The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-09-21

a nattIing Letter from Henry Reed.

nieSseu 10 one Oi the editors or the Clncin-
natl Enquirer,
WAsH'NGroN, D. G., September :, 1872.
DEAR - The public is OF the opinion
that fellow whose name is Dent, and
whose sislerthe President married-wheth.
er before or after he resigned (by the aid
OF Court-martial) his commission in the
army, do not know-tried, "A lew days
ago to kill me; and, in that view of the
case, have had weighty reasons to con-
Germ. To me the proof was striking and
emphatic. lie really did not damage me
much; but 1t was not his fault | am in-
cned to think that with his weapon and
chance, | could have sliced his head as a
cook slices a cucumber ! wear the smal.
lest hat OF all my fathers sons; my head
having settled into extreme solidity. Three
or four years ago, NV wife was run away
within "A huggv--down the hill past the
Bowler place, and tumblei out head fore
most upon pile OF rocks | told her when
she came home that | thought she had
the hardest head in America heyan to
think mine is OF pretty much the same
material. | suppose it is solid all through;
IN which case soitening of the brain is
out of the question. have not suffered to
speak OF, and have had neither confne.
ment nor process OF recovery Nv poor
little wife, who was just getting over se-
we're attack OF inflammation in the eyes.
got excited and suffered relapse; and this
is the severest OF my infections She sits
in darkened room with feelings, re-
gret to say, not truly loyal to the Gov.
ernment
| was tried for the oifense. Yon have
| urnha l.lv haarI fhat ka f,ll
sailed me was the subject of a judicial pro.
ceeding That was IA u.istake of the news
paper reporters, WHO did not take in the
situation. was there nominally prose-
| cutting witness actually felon under the
censnre OF the President of the United
states 'rr daring to appear against one of
his family. The fact that this was my po
sltlcn was palpable in every face, from that
Of the Judge on the bench to these OF
the cloud OF darkies that filled the rear
Of the temple OF public justice Judge aud
prosecutor, all who had anything to do with
the matter were things that the President
has made and can unmakc and making
} and unmakng are done here with such
freedom and facility, and so o ten, tha,
they excite only passing remark.
Washington is socially an anarchy mad G
y up OF per SONS who either hold or hope tC
hold office. The prime end of the ins is tc
, keep in; that ofthe outs il 10 get some.
body out IN order to get in themselves
The ins are, therefore continually under the
: espionage of the outs, who hold over them
Ia reign OF terror all the more severe, ~
both are alike destitute Of manhood and
, each is conscious that the other is utterly
false and treacherous Such state o
things. bad enough in any case, under th,
dominion Of II family, venal and unscrupu
ous, whose field Of observation, scrutiny
, aud interference, takes in the 10 resi office.
) and the minutest transactions, and bring.
: them al! to the standard oi money and in
= nuence-which Is ~ eager in pursuit uf a
I dollar a. II IL cOvctous of millions and has
members Of il mean enough to divide hi.
wages with n negro policeman becomes
intensified beyond descri irtion, and almost
beyond corruption. IOu could hardly hC
, made to believe, even # il were describa.
be the ,x'ent' to which the Grant
r Dent connection pcrvades every thin.
from the departments oi the Government
b through the Court, Of Justice; down to til,
minutest transaction to which il is pos
slble Tor any one Of then, " continue 1,
attach au interest 10 SAY that General
Grant i no party a. tbs il preposlerous
Tie is the heal Of the family ly--nominall,
and actually. in fact aud ~ spirit lie !.
of the same order. species variety: no bet
ter nor different he is accidentally. th,
lion, to which they are the jackals. th,
shark, to which thcy are they are pilotfsh
the fence to which they are the pics.
pocket and burglar. lie is the Fnsm-
they tie Toby CrIcsits an Artul Dbl
d gcr-
So | was pui upon my trial II an
any judge of men aud situations. th,
thing was -ct up be orehani rather ex
+ Iect,d to he fined and imprisoned IN,
scOIudrel brother nw Of the Pre- slcu
WIS invited 90 sit by the Judge l--al
though 30 might have been supposed thai
WAS weak tui su.leiug--wi- permiite.
to stand 40 tie bar until ! was Offered :
sCat by some rreturraiurally pucky per
son among tue spectators. have o.,
doubt that the fine Of one bundled dol,
lar- wa- settled upuu between The cnlpri
and the Court 60 bcliuIc. aud vet ont o
pretended Difference 10 the nqjr.tt oi Oh,
law, not too greals bel.tiie tie onense. 10
there D. q -f4 X of public -entinrnt hpr
which it was not tuougit beet 10 omrau
by q tine ul five dollars A. thc hne viii
never hr pad. it- amount was the result u
calculation % balance OF exptiieuccs
Ire whole ihirg was farce. and coul,
no. be kept from looking iarcical And
o. over. The enterprise of cVtrtcting bloc,
from uprnip would te easy ~ compare,
with ihist Of getting judgment for civ
damages against one OF General Grant
family 10 any Court in the District O
Columbia. When it comes 10 a matter O
doIlais 20 be actually paid. the thing is To-
serious TO bv looked upon with iSdiirer
cuCc
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