, 1880-07-06
stendy. permanent glow they give forth will
atsord quite clirorful contrast to the Dclno-
cratic sputtets 0f tnr md t,lrInntfne.


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HANc0CY's GHNERAL INSTRUMENTATION.
lilo slata,nol,k male that Gen. Hancock, a
subordinate pf1tcor Of tho regular nrmy, In |
Of tho action Of Congress OH TIC |
prcsttlentjn, count In February, 1877, volun- |
tcerrtl tho infornatfol, tint he would, rs a |
military commander, s,,sIu!n Tildcn In hts |
claim 10 tic Presidency nr,l would rccoat,lxo
him as tho President Of Tho United States,
eeou,s to be co,,F1rmo.l+ md is hardly doubted.
Army officers are subordinate 10 tho law in
times OF peace, ard Mt nil times arc subordt-
mite 10 their supcrlors In con,rua,,d. Even
tho officers 'uf tho army who Joined In
tho Rebellion Ind tic tleccncy to resign
tho!r commissions bcfore taking 4prvtcc
in tho Civll N'ur At tho time n,cl,-
toned Ger, Grant was President; there
was ITO oucstfon M 10 Ills authority
until tho cxpirut!on Of hts term Of Office.
Gcu, Sherman was General of tho Army, and
Sheridan was Ltcutcnant-(cncral, nnd both
wert, s,lrcrtor In rlrl; to Ilancvck, 1Je could
only net 1T suburtihution to them, antl to
orders through them, Or DECLARE h1,nsclfin
revolt, lie stood IN tl,s satno rulatlon to his
s1pcriurs In cuu,1,aud that tho Sergcullt or
Corporu| stood 10 Captain Or Colonel OF
Its regiment, or towards Icn. Hancock
himself. AZ IN Officer. receiving his orders
througl, Ills military stl1Mrlors, Ito fntl 10
moro legnl right to set himself up to
tu,igc OF their authority than had any Cor
porul or prlyato to lecltlo whether llc should
obey Ills commanding officer. II Gen.
Hancock actua11y Informed pcrsons in
A. II W.
Electoral Commission Should be- disregard
ell and Tllden should assert his authority,
as President, le fIinncock} would pay
10 Intention to It's superior officers, but, act-
ing on his uwil Judgment rs to who WIS
President, woutlt take tho field iii tho new
c1y1l wnr, <ol his conduct wus dlsgraceful
to him rs q soldier atll citizen.
1t is also statett that, when President
Lincoln removed Mcclellan from tho COLL
1nanl of tho ARMY, Hancock was active IN
urging tllat tho ortlur be disobcyed; that tile
army bp marched tn Washington and TINT
tho Government bo compelled to continue
Mcclellan III command; mid tlat thIs pro-
cecdInE only fniled because of 11cClellnn's
refusal to take the responsibility. The proof
Of this scheme is sald 10 be iii existence, but
tho country viii walt until tint plpof Is pro-
tlttcef before nccept1,,g such n {1fonstrous IN
ssance of noEitlral ant. military pcrflAy,
When Gen. Hancock WIS in command III
New Orleans In tho winter OF lBG7-'8, he Is
sued un order removing minority OF tho
CITY Council and other civil officers III Now
Orleans and appointed others. Gen. Grant,
who was tllon General Of the Army, nlul Mt
Washington, upon belnt, officially informed
Of this proceeding tcegrnpl,etl 1ln.,cock to
suspend the execution Ut tho order and to re-
port ,ll tlle facts and circumstances. 70 this
| Uancock respon,teA that i1p wns on tho sput,
and was Informed OF tho frcts, and considered
that his position as Commander of tho Depart
n,ent entitled him to MI exemption from any
interference by the General Of tie Army. As
to tho circumstances, the fact that he had
issued tho order was sufficient Us to tie
pr.pricty OF the order ttsolf, The letter
was remarkable for tho tono Of insubortltna-
tton which marked It from beginning to end.
The General OF tbs Army, however, insisted
on his authority. md In duo tins Hancock
was co,npelle.i to revoke his ortlcr dsn.Isstng
the yario,s officers, md cou,pelled to restore
then, and remove those lie hul appointed,
The fact is, Gen. Hancock bccatno q poll.
ttctun seeking tho Presidency from tho DAY
tic War closed. When johnson removed
Sheridan from New Orleans le appointed
Thomas to TINT Department, Gen, Qrant, in
bc,,ulf Of Thomas. oppcalcd to the President
to clinugo the order, Thomas boinK thon Ii
poor health. It Is supposed TINT Hancock
through Jcre Black, sought the appoint
of Co,vrcss 1,v rorryInp ont An,,raw 1oh,,
eon,a noltcv Ills frat nnt m lila arrival n,
Nnw Orleans was 10 rcvoko Roverol a,
shor;1on,a nrcvioua oricra ,yd viii,
oro,,,v ,,iarorar,l,ng tfo inv of roncrcso
r., ,noi.o h,msr1f conun5cuoua oa eunnortc,
~ 1o,,nann,e r,ottcv +, }opu tl,on uix ,nonth