef.
Davis has been himself one of the most
arbitrary of Dietators. 2 He has-puE sen
erals up, and put generals down. He has
planned and ordered campaigns just to his
own fancy. He has executed his renorse-
| less conscription with an unrelepting hand.
Helhas exercised in full the powers of the
most supreme Dictator. Then Whatacaan
the rebels hope to gain by the appoint-
ment Of man, who can, except in name,
i be no more Of Dictator than JEFF Davis
ISL Is it to get Gen. Lee at the head of
the military affairs Of the GOnfederaoy?
It may be. But we venture 70 predict,
that if the rebels make this change, they
will learn that Gen. Lee, in an. administrq-
tive capacity, isenob the equal Of JEFF.
Davis !; and they will be the sorry lesers
by the change. These expressions Of dis
satisfaction with JEFF. Davis. are the un-
mistakable signs Of internal discord and
approaching dissolution. JEFF. Davis is
the ablest man, undoubtedly, in rebeldom
for President of the Codfederacy. He
has done all that could be done by mortal
man to make hideous and wicked rebel
lion a success. No man could have done
more than he has done No man could
do more than he is doing now. "a Dicta-
tor could do no more. a Dictator cannot
revive the fading sinking hopes of the
Gonfederates. A Dictator cannot de-
stroy the armies Of Grant, Shermany Sheri-
dan and Thomas. A Dictator cannot
lead the Confederacy to success, founded
as it is upon wrong injustisce and slavery
With President or Dictator, With7JeF.
Davis or GenaLee, it must soon be nuns
bered among "the things that were3a y and
remembered only for its giant wickedpess
and most unholy aims. ee4 ar,-.o- ~