Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-19
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Th;s family. which has 50 cng fsigned the
oburga If POLITICAL society in Washington is now
again, By the nomination Of the younger memoes
Of the house TO the Vice Presidency, brought more
prominently before the public. Ihe hosPi1s s,
seat of the elder Blair Is a. eSslver Spring, a
charming. place few miles out OF Washington, W
the District Of Columbia. There every prominent
politician who has visited Washington, who had the
disposition or power, or in whom It was thought 70
be practicable TO inculeaie disposition 70 promote
the influence of The family, has been invited to
spend Sunday, and such Sundays, too, as we're ne-
where else TO be foend In the District Of Column
the whole family having studied and become sdeph
in the art Of making such occasions agreeable. No
one ever left Silver Spring bat with desire 70 re-
turn The charm Of the Inequalities Of that place
are exceedingly fascinating The only perpierlty
which enters the mind as leaves tho place : 70
know which of the aged couple that preside there
IS the greater adept ia the art Of entertaining Eacn
anticipates all Of our wishes and cur pleasures.
Each is equally full of entertaining reninisoo.css'
Each appears to know what it would be most pleas
ing TO Us to hear with the most proper time, ana 70
exactly appreciate the manner IN which u woad %
most agreeable to US TO hear it.
To say that ibis family are like knot OF snakes
trying 10 charm every bird that comes within me
reach Of their influences, to contribute something 20
their voracious appetites would be harsh Ilustra
ton vet il would not be entirely inapt. The IA
Their loves infGsnce he aspires 10 be the power
behind the throne. The sons love Office. They are
not quite alike Montgomery seeks controversy,
Frank does not avoid IL The latter is brave; the
former cunning Both are energetic and persistent.
Frank Is candid, open, straightforward, generous,
and perhaps little fast but We have heard no com
plsint of Montgomery on either of these grounds
Before the waz Frank was free-saliler He did
much to save Missouri from the rebnlhoS, and at
ter the war brooks out he OF It's able supper
ters in Congress, and became distinguished IN lts
prosecution by his services in the eld. BE attacked
Fremont whils ID Congress; thus divided the Re-
pubicans OF his district against him. and that paved
the wsy for his transit to the Democracy. He was
a candidate for Speaker of the Thirty-seventh Con-
gress. but was defeated by Grow. The Fremont
quarrel was carried into Congress, and became Bit
ter there Colfax, Kelly and Shanks pressing FIRE.
rnont's claim upon Congress, and Blair repelling
them Perhaps msjorty of the party throughout
the country was with Blair at that time but unfor
tunately for him the S.. Louis Republicans took
sides against him. and ne has gone over to the De-
mocracy.
Few persons, we apprehend, who know Gehoral
Blair inii-aa.eiy, would have ever thought OF him
for the Presidency of the Senete; bat the undying
hate of Montgomery to Chase, and the pilgrimage
of politicians to Silver Springs, with the hatred OF
the negro, conspiTed to give him the empty honor
of nomination to the Vice Presidency.
The way by the back stairs to the Presidents pri-
vae room has long been familiar TO the senior Blair
But the way that be has long known he will, after
the fourth Of March next, know no more.--Propi-
deacs Journal.