The Philosophy of the Crisis
By Editor
THERE is a remarkable article in the last issue of Wilkes' Spirit of the Times, entitled "The Philosophy of the Crisis; high treason in our Camp." It is destined to attract wide attention, and if we mistake not, will produce a profound sensation on the public mind. Wilkes declares "that when the President was dragooned by the assumed clamors of the soldiers, and in opposition to sentiments of the intelligent and patriotic classes of the people, to re-instate the man that lost the Peninsular campaign, and whose minions sacrificed Pope, the civil liberties of this poor country passed beneath the sword, and a virtual military dictatorship was inaugurated, the end of which no man can foresee."