Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-10-23
GRANT ON HANCOCK.

His Superb Highness. the HANCOCK
struts about at his castle on Governors
Island suprsmely Indifferent to the re-
marks and opinions regarding him. 70
Gently given by General Grant. At any
rate. no reply comes from him - yet.
He evidently does not know how to 70
DIV, although IL was said that he had
serious intentions Of doing so. Bot he
knows that all General Grant said OF
him was true; that's what's the matter.
Grant shot straight for the mark and
hit the bullseye, and his explanation Of
General Hsucock's character and OF the
motives which made him the instrument
Of the White Lesgusrs when no was
commander in Louisiana, have Q marked
sf,sc, upon public opinion. His politi-
cal ambition made him an easy prey to
Southern schemsrs, and those who best
know him could most easily understand
how his head was turned by the tisttery
Of Q few interested politicians; therefore
Il 10 that the evidence Of Grant as to his
pompous character and vain. weak dis
position will impress the minds OF all
who have NO, the opportunity to invss.
tisa,s the record. In fact, General
Grant seems TO have dealt rather more
ienisntly with him than he probably de-
serves.
Hancock was closely associated with
those who wished the Union aus to
fail IL 1t was to become connected with
emancipation. aud Who demanded .
cessation Of hos,ilitiss in 1864. with .
view Of a dishonorable peace. From q
man Of such associations and tendencies
the remark came naturally that be was
opposed to Niger domination" In
quoting this remark by General Han
cock, given as his sole excuse for in
subordinate refusal to carry out an act
Of Congress. General Grant discloses
the temper Of the present candidate with
regard to the later phases OF the war and
the whole question Of reconstruction.
During the war and aftsrward there was
sharp division among those who were
opposed to the rebellion. Some wanted
10 get rid OF the cause Of rebellion.
and some wanted to save 1t. Some be-
lisvsd heartily in emancipation and i'm
partial suffrage; others were even will.
ing that the Union cause should DO
defeated rather than these changes
should be Effected. Some insisted that
rebellion Was . crime. and that peace
should DO made only when rebels had
surrendered.
Haucoci's famous order respecting the
interference Of the military with the
civil power. says the New York Tribune.
was issued by him solely a. . means Of
giving the White Lsasuers absolute i'm.
muuity In their crimes. and General
Grant shows that the order not only bad
that effect. but was contemptuously dis
regarded and trampled under foot BY
General Hancock himself. where the
existing civil authority did not suit the
purposes Of his allies, the White
Lssguers. Whatever Of credit this ser
vice Of the disloyalists deserves, General
Hancock IL entitled to. and that 10 abso-
lu,sly the only thing ever done by him
which 10 considered. even by his friends.
to entitls him to consideration a. Q
statesman. .He succumbed TO disloyal
as,tsry, Issued orders calculated to turn
over the power to the White Leagusrs,
and ~disregsrded those same orders when
il pleased them best to have him do so.
1t 10 not strange that the Democrats
arc indignant. when the scanty civil
record Of their candidate 10 placed in 90
strong and clear . light by Gen. Grant.
For they have had no hope Of the sue
cess Of General Hancock. except as .
mask for disloyal aims and feelings.
General Grant strips OF the mask. To
General Hancock's capacity and fidelity
a. . soldier be denies no deserved honor.
Bot he cut to the very bone when he
shows how General Hancock came to do
the only thing that ever brought him
into political notice. and what that thing
was.