The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-11-18
SICKLES AND BUTTERFIELD.

When the Democratic papers throughout the
country protested against the appointment OF
Gen. ID. f. Sickles as Minister to Spain, and
some of them, especially the New York World,
went SO far as to give brief outline of his
career, exposing his villaines and rascallties,
the Radical papers, in their zeal to defend
everybody and everything connected with rad
icalism, defended Mr. Sickles and asserted that
the opposition to him was only Copperhead
abuse; that he had served with distinction in
the Federal army during the late war; had
lost a leg in the service of his country, and
Notwithstanding his dlsobedence of orders at
the battle of Gettysburg, resulting in useless
and criminal slaughter of his men, still Gen.
Sickles was just the right man III the right
place, and his appointment was additional evil
deuce of Grants wisdom in making selections
for important official positions. The Spring
field (Mass,) Republican, one Of the leading
Radical papers of the country. and a journal
standing high as an exponent of Radical opin-
ION in the East, seems to have "chopped" on
Sicklcs, and broadly intimates that Grant and
the War Department are the victims OF mis-
placed confidence, especially in Sichles ap-
puntment 1t also admits that Gen. Butter
field has not filed his position with any great
degree OF credit to himself or to the Govern
inent, and without awaiting the issue of the
investigation, which has been ordered, into the
manner in which he couductcd1his office during
the recent gold panic in New York city, pro-
nouncrs him guilty on general principles, and
sees speedy rctribution about to visit these two
worthless We quote from a recent issue of
that paper as follows
\ correspondent of the Evening Post writing from
Spain. gives pItiablr picture ot tc way GEN Sck!cs
las spoiled the whole affair he had in hand about
Cuba. 1hc letter says, Sickes has ruined the bust
ness couhdcd 10 him, and ruined himself for the
transaction Of any business whatever with Spain,
NOW or hereatter.' We fear this is true. and is
NOR than the administration deserves for sending
nu such person Minister. III his limited sphere,
EUttsrirld the Assistant Treasurer at New York, has
u.i~run1ucted as badly and speedy retri-
hutluu coming for the worst appointments which
Con. Grant has made. But il is too bad that Cuba
and spain should suffer much for the misplaced
confidence oi the President and his Secretary OF War
he hcpHttcdn had better trim us SAILS WITH
more consistency in tie Radical track or ii
viii be liable 10 impeachment at tie hands Of
its party friends for lukeWarmuess in its de-
tcnsc Of Radical principles and party fayorItcs.
Ii they attempt the IIerculcan task Of lnduc-
in4 Mr. Grant to clean the Augean stables by
disniSsing all the incompetent and raScally
ot,icr-hodcrs appointed by him and filling their
positions with honest men who are capable of
diSchargirg the duties Of their Offices with
credit TO themselves and the country, we rather
think that Grant would he liable to exhaust
Radical material in very short time. and
would have to resort TO the Democratic party
for men who could come up to the standard
Of honesty and capabllity