The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-07-07

one that we can swear by both as to com
potency and honesty. The only party
seeking it that have heard of is General
King. and am sure that we cannot vouch
for him, III the essentials, even if there was
no other objection. 1t must be city man,
and | would suggest for your consideration
whether it would be advisable to transfer
Ned from the surveyolship % this position.
1t does not pay any better, honestly, and is
much more responsible and laborious. |
have not mentioned the subject to him or
any one, but with the collector and post
master from the city, and L. 5. attorney.
have to go to the counties.
Under the presumption that you will be
better taken care of than to want the Col
lectorship, | therefore suggest as a matter
to be thought over whether the following
slate is not about the best that can be made
out in view of all the circumstances:
Collector of Customs John l. Thomas.
Postmaster-Gen. Andrew Dension.
Naval Officer Judge Goldsborough.
Surveyor-Col. McKillip.
Marshal-Col. Anderson.
Deputy appraisers Nicholas and Askew.
District Attorney-Stockett Mathews.
Collector of Internal Revenue Third
Distrct-E. Fulton.
ASS@SSOr-lTtn. ltoSS.
Second District ollector-Sam'l Evans.
Second District Acknowledgements
or Ersor?
Little Bill Marine and Baltus Kennard
both want the Deputy District Attorney
ship.
The appraiser, Gen. Meredith, will, l
think hold on. He is said to be the best
appraiser in the department, and is kept
travelling all the time. Then there is eX-
Mayor Chapman, who expects something
Then next is old Nicholas Woods, father
of jim Woods. He wants something for
his father. He might be made deputy
surveyor, and Askew might be made dep
uty Postmaster under Dension, for which
he would be very competent. | do not
see what can be done with Chapman
unless he is made deputy surveyor
which has salary of So, 800. | have left
out Hollan Richardson, who is one Of my
averSions He better be allowed to take
care of himself.
There is some little difficulty to over
come, as you will see, but rather think
that it will come to this or something near
it. But you see | have omitted Judge
Bond Maund aud King, all of whom are
expecting high positions. Then Joe Stcw-
art will | suppose, want something. |
to Havre, and | suppose Partridge wants
to be appointed consul to Paris but have
told him that he must hail from New York,
and work his own canoe. He served under
Sheridan. carried Gen. Bedeau off the field
when he lost his leg at Port Hudson, and
carried Gen. Fitzpatrick off the field wound
ed at Little Bethel. He was in New York
regiments, and has strong military hackers,
independent of those named. We must
do our best for Hancock, and Par ridge is
also a good fellow.
Between you and I, Archie Stirling is as
false and deceitful as Bond. He says he
will condescend to bury the Ratchet pro-
vded the offices are equally divided be-
tween our friends and Bonds. Our little
friend McGarigle can, with my assistance
take care OF himself. He can make more
money out of office than in it. He picked
up 5000 the other day by securing some
thing from Governor Bowie. He also has two
or three more irons in the fire which he
will be sure to bring out hot. Then if Ned
is disposed of | will promote him in the
office, and the closer he is kept at work the
better. Clayton says he is satisfied where
he is but | guess he can take care of
himself Salome Marsh, Billy Marine and
be disposed of in minor offices. There
have given you all the points of my cog
itations They will do to think over and
to speculate upon. After you have consid
cred them and thought fully over the mat
ter would like to hear what conclusions
you come to. So, good night Yours truly,
CHAs. C. FULTON.
BALTIMORE, March IA, 1869.
IT,
The storm is raging here to such an extent
hope that you will use your best efforts to
put the slate through at the earliest prac
ticable moment. Booth and Small, learn,
have been abusing me because McPhail has
been overslaughed, and threaten to 60 to
the President. | think they are trading on
very small capital in this matter when they
wish half the offices to quiet them. How
ever, | shall do my best to soothe them.
Then Chapman says the President assured
him that he should have either the Collec-
to.ship, the Naval Office, the Surveyor, or
the Marshalship. | learn, however, that
sam Evans has quoted him. Then there
is Nichols, Ensor, Richardson, Marine and
others, with Longnecker, Galloway, Nick
Woods and Tom Wilson. They even fol-
low me home and insist upon it that I can
help them in their troubles. In the eXci,e
ment to day did two foolish things in the
hope to quiet some of them. Understand
ing that Rdgely had received assurance
from the department that he would DE re-
tanned, l signed Ensor's application, Stoc-
kett Mathews having few moments before
assured me that he would not have it if he
was removed. Then | signed the applica-
ton of Thomas Gorsnch for an appraiser,
thinking until after he had gone that it was
for inspector. These are the only papers
have signed yet, and l regret both Of them.
put Col. Moberly through on Saturday in
the place of Van Lear, assessor of the
fourth district Sam Evans comes down
with me to morrow Monday, and | will
accompany him to Com. Delano. Bond
and Albert are reported to have given up
the fight. Yours, in trihulation,
CHAs. G. FULTON.
That the estate" did not succeed in its
entirety was no fault of mine. BY dint of
the hardest work against powerful effort
for Judge Bond | secured the collectorshp
of customs for Mr.. John l.. Thomas; but
was amply repaid by the fearful gratitude
with which that conscientious and virtuouS
publican followed me to my room on the
evening of the day when the result was
announced, and with streaming eyes and
trembling voice assured me of his eternal
devotion. Another point effected was to
have the survcyorship conferred on Mr..
Ellington Fulton. having long before seeur-
ed the appointment CT Mr.. Alexander Full
ton to the supervisorship of internal reve-
nue.. Both these gentlemen have been suf
ticiently appreciative to acknowledge by
letter that they were indebted to me for
their respective appointments, one under
date of June S, 1872, and the other of
March 10, 1878. These are all of the Full
ton family that l could provide for. |
could not obtain the consulate to Paris for
Col. Agnus, Mr.. Fulton's son in-law, nor a
place "inside the ring" and the register s
office for CHARLSE 9. himself. The Presi-
dent chose the naval officer, the marshal
and the district attorney from other recon-
mendations. My" persistent antagonism"
did not avail to secure that part of Mr.
Fulton's slate, In the Postotfice Depart
ment do not recall more than one appoint
ment in which he did not concur.
1t thus becomes very plain that Mr. Full
ton is equally responsible with myself for
every Maryland appointment made by Gen.
Grant at his first distribution of official
prizes, and that as to those of them which
are farely ahargeable to my influence with