The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-19

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Correspondent Cincinnati Commercial.
WAsHl>GroN, April II.
TIE death OF General Candy, by the
hands of the most notorious and bloody
OF all the bloody fends Of the bloody
Indian race, has struck chord in
Washington that has scarcely vibrated
with emotion since the death oil Lincoln.
| have never heard such universal
expressions OF sorrow and Indignation
as during the past twenty-four hours,
from all classes OF both sexes and of all
colors General Candy WAS for years
the Military GoverRor OF Washington,
and his course WAS so wise, so thought
ul, 30 patient and so just ths. he won
the hearts o. both his fellow officers and
the people of the District. HIS course
was not a good odnstured, inpotent one,
but it WAS Just while il was magnsni-
and actions OF the crrizens here un-
friendly to the Government, while 1t
kept peace with the Iull measure OF his
duty as a military officer. 1t was no
plsy-dsy duty. the military goverumeut
O. the District during the war, but it
was the most tireless the most thank
les, and the most difficult OF the peace
Iul pursuits that could tall to the lot OF
a General.
Here were hundreds Of thousands OF
men passing almost daily through the
city; here were hut dreds Of officers
ioafing about town, many without leave;
here were desrrters, here were bounty
sharks, here were spies, here were rebel
women by the dozen, and old CITIZENS
hat hated the name of the United
States, and all the pckpockets. thieves,
prostitutes and murderers that could
fnd Judgement; here was the center Of
commerce lor such Casses and the scum
Of al the vile holes in Chrisdendom;
the drunkard, the ourcasr and the crI-
mrpal found profitable mines 10 city
80 torn up ard disorgsnized 80 overrun
with wild population, too big for its
capacity and too unsteady Tor peace ul
management. All these and more came
within the circle of General Canby's
duties How well he per ormed the
trust, how well he descriminstrd be
tween cases and how nearly perfect be
was lor the respons b llties that were
bis, YOU may hear now upon the street,
now when the kindly lace and noble
heart have ceased to be seen among
| men. There wa- never man so uni
ver-ally loved as was Candy ia Wash
ington, aid with this you should not
forget that a military officer, whose
duties are difficult, is rarely popular
with The citizen.
Not The less strong was he ir consul
taton because OF his smisbiIity; not
ess courageous because OF bis patience
not less determined and efficient because
OF hie magnsuimity To Use the strong
words which Mr. Blaine used yesterday
in speaking OF the dead officer, he
was the perfect soldier and the perfect
gentleman"
During the past twenty four hours /
nave heard Vice President Wilson,
General Sherman, Attorney General
Williams, two judges OF the Supreme
Court. the Secretary OF the Interior and
dozens OF other prominent gentlemeu,
speak Of the dead hero in the most
exrravagant praise. He was personally
known to all. The Preside Mt was also
very warmly attached to him, and told
Senator from Oregon, when Candy
waa ordered TO that Department that
he had sent the oest man in tle service
L ncoln and Stanton were his most in
innate assoc ates, and they regarded
him as the beacon light between the
-everrty Of the military auth ority and
the uncertainty Of the clyil power.
Chief Justice Carter remarked yester-
day that General Csnby was almost
constantly taken into the consultations
or Lincoln ard Stanton, and | know he
prevented both from doing many indIs-
Greet thugs.
Asto what will be the result OF the
death OF this noble man, it is proper,
lust now, to inquire. We need not take
in account the hundred and more peace
iul ciiz-ns OF Arizona that have iallen
toy the same bloody ssvagts during the
lew weeks past; We need not reckon
the dead women and children whose
blood these monsters have drank dur
ing the same period in Oregon. They
we're enough 10 all conscience, but the
death OF Canby, o cowsrdly, 80 brutal so
fienishly, piles up the account against
the lndrsn policy OF this Administration
as high a. high Olympus.
Thus TAR no views OF the President
have been made public, ss to the con-
tinuance OF the peace policy. Secretary
DelauO said yesterday that the death o
CANDY might interrupt, tor a time, the
peaceful policy OF the Administration,
but that was all; that the case WA one
OF special treacherv, IAN exceptional
case."&c. Were the hundreds o. N a.
sacres in Ariz>ns Oregon aai CslrIor-
MIA Exceptional Cases" or were they
Urinary cases-Canby' being out o.
the usual lioe? Delano generally gets
pretty close to the President when he
happens to be in town, and 1t ls known
ne saw the President yesterday. Gen
Sherman sad to me, yesterday. that he
had no doubt the peace policy would be
continued, and that 10 three weeks
rresb supply Q takers would be sent
on He is greatly incensed at the
childish policy, an would have fought
the Modocs with q powerful arm,
mop,hs ago. if he had had the oPPor-
tunity.
He knows that the more generous
and kind the Government is to the
rI;s III. u,a,a oatul and dam