Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-20

fRtDAy EvENIxG DEC. 80
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AyUNa.AUREl.ED HERO.
!. Whom che bold rider Of the Shenandoah
clcricus little "PhI," who for =. While
uAssa.ened TO he our next President, ct
A~ relieved ron ths commani Of tie
xah sD,ssrict,- he turned the immediate
command over 70 Gen. Mower, and started
81 his tour Of ovatios. lie Was grsstly
sicnlxcd BY those whose love Of country Is
20 great that they have the exclusive right
- b. called patriots. The male pAtriotr,
Landed him, drank his health. and threw up
fbsir hats. and gave al ether manly exhib-
i,ioos Of sathousiastio enforcement, while
abe patriots Of nsutss gender in uinolins
kissed him and elappsd their little hands
ssd savsd their bsst linen cambssc hand.
ksrchiefs. and sllo~sd their hearts to beat
their dear little selves almost to death in
Elaboration This was I'll on account Of the
exceedingly loyal manner in which be had
skdministsred his District" and for the
fai,hfalncss With which he had carried out
che will Of Congress in expressing and tyr
aniH;ng over those people Of Louisiana and
Texas Who were unfortunate enough 70
have white skins and intelligence enough to
SSesi and write, and believe that the Consti-
.ss,ion af the United States Was No: intend
cd 40 . Joke, tut a. law 10 be ohsyed By
s~very body.
Brsvst Major General Jossph A. Mower
prcvions ~ this change in tho tide Of bic
fortune, was a sort Of military nobody. and
sseing hos easily Gen. Sheridan had en-
cleared himself 70 the hearts Of chs loyal
luN.e ,sasses and on the lips Of the loyal
isssss, he Get 70 work Al enes 70 carve out
for himself . largo homestead In the same
hearts BY fscely using the arbitrary powss
he had while his brief hour Of authority
>Aasted.
Although the eonvsation 10 "reconstruet
the State Of Louisiana and make Il loyal in
sntisnent. "republican 10 form" and Sadi-
cal in its legislasion and delegation In con-
gsess. had already bssa chosen and YES IN
der the guardianship Of the military power
syet he, Ike his illusssious predecessor, die
covered great many persona in oai~ who
D were ''obs.ructions" to Reconsideration,
and he piled his little military sickle day
and isht. vending out those "sbstsucsions,' y
cutting down At one fell svoop every State
x,eflices 10 Louisisna Who was not On appoint
= - Of his predecessor, and BY another swing
Of his scythe. cutting on the official heads Of
about Ave hundred State and county of.
&, c~rs in Texas. lie thus made himself CORY
with the blood Of obstructive officials, ILL
ing their places always. Of course, with
good loyal men who could be trusted -
} The lease which he had upon power hss
run out. and he has been ordered 70 the
q dull monoiony of camp duty At the head Of
"a fragment Of his regiment ct tho quiet
rustic village Of Grsenv lie, La We have
looked in vain for his NEED o, praise in the
Radical newspapers Of ths North. w.
have likewise listened in vain--aud We sup
pose he has with great impotence Of SOUL
rtor the great loyal voice Of the North to
s'csli him up oat Of his obscuri,y ard seclu-
sion ~ Grcenville TO a grand tour Of o7a.
tons with long enough leave OF absence
Gsrom his command 10 give him plenty Of
time to maze the grand rounds" aud be
handed from one large city to another upon
oshc shouts Of popular applause and ap-
ptoval. Why this failure 70 recognise dis
lt,neaishsd services in tho line Of duty r,
alt Sheridan deserved il. Mower IL much
moro entitled To u, for he out- Sheridansd
Sheridan in The business Of making his ad-
yninistration as distastefAl a. possible to
.aae intelligent white people Of Louisiana
AMI Texas, which scems 10 be the mark Of
the pr,se 20 DO sootended Cor by "rtcon-
ssstraction' commanders and oil others in au-
thosisy in the South. Will somebody vino
-knsSs explain this, Wonder il the cleo
,,,rs Lcld recently had anything to do with
-Ur Notwithstanding these, we insist that
Len. Mower receive his ,necd If praise.
.tai tha, be have M ovation; and il The
.psspls woat turn out and cheer otherwise,
sNaN. Weston she "wslkist" be employed to
rec Along and draw the crowd and make the
N.n,husissm.