Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-28
. the E7;tor of the Alexandria Gazette

at laSt-JuSt late enough to &c Noltii 'ca1 tii"u
the paper on which they are printed.
1t processes to have been furnisle1 at the
call of the Supreme Directors III tlming
the call, disclose paIpably the inspiration which
prompts them. It might, for any good 1t can
possibly do, have as well been held back unlll
the installation of the officers of the new State
coored Governors OF the len
Southern States, the senators, representatives.
magistrates, &C., all of African descent.
| mean by the Supreme directors TO use the
proper word in speaking Of the five soldiers
anpointcd to these dictatorlal powcrs-to call
them y2roconsu7s or satrapS, as some do, docs
not describe them correctly, for the latter terms
imply some sort Of subordlnuti0n to yet nigh
er authOrity-an idea which seems never to
have occurred to at least four OF these exalted
acknowledgements it be as anun1 linking ana
instantaneous submission in all things, TO the
wishes or the Winks Of Mr.. Secretary Stanton
or Gen. Grant.
have no doubt that these five gentlemen
are good soldiers and brave and honorable men
but [ do not suppose them to nave pecn
trained and educated for the dulles OF leGls'a-
tors and civil magistrates.
They arc too we'll trained to hesitate when
Gen Grant orders. az lie Is TOO well trained %
hesitate when Secretary Stanton orders
But Air. Stanton Is not framed soldier
lie knows letter hoS 10 prosecute OF to defend
criminal than they do-as they know better
than lie how 10 dress squadron IN the lield'
or to fight ii. Hence comes the hitch between
the first and second III command leaving AS II
does the constitutional head Of the military
arm poWerlesS for good, yet personally rcSpoII,
aihle for all the evil that coInns Of distracted
ruunScls among the highest officers OF the States.
- 'ne' A. I In, =" A. G.,rat.rv Gt,u,
'""' up; ,'aon ,,n,,n th. mst essential
nn;nts3 49, +. NJ. &ian,on a loval cabinet coun.
pui'''' h,d, ,'' Ini,nsnn d;snnsrd 60
stllor o Anlew Johnson nd f,t I'I I;D
;'i,s IT, IT, upi A. In.on thirk he !.
ISL ' r ha ;nl :, - tLnra annthcr wcI
; 49, ~ ',', -; an,,,,, ,ph Ihuks with
L;>'a
hllh =, n g,
AN not much acquainted "ltl MI 'JIah!oh
have 10 disposition tn nlallnder2tinu MIN,
still less to deprcciato him in any pnrtlcnlar
take hun 10 be A man 81 dccIled ability,
and | suppose everybody knows hm to he
man OF decided temper. " neither dclnocraI
on republican, ;ccesaionlst or tcderallSt, u
friend CT slavery Or all aholltIonlat, ! have IL
ways heard (tor they say he has tined all that
liz Nan III all vi tuili'hah"''i i'i wa ''''' "''ti
a decided nalI.
Nor do mean to be miaunler TODD, BY any
lauIt Of NV own, in res1ccE Ia these Young
gentlemen aupointcd by MIR. johnson to govern
STATES unJcr the military bill. la their ap-
propriate sphere have understood they are
,aplhIe in i very biah degrce-cGlal, | admit
for the ARGUMENTS sake, TO the greatest captains
Of the best ages I3nL though they may sur
pass Butcher or Marlborough as Generals,
vet it. is not Gkelv they Surpas4 those diatin-
yui>brd men in fitness for civil governors or
nv mixers or law cynounlrrs in civil life. 49,
'rhcrn !, o,y one Of them that can pretend to
have any nossiLle qualification of education or
rypcricncn for their new positions. And OBJ
serve that he il more complained Of than any
.o( the Marty Vet these men undertake 10
break ,InIpcs without trial or impeachmcnL, to
turn out one Of five regularly elected Governors,
TO order the Tiod'an OF the p"bl'c treasure o.
.,'r n''H W nlsS"lEE '" INJURY CIV "|i1" +"
;nrnd rari;ns an,, SOFT ~ nT,lm,i;,n nr annin.
ry or fnmi sI;n@ "a ihc government > sufficient
or even sensible reason for what they have
done. And these are only few OF the ont
rarcs thew are daily penetrating because
they are bad men, for they may be good men,
and are automatically rrcat men in their prOprr
81
Sc the man to command Il brigade Of cavalry
nor trapper Of the backwoods to have charge
OF q naval squadron in time of 4 sea fight aud
| AN very sure that these useful citizens as 4
general rule, are at least equal in every 1ualili-
cation for civil affairs, if not superior to the
average run of mere military men, whether in
the army or the navy OF the United States or
of any other government in the world. BY all
which | mean IN S1V If | were called on tn
select 4 man best suited to manage the various
and difficult concerns and interests OF 4 Com
in every department. without the
control of any higher authority than his own
sovereign and irresponsible will / would not
hesitate to look Tor him in the mechanical
classes rather than in the very highest grades
Of the military classes, whether of the army or
the navy.
T have been carr;cl IN to forget nv only nb- |
iect in addressing Won and thai was IN cali at |
tcution 70 The SINGULAR state Of things disclosed
to the public in the report of the cabinet con- |
sultati0ns lust published by authority"
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