| Show ANOTHER RIGHT light M MAN AN IN THE WRONG PLACE SHERIDAN may be an admirable general in real war times but his conduct adnew at new orleans as reported makes him appear as a most unfit man for the pacification of d a country or for pouring oil upon the troubled waters of political anta alta he appears appears to li have ve no competent idea of settling clil civil disturbances tur bances other than by the red right hand band of war he unsheathes unsheathed the glittering sword brandishes the glistening bayonet and wants want LS congress or the administration to formally deliver up those whom he considers the enemies of the state to him when he would let slip the dogs of ef war and exterminate them the man who talks in this way when there thele is no civil war when there is no insurrection when there is no out outbreak bieak talks like a well not like a wise man and a sagacious saga clous cious statesman the general is evidently spoiling for fora a fight his hot irish blood urges him to have of war declared so that he may plunge into the thickest of the frays fray in military don donnybrook ny brook fashion in fact he seems to be getting quite excite excited dover over affairs in the south and to be ready to swear to anything that is bad and fearful concerning the spirit and doings oi of those who do not worship him nor approve the vile and vind illegal deeds orthe ortho of tho the radical re republicans down toward the gulf the last heard from him he was shouting to the administration in was Wag washington hington that he was in the midst of banditt who were breathing assassination to hl thattie lie tie whole atmosphere in spots was impregnated with th the spirit espirit f assassination but still not fraid nevertheless he will be likely to keep outside those particular spots where the air is so obnoxious to men of his political stamp but he wishes it to be distinctly understood Is not afraid and backed by the bayonets of his hig infantry the sabres fabres of his cavalry and the cannon of hl his artillery he virtually exclaims 1 come on come oda on this rock shall rhal 1 fly from its firm base as soon as I 1 the general may bo be a very brave man and an excellent soldier but he isa is a poor hanato hand to superintend civil government that thit is not his sphere in it he is entirely outside of his element like fish out of water and his spa spasmodic abul of authority and appeals for martial law are ridiculous ot or would be if they were not so seriously dangerous daug dang erous to thep the principles rine kine of the government government j of the united states |
