Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-28
THE SIGNS OF PROMISE THAT PRE-
SENT THEMSELVES TO THE FRIENDS
OF RECONSTRUCTION.

The signs are promising In addition to
the overwhelming demonstration at the Insti-
tute on Monday night, in favor of that policy
and that craftsmanship which promise uspeace,
we have had speech from the Hon. John
Sherman, of the United States Senate, depre-
eating the conduct of his fellow Senators in
savagely rejecting upon the motives of the
President and at the same time expressing his
own confidence in the patriotism of that dis
tinguished official, and his belief that there is
no occasion as yet to suppose Or conclude that
they cannot still act in unison, in takingmeas-
ures for a complete restoration of the Union
And even this is not all, by way of encour-
agement, in our hopes of harmonious action
amongst those who profess to be the friends of
the country. The First Branch of our City
Council-determined not to be behind hand
in endorsing the President-stood square up
to him on a resolution presented by Mr.. Brus-
cup Heartily endorsing the veto message,
and expressing the belief that the measure We
toed was Sin direct opposition to the wishes
''and sentiments Of large majority Of the
''loyal citizens of these United States' And
this declaration found supporters-sirteen to
three-in that body admOnition-we take it
ample enough in connection with the popu-
lar demonstration of the same evening, as to
which way matters are tending.
And to make the true character of the
President policy more clear, and more salts
factory-if that could be needed we next
have the reported views Of the President as
delivered to Governor Cox, of Ohio; and
these are so just, so wise, so adapted to the
real condition Of things at the South, that in
despair of making any Roadway against them,
the Chronicle is driven to charge the President
with utter insincerity; to indulge in degree
of coarseness besides, only to be accounted
for in the chastisement and the bitter dsap-
pointment to which its proprietor has of late
been subjected. What if the Chronicle does
not believe in them-what if Stevens does
not, so that the Chief Magistrate of Ohio and
the nation at large does; and who is not viii
ling to stand the malignant, although petty
anger of the demagogues and impracticabes,
so that good men, patriotic men, are reas-
sured?
Reviewing the circumstances of the case,
what excuse had those men for their mani
Tested spite toward Tennessee, and men from
that State, as loyal, to say the least, as them
selves? Acknowledge, as we are willing to do,
that the rebuke summariy administered by the
President was not intended to be specimen
of studied elegance, none can say that it was
not thoroughly effective-as was its purpose;-
or that it was not badly needed by the set who
had exhausted all their arts to provoke it.
1t is something to see at this early day, even,
that the assailants clearly recognize their woe
full mistake in ''waking up the wrong passen-
ger;'' and whilst, in contemplating the severe
passage at arms, the people only laugh at the
groans of the sufferers over a sacrifice Of the
proprieties, they sympathize with and applaud
the President for not longer submitting to their
abuse. ''Let them laugh who win, is an old
adage; and in what has happened, it is for
the aggressors to nurse their hurts; to beware
of further encounters.
That the Union sentiment Of the nation is to
be at all compromised by what has happened,
or that the country will be the worse for it,
we do not believe. On the contrary, it took
something as thoroughly startling as all this,
to arouse the people to the shortcomings of
those entrusted with their affairs and if the
awakening was somewhat rude, it will be all
the more effective. 1t will bring together the
patriotic. although mnderotn mon, of all shades
OF opinion; and it will make them stand
shoulder to shoulder with all in office who
show an honest and earnest determination to
restore the country to peace and prosperity
We have had discussion, quarrelling, quite as
long as the country can abide it. Let us now
have action which looks to the good of the
whole country.