The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-29

harmonize the contending elements. For Val |
laDdigbam we have little hope; he has the |
black blndness and Is as radical in his views /
as are the radical Republicans in theirs. With |
him the war has settled nothing Nor he nor |
the extreme radicals can ever reach a point |
where the nation can balance itself.
Toss ed about as we are in this political gale,
we turn TO the man whose hand is at the helm.
From him we expect reform. The tide has
reached its flood. We have cursed the poor
negro by too rapidly elevating him. and in the
coming reaction he will soon curse us. We
have done all this for political purposes. In
the emancipation of the black we have gone
so far that we threaten to enslave the white
all this to the grievous injury of both. The
attack and defense of the one absorbing color
have given birth to two great attempts at a
dictatOIship-one by Mr.. Johnson, one by
Congress. The former was defeated by the
latter; the latter must now be defeated by the
former. This done, the battling political forces
will come to mutual concession and unity OF
action. The country may then take rapid
march to union, peace, and a brilliant future
First, however, must be swept aside the dlvl-
sion of executive power as Congress tried to
arrange it in the five military relationships.
In his determination that he will defend his
branch of the Government, Andrew Johnson
is right; and the nation, in its cooler moments,
must thank him. Sheridan broke loose from
executive control-irOm the control OF his
military commander. He is removed. 1t is
splendid lesson of discipline to the army.
General Sickles, forgetting in partisan feeling
his military duty, dsobeys the orders OF his
superior officer, and thus destroys the great
principle that gives an army force. 1t is right
that an example should be made of him. The
President has done the country service in
removing him. Would that throughout the
whole machinery of government the same
rigid discipline were infused The nation,
o11, inht hraafhn
again. Woe to North as well as South if
these States are to be cut into irresponsible
military relationships. When Congress
makes law in accordance with our Constitu-
ton, they hand it to the Executive power and
say, 'There it is; execute it," Were he,
overridden by military officers, to prove un-
worthy the trust, then well might Congress
impeach him. Let him sweep away fifty
district commanders, until he finds a set
who can understand thai they are responsible
to the Executive-the Executive to Congress.
Now of the Cabinet. The country has long
enough groaned under its pressure. We want
men of more enlarged views-true statesmen
statesmen who forget, in the general good,
all party feeling; and who, in every State of
the Union, will rebuild the dying hopes which
have flattered the nation. We want men who
will lead in the great reaction which is march
ing to the salvation of our people. Relieve us
from this madness about the negro, who must
take his place in the ratio of his ability, and,
in common with all our people, work out his
own salvation, as brain light brings power
Now is the grand moment for the President to
settle the question which has been so badly
managed that it threatens our national exist
ence. There now remains but one sword that
can cut the knot. Once cut, there will be
swept away the military relationships and the
wave of ignorance that threaten our repub-
licanism. Let Mr.. Johnson prepare to deal the
blow; but first new Cabinet-then strike;
and let that stroke be universal amnesty
amnesty to the black, amnesty to the white.