The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-07-08

= He showed that such matters as the
disafection or respect or hatred OF the
beople; 50 long as not developed into vio-
latidn Of the law, were matters beyond
the power OF human tribunals, and that
freedom Of Thought and speech. though
Acrimonious, was consistent with human
selfsTe. What the people Of Texas
thought Of the eonstitutionality OF un-
constitutionality of acts Of Congress, had
nothing to do with the manner In which
they should be ruled.
He declared that, at the expiration OF
two years after the close of the war, it
was time to remember that the American
people sl1ould be freefnen and that 1t was
time to tolerate free popular discussion,
and to extend fofbearance and consldera-
tiop to opposing views.
He showed that to deny q profound
State OF peace in Texas tiecessitated like
Denial in regard TO any State In the
Union where differences OF opinion ex
listed betw9eu hiajorities and minorities,
and that, if difficulties IN enforcing
criminal laws in Texas Authorized the
setting aside of the local tribunals and
the setting up of the arbitrary COM
missions, they would warrant them that
III every 0bdb6 VI buC fOulOIll WAoIC ~ -
true that sherifs fail often to arrest,
where grand juries will not always indict,
where petit jurors have acquitted per.
sons who wefe guilty and were prisoners
charged with offenses have broken jad
and escaped Such reasons for estab-
| fishing military commission would wipe
civil government and law and liberty
| from the face of the earth. 74ssx IL
| TIa cha NTH nlaorpocc thai ff ba
\ set aside tie laws enacted for the people
of the States lately In rebellion, (which
laws were not i'm conflict with tbe Con-
stitution, and acts of Congress, there
would no longer exist any rights OF per-
son and property, and he.demonstrated
the absurdity of a. military Commission
to establish wills, deeds, SUGGESTIONS, or
to settle any of the thousand questions
which arise between men, for the
solution of which laws and courts were
established and for dealing with which
7 military commissions were Utterly In
i capable. lusI 3 @ 9o iBaf 1855
He finally showed from the statistics
that neither crime nor disloyal ,offenses
were on the increase under the operation
of Order No. 4e,' but the contrary was
expressly true. ,5l.e,..
During his entire administration OF this
great and embarrassing trust, all his
official acts were based on the principle
enunciated by him, that "The right oi
trial by Jury, the ha6eas corpus, the
liberty Of the press, the freedom oi
speech, the natural rights of persons and
all rights Of property, should be pre-
served" otjils- tssfa
| HIS REMOVAL.
I It was determined at Washington te
i remove him for refusing to carry out the
policy of the Republican majority in
Congress. The General of the Army
(Grant) was given ttnttstial powers, ex
ceeding those of the President, IN re
gard to the administration of the mill
tary governments of the South. Gen
| Hancock's direction of affairs was pur
posely interfered with In manner tc
humiliate him, and the President, wht
had hitherto supported was unable Il
protect him. In letter to a friend il
Congress, announcing that the time bat
come when he had to choose between
obedience to what he regarded as wrong
or resignation, he closed with the noble
sentiment: 9NUthing can intimidate mt
from doing what believe to be honest
and right" On the 9th of February
1868, he applied to be relieved from hi,
command and was shortly afterward as
signed to the command of the Militar,
Division of the Atlantic, where, witt
the exception of three years in commant
of the division of Dakota, he has sine,
remained He was regarded as q prom
:. inent and available candidate for tn,
Presidency in the National Convention a
New York, in 1868, and ut Baltimore il
1872, and he was rendered the nomina
tion for Governor of his native State
which honor he declined. Il
His intercourse with his subordinate'
is one Of the secrets of his success
| Courteous, kindly, inspiring their conf
dence, encouraging their self-respect, h
attached them to himself, and stimu
lated all their good qualities. But hi
reproof was dreaded and his require
ments severe. But he was equally dis
,tinguished for his loyalty and subordi
nation to his superiors. Gen. "tBaldy'
Smith said of him: 'tHe was the mos
loyal subordinate I ever knew; He al
ways tried to carry out his orders In theil
spirit as we'll. as to the eaetter and whatever
: he might think of them! When he re
ceived them they became his own and I
part and parcel Of himself"
nFl He was married in 1850 to Miss Rus
: sell, the daughter of Q prominent mer
, chant In ST. Louis.