Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-02-27
COLI MBIA DEMOCRAT.
Saturday Morning, Feb. 27,1so4.
Lincoln's Reconstruction.--Gen.
Banks Master of the Situation.
department of the Gulf.


department of the Gulf.
Correspondence of the New York World.
New Orleans, January "a.
! THE MASTER OF THE SITUATION,
! An "aulograph' letter from Mr.. I'm
! coIE 10 General Banks was read at meet
ing the other night, which is thus reported
in the radical Times. The speaker said
1.-The reorganization Of Louisiana was
greatly desired by the shortes' possible
method, was desired not only ty the loyal
! people of the State, but of the United
States and by the President and to show
the desires Of the Presidcrt and the high
authority by which GenGal Banks's pro-
clamation was SUSTAINED, read an auto
graph letter Of Mr.. Lincoln, stating the
, desirablcness Of an immediate free State
organization Of the Safe, and that Ge neral
] Banks was master )f the situation, and
was authorized to take the case as be
found it; and ad,pt such measures as he
might deem necessary to give Louisiana a
free State Organization in the shortest pos
sblc time, That it was not designed that
any one else should attempt 10 thwart his
| (Gen. Baulss) measures, but If any such
attempts we're made he was sti master Of
the situalon while lac was in command Of
the department.
/. ! his astounding announcement, show
ing llat the Comma nder-iu-C of the
aimes Of the United States has commit
ted Ito his lieutenant in this department the
power (which bayonets fully give him) of
rouidiug the future condition of things
acre in all respects, without appeal, ex-
crpI to himself, has quencbed all opposi-
ton 10 lis plans aud designs. Even Thos
! j, Duraut, who insists on ad mitting the
free negroes to present right OF suffrage
maugrc ali laws aud constitutions, and who
was the candidate Of the Era aud ils
friend, for governor, who had put him'elt
and his Free State General Committee
III antasonism TO his plan, though the,
collly agreed to take part in the election
has at last been thrown overheard BY hi
more pliable associates. la the mcantim,
Ihcy have, with dotted hats, presented
themselves in the government palace ant
asked the viceroy to permit them to vot'
on the 22d Of February for members of
convention to change the Gcnsttution-tt
all which his cxccIl.nry graclously con
scnted.
wHo Is To BE GOVERNOR?
a. TO the candidacy for governor tire
seem now the most udg
Whitaker, who has been nominated by til
"Tlmcs' and the City Hall clique, as
j is called, being the Batter aud Shcple
; man; Atocha, Who will have the militar
n vote and that OF all who are afraid of til
4 provost court ; and Mr.. Hahn, latel
Union member of Congress in this State
There is y story aaoat that the two latte
are So confident Of an election that the
have asked Govo:nor Shepley if he wi
, resign to their use, after the election, tn
' rooms he now occupies 10 the City Hall
f Of all these Hahn, who will get oil tn
c Germans and who is individually a goo
e fellow, has the call. Even John Ga pit
= the popular restaurant keeper, who wa
# nominated, declines in his favor.
d THERE MAY BE No ELECTION,
,, u After all, though General Banks is pre-
II cnt 'master Of all the situation" the ma
N contents are determined that no eIecsic
e shall be held at the time and in the mai
ncr set forth. Some want every man he
from the United States to vote, lrrespectl'
- Of reGidence, if he be loyal; some wa
Il. the free negroes to have show, al
= others wish the country parishes to
:; :, fairly represented, which it ia vain now
expect. Others, who have no axes
grind, Insist that this is not the time to
>" before the people that there can be l
such thing now as free speech or free vol
Among all representations will be mat
NJ in high quarters which are expected
-. result in a change of f"the situation" 7
:, election may be postponed, but will not
" abandoned. Mr., Lincoln is himself
in terosteG liz tLat.
ma THE STRANGER.
a" ar, You may Judge of the bitterness nc
aai springing up in our midst against the d
lm reputable class of "strangcrs" who ha
IT. come here from the North to "contr
elections" )" and plunder the rebclsi fro
the language used by Mr.. Hahn, in |
newspaper, tie Isue D'lt@, in urgi