The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-06-24
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President Grant, about two months
ago, appointed to- Office o codfle OF his
vulgar cousins, named Hudson, residents
oplowa. He appointed one OF them,
Silas A. Hudson, Minister to Gnatemala.
Silas was at Washington during the in-
angnration, and after fixing all things
there to suit himself and his distin-
guished cousin, he returned to his home
In Huntington, where he proceeded to
set the rest Of the country in order
Iowa in particular. One Of Silas' fret
operations was to write the following
letter to Gen. Weaver, Assessor OF Inter-
nal Revenue in the First Iowa District.
Onr readers will see that the great map. .
although suffering from nuralgy and
runietisns. was aware that the affairs of
the political world were upon his shoul.
ders:
BURLINGTON, Ia, May 10, 1869.
Hon. J. B. WeGuer.
MY DEAR SIR: On the first day Of m y
arrival in Washington I secured from
Gen. Grant, yours and Belknap's reten-
tion, and the right to supervise such
changes of officers, as in my best judg-
ment, would prove beneficial to the ser
vico. let McCrary know this and
turned over to him that duty for all the
counties in his district but Des Moines
huve only ordered one change here 30
Tar, wishing to take time to make others
advlsedly. You will, therefore, not make
any change here without first consulting
myself, aud if you have sent forward any
name, recall it until you see or hear from
me.
1t is very natural that Gen. Grant
should trust this duty to me, aud look to
me for its proper discharge. Please an
swer me Immediately. nm suffering too
severely with nnralgy and rumetism to
be able to write more at this time. Very
truly yours, SILAS A. HUDSON.
Strnhge az it may seem, this letter
failed to impress the Assessor of the
First District with u sense of the vast
and awful consequence of Grants cou-
sin. The Assessor, who undoubtedly
knew both Grant and the cousin, replied
us follows:
BLOOMFIELD. June 8, 1869.
Hon. .Silns Il. Hudson. Bmlinqton, Io.ua.
SIR: Your letter of the 25th ult is re-
ceived. The appointment you ask will
not be made.
Your insolent and dictatorial letter of
the 10th has been laid before the Presi-
dent and the Commissioners
consider it gross insult to myself,
and libel upon General Grant, whom
you affect to be able to control, because
of your consanguinity.
scorn your pretended influence, and
regard your attempt to control my office
rs an effort to involve me in dishonor.
l am, sir,
J. b. WEAVER, Assessor.
We have not heard the result, but the
presu mption is that the Assessor has
been removed, for it is not to be sup
posed that Grant would suffer his dear
cousin to be thus talked to with impu-
nifty.
But, now, in MI seriousness. we ask
whether the American people have not
cause to blush and hang their heads at
having President who bestows upon
not only high "lice, but the prerogative
of partitioning out other offices. Who
can read the letters above without feel
ing of disgust toward the precious pair
of cousins, Grant and Hudson?
Nepotisn, God knows, is bad enough
when prncticed by functionary whose
family isn't made up Of vain, pretrn-
tious. insoleut and arrogant fools What
sort of creature is this Silus A. Hudson
to be foleign minister? What sort of
thing Is he to have, before starting
upon his mission, the distribution of nll
the Offices of IL great State?
We wonder ii this wretched "thingo-
N.Y., with his 'nenuralgy" and "ruma-
llsm," was gnilty of falsehood in pre-
tending that he was authorized by his
cousin Grant to deal out all the Iowa
Offices according to his own pleasure
We don't think that he lied in the mat
ter. LII he did, why doesn't his cousin
Grant remove the absurd and ridiculous
rascal from the Guatemala Ministership? ?
Louisville Courier. Journal.
The following exhibits the different
sects on the face of the earth. OF the
whole number of inhabitants of the ter