Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-04-18
The NeW Commander Ofthe Plllh
District.

North. lie viii command lhe I llAh
Military District M longer hnl
tho Radical raid against him, with
Grant as head hound, has failed Ia
half Of Iho double object il had
That object WAS the retirement oi
Hancock and the exposure OF lhc
people of Louisiana and Texas To
the most exquisite horrors NJ haN"-
net reconstruction, sheridan = ar
nival of robbery aud cruelty was Ia
bc rcimau uralrl, This fraction ni
the programme has failed, The toll
Grafton, humanity, aud suldlerly
honor OF Hancock, who Suhorlinat
cd opportunity 10 justice, masniiiyd
the gentle possibilities even fmili'
lary law. aud lrt slip the chance io
crush with one hand aud rob with
the other, will, We have reason 10
believe, be continued by his success
sor. That successor Is Brcvct Maj,
ten. Robert &. Buchanan, Colonel
of the First Infantry. IN oillccr ol
the "old school, graduating in June,
1880, hc unitcs 10 military services
ns distinguished rs extended the 0c'
complishmcnts, Us wei. rs the upln'
ions. OF Conservative Maryland
ancestry. The wisdom Of his long
experience is reinforced 10y the cX-
ccntivc vigor of years not yet be-
yond the middle term. 4 soldier,
gentleman aud II Democrat, Il sin.
Gle instance in his career will afford
scope for prophecy and ground Tor
conviction as TO what kind uf rule
he will give the Fiilh District.
During the second canvass to mako
the late Lincoln President, Colonel
Buchan;tii commanded the District
of New Jersey in the Department OF
the East. His duties were 10 super
intend recruiting and to execute
conscriptions. BY his energy / II
the former work the necessity ofthc
latter WAS happily avoided. Mind
ing his own business with an energy
and fidelity only cqua! to the cncr-
gy and fidelity with which he did
not mind other peoples business,
Colonel Buchanan won tho regard
and respect of every high'mindcd
man in the Starc Of both parties.
Indeed, his attention to the interests
Of the Government and his sqnclch-
ing of the games Of bounty.bro!;ers
were so persistent that the party
of moral ideas could detect nothing
less than Democracy in devotion
so direct and dutiful. Plainly, it
was fiat disloyalty which in war
time acknowledged the binding OBJ
legations of civil law and honorabIy
economy in the province of New
Jersey. Tho Radical EXccu i We
Committee of the State, if they did
not aspire to command the army OF
the Potomac, were certainly resoIv-
cd to run the military machine in
New Jersey. Accordingly h At
committee requested the active CO.
operation Of Colonel Buchanan IN
their schemes to carry New Jersey
for Lincoln and Johnson. The en-
act form the demand took was new
er definitely ascertained. 1t was,
however, understood that it con-
prsed a levy Of money for election
purposes, and the emphasis of con
scription in strong Democratic dis
tricts. 1t was even asserted that 1t
was proposed to mulct each volun,
teer and substitute out Of Il General
Governments, as well as by munich
pal authorities, and thus create
Radical fund, whereby to secure
Radical triumph in the State. The
propositions Of the Committee were
more than declined. They were
spurned with an indignation that
resulted in the dark ening of Colo
mel Buchanan's doors by the pre-
cious Radical set never thereafter
The petty revenge was taken OF tel
egraphing to Lincen and Stanton,
that Colonel Buchanan was OBJ
structing the Republican cause in
New Jersey" and requesting his
removal. lie was removed. The
authors of that telegram, however,
covered themselves with so much
obloQuy that to escape the storm
they published that their signatures
were forged to the message. Colo
mel Buchanan took the field and at
tanned his major gencralship about
the date of Lincoln's reelection.
The evils of military law will find
no upholdcr in this officer. lie will
take Congress at its deceitful word,
and so execute the acts as to effect
their hypocritical titular design,
nthe proper restoration of the States
to the Union" TO this end, civil
law will be recognized whenever Z
possible Under him force will be
the encourager of tranquility, not /
the fomenter of strife. The white |
and the black slum will
not be allowed to override the cHl-.f
ture and the honesty of the States /
in his charge. Full registrations,
fair elections, upright appointees,
will be the rule. The equity of a
Hancock will be the rule. That
these benefits are assured under
Gen. Buchanan, his selection to sue.
ceed Gen. Hancock, made by Presi-
dent johnson at the latter's earnest
abundantly proves:s So,
too. prove the facts OF his career.
It remains to be seen how Grant
will effect hrs own degradation in
Lhe tactics probable for the displace-
nent of this officer, too large in \
refinement and honor for the infa- I
nous laws committed TO his iDvol- Z
lntary discharge. 4
Mr.. Geo. Buell., Of Baell's Wool
m Mills. St. Joseph, No, on the