The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-11-17
rzzE PRESIDENTS ORDER.
CemmentS Of she Press HIS
Action Strongly Com
neRdei.

No act OF Gen. Grants public life,
we venture TO say, will stand out
more prominently and favorabiy in
history than his timely order to
which we refer. 1t was not issued
an hour too soon. Ii was issued
just in time te check disorder in its
incipient stage. Had such a man
been in the Presidential chair in
1860, the secession movement weuld
have been crushed and there would
have been no rebellion. 1t is 10 be
regretted such was not the case. 1t
is = matter for congratulation that
we now have President who has
the wisdom and the courage TO de-
feat movements that would dishon-
or the nation, and stand by the
right without regard to men, parties
or sections.-Cincinnati Gazette.
The order that the Commander
in-chief of the army, the President
of the United States, issued to the
General eff the army, yesterday, had
reference only to the preservation
of order-to prevent hideous fac
ton from raising lite bloody hand in
these delicate proceedings; and the
language that the President used
was such that it must command the
appreciation of his couDtrymen and
the applause of the people of other
ustions.-Cincinnati Commercial.
We have no disposition to accuse
President Grant hastily of an iuten-
ton to aid by this proclamation the
plotters in LoHisiana or elsewhere
against the will of the American
people. We are rather inclined, on
the contrary, to think that he may
have meant to resssure the public
opinion of the country, justly
aroused, alarmed, and angered as II
now is by the braz threats of q
determination TO rule or rnin.-New
York World.
Gen. Grant has done many wise
acts, but this Is the wisest act of bis
life. 1t will do much tn reassure
the public of both sides, and the
nation will thank him for his timel,
and patriotic words. Indeed, TOO
much praise cannot be given to the
President for the attitude he has
now publicly taken. Whoever ma,
be his successor, Gen. Grant will
have the satisfaction that he has
uOuO uuty " tuS dud
the people will appreciate his un-
partisan and patriotic position. He
repeated yesterday the conduct
which earned him the praise of the
world when he received Gen. Lees
sword at Appotomattox-"L Let us
have peace" The Presidents words
of yesterday will live in our history,
and, if carried outin his own straight
forward manner, will link his name
with those of Washington aud Lin
coln.-New Y ork Herald.
President Grants mistakes have
usually resulted from Influences
which at the time surrounded him.
Left to himself, his common sense
and his instructive appreciation OF
the right have more than once dur
ing his civil administration served
the couRtry well. Both obtain ex-
preston in the dispatch which he
yesterday addressed to Gen. Sher-
man, in relation to the complica-
tons apparently existing, or TO be
apprebended, in Louisiana and Flor
ida. No man worthy of the Office
of President" telegraphs President
Grant, "shouid be willing to hold
it if counted in or placed there by
fraud. Either party" he adds, "can
afford to be disappointed in the re-
suit. The country cannot afford to
have the result tainted by the sus-
picion of illegal or false returns"
Truer or wiser words have not been
anthoritatively spoken since the
closeness of the Presidential con-
test was made manifest. They COW
er the exigencies of the ease cem-
pletely, aud they will have an echo
in the breast Of every American
citizen whose Judgment is not warp
ed by the passion of partisanship.
Repu blicans, especially, will ap-
plaud the Presidents declaration ss
responsive TO their earnest wishes.
New York Times.