Year: 1862

rates.


The Late Elsctions--The Administration


and she War.


The late elections Of the rich populous and
powerful Central States of the Union have, it
appears, made profound Impression upon the
administration circles at Washington, and cspe-
cially among the astounded radical leaders o.
the republican party. A mysterious but spon
tansous and irresistible reaction III the public
mind has quietly been developed into great
political revolution. An opposition conserva-
tive majority this year of ten thousand in this
State against republican majority of last year
exceeding one hundred thousand leaves not
peg to hang doubt upon. The solution is sim
pie and easy. Last year the republican party
stood upon the conservative war>platform Of
President Lincoln, and they carried everything
before them. This year they have proclaimed
the platform of fierce and exterminating abo-
lition crusade, and they are repudjated by the
people. Hence the CONSERVATION and confusion
among the abolition radicals, and their vain and
foolish efforts to explain away their late crush
ing defeats.


The all-powerful Central States, standing be-
tween the two extremes Of Northern abolition
fanaticism and Southern rebellion demand the
prosecution Of this war for the restoration of the
Union, and for nothing more, but for nothing
less. This is the paramount expression of
these late elections. But there are many Incl
dental issues comprehended in this grand idea.
In corrupt jobs and contracts, and in the waste
full mismanagement Of army supplies, many
millions of the public money have been
squandered and thrown away. In these things
there has been a degree Of recklessness, cupidi-
ty, corruption and shameless audacity among
the spoilsmen without a parallel in the history
of the civil connections of any country except
Mexico. The people from whose pockets these
millions Of money have been drawn and
wasted demand retrenchment and reform.
They look to the President, the responsible
head of the government, to correct these
abuses, and to punish or displace every sub
ordinate civil or military, great or small,
proved to be corrupt, disobedient factious or
incompetent.


Under the last Presidential term OF General
Jackson his pet bank system resulted in pa
per currency imitation which created a general
jubilee of speculation and universal prosperity.
But under his immediate successor, Van Buren,
pay day came, and with it a sweeping financial
revulsion, which not only dissipated all the
castles of spectators built in the clouds, but
shook the whole fabric of public and pri
vate credit to its foundation. What
was the consequence to the party in
power? 1t was swept away in the
popular tornado of 1910. So now, as they
begin to feel the pressure of war taxes, war
tariffs, stamp acts, a deprecated paper curren-
cy, war prices the uncertainties of trade, the
decline in public securities, the lack OF conf
dence between man and man, the draft, and the
slow and indecisive advances of their fleets and
for some CLEANS of daylight to guide them out
of this darkness. They demand some reforma.
ton of the financial blundcrs Of MIR. Secretary
Chase some consistent paper money system
but, above all, they demand that this everlast
ing negro question shall no longer interfere
with the earnest and systematic prosecution Of
this war.


The conservative people of the great central
States, who have thus risen to demand from the
government retrenchment reform, honesty, &C.
tivity union and decisive results in the conduct
of the war, have freely given untold millions of
their resources, and have as freely offered up
their sons and brothers by hundreds Of thou
sands for their great cause. They have, there
fsre, the right to demand some compensating
results for these great sacrifices; some hcaYy
blows at the vital points of the rebellion, which
will open the way to a glorious deliysrancc.
This demand has been made with emphasis and
with something Of public indignation, in view
OF the fact that the men and the means at the
service OF the government were sufficient in the
beginning, and are sufficient now, to crush out
this rebellion in ninety days.


We rely upon the President to respond to the
popular voice and to meet the just expectations
of the country. The idea was broadly put
forth by ut least one Of the democratic speakers
in the recent canvass in this State that he would
pursue the war to the occupation of Richmond
and that then, if the rebelious States continued
intructable, he would say "Wayward sisters
depart in peace But this notion is simply
absurd. Where would be the boundary line?
How and where would the Mississippi be d.
vided between the two confederacies? The
Governor elect took the proper view Of the
subject, in late speech, when he declared
that the conservative party Of the North can
agree to no other peace than peace founded
upon tho submission of the reyoted States We
believe, too, that with the reoccupation Of
Richmond by "the old hag.' the door will be
opened to this desirable peace, and that the
grand army of the Union, under General
Mcclellan, now holds and commands the right
Of way to the rebel capital.


Let President Lincoln apply all his energies
to the great desiderstum Of the occupation Of
Richmond, and, II successful before the lst Of
January, we are confident that the enforcement