Year: 1862

from the Chicago Times. forcibly expresses
our views relative to the existing state of
things. The sooner the masses Of the peo-
pie are brought TO see the falsity and ia
natical tendency of the doctrines and poll
cy of charlatan leaders north and south,
the sooner will peace again be restored to
our distracted country.


ut would seem as if the stern and terri
bic lessons of the past two years had been
sufficient to indicate to the people of this
country that the policy of the republican
party and the doctrines avOwed bv it
could never bring peace or restore the old
confidence and respect of the citizens for
the government. What dullness OF com.
prehension marks the mind of him who
has failed to see the folly and wickedness
of the politicians now controlling the ad
minist.ation. 1t is passing strange that
intelligent citizens boasting of their Ca
pacity for self-governmeut should so long
have been duped and fooled by the pre-
tended philanthropy of abolisionism. The
great mass Of the people. north and south.
have been deceived by their leaders. who,
advocating opposite opinions. have yet
worked togalher to accomplish the same
result. That they have sue ceeded is man
i(est in the tens of thousands Of dead and
dying men around Richmond. and filing
our hospitals to-day, and is NANTES. in all
the woe and blight of this WAS. How long
can the deception last. and is there to be
in neither north nor south. an awakening?
What length Of time will be required TO
sIbdue and Danish the madness Of the
present and restore the sober second
thought to the minds of our people? To
that sober second thought and the Almigh-
ty power that opened the eyes of the blind
we must look for salvation as a country,
for so surely as time shall hold its course
SO surely are we lost as a government IL
the leaders of the dominant parties, north
and south, shall not be crushed. Thp
people must be made to see the enormous
deception practised upon them. They are
feeling it, but do they see ii? Will Our
elections this fall prove that at last treason
able fanaticism is as much hated by north.
ern men as open and armed resistance


In the present condition Of the south
ern States there can be no fair expression
of public will through the ballot-box; but
we have here no opposing forces to threat
en- aud intimidate, and the coming canvass
will determine whether abolitionism shall
still control the northern States. II the
conservatives of the republican party do
not cut loose from the abolition wing, and
sustain the President while lie shall sus-
tain the constitution, then the war so far
will have been but prelude to the horror
that the years of the future have for US
Will they do il, and when? 1t should be
done quickly, or il will be too late Watch
man, tell US of the night! Is the dawn;ng
of conservatism near, and can the signs oil
its coming be seen? Who can tell?-
Prophets. priests, and rulers are all unable
TO answer. But there must be an awaken
; ing one of these days. An awakening oI
wrath on the part of the people that shall
work fearful results in home circles. The
Legislators who talk so tlippan,ly of the en-
actment of laws which would trsmple un-
der foot constitutional prohibitions will
learn that their constituents require oil
them the keeping of their osths. Official
perjury has had long and large lisence,
but we hope its time has nearly expired,
and that perured officials will soon prove
the exten. Of punishment that can be Wis
tied on them by popular vengance. When
will it be? How long must we wait? viii
the fall elections show a return of reason.
or will the negro be as prominent and
dominant as ever? One more such a Con-
gress as the presen. will hopelessly sink
the government.