The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-11-23
LATEST INTELLIGENCE By THE MAILS.
Washington.


Correspondence of the New York Herald
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1916
The Jackson " .Stahy''- Uncle Peter Hagner's
Subscription Anaiyzed-Ihe Potfauatamies-.
The Battle ofthe River Raisir- ITah bon sch and
Op-tss-kes-shik-I The Germantown Postmaaer--
IN Editor Trapped-Dr. Davis Prescribed for.
The subscriptions to the Jackson bronze eques-
TRAN statue, pursuant to the brilliant idea of Mr.
OSullivan, are being taken up bravey All the
public clerks here, or nearly ALL except such as con-
slider themselves secure and too poor and such as
feel certain OF walking the plank have subscribed
pretty generally V or an X Uncle Peter Hagner
subscribed five dollars This was exceedingly lbe-
raj in Uncle Peter, especially when we consider
that he has been forty-ive years in office at WASH
ington, was moved here with the government
from Philadelphia in 1900, at the expense of the
government, and has sopped his morse in the
treasury skillet to the tune OF $ll4 900 But let us
see what is the proportion of Uncle Peters sub
scrptlon 10 the Jackson statue, to his receipts from
the bounty OF Jackson during the eight years OF his
administration -
Uncle Peter Third Auditor under President
Jackson for eight years. at So 900 per annum, $4,000
Subscription of Uncle Peter to the proposed sta
Balance IN favor of Uncle Peter. $500. $2a 995
Or in other words, Peter pays upon the principal
OF 900, something short of the fifth part OF mill
upon each dollar, or the fiftieth moety OF red cent
In token OF his veneratlon tor the and fame OF
Old hickory. A very patriotic gentleman is uncle
Peter We think he ought to have special vote of
thanks for that five" from the democratic associa-
ton. Uncle Steve (Mr Pleasanton) does something
better still. He puts his name down for ten
dollars which, from an aggregate OF $4,000 from
the government, Is doing very well, all things con-
sidered, you know:
We are informed by one of the surviving heroes
of the battle Of the River Rasin in 1918, that at
least two of the Pottawatamie braves now in town.
he Iyad m no NJ caid hottlo
side OF the enemy, to wit: Wah-bon-seh, and Op-
tee-kee-shik, or Half Day, the orator. Wah-bon-
sch had captured a young kentucklan Of the name
of Williams, tall muscular fellow with bushy whis-
kers and huge overshadowing eyebrows The
main body OF the prisoners were under charge of the
British officers at Maiden. Wahbon-seh, with his
captive, was moving OFT IN an opposite direction,
homeward, intending, perhaps, to adopt the stalwar
Kentuckian into the tribe Alter q day or two
Williams stole of, and succeeded In rejonng the
body of his fellow prisoners some eight miles be-
low Maiden. Wah-bon-seh pursued him into the
camp, and was given permission to look among the
prisoners, and take away his man II he could find
him. But he was not to be found Williams had
shaved off his whiskers and eyebrows, and other
wise so disfgured himself not to be recognized,
even by his messmates, untll'he had introduced him.
self BY this stratagem ne finally escaped, and got
home with the remnant of his countrymen who
were saved from the bloody slaughter of the River
Ralsln We do not mention this incident in dis.
paragement OF the just claims OF the Pottawatamles
upon the general government. In the last war they
fougnt against US, DIS tney OcHcVeu IOI INC pIe6eIVd
ton of their rights, and the retention OF the soil Of
their fathers. They were finally defeated. They
treated with the government; they have fulfilled
their part of the treaties with their Great Father
and he has promised on the faith Of the government
that Justice shall be done them, and we doubt not it
will be done.
i From time to time have determined on de-
failing the case of the Germantown Post Master
Last summer the editor OF the Germantown 1ele-
graph addressed letter TO Col. Medlll, requesting
the retention of Wilson, because Of his fitness for
the office, the satisfaction which he gave, and be-
of the fact that he was neutral in politics,
though rather leaning to the democratic side. APP
pllcaton had been made by the democrats Tor Will
sons discharge; but Col. Medi, with this testimony
of the editor aforesaid, positively refused. Subse-
OF lS4l, Col. Medill found letter from this
same Germantown editor eXtolllng Wilson
to the very skies for his staunch whig principles,
and the services he had rendered the Cause III the
campaign Of $40. 1t was further discovered, that
good loco had been decapltated to make place for
Wilson; from all of which evidence, notwihstand-
ing the latest exposition of Wilson's opinions by the
Germantown editor as rather leaning to the demo-
cratic side, he made to walk the plank instan-
ter and give way to undoubted man. The Ger
mantown editor has been brimfull of wrath and cab
bage at Colonel Medil in consequence and rejoices
that he has been taken out of the post office, from
the hope that Il more deserving man will till his
place. Now, if the Germantown editor hadn't at
tempted TO save his friend, Through hard lying"
it might have gone good deal better with the gen
tleman, Wilson, we think, Is his name,) whose
politics, since Folks election lean rather to the
democratic side"
A colleague of ours does injustice to DR.. Davis, OF
Indiana, In cypherIng him out an abolitionist. The
Doctors vote In committee was to test the question.
On every vote in open House he has gone with the
South, in all questions affecting "peculiar insti
tuition" Fair play is jewel.
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