The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-23
S'I;ace -
From The ". Y. World.

From The ". Y. World,
''Raoe"-that accursed mistake of the AL
mighty-pokes up its head in a strange place.
1t will not be legslated down. There is a
general order just out in Washing ton which
sends the troops now on duty in Florida to
Nebraska; and those in pleasant Louisiana,
two thousand miles away to the great north
lakes; and those in Texas go, some to Kansas
and some to Virginia; and those in Virginia
to Mississippi and to California; and from
California a regiment goes to Kentucky; and
from kentucky another to Georgia; and from
Dakotah still another to Georgia. and still
another from Louisiana to Minnesota; and
from Minnesota one TO Texas; and 80 on, and
so on, and so on.
Now, why all this? Wherefore is the whole
United States army thus sent trapezing oil
over the country from one extreme end of 1t
to the other? What is the reason of this great
expense to transport SO many thousand men
so far, and wherefore is it that at the on
coming of a Southern summer, acclimated
troops are withdrawn from its influences and
unacclimated sent in their stead?
We will tell you. 1t is because the army
will not do the dirty work of reconstruction
80 soon as it sees how very dirty that work is.
There is no disobedience, no revolt, no mutiny;
but they see and feel that they are white men,
put there to exslt the negro above other white
men, and they cannot be relied on to do it.
honorable calling enters into this filthy busi-
ness con amore, but for the great part, there
is mere stiff compliance with the exact
letter of the order, and no more. Wher-
ever possible, commanding officers will
neither go themselves nor send their subordi-
nate officers Gin this distasteful service
often their only companions and always
their only friends) on those disgusting in
quisitorial parties so frequently demanded
by the ioil reconstructing vagabonds, who
keep everything about them In turmoil.
The colonel won't 60, and the major says it's
the captains time, and the captain thinks the
lieutenant ought to 60, and the lieutenant
swears it's - hard they can't send SER
geant and file Of men along with the dirty
beast, and so it comes down to corporal and
| three or four privates at last. Now, 1t has
been discovered by these latter that it is in
fnitely more pleasing to eat good dinner at
| accused's house and top off with free whisky
IAN to take the man to the guard house, and
| If the loil vagabond complains at this derelic-
ton, he is apt to get sound beating the next
time he comes about headquarters.
| The picture is a little highly colored, but
the main tints are true. After SO long time
the army sees the nastiness of kicking man
when he is down--for that, when you rub the
fine words of it, Is about what this thing
| mesns-and when it sees it, the only thing to
| do is to give it the route aud bring fresh
; force in.
Hence all this marching and countermarch-
ing. and skurryiDg this regiment oil to
Dacotah, and t'other one back to Texas. 1t
is the same stale old game to be found in any
| good history which treats OF the little dodges Of
| despotsm. Keep changing your troops, mas
been the motto of oppressors for hundreds,
yes, ana thousands OF years. 1t was part Oh
the Roman polity to send the Syrian levles to
Cappadocia, and the Cappadocians TO Syria;
but never let them stay with friendship,
and always keep moving your troops. In tne
corrupt days of the French monarchy lust
before Louis XVI was pulled down out OF MS
throne and beheaded, it was chief junction
of the Minister of War to change the troops.
Prior to his day, it was James H. device 70
put his English regiments in Ireland ana ms
Irish troops on English soil. And just SO
now. Something is due, no doubt, 10 army
likes and dislikes, but the main point IN TINS
general order is as stated. There is work 10
be done in the South. Eight rogue Senators
are TO be lugged in; thirty-three reliable Re-
representatives. are to be "eleoted;" the screws
are to be tighteped in the sacred hame o.
peace; and to do this dirty work men must ps
had who will not find out what they are doing
until too late.
What a testimony to the unutteraole
sooundrelism of this vile thing Army
officers, proverbially the most careless ano
Indifferent of men In oival affairs, cannot but
revolt at this botoh upon stateerait; ano
army privates drilled into machines. are ye'
not so far drilled but that the blood In theil
veins rebels at the unnatural work they are So