The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-13

TIE PRESIDENT AND HIS DELEGATIONS.
MIR. JOHNSON has an amiable way of
disposng OF COMMITTEES and State dele
cations, and were it not that they are as nu-
merous as the locIsts of Egypt, we should
consider his task light one. He has but one
answer to all who come charged with axes
that need to be ground without any delay
The government Of the lately TebeHiouS
States must be placed in the hands of per-
sons Of QnQue8tionG6Ie loyalty. "Under this
sign we conquer"-by any device other than
this we lose the blood and treasure so libe-
rally expended during the past four years.
1t would be the very climax of folly to pass
the power back into the hands of those who
have striven with might and main to destroy
us. There is and always was leaven of
loyalty in the South, though it was powerless
for good, so overwhelming was the sentiment
OF disunion.
The solidity and sanctity of the Government
having been secured, this germ should be
cultivated; and we do not fear but that its
influence will be felt in bringing back to
true allegiance the unthinking masses Of
rebeldom. Mr.. JOHNSON does not propose
stringent measures. On the contrary, he pro-
poses leniency which the Southern people
have no right to expect. Mr.. LINCOLN, the
great martyr of the age, did not entertain
feelings Of greater kindness than those ex-
pressed by Mr.. JOHNSON towards "the erring
brethren" whose hands are yet dripping with
the blood of our brave heroes. AT no time
since the close of the war has the action of
the authorities been vindictive or malicious
The victors have shown wondrous degree of
magnanimity towards the vanquished. Under
any form of government except our own the
leaders of rebellion would long ago have
expiated their effenses upon the gallows or
been rotting in dungeons, instead of occupy
ing posts of distinction and trust, with the
tacit sanction ofthe Government, and enjoying
all the rights OF citizenship with those who
never wavered in the discharge OF their duty.
We are glad to observe that the President
is not to be seduced from the plain path Of
duty by ever so specious arguments. Every
oflice-holder should be brought to the touch
stone Of loyalty, and if even suspicion attaches
to him his services should be dispensed with.
There are plenty Of loyal men who would
serve the country faithfully and well, and
their claims should not be postponed for the
benefit Of persons of questionable loyalty.
Let the reins of authority throughout the
lately rebellous States be placed in proper
hands, and there will be but little difficulty in
exercising the appropriate functions of the
Federal Government wherever its flag floats.
A REBEL TRIBUTE.-A small coterie of
Rebel sympathizers, located IN the immediate
vicinity of Augusta, Georgia, notify the pub
lie that they are collecting funds for the pur-
pose of erecting monument in honor of the
Confederate dead. That the proper attentions
Of civilized life should be paid to the dead is a
doctrine that we do not desire to combat, but
that traitors should be immortalized in monu-
mental marble is scandal that we hope will
never be permitted by our Government.
Those who fell in bad cause fill dishonored
graves, and there let their memory rot with
their bones. We have already too many me-