The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-06

from his legation, on May IL, 1868. The State
Department on the Sth Of June granted half
Of his request, giving him three months
leave, to commence with the reception Of the
document in which 1t was conveyed, about
the goth Of August. On the 9th Of November
he again resolved to sacrifice his time and
salary, and applied for an extension for three
months. This demand was likewise dis
counted by Secretary Seward, who, on the
11th of August, granted two months addi-
tional leave; and finally, on the 2lst Of Janu-
ary, 1869, a further extension until the 1st Of
March next was granted.
The next paragraph in the statement "au-
thorized by General fitzpatrick" runs thus:-
"He has never 'exacted' SleO aspeeoh, and the
records of the National Republican Commttte
will substantiate the statement. On the con-
trary, he has spoken repeatedly, for which
service he has not received, nor did he ask. Que
cent--even paying bis own expenses. II any
one of equal means has dOno more for the party
than he, let him speak"
AS an offset to this, the $1,000 paid him by
the National Republican Committee may be
taken, with the further fact, for which we
have authority rather better than Kilpatrick's
ipSe dia,t, that in his canvass of New York aud
New Jersey during the last campaign he re-
ceived from the local committees from 800 to
$50 per night, according to the best bargain
that he could drive with them.
Concerning the next point, we quote from
the Salem (Mass.) Register Of January % the
following paragraphs
"How THIS WORLD IS GIVEN To LYINa!-The
Philadelphia Bulletin claims to be authorized
10y General fitzpatrick TO make sundry asser-
tions, among which is the following
Third IL is charged that he received $1,000 for
siumping against Boter In answer TO that; We VIII
bis own pocket almost 800. This can be proved
1--WE spprehend that theI o is more than one
individual in Salem who might be sum mon cd
may answer for the latitude of Philad el phts
but 1t will never do for the Fifth Massachu husetts
district The reeklessness of such statement
Our previous statement on this point was
a mere reference to the rumor that he had re-
ceived $4,000 for stumping the Fifth Massa-
ohusetts district against General Butler, every
cent of which, the latter has said he earned.
1t appears that the leadership of the anti
Butler element in the district was held by a
former postmaster of Salem, who during the
war served on Kilpatrioks staff. This cir
cumstance probably accounts for Kupatricll's 8
induced him to break off some of
his engagements in New York and
New Jersey, despite the protest Of
the National Republican Committee and then
paraded him through General Buffers district
in regular mensgerie style, with a big
tent and band of music. Great crowds of
people rushed to see the show and then went
] 10 kha oil al, ,ol, DIT
Ter. Fitzpatrick dsmapdsd 5000 per night for
! his services as the chief attraction of this
travelling mensgerie, and it vas promised
him; but We learn now that there is some
doubt about the arrangement having bsen
fulfilled, as one of Klpatrick's drafts on the
ex-staff officer for large sum was protested
on its way through the banks. When the
officers OF the National Republican Committee
protested against his raid into General Bat
ler's district, it is positively asserted by those
who ought to know that he sent two messen
gers to Galena, ILL.,, to obtain the endorsement
of General Grant, but without success.
The last point made in Kilpatrick's autho
rized correction" is simply that he "has dsliv
cred his lecture fifteen times free." By very
neat device on the evening when he appeared al
the Academy of Music, he led the audience tc
believe that he was delivering it free on thai
occasion, and while they were labor
ing under this delusion they
rendered him a boi;terous round Of
applause. That he was to receive nothing
whatever for his empty eloquence that even
ing was the impression left upon his audi
tors but, on the contrary, he was, on the fol-
lowing morning, paid 5000, according to the
agreement with him. He was then told that
the committee had expected full house as
the result of his popularity, but that, there
being less than a thousand people present,
the expenses would swallow up all the receipts.
Upon being urged to make some allowance
for the benefit of the Monument Association,
Fitzpatrick thereupon handed back $50, and
left the city with $50 in his pocket and a
mingling of wrath and disgust in his heart.
As far as we are advised, he has no present
intention of stopping in Philadelphia on his
way to Santiago. II he should chance to
change his mind, neither the Twenty y-frst
ward nor the Germantown Soldiers Monu-
ment Association will be likely to request
another burst Of eloquence from his lips.