The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-12

OIuCsI t1ufOu5n ulG petSUihIlhFVE VI III
fluential men he held the place in defiance
of tho Republicans Of the city and State.
Two years ago when It was certain GRANT
would be elected, tho Pension Agentvotetl
for lin, as twas then said, voting an open
ticket, showing it at the polls and gene
rally making an OstentatiOus parade Of
the matter, so oithat it might be known 10
his. advantage. But peyernby one dollar,
or by one,word; so EanasWc have been
able to learn, didihe contribute to support
the political organization under whose
favor he held valuable office for several
years. q The fact that, hewas able 10 do
this under such circumstances created
much dissatisfaction in the Republican
ranks and added its weight to the many
.loadSthep eparty. has. had to carry here for
several years. orr llFEaIa(lI
Nobody denies that the late Pension
Agent performed the duties of his office
efficiently and honestly. Perhaps hten
thousand other Democrats could bei0und
in the United States who would do the
same. The same claim for his retention
by President GRANT would apply to gil
the reasonably iairappofntnients madeBy
his predecessor, ANDREW JOHNSON. If
the present editor Of the Register had been
confirmed Postmaster and then removed
by GRANT, it would have been just such
another outrage as this henow denounces
But the editor aforesaid having unluckily
compared JOHNSON TO Caligula's horse,
couldn't stand fire in the Senate; so that
we arc deprived Of IN excellent illustra-
tioH: But unless itcan.bc shown that an
administration isboundito employ asits
agents political opponents who desire TO
embnrrass It's policy, there is nothing to
be said against this removal and nothing
then that may not equally be urged
against.thc removal Of any Denlocrat.by
a Republican administration. There is
one thing TO be said, however, about the
conduct OF llic pension Office here under
the late agent, that for q considerable
time it employed person. whose employ
nent in that capacity gave grcat offence
to the Union sentiment Ot the community.
Our people did not rcgard with satisIac.
tion the spectacle of an ex.Confederate
soldier paying pensions to disabled Union
soldiers and to their widowed relicts, nor
could they help feeling indignant that
such person was employed in the name
Of the Government to pay them. y
The Register would do well to consider
whether circumstancestlo not alter.cases.
It's party have just won the political power
Of the State. They tlnd most Of tho Of.
fees tlledwItk RCpubl bltGaps 'TGatpapcr
knows 1t to bo the programme that every
office in the State 81 fany Value not within
reach OF the Executive axe; is to be vaca-
ted By d Constitutional Conventional the
earliest daypossiblei in order to strike
down Republican judiciary, Republican
sheriffs, Republicans clerks, recorders, etc.
These arc officers, TOO, who have been
chosen by the people But they are all to
be stricken down'to satisfy the Unsuitable
appetite Of tho iamishel Democracy who
cannot wait till they serve out the terms
for Which they were elected. We would
suppose those who contemplate 50 sweep.
Ing and highIhanded o game aSthis might
allow IN executive removal Of one Of their
friends to be made by Republican Pres
ident without going into such conniPtiOns
as convulsed the Register yesterday. ia
Tho effort to cast,6dium upon General
HARRIS, on the ground that he helped
hang SIrs. SUnRATT. is both stupid and
stale. The real ground Of hostility to
hin Is lis record as a Union soldier. We
have never yet seen the evidence Of Mrs
sURRArT's innocence; but il she was in.
noccnt, the responsibility Of hanging her
rests with the same Democratic President
who appointed the Pension Agent whose
place General HARRIS succeeds To. Gen.
cral HARRIS as soldier was assigned to
duty on the military court that tried the
woman, and as a soldier he lad no choice
hut to. obey tho order. Any impartial
reader Of the e.evidonCc given on the trial
must conclude that the verdict Of the
court was consclcntiously rendered. But
AIrs. SuRRArT's life, was in tho hands Of
President JOHNSON, whom the Wheeling
Register praised in scores Of columns, and
he should have given her tho benefit Of q
doubt, and at least q brief respite. But
he refused even to read the petitions for
her respite, oueor which, five remember
Alright, was signed by the members ofthc
court s,H8. ~
liz the Register wants TO reproach any,
body with Mrs. suRRArr's blood, It should
level It's epithcls at its friend ANDREW
,IouNsoN; and before II abuses President
GRANT any more for removing It's friends
from office, let it mediate awhile on
tho now Democratic programme in West