St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16
Gen. Phil. Sheridan.

carrying out the reconstruction acts OF
congress, renders him the most lmplaca-
BILE enemy of Mr.. Johnson and the near
est friend of the people. The fact can
not be denied that those who are so I'M
fortunate as to NEE. the disfavor of the
chief executive are sure to find favor
with the people This is not without a
meaning. "Philip of Orleans" as the
rebel press persist in calling him, is a
warrior and a brave man. All through
the war he pounded away bravely'' at
the rebellion, and at Winchester, Cedar
Greek and Five Forks he gave the rebels
some lessons they never forgot. But he
was then regarded as man of principle,
whether burning barns in the Shenan-
doah or feeding his men from wheat and
meat laid up for the purpose of supply
ing men fighting to destroy the nation
After his veterans had been disbanded
and Johnson had sounded reville for the
last time the gallant Sheridan was sent
to the south there to manage commune
ties breathing hostility to the govern
ment. He had been bred military
man. 1t was supposed that ne under
stood the tactics of Scott and Hardee
much better than the science of govern
ment. But this is not true lie is a
statesman as well as great general and
we may well deem him one of those won
derlul statesmen in this fast age who are
not the victims of policy, but who regard
honor, justice and integrity as the essen
tial basis upon which a lasting and hon
orable reputation must be built
AT a trying time, when Il presidential
election was on the eve of taking place.
when the sky looked dark for the union
cause he sent the ragged, thieving horleS
of Early staggering up the Shenandoah,
and thus materially gave aid to the party
who nominated and elected Andrew
Johnson. Going into city classic for
its treachcry and meanneSS, he gave
justice to ali CLASSES: REGARDING no man
in favor simply on account of color, but
taking an even-handed course When
the New Orleans maSSacre-the most
heart-rending tragedy of this age, and one
that will pass into history with st. Bar
tholomew-took place Mr.. johnson tried
to have him garblc the account and make
its awful horrors as little known as pos
sible But the brave man possessed too
much honesty to thus become mere sat
elite of this modern Nero. Accordingly
he very distinctly pronounced the whole
transaction one grand plan for the com
mission of murder, and scarcely less hor-
rible than Fort Pillow. From that time
Mr.. Johnson and his satraps have con
spired to remove him: but the country
have seen 50 much that is noble IL
his character they will never submit.
They have accused him OF extreme harsh
ness with the mur,lerers and robbers o
the south. But we have vet TO learn O
any acts of tyranny, any subversion o
private rights The rebels tIcmselye:
say that if the military bill must be en-
forced they had as soon have Phil. Sher.
dan enforce it as any other man. AnC
it has been recently stated that petition
has been sent from the rebel citizens o
New Orleans asking that he may not b,
removed
One reason Mr.. johnson assigns why
t he should be removed is that she is az
impairment in the way of rational ant
constitutional reconstruction. How cal
this be Bebels held all the offices anC
no loval man, whether black or white
could obtain Justice at their hands II
fact the abuse hcaped upon the loyalist
became So uncomfortable that congress wa!
obliged to place the governments of thos'
states in the care of military command
ers. Sheridan found that Gov Well
was hindering reconstruction and he va
Gated the office. 1t was the same il
the case of the New Orleans police an(
, the seven commissioners. 1t was neces
J .arily an unpleasant task but the public
( exigency required it. Therefore he made
these removals. How has Sheridan
''hindered'' the registration in his Ills
trict He finished it long before an,
t other commander; yet not word from
Mr.. johnson in regard to them When
| ever Gen. Sheridan finds a public officia
: who openly denies ''the supremacy of th'
laws of congress and distinctly state
that he will not obey those laws wher
conflicting with the laws of the stat
where he lives, openly denouncing the
government, who can deny his right t.
remove him. The fact is Sheridan ha
been doing his work faithfully in accor
dance with the acts of congress, but no
as Mr.. Johnson wishes. 1t would b,
well to let Gen. Sheridan alone, that h
may carry out the national will the sam
as he did on every battle ground wher
he led the armies of the union
, Typhoid dysentery is prevailing il
some parts of Franklin county, and il