The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-12-27

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bilious army officers fatal rock in the
channel of promotion.
Although General Hancock never had
a separate command while the war last
ed, there were but few directors of ar
mics who blazed into such distinction
as this brilliant subordinate. The Army
of the Potomac, in which he served, al
ways ranked as the first of our armies,
and Hancock as one of its brightest or
naments. His purity of character, his
patriot c ardor, his gallantry, alacrity,
vigor, abilities, modesty, and good for
tune, acquired for him u reputation
which was never sullled by one breath of
suspicion or one word ofcensurc. When
ever it is said that Conservative politics
are inconsistent with vigorous, devoted
loyalty, it is sufficient reply to point
to General Hancock, the esteemed and
gallant representative of hundreds Of
Democratic officers, and hundreds of
thousands of Democratic soldiers. The
surviving soldiers Of the Army of the
Potomac feel for him Il warmth of adj
miring regard which the c.ldcr charac-
ter Of General Grant never kindlcd;
and the people share the feeling.
General Hancock has thus far proved
himself as judicious in peace as he was
brave and brilliant in war Under his
administration, there have been no
New Orleans riots; no INSTRUMENTATION
in civil officers to give him trouble; no
disailection to his person, though he
fills most unwelcome Office. He re-
sorts TO no strong measures because the
considerate equity of his administration
disorms opposition. The turbulent and
rebellious population which it was said
that no hnad less formidable than Sheri-
dams could control, and which he hard
ly succeeded in controlling by his CON
slant acts of rigor and summary dis
missals, is so spontaneously orderly and
quiet under Hancock that, to oall appear
ancc, he could govern rs e!fcctually
without an army as with. This con-
trast, so creditable to Hancock, illustra-
ties, the superiority of the Democratic
method of dealing with the South. If
General Hancock, when set to execute
az odious law, can govern wi tn so little
friction how easily might loyalty be
maintained in the South if the policy of
the government as we'll as its officers
were conciliatory
TO illustrate the temper Of General
IIancock's administration, and his
steadfast fealty to law, we copy the fol-
lowing statement from the New Or
leans PicUy,tRe:
On Saturday night Il father and son,
known respectively in this community
by the names of Simon NJ. Frank
Walleche and Edmund f. Wallcche,
who for several months past have been
proprietors of the sash and planning
mills, called the Mariposa Mills, on
st. Joseph street, were arrested by the
police under warrant issued by the Gov
ornor of the State of New-EOrk, they
being indicted in the City of New York 4,
it is alleged, with obtaining goods from
merchants there, about eighteen months
ago, to the amount of il00,O 900, by false
prctcncps.
Saturday night Judge Cotton, coun-
sci for the accused, sued out, before
Judge Theard, Il writ of hadcdS cOyp,'S,
returnabIe this morning at 10 O'Clock.
1t appears, however, that General Han
cock learned late last evening Of the
simple fact of the issuance of the writ
by Il court OF competent jurisdiction,
and of the probability, under peculiar
attendant circumstances, that the writ
was not TO be respected. lie at once
went in person to the office Of Chicf Of
Police, about $50 O'Clock, and ruld
Major Williamson that he had learned
that y writ OF hubC9S COrBus had been
issued, and that owing TO -omc illrgAli-
.ty it was probable that il would not be
Oheycd. ~ Will hold yea responsible
in this matter. Those prisoners must
be produced. ] believe You Will pro-
duce them, bu. will myself take th"
necessary prccuu,iuu that they Toe pro
ducod. / have issued an order ihat the
writ Of HudeaS cOlj"s Is TO be observed
and ii shall be. I am here TO protect
the dignity of government, and the
rights OF the people aS 20 life, liberty,
and property must be preserved. SO
long IT. | am a power here, the laWshnll
be respected. | know nothing, Mr..
thief OF Police, about this case do 10,
know what these men are charged with;
but ii is sufficient for me to know, and
you to know THAT Il writ Nf hdbc0S cor
pltS has been issued and that writ shall
be respected. will sink the boat in the
middle of the river with cannot that
takes these men ON board, and inter
cept any train Of cars that carries them.
Ii the law Is not observed, who aud
what i safe: | may be taken away,
you may be, any of us may be. ia, tice
must be upheld. | hold you, therefore,
Mr., Chief Of Police, responsible for the
delivery of these men before Judge
Theard, in obedience to that writ"
The General then to * his departure,
and we felt as though we had listened
truly to the defender Of law and digni-
ty of government. We don't remcm-
Der OF ever having witnessed more
impressive scene.
The proceedings in this case Of requi-
sition may be all regularand hegrounds
of the arrest sufficient. These are points
on which General Hancock need have
no opinion. But it is important that
citizcns Of his district should feel that
they cannot be dragged from their
homes on criminal charges and taken to
q distant State to be tried, without good
reasons. All that the haJeGs corpus
will accomplish is to secure an eXami-
nation of the grounds of arrest beforean
upright judge. Ifthe arrest is warrant
ed by the facts and papers, he will re-
store the prisoners to custody. But the
ilrmness with which General Hancock
sustains the writ, assures every innocent
man in his district that innocence will
insure protection at the hands of the
loacl courts. What General Hancock
establishes is n government Of law, not
ofarbitpry force.--N Y World,
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of Indians made II sudden attack upon
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