Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-09-13
Gen. Grants Last Move.


Gen. Grants Last Move.
Gen. Grant has shown that to
to stronger position is
good strategy in the Cabinet as well
as in the field. The moment he found
that the evident Intentions of Con-
gress has not been actually embodied
in the reconstruction acts, so as to
enable him to exercise supervisory
powers over the District Command
ers in all respects, he receded from
the purpose to do so, as good law
abiding man should have done. But
he withdrew only to the clear bound
airy of his own authority. The in
slant he reached that, he not only
made stand, but he launched tell
ing shot in the enemy's camp. Avail
ing himself of the power which we
have heretofore pointed out as within
the scope of his authority, he has for
hidden the military commanders to
reinstate any officials who may have
been removed by themselves or their
predecessors. This fixes the case of
Governors Wells and Throckmorton,
and of the whole tribe of rebel Off
Gals that have been so wisely dis
lodged by Sheridan, Pope and Sickles.
They will not even have the honor
of being resuscitated on one day to
be decapitated the next" never.
more" is to be their epitaph.
We presume, of course, that this
order is to stand. We do not see
how any fair minded man can have q
doubt of its validity. Let US take
for instance, the case of that incarna
ton of rebel bigOtry and cruelty
Mayor Munroe of New Orleans, who
was removed by Gen. Sheridan. The
removal was approved by Gen. Grant
If Gen. Hancock should hereafter re
instate Munroe, Gen. Grant would in
stantly remove him. Is it to be sup
posed, then, that Hancock could go OIL
restoring this man to office indefinite
ly, compelling Gen. Grant to follow
each restoration with a fresh removal
when a single order forbidding hi
reinstatement would prevent all thi
complication, with the exercise Of tn
same degree of authority? Ever.
sensible man will say that if the Ger
eral Of the army is empowered to az
point an official and to remove hin
and also to approve or to disapprov
his appointment when made by anotE
er, he surely has power to forbid il
Ywo other considerations are ais
pertinent: t he reconstruction act
provide for military government
where the modes of procedure are di
ferent and require for the acts then
r selves a somewhat different interprt
tation from what we find in the cas-
of purely civil legislation. The whol
system of orders, in fact, is militar
rather than civil in its nature. SCI
ondly, allowing even that the issue @
: Gen. Grants last order was not clea
: ly authorized by the text, it certainl
! is not forbidden by any part of theS
acts, while the last section of I'll
series covers it completely, as follows
"All the provisions Of this act, an
D of the acts to which this is suppl
Imentary, shall be construed LIBERAL
to the end that all the iatents there
E may be FULLY and perfectly carried out
In defiance Of this solemn injun
/ ton, Andrew Johnson CONSTITUTES the
d acts in a caviling and niggardly spi
d it. But he will not be able to bres
V down this last order. Gen. Graz
q having come to examine the grouI
for himself, has made sure of his pc;
ton this time, and he significant
n tells the enemies Of reconstructiC
u as did those Of the Union at Fo
le Donaldson, that he is ready to mo
n upon their works. Whatever the IL
!, will enable him TO do, whatever t
exercise of his vast powers, with
the energy and perseverance of
he nature, can accomplish, the count
n. may rely upon him to do and to
20 complish. Nor have we any dou
10 that, in spite of all intervening anne
ances and perplexities, the great Cal
III which the will of the people has
ne him to superintend will emerge in d
Oh season triumphant at all points.
Mt Boston Journal.