Year: 1863




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The Loyal League Delusion.


One of the most sensible suggestions made at
the Loyal League meeting yesterday was that
contained in letter from General Sickles.
After pointing out the fact that of the regiments
which the State of New York contributed to the
army in the spring of 1861 for two years, thirty
eight will soon leave the service, he recon-
mends that the Loyal League, which has exten-
sve ramiGcations throughout the State should
use its exertions and influence to restore to the
service the experienced soldiers composing
these regiments.


Will the recommendation be acted upon? We
fear not. 1t subjects to too positive test the pa
triotic energies Of those to whom 1t is addressed.
They are takers, and not doers. They 60 to
witness John Van Burens ground and lofty
tumbling, to amuso themselves with James 7.
Drady's poetic batVhelor ecstscies about female
divnities, and with Richard O.Gorman's bril-
liant but transcendental perorat:ons. But as
TO the contemplation Of anything practical
in furtherance Of their ostensjble object
Of aiding 70 put down the rebel
lion, we do not believe that one out Of
hundred who attend these meetings has any
idea Of the sort The very title of the organiza-
ton betrays this vagueness Of object. Loyal
League Why "loyalw There are no disloyal
people to be found within the proposed sphere
Of Its labors. Every household, every COM
munity, is loyal league All want to see the
war successfully prosecuted. If there are any
who are dissatisfied with the government it is
because they see the war languishing, the re-
sources of the country frittered away, and in
competent commanders put in the places of
those whom the nation reposes confidence.
II they are traitors for this we fear that there
are good many so. The word traitor is get
| ting to be sadly perverted in our technology.
| In q recent letter to one of these league meet
ings General Halleck says that after crushing
| the rebellion at the South "our armies will re-
turn and place their heels upon the heads of
sneaking traitors in the North" This Is what
learned Irish tailor, speaking Of redundancy
of skirt used to call "a work Of shuperarroga-
tion." Let our armies put down the rebels, aud
we can promise General Haleck that they
will find no traitors at the North to deal thus
summarily with. mG.ft
So far as the motive assumed by their desig-
nation Is concerned, these loyal leagues are
therefore to be considered objectless. But in a
party sense they were not intended to be so.
They were started by Forney to enable the
republicans to carry the Presidential election
in 1854 Presumptuous calculation. In ordi-
nary times this discounting Of the future is
occasionally attended with success; but in a
period like the present no man can speculate
on what the next day will bring forth. Events
are crowdng upon us with such fearful rapid.
| ty and involve such momentous consequences
that the wisest among us might as well attempt
to look century as twelve months ahead.
Nothing, therefore, that political organiza-
.tions can now say or do can affect the great
interests that are at stake. The politicians have
had their sway, and that of the men Of the sword
commences. The nation has vested the Presi-
dent with enormous powers and responsibilities
and he will be held to astrict accountability for
their faithful and energetic discharge. II be
fails to meet It's expectations, another year will
put an end to the functions which he has
abused If, on the contrary, he rises equal to
its hopes there is no saying what its gratitude
may prompt IL to do for him. In either case
these political leagues can exercise but little OF
no influence on the result Those who take
part in them are only losing their time and get
ting themselves laughed at.


The Next Season at the Watering.
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