, 1879-07-26
SIDNEY l.. WILSON.


ALARMS HAlWiET-ruH RECORD or oNA oV
TNA HERoRa or uRrrrapuR0-oNA MAN wuol1
T1lH EH.coSrEpEnATzs HAVE pisCttAHanD.
so<rtat Dtsnr.e, to 7ne 7rfhxn4
wasntSurox, D. C., July 21-Atr. Bright oi
lntllnno, Serxeant-at-Arms uf tho Senate, to
escapo tde responsibility Of having discharged
frotp tic Duorkeoper's force OF tho United
States Senate tho lcgtcss Union soldier, Sidney
L. Wilson, tefcEraphcl hors tl.nt Wilson waa
removed for Decentralization. Mr. Wilson haa
no legs, but ho has haQsl thA& can WELD pen,
anl has sent hero tho following reply to the
charge Of Mr. bright.
FnxpoHsA. N. T.. Jnty 10, .187p.-slR: I hAso
ss nst R sa aries enst|sa
Wiaon Wns fcMoyed.n 1 will preface my rc.
.a'ntc +, said article BY stating that for one con.
That ever before appeared In public journal, Ifl
th''as.crtion cannot 6ui becYs that Sergeant
A's ltight wi!| lE.s nv ost lle ean,ot Il be
tho in1amoua tnpnfalons therein cnntSincd. Sui,
~ tho Dcnocrata arr placed IN desperate strait,
ior ne gnoa o, ahe party he 'nay permit them to 20
unconttadIcteG. So / have no other Resources Int
Another IN such nnlcL succession.
as skass T,h snsh % my which ths p.us
no 1ow IA tn assaok anppote ought not "a low Or
myself to notice: but ID 1t IL nothing u which 1
publican. mud cono out Of II a. such - viii say
That # any person connrctca with ibis Democratic
sheet shall ssgs the paias to examine the dIes Of
rolled M member Of Company u. Seventy SEQ.
out New YORK Volunteers. louR before tho bastie
of Ge.,tbnrg. Ano that fills regiment participated
IN every fAttia !n which the Army Of the Potomac
was cngnTed. No person dare Atsest in my pres.
e,He slal was not 4 participant in such bnt-
IT, ns ,S nswssn :, 5,n,y 1s the aats Of my enor-
tst :!s.y she tofs III II eea III
arfelo preaent On .hs osc..ton, Tqs II he W were, ny
yentute thy asaertion that tho syiray shell" aan,o
FROM tho lsebci army, ot which ho Was probably a
aru'y j, calling him ssdIcr, a. no trno Soldier Of
tit9 ~. Contedcracy will question the courage Of
Now 10 :she consideration Of tic caso OF "in.
saoord'natlon tIl. In making my sta!ament Of
ny experience u tho Senate, btnce tho advont Of
nsmosTatc admnsttasion IL that branch Of Com
doubtedly agrcc with me in everything that shall
IVY. wy, ! nsssrt, arsti5. that my intercourse with
tcs.-1 having no occasion w!,nte1er /" complain Of
ms t9oatnent np to the time Of receiving notice Of
my 4l1,'n'.n.a. , tor which no eausewas assigned:
was. and Lad TOR ton years. htcn, occupying Tho
senate; which dntyI continued to perform until
applied to Mr. bright fur an aasistaut for hfs com-
mlttee; room. which was tho Headquarters Of the
Niepnbliean ise1 scnatora. hIr. bright relieved ms
mt Senator Edmunls thought that could not pcr.
form, portion Of Tho duties, a. he wished Tor a
psrson IN w1 cnnd maka hIMse!f useful In running
anuat lo uHlillaA 10f booKs. tocHlnentS. etc. Fur
this rcasnn: pwiny 70 ny phys!ca disability. he
ihoIKht , thas would not answer the purpose. MI.
r.; r. ,HS1 noI 1sSa no T. t. ~ easoent 9d 9 cspto
performing mr. duties. 10 this change entered
no no eonnlaint; a buL when had oceupcd this place
LOT two or three days. beVNn TO feel aymptous OF
4ams stno usktng him Il he eond not movo nc 10
ihe too' ahoso where tho atmosphere vas not 80
any door. but A. The end OF a curet-
aon et % se sn s's,1fs ns ten tS ntsn s
nonttoM WY quite n9!feFhlc 10 ne, a. well .s the
ah neIo. ot Ims tMe nnphess a. thc ,attcE place
painfully srPsrgt!t. rs was taken with chill.
"a nv n"Ma III n Ss YarE r. ta q aG.oaGs 10 60
s1nnsr.ntlv was very wlaE 'aat should 50; but
ti9n with HIN ior Il lsayc-wh.ch liz informed mo
might consider approved tn adsanco-for tho 70:
~ t W Inc aess"n so wo listened
to lho taet that ME. y. wantail tho application
aue omt tae 9enai''aoF ING eession AND
th: ,s,ai w, 'ay that + wa 1nERetsc to
m;!ltt,ng !tg an ast o. snspoo.Htnatl9a. l'u9,l,!1I
III "" .e1'tHa .sG eunMiEss McAt HiEcE! 10 !he
o'!ee oI ": =: ". hn!k!cy, no. TlG Eleventh
htseeI ~ y carlIaGo,-iot Dclhk abl1 10 ~ othur.
wiae,-o cnnealt MN ns to my condition. When
ia9peasGa bofnfe .,, hin & no ~. once informed me-
that ! Haa emu At tnat tlmet tnat my general
health t w. IN A. yerY my condition., and that I
nsMst Iease TUG cftJ ~ onen; A1tcf prtsctlE.
!nK i9s mo'. ne AaSe mo eeft!aeato TO the o!cct
l4ht wa unasf hI4 treatment, ena TINT ha had
MFecten n. ri. MG t.e,,,t.f 10 !eAvo tia fly.
": thS ,otloWIa9 nnthnQ sent my application
70 Hr. Hf1Hht, wnrdetl Us no had roqucsted. fnr
IT, rcMa!nAss ~. of tug sssa!oni" -inelosis d.
~, ce,tnca,e; !a wn!cn ase, o1 COURSE 10" On
w IN !hc ntllce of setEennt. arms Fright. On
th1a same har. Juno IL, started Tor hoino TAX
lnx !nr.llc1nc out!Hy my ent1lc Journey. was 50
Weak' hoWnysr. t'lat ! Wae compelled to remain
over ae Willlanisport before ! was atla TO
complete my ioAtncY rtached nly hoMn on thu
ltss. WAere hava since fnmnincI; and not up to
IT, IT, Illness Which "as tl1c cause Of my leaving
"at4HtSn; ntIap t,s ,hovn, tn..tn. nv .n,,,.,
fcceslhe notice IN tAe hth inst. frhm lit. l}rglt
informing nc that tny services would mt bc re-
aulre1 attsr the 1tl Inst. A. IN causu mas ss.
signed for my REMOVAL, IDok It for granted thst 1t
WAS IN accuHnt Of my RcnuhlIcantsai. Hut 10 /
sdl'1 whcn Hr n,!sht b asked the reasons 70. big
act'nn no waits upi'n tna Wtres. fran hts rctruat
y. i!nh1efdou the remarkable hcFnit Of uuws, Il nat
:. Wilson was removed hecnnte he would mi {,er-
iorn any servlcc." Th!s tllsratcn. coming on tho