Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-10
B fhe linton Men oil lndianA.
edwin M. stanton.


Il has often been remarked that no
!kYAs man was so much villi6ed during the
rebellion as was the Secretary of War,
o VEGA q Hon Edwin NJ Stanton. But, conscious
that he was in the right, this distinguish
ed patriot and statesman pursued the
r-,-eFen tenor of his way, and proved not
- - - only terror to the rebels of the South,
pvRr Il, but the traitors Of the North In late
Issue the New York Times speaks thus
forcibi5 of the position which be then
szAOA occupied and the mastery manner in
svo 1aoZ which be administered the difficult aud
complicated duties which fell to his
zwou lot: - small A6
49, 1t is q happy circumstance that we
have at last reached time in the histo-
~ of our Government in which states
.~en5 men and organizers appear in public
affairs, and continue their course Of
...,- duty, despite Of popular cIamor. There
-fgg we're no better abused men in the first
~ two years of the war than Mr.. Seward
or Mr.. Stanton. The scandals that cir
ia nos culated against the Secretary of War
could not be numbered. He was crazy;
he insulted all his friends; he a
bloodthrsty radical, tyrannical Robes
pierre; he knew nothing of war or Its
Organization he carried the prejudices
Of political life into the service Of his
country; he "worshpped the negro"
and violated the freedom of ihe.wbites
by imprisoning contractors
.sn No one could get on with him; he
-sSs cause will be ruined. oDeputation alter
deputation individual after individual
waited on the President to beg him to
..s,,efssf remove him. Bat Mr.. Lincoln saw that
be had the right man in the right place.
- Mr., Stanton remained Indifferent to the
X A popular clamor. He had his own plans
and was determined to execute them.
.EAGA Afew friends remained constant to him
gar as and of two things no enemy ever ven-
Ievo stured to accuse him, FIRST, of the slight
n. est suspicion of population, though he
was handling some Eve hundred millions
l.aTBlioa year; and seconly, Of any Indifference
to the hapess sufferer from the war, the
~ unfortunate slave. He persevered in
aaaarn q his Office and aimed at distant effects
,sssa not present popularity; at duty not ap-
plause. tfh
ao t-aF The result has been military ad
.1GI ministration which will be the admira
s4sg ton of ell time for its organization, and
u pgaI TO whose wonderful efficiency the Re-
public almost owes its salvation. Mr.
Stanton has been seen to accomplish
FfTh what no military leader in Great Britain
= - could accomplish in the Crmean war
with much smaller force and under
90 much fewer obstacles, the perfect equip
.0E0 ment, supply and transportation of grea
masses OF men vast spaces. Napo
.ssaas leon himself, with two-thirds Of Europe
10 draw from, did not effect so much, &C
81 asgl speedily, and with such perfect organi-
W it'iai cation Of immense armies as did THU
Pennsylvania lawyer, suddenly elevated
i's.a to the head of powerful military bu
- reau. All men now see his wonderful
capacities for his task.
His very faults aided him. His i'm
vrr patient energy subdued all obstacles
Il R44S his brUsqueness was needed for NEEDLE
some intruders and his arbitrary treat
90 ment OF dishonest contractors was the
aos only thing which could check the terri
Zoe BILE and increasing diseases of pubi
corruption"