The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-29
The Daily: News.
TUESDAY MORNING. MAY %. 1865.
tFrom TIC LaCrosie tIYiseonsia) Democrat.
A Political GenoraI,s soIueouv

tFJom hc LdCTostc (WitconsiR) Democratl
Political Genornps soIiloauy.
Hpu like rocket I went up, terrifying the in
nposnt.
How like stick falling in the mud did como
When the rebellion began, I did not amount to
eo aua uR ana give one to earry was
iug around saloons and bar-rooms, waiting to DO
treated by liberal strangers. had no clean
oedit-no fine food, and but little coarse. "But
suddenly star arose u Brave mon were wanted
Il peddled yhiskoy at the polls to eIect men
fam-ticket-I could tell bigger lie aud stick to
it closer than any hungry politician in the coun-
ti3, ana the late admnistratun-noblea adminis-
tIaton-gaye me rich reward. was made
captain, and like blue-taied bottle-fy strutted
about my native town.
gtt1pes up my legs. Guess didu't support the
Government: Reckon didn't get trusted to lit
uc things at stores, and WHEN a man wouldn't
trust mo, guess wouldn't iuclte mobs on such
C0pperheads. And was put iu command uf q
hundred men. Egad that joke. Why,
Etord bless you. I didn't know as nuch about war
had political infuence-oould absurb vast gu auti-
ttes OF Whlskey, and could steal. Or like John
Blown. Or like Butler. Or like any other house
And went to war. And hired correspondents
% mentaon hnd my brave exploits in Republican pa
Cd my friends. And read the army letters whoh
4hired Written and which poor fools printed for
P.Lteh friends. And kept out Of the way Of
goods, from rst-traps to pianos, from sik elasti,
TO linen intended for infants yes unborn; and 80
on Ia the eyes Of the late administration proved
my ntnes6 1or higher position.
a, And was made . Brigadier General Big
ching asasrs Nearly eysTy fool in the srny was Brgs
Gpoons and such: While other men were ut war,
was Furnishing Democratic, issuin., petty orders,
"t,kinG toll" from Unipn farmers, and sending
Books, spoons, hniveo and forks, nut:craokers.
glass and silve, ware, mirrors 81 iebosrds parlor
mnamenta, ladies.. silks and ladies' underclothes
up North ut Government expenso, tu les peopl.
Enow that was saving nv sstSfy to bsautify my
And den 'unoed Democrats, thereby winning
promotion and good opinions from Republican
papers: And epent my sa.ary for whiskey, OK
Opt what went for-nOthiug now, not much at
fret: And went on raids, captured inns sinery
bands Of enemies. reported by tho papers as
only on money, was hired BY the sdmi.str rats atom
OF the la1e lamented to 10 up and down tho coun-
Try for and in behalf Of negroes-spd AboIitipp-
And sent Democrats to the front and they
Uere ehot down like dogs, or dragged back wound
Cd 20 die in hospitals or swear allegiance to Abra-
cotton wherever it could be uud mules ditto;
Govetnment stores, ditto; aud other things ditto,
di became rich, And what q lot Of men who
believed we were fighting to subdue the rebellion.
That was q good joke. twas merely pleasant
Ettlo murderous crusade for cotton and negroes
fhs cotton for the rich, the negroes for the Door
taxpayers to support.
:. TIE war was God-send to me. It took me
aom the gutter, or stool in some sAloon, and
Wristbands right up alongside of Wellington, Ma
Poleon, Alexander, Warhi gton, Jackson, Grant,
9herman, and other gree! men. And didn't
didn't snuh those whose servant wss-anN win
the contempt Of every sensible man In the lspdf
And didn't keep abandoned women at headqf qfkr-
EeIe. on money stole from my bleeding ooufsfy2
40 be sure did. That was the acme of 31oSGty."
vs Wse the sve IS So IuS Ps That
popular with the Abolitionists at h1fne.f And
didn't drive Southern roosters from watching
ehem2 And didn't go into the patent bleaching
business on joint account, haf for myself and half
FOR the Government
There were come good men in the army, some
Gne offcers-some gentlemanly, patriotic oficers-
but they were in hard luck, and took lower seats.
And didn't get promoted for being caught out at
nights roaming over the country, pOaohinR on
come negro or whi Q mans domain in behalf Of
my Government? And wasn't sorry when we
bad stolen M the Sou poor and were Obliged to
gone returned homs. People did not max
epeeches and welcome me baok as they did when
i left. l strutted around with tho blue-taLed
plunage till it looked slumpy, and people began
20 tako in clothes from the lines In my neighbor-
hood when 1t became known that was q politi-
endorsing abolitionism. No one oar-s for me
now. A hunting dog is moro petted now. A
buck negro is Of more account in tho eyee Of
Congress and the people. People whisper
strange. things about that BtoneSan jackson
souB Of "Whose pin here7" e'o am not
half SO popular as I was when in The srny. In
fact believe am about played out Why oan't
We have another warP Lots Of fellows have come
out OF State prisons since the war ended; aud
there is plenty material for moro of these political
army Officers, who oould draw beer better than
blood. Never mind; "Il put the money etole in
Government bnnds-there is NO taxes to pay ON
them IN sit Ground and draw my interest on
Them live In idleness, and be supported by tho
while do not and who pay me for being q thief
and living In idleness You see am one OF tha
supporters Of this Government. can put nv
money in bonds-somebody pays the taxes Of this
country, and pays me interest, but It is not us
bondholders: Oh, dear. Suppose the people
ehould repudiate these honda, as they euroly will
II they sre not taxed-what viii become OF me
III have to work the samo % other men, or 90 TO
che poor house with liberated negroes, for tax
paying white men to support.
II II Il