The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-04-25

tative in congress, j. F. Farnsworth. Some
days after Mr.. Drew's rejection by the SEN
ate, he received the following reply from
Senator Yates:
a WAsHlSaros, d. c., March 81, 1857.
"Sn-Your communieation of the 10th instant
came in due time, and Z have delayed reply till
now, that / might give you definite information
We are necessarily dependent on the representa-
tive from your district for information IN refer
sence to conirmations in most cases and, be-
sides, there is rule that courtesy TO the member
gives him control of the matters pertaining TO ms
district, except in some exsraorainary cases. In
accordance with this rule, Mr.. Farnsworth oppos-
ing you, your nomination was rejected l, OF
course, know nothing of the facts in your case,
and had nothing to say in the matter "
) = 'Foars truly sk,ea..n : .arrs
"walter Drew, Esq, waukegan, III"
ot course. Mr.. Editor, Yates and Trumbull
be;ne the mere machine of Farnsworth, "had
nothing to say in the matter" except to vote
uo. "Besides, there is a rule that courtesy
to the member gives him control of the mat
tiers pertaining to his district" so that Yates
and TrumbulI "knew nothing of the facts in
the case," and Courtesy to the member
forbade them to post themselves. This
Courtesy however, does not extend to the
President of the United States,-he being
minor and subordinate branch of the govern
ment, his nominations may be rejected with
out any departure from the strict rules OF
courtesy,-but only extend to the Hon. John
f. Farnsworth.
Moreover, the aforesaid Farnsworth is as
truly the soldiers friend as either Yates or
Trumbull; but he, too, being the very "pink
of propriety," has nothing to say in the
matter" as he in turn is the slave of that
| "rule of courtesy which refers all such mat
tiers within his district to previously organ.
| lied iuntos and, the junto in Waukegan
opposing, the nomination of Drew was re-
| iected asecundum artem" There was no
irregularity in this proceeding. There,
| again, the junto was not In fault TOR, 1t be-
| ing a secret organization, and Drew not
member, he had never laid his application
before them. So it may be that all OF these
parties are the warmest kind of friends to
the armless soldier; but like Yates, know
| ing nothing sf the facts OF the case, had
nothing to say in the matter"
| One uninitiated in the mysterious work
ings of party machinery might be verdant
| enough to suppose that Yates or Trumbull
could find in the pension Office the evidence
| of Drew having lost his arm in the service,
| and being a pensioner on the invalid roll :;
but it would have been extremely uncourte-
Gus to Farnsworth to make such investiga-
ton, and therefore they "know nothing OF
| the facts of the case"
The fact is, that Drew was extremely I'M
| skillful in the management of the whole
business He should have gone in person
| before the senate in executive session, and
| shaken his armlesS coat sleeve In their faces,
accompanied by evidence from the pension
office that he verify lost that arm at Kenesaw
| Mountain. Yates and Trumbull would then
have known something of the facts of the
case, and would have been relieved of the
necessity of skulking behind the rules Of
courtesy"
The next soldier whose name was present
ed to the senate was Walter Hastings. Mr.
Hastings is republican, and was elected
county treasurer of this county, on the regu
lar republican ticket, in the fall of 1865. he
was captain of a company of the goth regi
ment, and served till the close of the rebel
lion. He is a gentleman of unobtrusivt
character, good morals and strict temperate
habits but, alas for the mani he was {
wounded soldier, who, instead of serving
party and fighting copperheads in the rear
had been fighting rebel soldiers in front, ant
consequently was distasteful to Farnsworth
|
feel competition is arising between the rea
| veterans and the front guards for the divi
sion of loaves and fishes; and that, unles
) the latter are speedily put down, there vii
soon be nothing left for those who endure
! privations and hardships incident to hom
service and active political campaigning
L. They begin to feel like prominent officia
in this city, who said he had given his las
vote for soldiers,-that this claiming of ofic
} by soldiers was about played out.
4 / have thus given you q little account @
: how soldiers are regarded IN Waukegan- L
Chicago, have no doubt, they stand in high
r er repute. 1t viii probably be very easy I
f licans are their dear and only friends; bu
: here, the soldiers have got their eyes opeI
t and can be no longer bamboozied by thes
: unreal and blatant professions of love.
!. VERITAs.