The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-05-22
Reconstruction.

There is a general order out in Washington l which sends the troops now on dnty in Florida, to Nebraska, and those in pleasant Louisiana, two thousand miles away, to the great northern lakes; and those in Texas go, some to Kansas and some to Virginia; and those in Virginia to Mississippi and to California; and, from Califor- nia, c regiment goes to Kentucky; and from Ken tueky, another to Georgia; and from Dacotah, still another to Georgia; and still another from Louisiana to Minnesota; and so on, and So on, and so on; &e-, &e., &c.
 Now, what in the nanie of reason and common sense Is all this trapezing of the whole United States army for. Why the necessity of this great expense to transport So many thousand men so far, and wherefore Is 1t, that, at the commence nent of southern summer, aceiimated troops are withdrawa from its influences, and unaccii- mated sent in their stesdf We will give our conclusion ln regard to the matter, and leave the reader to form hls own opinion. It is because the army will not do the dirty work of recon struction so soon as 1t gees how uery dirty that work Is. There may be no disobedienee. no revolt, no mutiny; but they see and feel that sbey are white men (those that are not black, put there to exslt the negro above the white man, and they cannot be relied upon to do it There Is, perhaps. occasionally some dishonest ofacer who disgraces an honorable calling and enters into the filthy business, but for the great part. there Is mere still compliance with the letter of the order, and no more. When possible to avoid 1t, commanding officers neither go them selves nor send their subordinate officers on these disgusting inquisitorial expeditions so frequently demanded by the loa reconstrueting vagsbonds who infest the country for spells, and whose intent 1t is to keep everything in turmoil. The Colonel won't go, and the Major says ifs the Captains time, and the Captain thinks the Lieu tenant ought to go, and the Lieutenant swear' it's d-d hard they can't send sergeant and [ file of men along with the "euss," and so 1t goe' down to the corporal, who takes three or foul privates with him, who dimes sumptuousy at [ ..cussed'sn house; topping of with free whisky and returning to quarters perfectly saiisned vltl themselves and the rect of mankind; but should that loa esss complain at their dereliction in no securing the accused, the chances are that he vii get soundly drubbed upon his next appearanc st that camp.
 This picture may be little colored for wh' could tell, sItting where we do, exactly how fhr or to what extent persecution Ia carried on | those oppressed States; nevertheless, we vii gamble on the main tlnts of our picture bein true Afte. SO long time the army in the soutl has discovered that it Is "mean to kick man q ter he Is down." and seeing this, the only thing | be done Is to send 1t to a more northern clim' and bring in a fresh force. Hence, all this marcl ing and countermarching; sending this regimen from Louisiana to Minnesota, and that, from Dac' tah to Georgia. It ls the same old game which treat the little dodges of despotism. "Keep changin your troops" has ever been the motto of oppres ors It was part Of the Roman policy to send tk Syrian leyies to Cappadocia and the CappadociaI to Syria; but never to stay with friendship.
 In the corrupt days of the French monarch
 just before Louis XVI. vas dethroned, and b headed. 1t was chief function of the Minister
 war to change the troops. There Is work, thoug that must be done in the south, Eight carp' bag yagabopd Senators are to be lugged | thirty-three iabls representatives are to <isefsd and the screws frightened In the saer' names of peace, uaiOa 4nd hbeyty.
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