The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-01-18
RECOMMENDATION.

Under the vie measures enacted BY the last
Congress, the reconstruction Of the Southern
State was proceeding safely, promptly aud sat.
i5iacioIy. Men Of all political views 10 the
South were beginning 10 acknowledge that the
law was good, aud i,s provisions the bet tia.
could be eXpcctrd. Sheridan aud Siekles aud
folc and the other District Commanders were
proceeding geographically in their several Depart.
meats, aud everything gave promise that very
soon the return Of all the States 10 their old aud
honorci relations to the Union would BE- an &C.
complishei fact. Hut an Evil Genius presided
a, the White House. President johnson sesing
no other lOop-hole for interference, exercised his
Preroga,ve Of removing several military CON-
mandeis aRd substituted Others in their stead
who, ae thought, would be moFe likely 10 herd
the Presidential mods, and who would, by a
liberal Interpretation" OF the law, nullify iis
provisions. His expectations, in some instances,
were fully realized In others be has been disap-
rpoinicd. Hancock, for instance, who suecceied
the faithful Sheridan seems TO have come fully
up to the Presidential standard of excrllenec.-
lie has removed Union nen aud elevated traitors;
he has has endea,orcd 10 bully the rcconstruc-
!
he has eugcndercd ferling of dislrusi in the
tried uioR rncu oftha, Stats in reference to their
| fuiurc hoIss, and has caused the hearts Of the
rebels To leap tor JOY that Hancock ever came
among them. Al this has afforded Intense sat.
i-ftciion To Mr. johnson, who Is understood 10
/ tc in favor Of Hancock for the next Presidency
provided be can ge. !, himself, aud under his
direction, resolution was introduced into the
House Of Representatives a Few days ago, thank
INK Hancock for his proceedings in his District
Very properly, the Iouse refused To pass IL, but
instead adopted resolutions endorsing the course
aud Efforts Of Grant Sheridan, Sicklrs, Pope
and Thomas
Mhil' President Johnson seems To have found
plant tool To 10 his bidding in Hancock. Gcn.
Meade selected 10 take Pope placr the Militia
e, Commander ut thr Third District, is likely To
disarpon, him Gcn Meade has no love for
traitors nor treason llc fought against both in
the field be- ic'i the tuion armies through many
memorable contests with their iocs, aud dorsn ,
seem disposed 81 surrender all the fruits OF his
soldiers efforts 10 the SAINT men that confronted
thctn AT Gettysburg ten Meade Disirie, en-
braces Tire States VI Georgia, Florida aud Ala
rama lu III, fret OF ihcsc a rrconstrucIion
Convention composed Of large majority OF
Cniouisis has been ia session for some weeks.
hut Inc Provisional Goycrnor Of the STATE ,ap.
pointed uy PFysiden, Jvhnsonl aud his rebel
State TREASURER, rrius, To recognize the COnvrn.
tion legal body to furnish any money to
ia, .t- eApcnsc Gen Meade determined To pu,
. stop 20 ,Ai. and on Monday last issued an or.
dec removing e. afirs Jenkins, Provisional Gov.
,ruor OF Georgia aud John Jones, Provisional
Treasurer Of Georgia from Office, for having
declined Ia respect the instructions OF aud fail
'utc toco-operAie with the Major General CON.
" handing the Third Military District by
the same order. Col. Thomas II. Rugrr Is aP
pointed Governor Of The State, and Capt C. ;
Eo,aWel. Treasurer. Gcd.ral Grant counseiled
Meade To this couTsr, aud urged it a. the only
proper one 10 pursue, ~his the President op.
posed IT, aud viii, i, Is said. direct the snspen
sion Of Meade order.
- stands the question, "a respect 10 this par
ticuar district, a, the present. Gran, aud MeAd'
represent the Union ssatim-nt of the country
and lesifc to carry out the wishes Of the people
expressed through their representatives ia Con
grv>s respect 10 the reconstruction Of t;eorgis
GO 'hc uion President johnson desires To de
ie1i the aims OF the people, and in all probabili
B -. w,h. 90 De- i, allowed, annul Gen Mead,
ORDER
Ilt wil be- be allowed to do this We thinl
not Cougr,s- Is sloN but It seems to hav,
awakened 20 the importance of attending to thi
matter, aud has provided - bill, which vii
doubtless become Law IN = few days, tAkinS
B from the PTrsiden, all Po~ers Of interference OF
ihe -ahj.ct ~ reconstruction v-siing the sol,
control Of Ia, matter ia the Commanding Gener
AZ o. the army When this is done. we ma,
have hops again that the work Of restoring III,
, Union will 20 on properly Grant has showI
hlu,-. o. be "a thorough sympathy wiih th'
'niou inen 81 the country he does not bellov,
10 treason nor IA elevaiing traitors. and d
loutiie-- vail rcsu, 10 the bcncii, Of the coun
irs 90 have ham the head OF the reconstruciioI
measures
There IS hope, then, that all may yet turn ou
night Johnson b. check-n,a,cd by Meade b.
will be- east aside by Congress a. an impedimen
20 she restoration Of the Uuion, and then ",
ma, look forward To n time when the countr,
will be restored when all the States shall b.
back into the Union, when right shall prevail
and al bitterness and sectional feeling cast aside