The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-10
sovanunh under Federal IRuIe.

The. contrast between SHERMANs
course of dealing with the population oil
a captured city, and the plan usually
adopted by BUTLER in such cases, Is very
striking and much to the credit OF the
former. Already, under SHERMAN's rule
the city of Savannah may be safely SAID
to be farther advancedit all the elements
of true loyalty to the Union than New
Orleans or Norfolk are after three years
of BUFFERS experiments. ''rhe tanner
of cities" never amounted to anything
in a military way, and now everybody
can see, what has always been apparent
to IA few, that his policy as governor
falls as far below the character OF true
craftsmanship as his Big Bethel exploit
did below SHERMAN's grand march. We
hear of no stories of gold being stolen OF
eytorted from private citizens of Savan-
nah: no trade regulations cunnlngiS
devised to bring millions into the
rocket of SHERMAN, or GEARY, or any re-
lotive of either: no order for insulting the
ladies of Savannah as they walk along the
streets. no provost Marshaps Fund
such as was extorted from citlzenSot
Norfolk. and no scheme for deriving
revenue from the sale of dog collars or a
capitation (or decapitatiOn) tax on dogs.
Instead of these we have the adoption OF
a mild and cOnciliatory policy and the
spectacle of thousands of citizens con-
Tossing the error of their rebellion, re-
ncwing their oath of allegiance to the
United States government and asking to
I've received again into the Union from
which they once sought to be divorced.
And they will be received cordially and
with open arms Their appeal for ald
for their suffering poor will he heartily
and literally met, and the ships which
90 to Savannah bearing food and cloth
iug and good wishes from the people OF
the North will do more to strengthen the
bonds of fraternal affection and knit the
hearts of the Southern people firmly to
the old Union than Admiral POrter's IRON
cladS could accomplish with their mis-
silcs of death and destruction, though
they shosld lombard the coast during
fifty years.
SHERM,N's appointment OF General
JONI w. GEARY to he military Governor
of Savannah is the most judiclous one
that could be made, aud we trust that
President LINCOLN will have the wisdom
t,rontinue Governor GEARY ina position
for which hc is 50 well fitted GEAKl is
a native of Pennsylvania; won honorable
distinction in the Mexican war; was nll-
itary Governor of The City OF Mexico; re-
moved To- san Francisco and was first
MAYOR Of that city; returned to Pennsyl-
yauia and was appointed 10y BUCHANAN
f. br Governor Of Kansas. resigned his
commission because judge IEC"MrIE
wa sn5taiacd lay the senate raised the
Twruty-,ighth regiment OF PennSylva-
MIA volunteers at the beginning al the
war. and has been a prudent aud sue
rc~siul officer ever since The executive
abilities ne manifested in former years
are still further conspicuous III the Wis
dom Of the measures he has adopted for
,I,. government OF Savannah and mulr;
som, hnliying mnplot like Butler is
appointed tosupclsedc him, We may look
Erstll more satisfactory results IN Gcor-
in than the good work already done.