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Editorial
Harper's Weekly, July 27, 1867, page 467

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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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