The New York herald., 1877-01-20
FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT T.

WASHINGTON, jan TO- 1877.
THE DEMOCRATIC ARMY OF oCcUPATIoN-THE
COMMAND TRANSFERRED TO PROCTOR KNOTT
COMBINATIONS Fon THE PRESERVATION OF
THE COUNTRY.
have to inform you to-day Of change In the CON-
mand OF the democratic army Of occupation. Colonel
Watterson resigned yesterday and Mr.. Proctor Knott
warrior Of great fame, has been installed In COM
mand There is rumor that the appropriation for
cocktails will be Immediately and largely increased.
and that the 10000 Kentuckians Will be marched to
Washington by way of the city of Duluth, which i'm
portant commercial emporium Will be captured by Mr..
Knott in person, and IL should resist he will give 1t
up to a three days sack and pillagc
Colonel Knott would not take Colonel Waiter son .
cooked hat Off his hands, but has laid In It is said,
huge pair Of spurs, which he thinks will DO uniform
enough for him, If he should And II necessary to
promote himself 10 the grade OF iun general
Colonel Knott Is reported to havo said to-day that ho
Is not afraid of Colonel nstcad, OF tho Comm ercal
ami Secretary Chandler rolled into one. Hc Is de-
vclopng plan, they say, OF living Off the country so
as to carry on the war without appropriations This
bcing an era Of economy and reform no means to
mako tho unplcasantncss economical. Hc thinks
that 1Oo, 600 unarmod democrats who furnish thcr
own pistols and cartridges ask pay and live of tho
country, will be delightful ana Impressive spectacle
which cannot fail 10 convince the country that tho
only rca true, genuine, unadultcrated, unmitigacd
and never swcrvinG friend Of tho constitution lives at
Lebanon, IN Kentucky, and the first two letters OF his
namc arc Proctor Knott
Colonel Knott has been busy oil day selecting his
staff There Is a at Wizards that tho Hon. Mr.
Cox, OF New York, will be mis- adjutant general and
that he has hit upon the brilliant 'dca naming sew.
cral republicans subordinate commanders He is
all the really nbo military talent among tho
stead and easily show himself a .'bcttcr
man than old Chandler" Accordingly rumor
runs that Colonel Knott has made ovcrures to Senator
Morton, Offering him tho rank of commissary OF sub
sistcncc, and he has an idea that he can "knock
Blaine higher than kite" by winning tho whole
Maine delegation in the House by an offer OF making
them all sergeants Of the unarmcd democracy, with
the promise CT rapid promotion. Colonel Knott says
that ho accomplish this ho will die contentcd
for that he thinks the constitution saved
from the attacks OF such miscrcants lIoar McCrary
Hewitt, Payne, Edmunds, Bayard, Conkling, Thur.
and others, who he believes, are capable OF
almost anything to accomplish the of the country
which he loves
AS close this wild rumor flies along PENNSYLVANIA
that Senator Boutwell, is In treaty with Colonel
Knott and that no may possibly consent to accept
lieutenant generals commission Colonel Knott's
hands Lieutenant General Boutwell, is undcrs TODD to
be for war, war, There is but ng difference
II will be observed, between him and his superior
officer, for Colonel Knott is for wah. wah, wah. Col
onel Knott says discipline must be maintained