The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-18
FitZfiaiRh.s Letter.

4 TyaF
Several calls have been made upon us Tor
a copy Of the now celebrated letter which
promises to be the cause OF the removal OF
Doorkeeper FrTzuUGH from his office. We
reproduce it from the Congressional Re
cord:
DEAR -: I have been trying ever since
INV election to write to you, but have been
bcs;ce,ied from light In the morning until
one or two at night. I had about one hum
dred & thirty appointments to make have
had I reckon without eXageration three
thousand applications besides men women
& children pulling & lurking me every time
would put my head out OF the door OF my
office have had to keep two ushers a. two
to three clerks ever since the hour OF my
election in my Office, & it is now five O'clock
in the morning that have gotten up to
write write to you. In regard to = tried
to save place for him but the members are
so clamerous for their constituents that 80
fur it has been impossible to do SO, my force
after christmas will be increased ana tnen i
will be able to do something for him u WI!
stick him in. Fay [Fitzhugh's SOM arrived
on Saturday morning all safe. set nm TO
work on Monday at 4 So 100 place q ne IS
the most delighted fellow you ever saw. l
wish you could be here with me 90 Try ("
come on, the Goynt furnishes me with fnc
turnout & spanking pair OF Horses q before
and after the house sessions & recess nave
exclusive use OF them, my coachman comes
down every morning for us, that Is Fay d
myself and after driving around TO my
breakfast take me to my office, come on "
will give you "a good time. congress
tln
we will have big time-come back on sun
day., may draw on you for one hundred d
Twenty-Five dollars tomorrow when you
can draw back fer on the 1st Jan, got
your telegram telling me to draw Tor TWO
hundred ii needed, but tried to 40 WILL
ont any. & nav not have to draw To-
morrow, but ali OF our members are
like myself tight up on first mo o. i
hate to ask them, j W come on christ
mas for few days & we will have glorious
time. | have more invitations TO 1roilchs
with the members s; Senators than any man
in Washington. I am bigger man now
with the members than old Grant. can
not nut nv foot on the floor OF the Hall put
that they make Il break for me d sometimes
dozen begging at me at once for places JOE
some friend / scarcely ever git out OF the
Office to go on the floor OF the House.
have under me the Folding rooms, Docu-
ment rooms, File rooms all committee
rooms, all employees in the South wing OF
builing Il entire south wing OF capital. L
have Supt aad assistant in each depart
ment and about a dozen book keepers besides
my Office clerk, & we do things up IN stiie.
| have a boy to take my hat d coat or can't
turn around without some one at my beck
and call, e. when get all my new appoint
mcnt broken in, | shall have nice time.
| am making up party already to come on
to Texas on the adiourmt, S 5 Cox to head
it, he is the warmest friend OF mine you ever
saw, also the New Speaker Mr.. Kerr. Fay
Il m yself spent the evening with Mr. Kerr
last cveng + quite contrast here
g. Austin. can't turn for friends here. l
have now fifty letters from my Southern
friends all parts Of the South consratulating
me, thus wags the world, let man be pros
porous d every man is his friend. must
close, tell - will look out for him d II
I cannot make place myself can get him
in some OF the Departmts after Christmas,
write soon to Your Devoted Friend
L. A. FITZHUGH.