Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-01-24


STANTON is back in the War Office
Grant in yielding to "a hint from the
Senate and giving place to the Secretary
/ has recognized the supremacy Of the
civil law over military authority in a
manner that ought to satisfy Johnson
quite as we'll as HancOck's sUbservien-
I cy. The authority Of Congress is yindi-
( Gated and johnson the perfdious is dis
/ comfted. More than this. the Southern
Ireeusants have received a crushing
I blow. Southern IoyaIists have an ad-
! disional assurance that the reconstruc-
/ tion laws shall be carried out and the
rebel States, in spite of all opposition,
4 speedily restored to their normal places
I in the Union. Congress takes hold of
+ all matters pertaining to reconstruction
with an energy and frmness which
/ demonstrates that all the faithless and
+ traitorous elements arrayed against it
shall not avail to fl Illustrate It's plans for
! a speedy settlement upon the basis of
justice, loyalty aud national safety. In
vigorously asserting its authority Con-
gress declares with an emphasis that
viii every here encourage its friends
and battle its enemies, that JohusOn's
pig-headed opposition shall no longer
thwart the laws Of the land. Mean
while conventions are busiIy at work in
Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Worth
and South Carolina, Georgia and Yir-
ginia framing constitutions for those
States. Soon a similar convention viii
assemble in Florida, and there is little
doubt but one will be called in Texas.
At the same time there is cheering news
promising the overwhelming triumph
of the constitution submitted to the
people of Alabama. The most that is
needed now to bring a speedy and just
settlement Of all the difficulties of re-
construction is Union maiorities in the
Northern States. Let the people stand
firmly by their representatives in Con-
gress and ali the powers Of rebellion
and Democracy combined cannot pre-
vent an early restoration Of the Union.
IF there is honor among Democrats
the old-Ilners would resent Reid's at
tempt to force Hubbeu upon their par
ty as a candidate in this District. This
shrewd little scheme for thrusting aside
the steadfast workers of the party who
have borne the heat and burden Of the
day and whose claims for leadership
and the fruits of success are based upon
lifelong effort.and battle, to substitute
instead of these an eIeventh-hour pros
elyte, never before publicly identified
with them, and make him the leader Of
the Democratic host, and the recipient
of Democratic votes and emoIuments,
is a species Of party injustice which par
tisans Of all creeds ought to unite in
denouncing. Of what use is it to en-
dure persecution, and labor, and sacri-
flee for one's lifetime in behalf OF par
ty interests, if at the moment when the
fruits of these tolls and sacrifices may
be reaped they aretO be sbrewdly borne
off by one who at the very crisis of
nominating convention lays con the al
tar of his country his party biases,"
and comes over from hostile ranks
And what use is it for a man to be zeal
Gus for his party and its cause if his
very zeal is to destroy him as candi-
date for office F.? If party faithfuIness is
to be despised and party unfaithfulness
rewarded then all who aspire to -8anliti-
cal nonoIs should manage to trim be-
tween all parties and to be anything or
everything as their interests may serve.
But certainly no sincere Democrat or
Republican, should cOuntenance such
political merchandising, and we re-
spectfulIy advise Col. Reid's party as
sociates to hold him to a strict account /
ability for his attempt to sell them cut
to galvanized Radical. If the Demo-
cratic party is so badly of for leaders
in the Eighth District it should adver-
tise its wants, and our columns are at
all times open for that purpose at our
usual rates. We might, however, con-
sidering how severely the Democracy
is Strengthened for a leader, make some
reduction from our ordinary terms.
THE Committee on Ways and Means
in the National House of Representa-
- g Sci