, 1876-09-30
BELKNAP'S GENESIS.
How He Became Secretary Of War and
Gen. Smith Did Not.
Results OF an Opportune Speeeh---
Bcllnap's Early Record.
The Republican Party Not Re-
sponsihle for Him.

enons,h,e ror Him.
From Our 0tca carrt.pondtnt
IA nfton o.kctl Il Ifow dill (icn. 1eIknnn lcct1ne
$780," ~, DR., r,n M,,,,v r a,,t.f, ~
neefe'ury VI "n.' WI. ,."' ~ e.'.t'' ~.
Bloomington, ILL, who d'cd last Scaf al Jersey
City unler such painful circumstances, onee
told inc the seerGt history uf tho appointment
ri 1,olkrnn, AZ In c,ct,nc to have heard It fro,n
In rrc.tiant f,tmar,f Tim ,torv wos tht..
a., Ill.," 4 a'n,,,, ~ 1it,nni, =. amn ,,,ro
uen, o,!ss ~. on", m". ~ ..a' "s, ~ '"o s'''s
seconu Aeslsthnt Foatmaster"tehefa's WI. q
very Intimate friend Of Cen RawltnN, Grants
frat Sccrntory Ut War, II was understood that
po,v,,n. hol ,nt,,nntcd IN lin that. In thn
avcr. ~ ,,f. 'tcn,h w,,tch thcn sce,n~t n,ot,a-
event " n's ocaat', WINCH '"co aee,lea p'oua1
bic, Rawlllis would 'ave recommended ulles A.
Smith 10 Tho President ns his successor It ia be-
,tevct1 lint the President would have rcspec.rd
,,.,,itr,,., ,ai, rhn tr,o,,ss ~ flIics am,i, .,r
.s., - ;,an %, -. .,, ,od.i,a ~ na,..
thatt u nc 1aa hlllVeu ~ tao peasloo oi Na".
1fngs before he died, Smiths appointment would
li4Yc been made. But by, "ne Of THOSE
trlrks Of fortune Which sometimes elevate t'ien
t. s g,sitto, ud sontssoss 9:h s fS'n s,
ONE HOUR TOO LATE.
In 1868, Gen. Smith, at the meeting Of tic
Army OF the Tsnncssoc ut Naallytlle, appointed
Gcn. Nclknup tho orator OK tic the!l ncxt meet
Ing ul tint army, wIilcl. was 10 }e held ut CHI
gnyn. At tbnt time Gcu. Bclknnp was Gull
lcct0r u Internal Revenue Of an 1Owa district.
lie went to Chicagn mud made "pcGch. sher*
the xrtnr Fi,, Trro t,resent werp hiyl,lv nleaseI
,rith H.. sneeet,> mi tIn .tnry WfTs tEnI this
speccE created such favorable impression upon
!teil;, 9raht, WHO haa aeterm!nea 70 cnoosc
Rawllns' successor from TUG West, That he
tllGn DECIDED Ills tl0iee In lAFor OF Gen Del-
KNAPP. 49,.
LAcnRrMo5E CLYME11 AND HIS BOURBON mi
-. a, rA7ons. ,,,.. ..,..,.
Hicstcr Ciymcr, tactryinose Giymer, wlien
he presented Gr',. Beiknap to the liuuss IN that
hiD,,-e.lancri 11fs sins 10 tho Republican party.
The Democratic stump orators tt,-tlay hold tho
Republican party, responsible for tue conduct q
WIN s appon'lns sIu" ~ ,,'It ~ NV t,,nnt
accountable for his full. Al, inquiry into Gen.
Beknaps antcesdsnts VII n, moso r. c9'nSlasSiveiy
oEH. nxi.KNAr NEVER A nErunl1cAN.
Gen. Velknap never was eycr, a norninat Rc-
publican until utter he obtained ol'les mo was
not PLACED Ii, office WIZ! INC knowledge Or con-
sens OF tnat party; Hc meyer cnloycu tne ,, COL
crs OF the Republican party ~ lowa nttcst this,
Ouo Of them, writing IN thu Washington Chron-
le'e, which has Intimate relations with Iowa poll
"|~'f up,xnArA III PROMINENT IOWA DEMOCRAT,
Gcn, nelknap never wasa Republican, andneyer
voted 1topnb!lcan ticket from tho conviction
taat Ito principles were snund ana trns Khen ann
Mas Df1ke * oat uen , % a. n,o1ea nu III
~ n.,nr 1 H. S, ,sns mc'er f na H. ,ntrmn Of tv
ijomyuceatic state Ccntra! Committee Of iowa. lie
had nro;sa up I 70 manhood ia tic piatfies Of Co
| lumba. and went 10 lowa,
IMnugp WITH THE LOVE or SLAVERY,
md pro. eavery notions. which thea prevailed and
rtll prevail" among theoa settlers OF lhfs District
Wien he reqcl,e. iewa y was bnt natural that hc
bhollid a!!y hmest Win ths pns.Y lnat '1veA sia.
sery ana . h9.H4 Hnu ~ III
snmnrnniso. and led to 1,.,aljion " on on Tia pNrt
Emer than bolknap IN lastllcasion I!,, q tao South
4s T.. +tn pr,.ar;t,t 49, ~ ", ut,n