Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-17
WEDNESDAY MORNING, ~ MAY II
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Military Gentlemen will Please
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Were It not that The Ohio State Journal
assumes to be paper of marked ability,
and Of far-reaching sagacity, we would be
disposed to look upon It as singular. "Loy-
al" It Is, beyond DOUBT ; at least, we have
It's assurances aHirmatory Of that, and year
or two ago 1t signalized its "loyalty" by at
least insinuating the propriety of the sol
diers, when they had disposed of the Rebels
in front, turning on the Democrats at home.
In view of these facts, military men have a
right to now receive at the hands of The
Journal and the Administration Press
throughout the State generally, some mark
ed consideration. There are great many
men at home who entertain the opinion that
soldiers who have bravely done their duty
in the feld-who have unhesitatingly risked
their lives to vindicate the authority of the
Federal Government-should be allowed to
fill official positions, now that the war is
over; and there, doubtless, are soldiers who
entertain similar views. Evidently, such
views do not address themselves to The
State Journal as worthy of any special con-
sideration. This we gather from its elabor-
ate leader of Tuesday morning, devoted to
peace and its Responsibilities" In this
leader this sentence is uttered:
''The War is over-but dangers are not
all overcome. Questions, new and impor-
tant growing out of the great conflict, are
to be adjusted. The war has converted us
into nation of soldiers; but the moment
Gus questions of policy now to be adjusted,
require other gifts than those which adorn
the soldier. W .t
- - "What is needful for the
occasion is enlightened Judgment not rash
ness or passion-patient Investigation, not
precipitate conclusion-even-hande JUS
tice, not partial favoritism or foregone con-
demnation. In word, now that the war is
concluded, and there is no further call for
volunteers for the front, the soldier may rest
upon his laurels, and CIVIL QUALIFICATIONS
are In demand to meet present exigencies.'
VI In the same issue of The Journal, cor
respondent, in bringing forward Hon. SAM
uEL GALLOWAY as contestant for nomina-
tion to the office of Governor before the Ad-
ministration State convention, says:
1.-THE names of several gentlemen con-
nected with the army have been mentioned,
some of them very good men, and some
not so good. Wishing to do all honor to
our brave soldiers, both men and officers,
cannot see how that requires selection OF
any OF the persons named as our candidate
for Governor. 1t is doubtful whether each
and all the gentlemen alluded to, do not
owe their being named for the office solely
TO their military history, while we have so
many men In the State who have done as
faithfully, and as earnestly, all in their
power to suppress the rebellion and are, not
new In the harness. it seems to be but
right and just that they should reap the first
fruits of victory" Err ,,r-t sadsnr
All this talk, on the part of Administra-
tion journals, about it now requiring any
special craftsmanship to pacify the country,
is pretense, for the purpose of showing out
OF the way volunteer military men. What
military men have been talked of in con-
nection with nomination for candidacy
to the Office of Governor? Gems. SHERMAN,
STEEDMAN and Cox, and some other Gene
rails whose names do not come to our mem
ory just at the moment we write. These are
men of civil as well as of military capacity.
In civil life General STEEDMAN has had
much experience, in which he developed
"a practical ability and energy. The expert.
ence OF General Cox in civil life is more
limited; but he is an excellent lawyer and as
State Senator he established reputation
for ability and is esteemed gentleman
4 About one stay -at-home from each county
wants to be the Administration candidate
for Governor. Military gentlemen
men who have given practical evidence of
their devotion to their country-are noti-
fed that they are not qualified-that they
nave nvJ Lne essential civil training--Jo
grapple with the great questions the Cover
nor of Ohio will be called on to grapple,
touching the pacification of the country.
For this great work it requires the trans
cendent qualifications of that class of men
who have, throughout the last four years,
been distinguished fol, their defamation of
Democrats and for their labors in the bad
work Of prejudicing the army against them.
We have said that this talk, on the part
of Administration journals, that it requires
any extraordinary ability or craftsmanship,
to restore harmony throughout the insur-
gent States, Is mere pretense, adopted for
the purpose Of ignoring volunteer military
men should they seek nomination to a
leading civil office. That this is true, so far
as The Journal Is concerned, the following
from an editorial in The journal of Tuesday,
which was designed as clinching refuta-
tion of the statement of The Louisville
'J0uradz, that In the work Of reconstruc-
5tionn great care would have to be exer-
cised, will prove conclusively:
to"Judging from the events of the last few
weeks from the manner in which the great
majority Of the people ip the rebellious
States have received the propositions of the
TG0vernhient; and from the quick melting
away of the rebel armies when the process
was once commenced, we think that when
'dbe last uestige Of rebellion Is obliterated the
difficulties In the way of the reconstruction
willhaveceased TO exist and wise men oftbe
weakened school, as well as sfools and
fanatics,n will witness with surprise the |
,smo0thness and ,naturalness with which
wandering States, or commonwealths fall |
into line, step 70 the old music Of national |
harmony and join In the old work for na- 1
ti0nal gO0d!'5sncsBaG islai 6As ssijon sggeds
Iflthe statement set forth in this para
graphis true, then the position assumed by