The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-07


the guidance and instructions of General Sherman General
Sheridan will become familiar with its necessities and
he will avail himself of the opportunity afforded by the
Indian trouble the display of the energy enterprise and
daring which gave him enyiable reputation during the
recent civil struggle.
In assuming that is the expressed wish of thepeope that
General Sheridan should be removed from his present
command you remark that his is Republic based how
ever upon written Constitution; that Constitution is the
combined and expressed will of the people, and their voice
law when reflected in the which that instrument
prescbesO While one of provisions makes the President
of the Army and Navy, another requires
that he shall take that the law be faithfully executed
Believing that change in the command of the Fifth Military
District absolutely necessary for faithful execution of the
law have issued the order which the subject of this
correspondence In thus exercising that nheres in
the Executive under the Constitution
of the Army and Navy dscharging duty required of
by the will of the nation formerly declared in the
supreme law ofheand By his oath the soemny
bound to the best Of his ability to preserve protect and de-
end the Constitution and although in times of great excite
be lost public vew it is his duty without regard
consequences himself to hold sacred and in force any
and all of its provisions Any other would lead to
the destruction of the Republic for the Constitution
abolished there would be no for the exercise of
legislative powers Executive to that the laws
faithfully executed Judiciary to afford to the citizens pro-
lection for life limb and property usurpaon would eventu
ally follow, and desposm be fixed the people in VIOLA
ton Of their combined and expressed will
In conclusion fail to perceive any military, pecunary
patriotic why this order should not be carried into
effect
General Rousseau, a letter General Grant, says: $50
much of General Sherdans charges alege that visited
his command and nerfered with his Duties is false AS to
suggesting his removal did say, in to telegram
from Washington nqurng how things looked in Louisiana
that the state of affairs gloomy that the people
much depressed and any change would be almost universally
accepted This telegram referred to matters and things in
general and was intended as SUCH including General Sher
dan If the scope of this suggesting the removal of
that officer so be it; but his not mentioned"
How the noble pursued by the gallant Phil Sheridan
has excited only the wrath of the great traitor in Wash
ngon but of the copperhead serpent that per-
mitted spit its poison these United States is evident
from the following exquisite morcau taken from the pages
Of hat mir he n's
Journal The who allows such villanous rag soil
his fingers be hopelessy lost to all respect for liberty
or the cause of his country.
"Our attention"-says the New York Sataa-"h has been
drawn paragraph in the Herald and Vndicdtora weekly
paper in Philadelphia owned and edited by Irishman
1t refers suggestion made by the Boston Pilot of the
of Phil Sheridan candidate for the Presidency. The
Philadelphia paper puts tumble airs says twill not do
for Irish paper propose shAmerican Catholic for
President If that is all that is the matter General Phil
Sheridan get clean dirty bill of health p It is true
he is of Irish Catholic parenage We have heard that he
in the Dominican College in Ohio student If
known the Domincans turn out We have been assured
that he is Freemason If and if the lodge he belongs
is in good standing, it would certainly and Of necessity
to be brought to tratha is, except Freemasonry is
much altered "Methodists North" have been?
If Phil Sheridan wants to radical candidate for
President, can be of service to him. We can get him
certificates of pso acto ercommunctonby the Catholic Church
Freemasonry badly run down from what it used to be
among american Masons he cannot get the certificate
from that regonfthey ever had the misfortune of having
him among them
If Phil Sheridan wants through tcketprouing he is
communicated from the Catholic Churchand reserved
that he apply office and will make out his
papers him The memory of what he did to the devoted
Father Sheeran who into his lines proper permits
on for dying soldiers of both armies, will haunt
Phil. Sheridan his deah-bed-and good deal lower
he has the to get relieved from the ter
rble penalties he has ncured-and which it IS not every
priest can absove him from
If Phil Sheridan is fool, he had better hunt up
Father sheeran in New Orleans and if the good Father
has, or obtain, the power of absolving him !?
The Posts special the President has issued an order
assigning General Hancock to General Sheridans place.
Another and very pointed correspondence has been going
between the President and General Grantoday johnson
early in the day Grant directions to issue order send
coed Missouri Upon receiving this General Grant
letter johnson setting forth the most cogen why