The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-28

Col. ]. @. Burch, Tennessee, Secretary
United States Senate.
Mai. F. E. shober, North Carolina, Chief
Clerk United States Senate.
Col. Il. E. Peyton. Virginia, Executive
Clerk United States Senate.
Mai. L. Chalmers, Mississippi, Bill Clerk
United States Senate.
Capt. J. A. Newson, Mississippi, ex.As.
sistant Finance Clerk United States Sem
ate.
Gen. @. NJ. Wilcox, a West Pointer,
Messenger United States Senate.
Mai. a. D. Banks, Mississippi, Station
cry Keeper United States Senate.
Gen. Morgan Rawls, Georgia, superin-
tendent Clerks Document Room, House OF
Representatives.
W. H. Robertson, A. W. @. Nolan, h.
Cook, G. W. Rock, W. B. .Lowery, L. G.
Glass, G. W. Kennedy, ]. L. knight, ].
B. Smith, 81. Lathram, Richard Allen, @.
@. Buckner, H. T. Bangs, T. W. Young,
Eppa Morris, P. K. Polk, G. Tyler, B. N.
Cromwell. G. @. Wedderbone, s. B. Cleg.
horn, E. B. Lyles. ]. E. Shuttles, ]. Petite.
grew, W. NJ. Hardy, Il. N. Hubbs, ]. NJ.
Kinney, A. J. Dorm, W. @. Gilman, ], H.
White, J. L. Jones, ]. K. Fisher, ]. G.
Paine, ]. G. Motif, S. q. Richards, W. Hsr-
ris, T. 81. Baker, T. B. Lubbet, E. NJ. Jew
ell, A. w. Rees, II. NJ. Scott, @. W. Dun
nington, 7. W. Petit, F. L. Jewell, P. H.
Winston, J. W. White, Frank Lamar,
Gen. L. l.. Lomax, 7. G. Ingram, L. Fish.
er, E. G. Boudinor, P. D. Sayers, n. s.
Brown, ]. :. Francis, 7. W. Hood, g. P.
Gilman, W. NJ. Patton, ]. T. Blackston,
W. W. Lester, Thomas Durgan, Patrick
Doran, s. Harr, N. W. Henderson, W.
Lynch, Mr.. Colquitt. Frank Smyth, E.
Este, W. SPRINGFIELD, Ed. sloss, P. s. Good.
sci, J. W. Jermingo, n. s. Clark, W.
Leach, T. o. TowIes, G. T. Rogers, Maj o.
N. Merrill-SS.
It may be remembered that in 1873 this
soldiers roll business began to look dis
reputable, and there was an examination
The Democrats were determined 10 turn
out all the old employees, but to save their
credit they promised to put Democratic
soldiers in their places; and this is the way
they did 1t. New England Democratic
members acting together. tits understood,
presented one Mr.. Holt, and he was &C.
cepted for one OF the best places. In the
investigation he was questioned under
oath as follows:
Q-You have been soldier?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-How long had you been in service'
A.-Three years.
Gas an enlisted soldier from Massa-
chusetts?
Ayes, sir.
Later in the investigation he was again
on the stand, and in'answer to an inquiry
as TO what was the nature OF his services
in the Union army during the Rebellion,
he replied: II did moi do any; belonged 10
an Independent Company in Boston" There
was much commntion about this fellow,
but he had good Democratic hackers, and
he kept his place. Then there was an
other vacancy in the soldiers roll, and in
the words Of Mr.. Frye, OF Maine, a gallant
horse marine stepped forward-WilliAm
S. Dulin. CrippledP No. Disabled? No.
Democrat? Yes, every time. You served,
suppose, in the Union army. No, sir;
in the navy. You look quite young; when
did you enlist in the navy? In 1869, as
apothecary's clerk. "0h, you Democrats,
who are bound to oil up the soldiers roll
with crippled and disabled soldiers. where
did you find Dulin, who was almost q
babe al his mothers breast when the
War broke out2 Could you not find one
wounded Democratic soldier? Wereyou
reduced to this maritime druggist?" Mr..
Frye continued his analysis till he came
to the name OF one Fitzhugh, when he
said:
On looking at Fitzhugh every member
OF the Committee knew that he was not
born when the war broke out; he could
not have been soldier. How he ever got
on the soldiers roll do not know, unless
On the same principle that we pension
children OF dead soldiers. Fitzhugh's
father, the old Doorkeeper, that "biger
man than old Grant," was dead Demo-
crat; there is no doubt aboutthat. Laugh
ter 1t may be that he was put on the
soldiers roll because his father was de-
ceased Democrat. But Polk does not say
so. What does he say? He says: ~
yield to the Democrats OF the House-the
various delegations soldiers roll to
keep 1t full" and he says, "There was a..
most always vacancy on it" Only think
Of that. Only fourteen positions on this
roll, and the whole United States to draw
from; yet you gentlemen who promised to
treat us fairly could not keep the soldiers
roll iull to save your lives! You went to
the Revolutionary War, the War OF 1912,
the Mexican War, the Confederate Army,
the Union Army, the streets, the field.
You picked up every body you pleased.
You went to the volunteer companies
you went to the independent COM
paries. You visited the muster
field; you searched high and low,
broad and deep; yet Polk says
that you could not keep your soldiers roll
full, and because you could not keep itfull
he put on Fitzhugh. Oh, spirit Of the i'm.
mortal Falstatf! give US one hour OF thy
time and at tap OF drum and squeak Of fife
drill this glorious battalion oil Democratic
crippled and disabled soldiers. Laughter
See them fall into Incl Here comes the
venerable gentlemen OF the war of 1872.
Then theMexican War contributes share;
then the navy sends in its boy; then the
son OF the dead Fitzhugh comes into view
then comes the Irish brigade with Michael
J. Flanagan, diseased tor many years.;
then the man that sprained his ankle when
drilling in 1861; and then that asthmatic
fellow. Laughter. Sothey march up to
drill, one after another; and the spirit Of
FaIslaff, disguised with the display, takes
heavenward its fight laughter and ap.
plausel. shouting back as 1t goes:
"If be not ashamed Of my soldiers, /
am soused gurnet have misused the
Kings press damnably. My whole
charge consists Of ancients, corporals, lieu
tenants, gentlemen, ETC., and such as in
deed were never soldiers. I'll not
march through Coventry with them, that's
fat"
Up. CARR, ESQ.,. a prominent lawyer, of