THANKS TO THE DISTRICT COMMANDERS
The object of the resolution
offering the thanks of Congress to the Commanding Generals in the Districts created by the
Reconstruction Bill is plain. Senator Grimes objected that it was foolish to thank
officers for doing their duty, and if that had been a statement of the whole case his
objection would have been conclusive. But it was not the whole case. The occasion of the
present session is the evident intention of the President to thwart the will of Congress
as interpreted by General Sheridan, for instance, in the removal of certain civil
officers. Congress, resolving that there shall be no excuse for misunderstanding its
intention in the Reconstruction Bill, assembles to define it, and simultaneously, by
thanking General Sheridan, to declare that his interpretation, which the Attorney-General
had stated to be incorrect, was the true interpretation.The Generals are thanked, not for their own
sakes, but for the purpose of emphasizing the support of the Congress. It is a very
grateful thing for a General in the position in which the District Commanders have been
placed to have the distinct assurance of Congress that their action is approved. Whenever
a similar situation shall arise in the case of any Territorial Governor an instance
to which Mr. Grimes alluded we shall be very glad if similar action is taken.
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