The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-06
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We have had enough of the Military bill 10
see how it works. Thus far we are satisfied
The Generals are doing as well as can be eX-
peoted; generally speaking, good deal better
We could have wished some things otherwise,
but we try to remember that these men are in
positions that have no parallel in our history,
and we trust will remain without parallel
Under the orders of the President, they are
charged with the execution OF pollcy Whlch
4he Presideut assures us he detests, and has
only received from him petulant toleratlon'
Every day we are told that he is about 10 IN
terfere, that Stanbery is preparing an OPINION
that will upset everything, that Sheridan Is 10
Io ran,oved from the Gulf and Thomas from
The Mountains, and that his Excellency Is about
20 take things in his own hand and rush the
South back to the Union. Wen, we nave
little fear of the President as long as the Ju-
dietary Committee Is in session. WhaOeVer
we may think of impeachment, 1t Is possible,
and is the checkmating move-it checkmate
should be necessary. We trust 1t Will not be.
We are slightly anxious about Tennessee.
We hear all kinds of rumors from that State.
One party tells us Brownlow is a rufian, that
he has armed assassins, and that the state is
under a reign of terror. The other party
asserts that but for Brownlow every Union
mans throat would be cut tomorrow. We do
nessee canvass. These writers and speakers
have rude ways of campaigning. An election
canvass without good hearty fight would be
a tame affair, and we imagine that there is
little more trouble now than in good old Demo-
cratic days when his Excellency was wont, to
borrow popular phrase, to travel on his
muscle.'' President Jackson and Senator
Benton found the whip and pistol advan-
tageous in political discussion-and duel
or two, or a brawl, or even a pistol-ball
In the hand of Stokes or Etheridge,
would at the most be bringing back old
times. We trust this may not be; but in
any event Thomas will be the pacifcator.
General Pope has done better than we ina
gined. He disposed of the Mobile rioters in
summary manner, and his recent order COM
pelling the officers of the law to keep the
peace will make these worthless at least earn
their salaries. The order suspending the
Mobile newspaper was hasty, we think. We
have read the ''incendiary'' article, and do not
see much fire in it. We are glad that he
thought better of his subordinate's conduct.
Nor can harm come from talking treason. The
men who talked most some years since were
not over-anxious to fight when they had the
opportunity. They found sufficient recon-
pense in the quartermaster and commissary
departments. Pope is wise in permitting the
treest amount of talk. 1t will be harmless
and healthy.
We should like to have the order of General
Siclzles compelling the Rebels to salute the
American flag read before every company Of
troops in the army 1t has glorious ring,
and will command for our respectable bunting
more than usual consideration in South Caro-
lima. We presume that many of those who
walked past it with doffed caps few weeks
since, helped to drag it in the dust in 1860,
and their reflections must have been salutary.
His order about the distillation of grain was
timely. When a people are hungry, they
should eat corn and not convert it into poison.
General Schofeld was wrong about Pollard S
lecture and it is well that the gasconading
editor was permitted to deliver it. As it hap
pened, Pollard's main difficulty was not the
lecture but the audience. He came, but the
people did not; and people being an essential
element on such occasions, Pollard became
neither hero nor a martyr. BY all means
let Pollard talk, for if he will only try to talk
to empty benches he will soon get to ploughing
We fancy that the shovel and the hoe are the
oonquering weapons of the chivalry, and in
these spring days corn and cotton are too
precious to be neglected for ''gab." General
Ord is quietly attending to his business, and
will, we believe, attend to it well.
But, after all, honor to Phil. Sheridan! He
has been the growing general. The wal
showed how great he was in the field. Peace
is developing loftier genius. His course in
Louisiana brings back much of what was
SranQ IN Ln6 dClnlulSITdLlOn OF DuJl6r. Honor
to Phil. Sheridan From the day when he
sent back his manly reply to the President
about the New Orleans riots he has not made
mistake--he has done nothing which has not
brought him nearer to the loyal North His
removal of the blood stained traitors was nobly
done. When the negroes held their mas;
meeting we are told that there was no disturb
ance-fOr Sheridan was in his saddle. Will
Sheridan in the saddle, we have confidence
that all will go we'll in New Orleans. W.
fully approve of the removal of Wells. W.
presume it was necessary. And it has Ions
been known that the radicals and conserva
tives of Louisiana equally desired his election
from an office for which he was unfit. we hav,
little respect for Wells. He is a times server
and hypocrite. He cheated the Union mer
to gain Rebel votes. He cheated the Rebels t,
gain favor with the radicals. He proved him
self traitor in 1865, and we have no faith il
him now.
We never believed in his sincerity as ;
radical nor in his wisdom as a chief magis
trate. AS he stands in the way of true recon
struction, and acts only with selfish motives
we are glad that he is removed, and tina
Sheridan had the nerve to do it.
So far, reconstruction goes well. Our gene
rails are doing their duty by all. The countr
stands by them, and will not permit them
be annoyed. We pray the President, If ev
counsellors persuade him to interfere to und
this work, to stay his hand. Last year he al
tempted to defy the country, and he saw whs
came Of it. II will not be wise to repeat tn
experiment.
Governor Perry on Reconstruction.
From ase Herald.