Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-12-11
From Our Own Correspondent ]

complimentary to tennessee teIGSA-
tiiOn-Gerden's Policy.
From Our Own Correspondent 2
WASHINGTON, Dec 8, 1879.
1t really appears that the rebel Br G.
alters will never succeed in securing
the appointment of full set of House
and Senate employees who will render
them thorough satisfaction. Their
first experience was with Fitzhugh,
that "biger man than old Grant,"
who became so festive and hilarious
as to secure the enmity not only Of the
aforesaid Brigadiers, but also of The
wag, Sam Cox. The sequel is short
one. FitZhugh was "buunced", and re.
manded to the Obecurity of Texan
wilds. But Fitz. was not to be
"squelched" without a murmer, and
before leaving Washington he made
many Interesting disclosures as to the
methods of the Brjgadiers. Not only
did be expose Judge Holman's duplici-
~ practiced on one~legged Repnbii
con soldier, but he also told how Sam
Randalrs pets, .. G., Philadelphia
roughs. made away with valua-
bic public documents worth $500 per
volume, and sold them to Washington
junk dealers at two cents per pound.
He also exposed sam. Co.'s at
tempt to induce him to tell lie, by
telling all the New York employees Of
the House that they must THANK Cox
fer their positions, as il was through
his influence that they were appointed,
thus aiding Cox in building up iDfia-
u "A ,nl, into
New York City. These and q great
many other interesting things FEz.
hugh told, and gto-day the mere men
tloG of his name excites the ire of the
Brigadiers and their doug b. faced allies.
The next in the order of succession
was Polk, who halls from somewhere
in Tennessee. Polk attempted to please
all the Brigadiers, and his appoint
ments were as plentiful IS fallen
leaves in autumn. Soon his laWless
acts became known, and he was made
to step ''down and out" He too, Ike
Fitzhugh, became Wratby, and opened
his budget to the newspaper men. But
the only man whom he smirched was
Garter Harrison, who was afterwards
elected Mayor of Chicago, thereby
demonstrating that the Democracy
never repudiate their favOrite leaders
| for any offence short ST burglary or
arson.
| The great skeleton in the Democratic
| closet is SeTgeant-at-krms Bright, OF
the Senate. Bright is son of the ex-
| United States Senator of that name
| from Indiana, who was expelled from
the Senate in 1862 for treason. Door
keeper Bright was himself rebel, and
| during the entire war Governor Nor
| ton had detectives Oh his tracks, ready
at moments notice to thro "
him into prison: 1t was
his rebelIious~ record that com
mended him to the Brigadiers,
| and they gave him the Sergeant at>
Armsship. But while Bright loved
| the Brigadiers, he loved Indiana and
| Dan Voorhees, more, and at least one.
third of his appointments have been
the friends OF Voorhees,. He even had
the temerity to remove Senator
Gordon's brother-in-law, Haraldson,
| from subordinate position in the
Senate. He systematically discharged
two or three one-legged soldiers,
whose retention was demanded by a
Senatorial Democratic caucus. He has
snubbed poor old Beck, and Wade
Hampton refuses to be comforted be-
cause he has been unable to secure the
| appointment OF few of his tissue
ballot friends. The result is that much
bad blood has been engenderett against
| Mr.. Bright, and the chances are that
he will soon be remanded to the
| shades of private life.
A gentleman asked me if it we
true That Senator Beck had over been
an overseer on a Kentucky planta-
ton. replied that did not know,
| when he showed me d speech deliv-
cred ia the Senate by Hon. w. G.
Brow nloW, in which the charge was
specifically made. It is said that
Beck has never gotten over the casti-
cation administered him by Brown
low on that occasion, and the mention
of the name of the great Tennessean
always gives him sick headache.
/ was up at the House the other day
went there to look in at the menag-
arie of Brigadiers. The tamest set OF
so called representatives beheld was
the Democratic delegation from your
State. Their very appearance branda
them as blatherskites of the
first water, and may Heaven
take care of the Tennessee Democ-
racy if the men they send here are
literally their representatives. Unless
| SDgag6u Ill VISIOuaIy sCuOA1CSS lACy H1C
utilities, and the most of their time is
spent,
SIN looking out the winders,
And eating pinders."
Old Andy Jackson would indeed be
lost if he were alive, and looked in {, t
the leather-heads. who the Democracy
have sent to the Nations Capital.
Thus far Gordon's efforts to make
| -. - y
wear muzzles, have met with success.
They are as pacific as lambs, and up TO
the present date they are like sheep
before their shearers. that openeth not
their mouths.
ChanCery Sale of a Valuable Farm.