Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-01
From the la Crosse (wisconsin) Democrat
A POLITICAL GENERALS SOLILOQUY.

From the la Crosse (Wisconsin) Democrat
A POLITICAL GENERALS SOLILOQUY
Wbi-r-r-ri
How like rocket ] went up, terrifying
the innocent.
Spatl
How like stick falling in the mud did
come down.
When the rebellion began, did mo-
amount to enough to add up and give one Il
carry. | was a sort Of second-rate loafer
begging tobacco, standing around saloons
and bar-rooms, waiting TO be treated by lib.
eral strangers. | had no clean stockings
no neat home--no money saved--no crodi
no fine food, and but little coarse. "Bu,
suddenly star arose r. Brave men were
wanted-I had peddled whisky at the polls
rcnchment-and-reform could tell 9
bigger lie and stick to IL closer than any
hungry politician in the country, and the
late ministraticu--noble administration
gave me rich reward. was made cap.
tain, and like blue-tailed bottle-Ay | strut.
ted about my native town.
Guess wasn't old style, in white gloves
and stripes up my legs. Guess didn't sup.
port the Government. Guess l didn't gel
trusted to little things at stores, and when a
man wouldn't trust me, guess wouldn't in
cite mobs on such Copperheads. And was
put in commanded hundred men. Egad
that was joke. Why, Lord bless you,
didn't know as much about war as a dog
knows about his great grandfather--but
had political inhuence-could absorb vast
quantities of whisky, and could steal. Oh
like John Brown. Or like Butler. Or like
any other house robber.
And went to war. And I hired CORES.
pondents to mention my brave exploits in
Republican papers. And stole wines from
hospitals, and treated my friends. And ]
read the army letters, which hired written
and which poor fools printed, to political
friends. And kept out of the way of bull
lets and such-and stole piles of household
goods, from rat-traps to pianos, from silk
elastic to linen intended for infants yet un-
born, and 80 in the eyes of the late admins
tration proved my fitness for higher position.
And | was made Brigadier General.
Big thing. Nearly every fool in the army
was Brigadier General. While brave men
lug. ,os . s'o,e spoons anu Sucu' mh'ie o'uer
men were a' Mar' was punisning pemo-
T,as, 'Ssulne petty oruers 'ahing oi irou
ou,on ia'mers, anu Sehoiiig canes CHAIRS
@oieS, pees anu oeualng, pictures, oooks,
and silverware, mirrors sideboards, parlor
ornaments, laces, silks and ladies' under
clothes stolen from private drawers, trunks
anu ou.erus' up no,'n az "o'ernineh' eA-
p.noo' s.Ias. " icy peoP'o Nhow l was saving my
'","'y " oeau.Iy my no'ne'
cunning cuss
anu aehounceo democrats, tnereoy
mlun,ug promotioh ana good opinions IRON
~ Nepuu,iIan u,N papers. ana spent my saiary
~, rn "n,sa', eAIep. wna' went ,or-no,n'ne
nT, .a;S, w. mum as nrs'l anu ! went Oh
.a.us osp,uiins illagIhary oahas OF enemies,
,spU,.eu I uy ,ne papers as real' anu oelne
an 1nsoluPuious knave' intent only on mon
~, was n'teu oy .ne aos',tls'ra,loh ol Tue
.a.e iaineu'eo 70 90 up ana down tne country
;s., Oa "nu ~ oelan a ol hegroeS--aho Aooii'ioh'
''1ZP~ "ooAe J1ouam'
sem aeinocrs's m, 70 .ne iront, ana iney were
sno. uuwn IKE dces' or dragged Dack wound
a. uio AZ nosp.ais, OF swear allegiance F"
"nam. nnu ! s.uheu e.ecton returns
anu S'Uie ooslon "nerefer !. couiu oe iounu
n,Sn" n,Sies ui' government .,, STORES etto' ane
U.he. lungs u!'o III ! oecaine .'cn. Ano
" " na. w. v, ,nei VINO ueie'eu We wert
G gaa " 'u1uo ,T.'' .ne ieoei'.on; lna' WA wa
uei..y Pie"san' h''is
.ha i",,np g.. s.usae .h. 'Jr 'os'on anu n'sroes.
roor nS 90. ~ ~. sne i,un, ..e nes'o'S 'or 'h'
p'Tr Ths s 1rds yu,s y"s " support; =, 49,,
ro fron, Che v os,,sou aou ssnu ~ ne. ~ .oon
nn5 ',oM IN Sne su'.ei, Vi s'ooi ii So'ie SALOON
on" ,n""o a siea. lnai vi nie' hiteu his
,;,o ~ .uo "S'ssoanu M r'gns up slopgslae ol Met
Iaetsa, St, '@ps' Gs"ee St neA"nuer, "ssni"ston
v' sn,, ong'uian anu o'ner grea
e'u hoh u u'un euus' Aanu a,dn
,an Daen .a on my uiehty ! Anu uloh
,ho oon." .uo.~ noeo se.'au. "as-anu WI
,andS o '1p' a y, e..ry Sens'ole man ~ , 'a'
INV "a nu a'un nosio wencnes 'si' -
DaS "i'n no nnu uiun heeP aoanuoue'
~om'n AZ heau-quar1ls vi, 'hOpey ! s.o',
I;S ' ny ny o,eouins county, 10 % SURF @
a' .n .n's ""I :no nohlo VI a'y; in"
Voc ano"n ., .., "' nuoolu p"'iU.isni inas WA
was .ne s.y'e Inn. pau. Ina. s'yie maui
'ae Popsnn WIN '''e hooii'iou's's NJ honie
anu u.on Drive oouthern roosters IRON
,,at Ia'hS h,,. 'ne ncS. anu a,uh s.i 20 in''
;na' ;nto usrless ,ha es tor one,n anu ulan q
luso w. pn'en' oieacning business gu JOIN
Seoouns Gauo nai, io' hySeii anu naii lot 'h'
'VrS,n.nen. msau a.
.or,n nn.;o soo were , sone gooa men in .ne army
sonie SUI, ano o'',cc1sLsohe gehuemah,y, pa'r'
,""L o'J 1,ure,, ou. 'ney were IN nard iuck, ant
.oI .o9A e ,o"ei sea's. anu u,un I get promo
.1u . ,or icing cauen. hign's' roaming owe
NE .Ie eounsiyIpoacn'ng On some negro 0
,n mnso n,a" uoiha'ii' in oehaii oi my oo'
e'nInehs na
so,.h ha WASH sorry wnen we hau sloieh th
oo"tn pour, anu were oohgeu 10 close Tn