The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-05-24

"a well see the President about that. III have
to take you to the President" -..,
"That's right" politely observed Grant . .''the
President ranks us both"
Arrived at the White House, the General and
the Secretary asked to see the President upon
important business, and in few motnents the
good natured face of Mr.. Lincoln appeared.
Well, gentlemen" said the President, with
a genial smile, "what do you want with meY'
General" said Stanton, stiiily, Estate your
case"
al have no case to state" replied General
Grant; " Pm satisfied as it Isl" thus outiianking
the Secretary, and displaying thcsame strategy
in diplomacy as in war.
"Well, WE'LL" Said The President, laughing,
state your case, Secretary"
Secretary Stanton obeyed; General Grant
said nothing; the President listened very atten-
lively. When Stanton had concluded, the Pres
ideht crossed his legs, rested his elbow on his
knee, twinkled his eyes quantity, and said
"Now, Secretary, you know we have been
trying to manage this army for two years and
half, and you know we havn't done much
with it. We sent over the mountains and brought
Mister Grant-as Mrs. Grant calls him-to man
age it for us, and now guess we had better let
Mister Grant haye his own way"
The good judgment of Mr.. Lincoln,
who, when he found real military man
in WHOM he had confidence, gave him
the supreme command Of the armies Of
the United States, refusing to interfere
with him in the smallest particular, has
been vindicated. Halleck and Stanton
being choked off, and the President CON-
fning himself TO his civil duties, the SOL
diers performed the work of destroying
the military power Of the rebellion.
Another work, and one OF not less i'm.
portance, is now before US. II is that OF
paciicstioh and reconstruction. These
two are one, and inseparable from them
is the restoration OF the civil law and
freedom of trade throughout the land.
Though the people willed otherwise,
there has been a change in the highest
officer Of the Government Abraham Lin
coin Ii no more, and Andrew johnson
is President of the United States, but
Edwin M. Stanton remains Secretary OF
War He is the same opinionated, OBJ
trusiye, impetuous, hot-headed and stiff
necked person that he was three years
ago. lie has his strong points. He is
full of energy, and works hard, and to
good purpose most of the time, early and
late. He can say no, and does it with
duickhess and decision. He is incor-
ruptible, and we believe, as d getsral
rule, has wholesome hatred Of thieves.
But part of his time his forces are mis-
directed, and he does great mischief. He
enjoys the exercise Of power intensely,
and has stupid and wicked disregard Of
the forms of law, that Is damaging the
Administration, and must be checked and
rebuked, or the Republic itself will suffer
harm.
What we mean will be illustrated by
his proceedings the other day in regard
to the photographs Of the remains Of Mr..
taken in New York city. He
ordered Gen. Dix to destroy those pic
lures, having no more right 10 do it than
he has to order Gen. Hooker to capture
and confscate our teaspoons. II there
was no reason why one hundred thousand
people should not look upon the remains
of Abraham Lincoln in New York, there
was none why million should not have
a photograph of those remains If they
wanted it. And II Mrs. Lincoln had ex-
pressed simple request that the photo
graphs should not be circulated, no one
would have dared do other than sacredly
respect II. Stanton, however, had 10
issue an "order" about the matter, show
ing therein about his usual measure Of
discretion.
There are other things of like charas'
.er that force themselves upon the public
with great weight. One
If them is we'll set forth in the following
lrticle from the New York Tribune of
Thursday: m Y ell
SECRET MILITARY TRIALS.
There is a curious old document in existence,
,nown as the Constitution of the United States,
which formerly had the force and effect of law
n that large portion of our country not speci-
lily dominated by the slave power. Under the
ule of our present Cabinet, it seems to have
one out of fashion; and, since Mr. Stanton's
ccession to the control of the War Department,
hos become practicable obsolete Loyal eiti.