Maryland free press., 1866-09-13
STRANGE "REBELs.".


G':..'. See 3ie- - .ri5s 81 y ra,s,
f. The Radical presses and orators are in
the habit Of ofdenouncing the great National
Union Convention held at Phila1elphia, on
the 14th ofAugust. as gathering Of .rrcop-
perheads'' and .''rebels." to whose doings
no weight should be given. The follow
ing, fromthe New York 7yncs will show
what sort Of ''rcbc!s'' some of the delegates
were: ......., ... -.
A noticeable feature in the great Ma.
tional Convention was the large number of
prominent general officers of the Federal
army during the late war. There was
Steadman-and .who,. seeing him rise. in
the Convention, but remembered the ter
ribls scorching battlc-hea Of Chickamau-
| ga, where Steadnan stood un~avesing
au,oag the most trusted and valued Of ,tlie
lieutenants Of Thomas. There was Custer
--how the nation loves and -adores him!
Custer!---thc synonym ofdasllihg gallantty
and unfaltering fidelity. Said Sheridan.
on one Of the days before Cold IIarbor.
Cluster, I wish you would take : d aregi-
ment,a and clean those fellows out.n" Those
fellows" were "a brigadeiof the euemy half
a mile away upon the left. Custer looked
at his watch, estimated mentally the dis
lance, and mounted bis horse Saving,
General it shall be done in twenty min
utss" In twenty minntcs il was done.-.
That was Custer There was Rousseau
we all remember him, the gallant soldier,
the steadfast patriot, who rode the Union
battle-line through scores of eonAicts.--.
There was Crawford division command
er in the Army ofihe Potomac from the
Wilderness to the Appomattox. There
were Mcdowell, McCeok. from first to
last throughout the war serving the cause
ofthe Union in the van of it's armies, and
holding high commands. To these could
be added scores Of others, oflesser renown
perhaps, but not less faithful soldiers of the
republic. ir - a.r.. sal es..,7
Strange "rebels. these! d.. ,,l ,,
The old Whig organ at Washington, the
National Intelligence, states by authority
that Generals Grant, Meade. Sherman,
Hancock, Crawford. Sheridan, and others
are. enthusiastic in their support'of Presi-
dent johnson, and endorse his policy and
his views. The officers of the navy to a
man are with the President. ~ .
Strange ."reJels:" Mesei ~ ,....+,,. 1
= To the call for National Soldiers Con-
vention at Cleveland, Ohio, ON the 18th
Of September; of those ''who approve the
restoration policy Of the President, and the
principles announced by the National,
Union Convention .. Philadelphia We
find the names ofthe following Committee:
Major General G. A Custer. Major Geu-'
eral A. d. McCook, -Msj,r General L H.
Rousseau, Major Geuersl'a.TW. Cook ;,
'Brevet Major General 8. Msredith,H u and
Brevet Major General Thomas Ewing Jr.
As cordially endorsing and approving of
the call it is further signed by Msjor Cen
eral John Dix. Major General James B.
Steadman, Major General r. b. Blair.
Major General II. w. Slocum (who com
manded corps at ,Gettysburg.) Major
General Marssua r. Patrick, Major Gener-i
al Gordon Granger. Ma jor General John
A. McClernand. Major General D. N.
Couch. (who commanded this Department, }
Major General w. II. Averill. Major Gen
eral II. Z. Davies. Major General Orlan-
dob. Wileox. Major General A. S.1Wil--
liams, Major General Gersllam Mott, Ma
jor General Hugh Irving, Major General
Theodore Runysn. Major General VIM B
Franklin, Major General Thomas L, Crit
tenden. Major General G. X. Warren.
with hundred and fifty other officers.
Strange "reLsls," thesei 0es 'lG91 !
Il is safe 70 say that fully nine-tenths of
the officers Of the Army, and all Of the Ma
w, are openly and hesrtily with President
johnson. Those against him are military
pretenders like Banks, Butler. Shurs and
Gesry. Should not the whole country :,
and especially the ''boys in blae,". (who1
fought for the Union. not for tho negro }
make note .Ofthese significant facts which
should be overwhelming against Radical
ism. b',f a.~4 =. rc..s..s 4 =, ID