The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-10-16
Peso al and Political.

as a cadet. His destiny was to be
educated, clothed, fed anth trained
for the service of his country. In
four years he graduated, was com
mlssloned AS second lieutenant and
sent to his regiment to be clothed fati
and salarled as an officer of the army
q the United States. For eight wears
and seven months as second lieuten-
ant, for two years and eight months
as first lieutenant, and for six Years
as captain he braved the danger of
camp life in peace, and endured the
hardships Of beans and hard tack.
bacon and military discipline in the
service of his country. He drilled
the awkward squad, vas officer of
the day in sash and sword and after
more than twenty years of patient
endurance Of camp and barrack lite
he became major general-first of
volunteers, and then Of the regular
army. He served through the war
a subordinate, but not unsuccessful.
service, and Was once slightly woun-
ded in a batIle. For this service he
has drawn from the government in
pay aud allowances, the sum CT one
hundred and siXty-iive thousand,
nine hundred and eighty.one dollars.
To this add the extra allowances.
combinations, elceteras, and so
forths, while commanding in the
field, and General Hancock has, from
first to last been paid the sum of two
hundred thousand dollars. He has
been we'll paid, we'll fed, we'll housed,
well clothed, till now, in the prime
of manhood, he draws, for annual
compensation, thesum of nine thCuS-
and seven hundred and fifty dollars.
He weighs two hundred and fifty
pounds. He lives in superb style at
Governors Island. He has horses,
servants, ambulances, and rations.
Take his career, all in all. he has been
uncomnonly well treated by the
country, and has illustrated the fact
that Republics are not always I'M
grateful. If he shall fail to become
President OF the United States he
will not have cause to reproach the
country for any deep ingratitude. A
Mt # 4 III ip,,,r,N NF,iE,/,,o
writing from Governors Island, thus
describes the present surroundings of
Gen. Hancock:
The general occupies sixty-fcur
acres of land, worth, il it were sold
for city residences, about fifteen mil
lion dollars. Governors Island has
ceased to be of any value as defense
for the city or harbor. 1t is simply
used as the residence of some pet
commanding general. A gun fired
from Governors Island at passing
ship would go crushing into tho heart
of Brooklyn. If ii public enemy
should ever get within reach of G. "
ernor's Island, with the new inn
pruvement in longe range guns, he
could send she'll through the Astor
House, Trinity Church, the Stock
Exchange or the Sub Treasury.
Here on his fifteen million dollar
farm, surrounded by several hun
dred servants, the tax payers OF
America support General Hancock.
Here seventy soldiers make General
Hancock's Garden, dig in his front
yard, trim his grape vines and wait
upon him as if he were king. At
his command is steam yacht, with
steam always up, ready to take the
general over to DelminicO'S to din
ner, or down to C0ney Island for a
sea bath or filtration with the la
dies. Though we live in times of
peace, everything around Gen. Han.
cock is on war footing. An armed
sentinel stalks up and down in front
of his private residence all day long,
and on through the weary night.
What for, nobody knows, but, tired
and jaded, in sunshine and storm.
this poor soldier must walk up and
down before his great master. No
ordinary citizen can see the general.
An orderly, buttoned up and baking
III u ulotNtpit NbIlVi y'ul .
card. A naughty chief of staff eX
amines it, and, if your clothes are
good enough, he will permit you to
stand before the general moment
while he sits, listens aud waves you
away. The ordinary farmer, with
his face Drowned and hands calloused
with honest toll, would meyer be al
lowed to enter the presence of the
commanding general. The first
thought as you look at the General
is that he must he Barnum's fat boy
grown old. His face is gross and
sensual. His cheeks puff out like
the fat boys, and then his whole
head grows smaller till your eyes
rest on his f.reEead, which is low
and narrow. The General is great
eater and liberal drinker. He takes
wine at every meal. and whiskey
whenever he feels like it. High liv.
ing and liberal drinking have given
him flabby, sci sual double chin,
which hangs down and rests oyer his
mashed down shirt collar. The Gen
eral is tilty-nine years old. He wears
IA white military m0ustache. and
weighs about two hundred and fifty.
He is not good talker, and never
succeeded in making the simplest
semi public speech. He is lazy,