Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-12

The kind OF cattle with which the Demo-
Gratis Of The House Of Representatives have
filed the clerkships and minor Offices of the
House ha- been shown in divers WAYS
Hamblrtou, the udmifer OF John Wilkes
Booth Smith, the journal clerk and claims
agent, the other clerk, We forget his name,
Who ordered Representative Townsend, Of
New York. out Of his own committeeman,
are specimen bricks And with these l.
low to he ranked door keeper Fitzhugh. A
genuine >pecimen Of hungry, impecunious
oihce-seekcr, suddenly transformed into an
ur-tart official, he could not keep to him
self his delight and self-conceit but sat
down and wrote a letter to friend in
Tcxl~, which has got into print. 1t is rich
reading. The writer, who thus announces
bis sudden transformation into "a bigger
man than old Grant" reminds eyery-
body Of Christopher Sly. the tinker
/ HI letter gives an inside view Of the
1 frighital scramble for Office, among the Dem
/ ocrats, when the House was organized. He
says there were 5000 applicants for the $50
appointments by the doorkeeper alone, ''be-
sides men, women, and children pulling and
JUrkiHg me every time put my head out OF
the door Of my Office, 50 that L" scarcely
ever GIT out Of the Office to go on the floor Of
the House" But he likes it be is delight
ed he feels that he is now great man and
he looks with Infinite contempt on all there
l. behind him, and proudly assures his friend |
that ms present greatness and glory present
quite a contrast II Austin" " We DO |
things up in stile," says F;tzhugh and |
thi- j. hi " -tile. ' rerJaiia ct hterafir.
b. c., Deer. IS, 1875.
DEAR -. have been trying ever since
my election to write to you, but have been
beeegued from light in the morning until
one or t~o at night had about one hun
dred X thirty appointments to make & have
had | reckon without exageration three
thousand applications besides men women
and children pulling i lurking me every
time | would pat my head out of the door
OF my oihce. | have had to keep two ushers
~ Two L. three clerks ever since the hour of
my election IN my office, Il it is now FIVE
. clock IA the morning that | have gotten
up &" write write 10 you. In regard TO -
.ri'4 t. save place Tor him but the mem
h',- are 80 clanerois for their constituants
that 50 fur II has been impossible to do 50.
H' inrcc after christmas will De increased Il
then | Nill he able to dc something for him
* viii stick him in, Fay Fitzhugh's sonl
arrived on Saturday morning all safe | SET
him t. work on Monday at a 81 100 place
a lie ], the m,i-t delighted fellow you ever
saw n
wish You could be here with me do try
4 come oh, the Govnt furnishes me with a
fine turnout 4 Spanking pair of Horses 4 be-
fore a alter the house session q recess have
exclusive use of them, my coachman comes /
iown every morning for Us, that is FAY & !
myself ana after driving round to my break I
last take me TO my Office, come on L | will |
give You - good time. Congress is in |
ted over to the Centennial on friday, we !
y al have a big time come back on Sun l
iay, ! may draw on you for one hundred !
\ twenty FIVE dollars tomorrow which You i
an draw back for on the lst Jan, | got
sour telegram telling me TO draw for two u
hundred IT needed, but tried to do without 4
NY, may not have 10 draw tomorrow, C
,ut all oi our members are like myself 4
light up on first mo q | hate to ask them, j
come on christmas for few DAYS u we a
sill have glorious time Fl
| have more invitations TO frolicks with Is
he members d Senators than any man in y
v ashington, am a bigger map now with !,
he members than old Grant, | cannot put '
ny foot on the floor of the Hall but that u
hey make break Tor me & sometimes a 8
iozen begging ut me once for places for some
nend, scarcely ever get out of the
fhce to 60 out on the floor Of the House, |
nave under me the Folding rooms, Docu- u u
nent Rooms, File rooms all committee a
oons, all employees in the South wing of h
'uilding entire south wing of capital, | G,
nave a Sapt assistant in each department m
nd about dozen book keepers besides nv il
]ihce clerk, * We do things up in stile, | m
ave boy TO take my hat 4 coat or can't Ii
urn around without some one at nv I
eek call X when | get all nv A
lew appointments broken in, | shall Il
ave a nice time. am making a.
p party already to come on to Texas on II
he adJourmt, Cox, to head it, he ..
: the warmest friend of mine YOU ever a
aw, also the New Speaker Mr. Kerr. Fay Il
myself spent the evening with Mr. and Mrs :,
Aerr last eveng, am great favorate of o
lers Mrs COxs and Mrs Senator Gordon- /,
quite a contrast here & Austin, can't turn Ii
or friends here. | have now fifty letters tt
rom my Southern friends all parts of the 81
south eongratulatizg me, thus ways the q
World, let man be prosperous 4 every man Il
: his friend. must close, tell will look n
'ut Tor him if | cannot make place nv =
ell | can get him in some of the Denart-
nents alter Christmas, write soon to Your e
Devoted Friend LII. FITzHrcu