The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-14

LUCKY X-CoNFEDERATEs.-The Troy On.
" Times has its indignation deeply stirred
that the municipal government OF the city
Of New York should employ competent and
reliable men in its service. 1t says:
Burton n Harrison was the private Sec
retary and trusted confident OF Jefferson
Davis while the latter, the executive head OF
the rebellion, was President OF the so-called
{" Confederacy." Burton n. Harrison IS
now, rs he has been since the beginning OF
his administration, the private secretary Of
the Democratic Mayor Of New York, Mr..
Wickham.
General Smith, who had been educated
by the Government ut West Point, was
Street Commissioner OF New York in 1861.
Upon the outbreak OF the rebellion General
Smith abandoned his lucrative municipal
office, Joined the rebel army, was promoted
to major-generalship, and fought for the
q Confederacy" and against the Union to
the close of the war. General Smith noa0
holds the lucrative office of City Surveyor
Under the Democratic Municipal Govern-
ment of New York city.
General Lowell, who was Smiths deputy
commissioner in 1861, and who ran away
with his chief and fought with him under
the flag Of treason throughout the war, IS
now installed by the Democratic municipal
government OF the metropolis as deputy
CITY surveyor under his old CHIEF, General
Smith.
These men abandoned their offices to join
the rebel army Immediately after Fort sum-
ter was fired upon; but we are informed
upon good Democratic authority that they
drew their salaries from the treasury OF
New York city for months after they had
taken up arms against the Union.
Mr.. Mclaughlin is the deputy OF the
county clerk Of New York, Mr.. Walsh-an
Office Of responsibility and profit. Mr.. Nc
Laughlin's highest claim to this Democratic
patronage, so far as we are advised, is the
fact that he was q colonel in the rebel army,
and fought to the "last ditch" for the Cons
federate cause.
Major Quincy holds the chief deputyship
under Democratic Sheriff Connor, OF New
York. Next to that Of the chief it is the
largest paying place in connection with the
sheriHalty, the compensation in fees rum
ming as high as $4,000 to 100000 year.
Major Quincy's Office is technically known
as the order-of-arrest deputy, and to him
is entrusted all orders OF arrest made
by the courts Of the city OF New
York, o most responsible trust. And
there is great deal OF money in it when
only legitimate fees are received, with OPP
nortunities to add immensely to receipts by
secret arrangements and ways that are dark.
who is Major Quincy that he should be thus
favored with the richest Democratic patron
agep This Major Quincy acas rebel deputy
in ,seruice under the tortursr Wirz, having
charge of that den of rebe! cruelty ana
murder, LIBBY PRISON, during the war.
Wirz, it will be remembered, was tried by
court-martial at Washington at the eonclu,,
sion Of the war, and convicted and hanged
for barbarous cruelties toward Union pris-
oners that were placed under his charge.
His deputy, Major Quincy, by Democratic
favor, enjoys the honors and emoluments OF
an Office yielding a larger income than that
OF President OF the United States what
do the Boys in Blue say Of this?