, 1876-03-17
War Department., young Camphell'a appoint
mont was c0uutermnnded ut once from Wasl.
MRS, BELKNAP.
nEn KAnLH HISTORY RELATED NJ FRIEND or
T1n FAMILY.


Ti1R FAMILY.
70 tht Editor u The Chicago 1+fouha:
FRANKFORT, Ky, March 14.-1 am an occa-
Asonhi rcadcr Of your pspor. have baen rend.
Ing everything about tho Dotkuap scandal that
has boon published in tho phporu. ilave known
tho Tominson family uell since 1870, which was
About The limo Mrs. Delknap was born, and was
tholr nearest nefghbor until tho beginning Of t,lo
lste War. Your Cincinnati correspondent nays
this family wns "scrub ntock" hfrB. Dolknap's
mother Has Thomson. This Thomson family
was ono Of tho frat that sottloa u S1orcor Coun.
ty, and bought up tho anost landa Of that coun-
y, and until tie 1alo War wero the wealtllieat
family In that county, somo Of thom ovu.
ing Thousands Of Acrcs df tho pcss
b1uo-graas lands In this Btnse. Blrs. Dcknap Is
socond cousin of tho laeo John D. Thomson,
s.. Tao ~ ~ ola Whg represented biz dIssr!ct in
EonBfesa aud his State La tho United Stato8
Senate with gront ability. 50 far from holng
..''noafcd ~ .novorty," With schooling OF tic
.smeagcrciat kind, hor father owned enc OF The
finest bluegrass farms in that county, vol
cattle s9l shoep, ono Of tho bost residences III
uarrodsbn1g, and always had tho boat practice
AID r issl h. Ut "usn s'1 4'9a'ssSe aaash:
gaiiod ststss W Collector ., paxa1 this ai..rst haT
Thomsou), both OF Kookuk, Ia. ; Iucy fNra.
Carving, 9f Louisville, KY; and Cast1e aud
Amanda (tho frat and second Mrs Uelknapl !;
those n1no children about $4,000 nplooo-not-
wthatandipE its great depreciation cauaod by
tho War. 1srrodsburg uas noted for Colleges
and fcnslo schools, and ~ thu most fashionable
vaiiafinR-place IN tho South. Tho Tomltneon
could gtvo, nnd tloy Ill woro tho bolses ns tho
Springs during the Watering -sehaoil.
your correspondents aayB sho married "old
John Bower" Of Pearl street, Cincinnati, o.,
greedy for rlohos. Nothing could be furthor
from tho truth. Bhe married John Dowor, Of
Neokuk, a., who, when tley moved to Oiuciu-
natl, about year nftar their marriage, hal
nothing whatever. His ssasy was bara!y Buf-
1lclcnt TO pay their board al tho Duruot House.
Tho money that mado him a Junior mosnbor OF
the firm Of Z. @. Leonard 4 TO. was furnished
by htd Nifo, 1t being her share Of tor fathers
eatAte. 30 muob for tho statements Of your
correspondent that Mrs. Belknnp was low born,
i'll bred, and. "being pluchod with poverty, nas
greedy OF rsches.h
Your correspondent says hlra. Belknap wss q;
"rod-hot rebel" Thla 10 Blandor: Tho Tomltn-
Bon famiy like noary every family IN tllta State,
one Of tho most aotivo and fcasloss Union mon
We had to the day Of Ills death. Tlle prceont
Mrs. Dolknap took siaes With ilor father. while
6Gartte' tho aret Mrs. Delknap. sided with tho
4AoulbVu HluH GI lu0 1Amlf-WAQ WDr0 hl
robola except tho lato john u. Thomson. These
two biaters di1eEod as wide "a the poles Ia thoir
politics, and each worked With all their might
for tllotr respective sides. Tha present MIS-.
Bslknap, assisted by tny wife, mado
tho resimantal. nag for Col Landrum's
rog[ment,--tho Nineteenth Kentucky Infantry,
and presented 1t to that regiment with m
eloquent aud patriotic speech aud up to that
tluao eho waa ono OF only about dozeu lAdlos
In that town who had tho uetve to show eyu1-
pathy for tho sick Union soldiers, In whose hos
pikal eho WIS . constant attendant. The story
about AlrB. Dolkanp'B two brothors" being In
Tho robol army is only half true. Jamcs Tom-
Ingon Fas never in tho rebel aErny, but, OH tho
contrary, we'll rocollect meoting him during
tho Whr ns Captain in tic Twelfth sKentuckY
1nfhnkry. Col. UoakinB which wns ono o{ tho
boat regiments KenLucky furnished to maintain
tho Union. uor brother john was about Is
years old when The War commenced aud l
we'll roco'lsc. tho night be loft Harrodsburg
With . company Capt. Philip 3. Thomson
saised for the Nobol army. LOWING uarrods-
burg soon aftorwarda for tho Union army Lost
sight Of both Of thoso young men, and hayo
beard but little Of shalr history since; but II
slther oyor became ia any way dcnorslzed, II
WAS not from their early raising, but possibly
from eotno evil association during tho War or
sneo in Cincinnati. There never mas more
honorable family raised In the 8tato OF Koptuoky
than tho Tomlinson, and It will take many such
paths as that OF MArsh to make those nho knew
Puss Tomllnson tu hor youth beloved TINT
aho eyer etnnad Intentionally, or knowingly took
q bribo. JuHricE.