Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-20
THE REJECTION OF carr. RICKs.

The case of Capt. Kicks, who was
appointed pension agent at Knox
vile, but was rejected by the Sen
ate in Difference to Brownlow, who
demanded it on the ground that he
was personally obnoxious to him, is
forcible illustration Of the graft
tude Of BrOwnlow. The Senator
hated Kicks with cordial hatred
because he had exposed the usurpa-
tons Of the Brownlow administra-
ton in Tennessee, and sought this
opportunity of revenging himself
upon the man who would not sacri-
fee truth for the sake Of BroWnlow.
But if Brownlow had not labored
SO assiduously TO have his son in
law, DIR. BoyntOn, appointed to that
position, the rejection of Capt Kicks
at his earnest request, would not
perhaps have excited the unfavOra-
BILE comment it has. The Wash
ington correspondent Of the Cincin-
natl Commercial writes on the 10th
inst, as follows
'The case of A. J. Kicks, rejected for
pension agent for East Tennessee, was an
interesting one Mr.. BrOwnlow wanted
a son-in-law appointed, but was beaten
by Kicks. who was recommended by
Henry j. Raymond, Judge Carter, Senator
Warner, and large number Of the best
men in the South. Because the nominee
was personally obnoxious to BrOwnlow,
he denounced Grant for appointing him,
and made charges of the most frivolous
character. The discussion ran so high
that Senator Warner had all of the letters
and recommendations read in the Senate
They were Of no avail, however, and
Kicks was sent home.
The Knoxville Press and Herald
make the following statement in
regard to the matter
THAT was memorable night IN
Knoxville We mean that dark and
gloomy Sunday night in December, 1868,
when it became known in official quar-
tiers and was shudderingly whispered
around through the more favored citizen
circles, that BdrBside's gala Mt little army
was being certainly driven back upon
Knoxville, before the superior columns of
LoDgstreets corps, which came pressing
forward in the full confidence of re-
possessing the city aud making captive
the entire army Of East Tennessee's de-
liyerance. "Ah then and there was
hurrying to and fro and patriot
hearts which but few hours before had
beat high in the hope of a permanent
occupation of the city and the enjoy
ment Of unbroken domestic rep0se, now
sank in despair or shrank back appalled,
at the prospect of the fate of hostages
in Castle Thunder Ii became absO'
lutely necessary that certain of the
more prominent UniOnis's should III
stantly evacuate, and they stood not on the
order of the ir going, Chief amongst these
was Treasury Agent, now Senator
Brownlow. The eight or ten others, for
personal reasons, need not be mentioned
in this connection. Suffice it to say,
Burnside had fallen back to Campbelrs
Station and had dispatched to Gen. Car
ter to notify certain prominent Union
men" that whilst he intended to make
desperate effort to hold the city, it might
be better for them to find themselves on
the Kentucky side of the Cumberland
Mountains. The gentlemen, so kindly
remembered by the General, were by no |
means slow to gather up change OF
linen and what little postal currency |
had found its way into their possession
and at about the hour of eleven, on that |
dark Sunday night, not SOLITARY horses
man." bat ten or a dozen might have
been found by wanderer in the darko
ness, huddled together, near the corner
of Gay and Cumberland, gloOmily mes