The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-05-23
Washington Correspondence.

bih'i w WIZ, Nv uOuD', w '"t"'i
surprised to receive q letter from mo, a
person that you very likely never
saw. But | have concluded to write
TO you, for several purposes, ! read
your paper every other week. II is
sent TO me by my little sister, (by the
way. n swcGtcr sister never lived Fin
ma League, But If you will allow me,
| will go back apiece and tell you who
am, We'll, in the first place, my
name is w, +. League, Jr. My father
lives at Estill Springs, six miles from
Winchester. lie is a merchant, farmer
and broom. maker. am next TO the
yonngvsL son living, and have got the
reddest head you ever set your eyes
on. The last thing | done in old
Franklin was To retail reading writing
and Geography, at the rate Of S25 per
month, TO the biggest set Of block
heads thai ever went to school. ] left
there on the 9th day OF November last,
Disguised with myself and everybody
else, and came to Washington, Now,
one thing which makes ne write to
you is, to get you to put forward the
name Of Hon Jn0. NJ, Bright to repre-.
sent our district in the next Congress,
and also to advocate him for our next
Vice President. lie is u man who, ii
put forward for Il position Of that
kind, viz: Vice. President, would unite
the Democratic party better and lirmer
than any other man in said party. He
is a man that no II could say any.
thing against his political life, He has
served his State faithfully, a1d deserves
from that State the highest position in
the gift Of the people. He speaks His
sentiments freely. and advocates moth
ing that is not for the good Of his
country. He is to-day the greatest
inancler this country can boast Of,
His speech on the Silver Bill is the
grandest and best speech delivered on
that subject, and is the most sought af.
ter Of any speech made. He is also
sound on the Tariff Bill. He is what
is called n Free Trade" man, He is
a rue type of II Southern gentleman
In him is combined Che dignity Of n
Senator with the aliabillty OF n gentle
mar aud true generosity, which char
acterizcs u Southern gentleman, This
is what he is at Washington-wbat he
is at home you, no doubt, know better
than | do.
Now | will give you Il little Wash>
news. The subject most dis
cusscd about this city now il the inyes.
Of the Florida Fraud, and
is a good deal Of excitement Owe
1t. The majority Of the knowing ones
here think that it will result IN the i'm.
plication of his F%Iaudulency, which
will occasion his Impeachment. 1t is
reported that the House Committee,
which has this investigation in hand,
has proof Of tho most glazing frauds
ever perpetrutcd. The revelations
which they will make when the time
cUmes will startle the company that
assemblies around the Cabinet Board.
The Committee will report in the
course Ola week or ten days. There
will be hot times in Washington about
that period. The people here are
holding themselves in readiness to
hear some startling news from the In
vesligating Committee; but those that
are informed say Hayes takes it all
and pays no attention to it
81, although he has got the big.
,est gun on The Republican side of the
against h~im-nameIy, Roscoe
jonkling- who, in a speech made in
he Senate not long ago, as much as
denounced Hayes AS IL Fraud and trait.
II to his party.
Senator Gordon, from Georgia,
made "A very fine speech tho other day
IpOn Finance, and he got the credit OF
the finest statesman in the Sen.
tc.
called on Hon. Isham c.. Hlrris
from Tennessee, and was Or
.lally received by that gentleman, and /
pent Il few pleasant hours with him, ,
about the political aspect OF ,
he country, and also about the deplo. :
able condition in which the Finance .
Il Tennessee was in. We need a wise, 4,
mart, energetic man, and a good Iinan ,
Ter at the helm, to steer Tennessee :
her financial difficulties, and '
Iope the people Of Tenhessee will look ,
o it that they put such men ut the ,
ead of the State that have the fore .
DING abilities and qualities. y
! was to see Postmaster General =
Key about two or three weeks ago, and .
u conversation with him | mentioned =
he fact that | had heard his nalne was :
elore the people of Tennessee for '
Governor. He replied. "Yes. | know i.
is. but | do not think | will accept :
{ the nomination" hope the peo- u
lie Of Tennessee do not think of put .
ING such a man NJ Mr.. Key in the pc T,
Ition Of Governor Of their State. IN '
conversation with Il reporter the 9th
r day, he Key said he believed that
'ilden was lawfully elected to the d
Residential. chair, but said that Hayes I
as an honorable. upright man. How {
~ one can he upright aud honorable, 4
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