The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-04-02

According to Mr.. Blodgett, Chair
man Of the Republican State Com
mittec Of Georgia.
Congress having inflicted negro suf
frage on them, they were now going to try
aed indict it, in turn, on the id Yam
kees.'
The motive is quite worthy OF
the acts Of the dominant party in
Congress, and Of the Georgia Grant
men who pressed it. Gen. Grant,
it is said, "smiled'' at, the declara
tion, and according to others, both
smoked and smiled over this zeal oi
bis political friend. If only "the
id Yankees were interested, the
damage might not be SO great; but
as there are good many Yankees
who are net DID, and a good
many interested parties who are
not Yankees. the anticipation is
not SO pleasant. ......0 -.
Gen. Grants smoking and smil-
ing over doing for the id Yam
KEGS" what they had done for 9th.
ers, with Stoueman removed from
Virginia, Sheridan in Louisiana,
Terry in Georgia, and Schofe!d in
Arkansas and Mississippi. are not
looked upon as very pacific declara-
tion. Even had the people of Loui.
siana erred during Sheridan's
administration, this spirit Of retail.
alton by restoration is not pacific,
for many seriously regarded him al
both vindictive and partisan. Sc
of Reynolds in Texas. He. both
maligned the people Of the State
and traduced Gov. Throckmorton,
who, though Union man aud a
Republican, was disposed to concili
ate the people. It was also upon
the representations Of Reynolds
that Grant suggested, some time
ago, that Texas shuo!d be put under
martial law. From Mississippi,
also, Gen. Gillem is orderd to join
his regiment, even though he per-
formed rigidly the responsible du-
ties deyolyed upon him. The cause
has its origin in q desire. to propi-
tiate the Radicals, who are elnbit.
tered against G,llem because of bis
refusal to bear false testimony.
The present military complexion
Of things arc not pleasant con-
temptation for Republic. 1t is:
lst. A Military President.
II. A Military family with the
President.
Sd. A Military Executive Man.
sion. .=*
4th. A Military Guard around
the White House. ....
9Th. Then comes Gen. Sherman
in command of the U. s. Armies,
and announces to the country the
members Of his staff. And who are
they? Who but men controlling
the head of every bureau attached
to the War Department, and com
pletely swallowing up the whole
Department. The Adijutant Gen.
eral, Inspector General. Quarter
master General, Commissary Gen
eral. Surgeon General. Paymastel
General, Judge Advocate General,
Chief Of Ordnance. all heretofor.
the subordinates Of the Secretary
of War. are now declared to be bul
the Staff Officers Of the Genera
comm anding the Army
9th. A Military Secretary o
War. with military sympathies Il
round.
| 7th. Ten States under Militar,
rule.
Sth. Georgia out in tho cold
Ditto Louisiana. Ditto Virginia
Texas and Mississippi.
! 9th. Arkansas under scalawa,
Militia, and North Carolina unde
Negro Militia.
If this is Reconstruction, it 10
failure. II it is Repnblicanisn. i
is . greater failure, but il it i
Military Despotism. then We cal
understand it. We but discharge ,
simple duty to our countrymel
when We entreat them to watch
and. Is far as they can, arrest thes'
innovations upon the Constitution
Of the country and the examples o
the fathers.-N. Y. Express.