Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-12
THE NATIONAL HOG.
Dom Piatt's Version of the snup-
hing the CaIiafOrnians Got.

hing the CalfafOrnfans OOt'
From the Cincinnati COMMERCIAL
was told of a rather good thing that
came off Yesterday. You can rely upon
the facts, for the same was gwen me Qy
an -witness--who, in plcturing It q
the little crowd, was not aware that two
of the same we're professional pen
drivers ever on the lookout for the
strange or amusing =,
IN seems that it was thought best that
all the gentlemen not in office who hap
nened to be at the National capital from
the Pacific slope should, in view of the
nroposed change in the Cabinet, whereby
Attorney General Akerman would be
rotated out and Senator Williams rotated
in call in body on his Excellency and
express their approval of the choice and
their confidence in everybody. To this
end a subcommittee interviewed the
higa custodian, ETC., General Deut, aud
secured an appointment for the enthu-
siastic slopers.
At the hour indicated eighteen solid
looking, tall, handsome men filed into
the reception-room Of the Executive
Volcano, that seems to be in perpetual
state of smouldering inactivity, and did
erupt on this occasion, and were only
presented by Ex-Governor Wood, Ut Ore
eon. After the expectant Slopers were
seated. Ex-Governor Wood opened as
spokesman. He said they had called as
representative men from the Pacific
slope to express their high confidence IN
Senator Williams, and to express the
hope that at last the just claims OF their
wide region would be recognized by
Cabinet appointment
At this point, and before the Governor
could finish his well-rounded sentence,
the President removed his cigar from his
mouth and broke out with
Hold on there-hold on, gentlemen.
You re speaking now about my private
affairs, and on my private affairs / don't
allow no man to interfere.
The interruption was so abrupt, the
voice and manner so internally rude,
that the Ex-Governor was completely
dumbfounded. A dead silence fell upon
the crowd, and the younger and more
timid moved uneasily in their chairs.
casting longing eyes at the door, as ii
wishing to escape Immediately,
".In selecting my Cabinet" continued
his Excellency, / advised with no one.
"The country is well aware of that,
dryly remarked an old fellow from Mon
tana.
at is family affair" the Chief Mag
istrate went on to say, and eighteen gen
tlemen had flashed through eighteen
representative skulls the thought that it
was a id sight too much so.
We'll" said representative man
from California. it is great regret to
many of your best friends, Mr.. President,
that YOU don't advise with some one
when it comes to filling Offices in Cali
fornia. We are saddled with a gang of
carpet-baggers who neither know our
politics nor care cent for our country
To this the Administration made no
reply other than scowling in wrath at the
speaker.
81 hope, at least, Mr.. President, that
our weli-meant demonstration will not
injure Senator Williams in your estima-
ton, said Judge Dunn .lE UE. e
"If anything could, this certainly
would" was the churlish reply.
II can assure you, sir, continued the
Judge. that Senator Williams knows
nothing about it. F"
Il should hope not-and don't be-
lieve that he does, said the President,
dryly.
A long, awkward silence followed.
Some were alarmed, some we're disguised,
and all were mad The snub was so
pointed-so Internally rude, that, being
administered TO men who had roughed 1t
in the wild West, and heard in their
time lions roar a personal encounter
would have been a natural consequence.
A promiseuous rump kicking in the Elk
ecutive Mansion would have been de-
licious. OF course, the Grand Master of
Ceremonies, General Dent, would have
sounded the alarm through his trumpet
of a nose. and all the liveried funkies Of
the White House would have sailed in 70
the assistance of their royal master. l
would have bet heavily on the represen-
tative men in such scrimmage. They
are not good in q civil demonstration
such as they attempted, but in a row on
this occasion believe they would have
given the Administration the heaithiest
sort OF INST.
As it was, after a long, awkard silence
the Slopers rose and sloped. They took
no order on their going, but went pro-
miscuously and at once.
Some are of the opinion that the Ad-
ministration had taken drop too much
others that it happened 10 be in devil
Of bad humor. ! suspect that the Ad-
ministration had but short time pre-
vious read 0ryille's tender epistle in
print.
Certainly the Selection Of Cabinet is
a delicate matter, and such demonstra-
ton was not exactly the right thing to
engage in. But then it was not the
proper course to insult the well-meaning
gentlemen engaged in the affair. They
will all be in the next national nomina-
ting convention, and a sweet lot they
viii prove TO be for Grant TO meet.
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