The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-01-16
my POLICY" ON ITS LAST LEGS.

We think we remember an allegor
that was very popular in loyal circles
early in the war. Something about tn
rebellion being gradually but surel.
crushed in the folds of our great mill
tary anaconda. The rebels and Copper
heads laughed at the idea in derision
By and bye Grant styled the Confedera'
cy "a she'll )" and when Sherman had
finished his grand march, and had cap
tured Savannah and Charleston by
walking in at their back doors, the
"shell" was smashed and the an.
aconda" allegory came to be vindicated.
Then the bursting of all rebel "shells'
ceased forever. The supplement to the
rebellion is the "shell" of "my policy"
and between its own inherent brittle
ness and emptiness, and the Tightening
folds of the Congressional anaconda, it
seems in great danger of as complete a
crushing as that which befel the Con-
federacy. Johnson has wrought with
indefatigabls ingenuity to avert the
dangers which have threatened his
fiimsy fabric; and, in truth it has proved
vastly more tough and substantial than
such a weak invention had any right to
be. But it cannot be preserved from
destruction much longer. Andy has
made a stubborn fight over his pet, but
he begins to show signs of being weak
and groggy," as the contest draws
to a close. He struck out with a savage
energy when he displaced Sheridan and
Sickles. But he accomplished but lit
tie toward the object at which he aimed
when he put Hancock ia command of
the Fifth District only damaged Han
cock and made the Unionists of Louis |
iaaa and Texas more firm and deter
mined than ever to reconstruct their |
States in their own way. The enihu-
siastic people Of the North vindicated |
Sheridan and rebuked "my policy
BY the contrast which they instituted |
between bis receptions and the scenes |
which characterized the 81 swinging
around the circle" Candy has proven
himself law abiding man and a very
worthy successor of Sickles; and now
Meade seems less disposed to carry out
he Presidential programme in Alabama
han ever Pope was. In fact, "my
policy" seems to have lost by the
;hange. Designating the intent of the
Tenure of Ofice Bill, the President sus-
,euded Stanton and now the Senate
axes the matter into grave considera-
ion, and by its disapprovai of the Ex- ,
ca;ivs act, virtually reinstates that {
blest of War Ministers. Thus is ''my
'oiicy" very hard crowded again. This
) decided reiteration of the terms of
hat Bill and hearty v;ndication Of Mr..
Stanton. Il the meantime, cleaning up
5 j, goes along, Congress has set new 6
I'D stronger sails and bears right on
ard in a course still closer to the wind. s
lie declaration which is forthcoming
, the effect that no civil rule exists in o
,e defurct Confederacy, and the con- h
II plated prohibition of Executive and h
i dicial recognition of Southern State =
ore-nmeats, ties tie band still tighter III
Quad the Presidents little shell. Shut -
+ from interference with Southern h,
,lit;cs and the President will find his OF
as completely gone as the b:
,mocracy viii when the g niger " is Ia Ia
ken ont Of the political pool. We ed
NJ look for the crushing of the fragile pi
sing of sony policy" at most aEy
ne now.