The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-02-22
The Presidcnt aud he Gcnerois.

The President and the Generals.
Nr johnson seems To have a deal Of irouble with
the Generals Of the army With those who took
honorable parts aud bor- themselves conspicu.
ously and gallanily and pairioii,ally during the
late onpleasanlhess with "uur Southern
brethren
First the President tried Sheridan. Sickles and
Pope, aud made them commanders uf the Militia
~ Districts created by the reconstruction acts Of
Congress. The Generals obryrd the orders mp.
pointing them to duty Ia 'hosc districts because
they ncogniz,d Mr. johnson rs their Comman.
dcr-n thiei, aud such competent TO assign
them To duty brfiiing their tank. The Prcs.
deni then cnieavorrd To point ont the way 10
which the Generals should go--io lay down
their mede OF procedure, aud To Indicate their
"ourS' oi conduct aud line IL action but the
Military Commanders dds s.ein 10 heed bis
instructions. They were At Il-ir several paste
in obedience Ia the require inrnis Of ilr-ihcy
needed no instructions irum the Presidcnt--ihcy
saw "a power behind tie throne greater than
- the throne itself they recognized the fact
ject Of reconstruction, and hence transacted the
business u their several departments in accord.
auce With the Ni.he. and Intentions Of Congress
il 'he matter. The President removed them.
ami put others IN their stead He hit the mail
' Un the bead" exactly IN the case Of Hancock,
because tina, officer, disgraeing his honorable
recoid as a soldier Of the Union army, has so
conducted affairs at New Orleans, during bis ad.
minis,ration, us to give joy and causes for
congratulations TO every rebel in the land The
same order that made Hancock commander at
New Orleans sent General Meade TO supercede
Pope in the control Of affairs in the Carolinas
aud Georgia. The President seems lc have full.
ly relied on Meade as a supporter Of his policy.
Tha, officer had never been in political lise-had
always expressed conservative sentiments and
WAS allied, by relationship, 10 many eminent
Southern families, including the Masons, wises,
Slidells, &c. lie, IL was thought would surely
prove lenient To traitordom but no, so. AL
though Meade Is no politician, he Is a patriot;
although unaequain,ed with the inirigues OF po-
liiica campaigns, he Is loyal man and be-
Cause he Is So, he has greatly disappointed the
Presidential expectations. Almost his first Off.
eial act in Georgia was the removal Of Provi.
sional Governor jenkins, lappoinied by the
President, as al ''impediment to rtcOnstruc-
g ton an act which has been followed By the
removal OF a large number Of lesser officials who
could not be taught the 'logic Of events" In
order that there may be no further mistake
he
asnounees bis sympathy with the Republican
parry, and lately very severely snubbed demo-
cratic committee that waited on him with 'pro-
positions" looking TO his nomination BY that
party, as a candidate for President.
The Presidents failure In bic Efforts TO make
Gran, follower OF bis political fortunes Is a
part OF the history Of the country. Doubtless
the President At oHe time thought he had him"
Grants known aversion TO talking politics and
bis quiet acceptance Of such duties as the Presi-
den, chose TO enjoiu upon him made glad the
heart ofevery copperhead In the land, aud when
the President assigned him 10 duty as Minister
OF War, When Stanton was displaced, and when
Grant accepted the place, the President reioiced
In having the General Of the Army on his side.
Ba, Grant was only biding his time. Tie would
not talk, bu, he would act aud he has acted
with vengeance, upsel,ing all idea Of his being
with tbs President In sympathy, and showing
himself 10 be a Radical Of the slriciest Sort
All legal orders Of the President he obeysd, but
when he was required To remain in the War Of
fee, In CONFIRMATION Of q law which decided the
place 10 belong TO Mr.. Stanton, Gen. Grant
promptly told Johnson he would do no such
thing, and gave war for Mr. stanton. A long
and acrimonious correspondence betweea Grant
and johnson was the result IN which the former
shows the latter up In the. unenviable light Of
one who would ask ano,her---a sabordinaie--,o
disoAey the laws OF the land.--io commit an act
OF perjury Ia not obeyinT laws which he had
solemnly sworn io support. There IL no donbi
but that JOhnson's plan was 10 iujure Grant as a
Presidential candidate, by making him un.
IhonRhisdly commit this asi, hut Grant wasn't
so easily caught, aud has caused the Outrageous
attempt Of the President 10 re- oil on hls own
head Gen. Grant has come out OF his unsought
contest with the Prssdsn, justified in bic acts By
every loyal man 10 the baud, aud this loyni ele.
meat will rebuke the President by rlseiing Gran,
10 succeed him whea biz term Of Office expires.
Disappointed In Grant, sheridan, siekles aud
Pope, the President, looked around aud saw there
was another distinguished General he might
win over 10 bis side-Shrrmsn he who ''mArch.
I'D down by the go, The Lieuieuaui.O General
and second IN command Of al the armies Of the
Union. Sherman was away cut West, but he
was senr for aud came 10 Washington. lie was
h'''ered excessively, aud ofIssed the position Of
Secretary Of War, but be declined the pressrmen,
and said be rather preferred active servioe. Al.
ter staying In Washington long enough 10 wri,s
~ hts reports rsiasInr 10 biz District, sherman
went back 10 81. Louis johnson stiIl thought
sherman might be r,gh aud hence. n few DAYS
since. formed brillIAn, plan Of soaAdsag him
asd bringing him 10 washingioa. u said tha, shs
President ,hinks BE- will he Iml~mched, aud n 30
he intends 10 resist their action aud maintain his
position BY military powsi Todo this be must
have commander al Wash ngion who will
hack him. and Sherman, he hoped, might BE-
The man. Accordingly, uadst orders from the
President, ns~ Military District, embracing al
the Middle and several other States, and The Dis.
'rei oi Columbia, nas fosmsd last week, uith
headquarters NJ washiusisn, aud Iisussnaal-
GENERAL shesman appoin,sd 70 command H.
h"' even ibis plan nf'te President 10 ave him.
ss'f military support ssems ahoal 10 ''conss 70
" Ff'e'' sssFmaa seat COWS ani tahs rhasr-
Of the Presidents nee DspaHmeas. o. facl. H.
Sens To hass go, ~ bach up aboas Il, and
says, In bis FruH wny, thAt PFsrIasnl Juhuson
''may gole Tho al. 'tbAfhs he - nulhstlsy d
create . new Military Dvpassmeui end that he
lsslsrmaul sect eommnaa il--aud that mh b