The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-05-25
WEEKLY STATESMAN
TUESDAY. MAY %. 1876
FItzhugh's Letter.


Following is a verbatim copy Of letter
purporting to have been written by Col.
FItzhush, doorkeeper OF the House, at
Washington, to a friend at Sherman, Texas.
1t has found its way into public print, and
is having an Immense run:
ID. G., Deer. IS, 1875.
Dear have been trying ever since
my election TO writ to you, but have been
besigued from light in the morning until
one or two at night. I bad about one hun
bred & thirty appointments to make IL have
had reckon without eXageraII0n three
thousand applications besides men women
i children pulling & jerking me every time
/ would put my head out of the door Of my
Office have had To keep two ushers j.
TWO or three clerks ever since the hour of
nv election to office & it is now five O'Clock
in the morning that have gotten up to
write TO you, In regard to- tried to
save q place for him but the members are
80 clamerous for their constituents that so
fur il has been impossible to do so, my
force after christmas will be increased and
then / will be able to do something for him
& / will stick him in. Fay Fitzhugh's
son arrived on Saturday morning all safe
/ set him to work on Monday at 5000
place & he is the most delighted fellow you
ever saw. WISH YOU COulu DC mere Win
me do try s. come on, the Govnt furnishes
me with fine turnout & spanking pair of
Horses & before & after the house sessions
IL recess ! have exclusive use Of them,
my coachman comes down every morning
for us, that is Fay & myself and after driv-
ing around TO my breakfast take me to my
Office, come OF & / win give you -
q good time. Congress is invited over to
the Centennial on friday, we will have
big time-cOme back on Sunday, / may
draw on you for one hundred & twenty-five
dollars tomorrow which you can draw back
for on the 1st Jan. got your telegram tel
ling me TO draw for two hundred if needed,
but tried TO do without any and may not
have to draw tomorrow, but all our MEM
bers are like myself tight up on first mo &
hate to ask them, ] w come on christ
mas for few days and we will have glo-
rious time. / have more invitations to
frolicks with the members and Senators
than any man in Washington. am big
ger man now with the members than old
Grant. can not put my foot on the floor
Of the Hall but that they make break for
me & sometimes dozen begging me at once
for places for some friend, scarcely ever
git out OF the office to go on the floor of the
House, | have under me the Folding
Rooms, Document Rooms, File rooms, all
committee rooms, all employees in South
wing Of building & entire south wing OF
capital, have a Supt s. assistant in each
department and about dozen book keep
ers besides my Office clerk, & we do things
up In stile, have boy TO take my hat &
coat or can't turn around without some
one at my beck & Call, & when get all my
new appointments broken in l shall have
nice time. =
am making up party already to come to
Texas on the adjournment, s S Cox to head
IL, he is the warmest friend of mine you
ever saw, also the new Speaker Mr.. Kerr,
Fay myself tpent the evening with MIR Il
Mrs. Kerr last evening, | am a great favor
tie of hers Mrs Coxs and Mrs Senator Cor
don-quIte u contrast here and Austin,
can't turn for friends here. have now
fifty letters from my Southern friends all
parts Of the South congratulating me, thus
wags the world, let a man be prosperous &
every man is his friend, must close, tell -
l will look out for him and il can't make
place myself can get him in some of the
Departments after Christmas, write soon to
Your Devoted Friend
III