The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-11-03
ANOTHER LITTLE DEADLOCK.

The Senate was the scene Of another
deadlock for two or three days before the
adjournment, brought about by very
trivial affair compared with the business
which ordinarily commands or is sup
posed to command the attention of the
Senate. One day last week the Prcsi-
dent sent to the Senate The nomination
of Il young man named Stratham, who is
q personal friend and follower of Ma
hone, to be Postmaster at Lynchburg.
This nomination was made mt Mahone's
dictation, for the purpose Of showing
that he controls the Federal patronage
of Virginia, with the hope that this de-
monstration will draw numbers Of the
Olliccseekers of Virginia to the Read
justers' ticket in the coming election
The Democrats, Of course, did rot wish
To see the State carried for Malone by
this species Of official corruption, and,
therefore, determined to fight against a
confirmation of the nomination. In
making this fight they were peculiarly
fortunate not 10 run counter TO Northern
sentiment, for the man to be turned out
to make room for this protoge 6 Ma
hone was a gallant Union soldier of illi-
nois, of whom the Peoria Daily Tran.
script, of that State, says:
Tho soldiers monument in tho Court
House Square OF this city bears among
the many names of tho heroic dead tho
name OF ono of tho heroic living, Mr.
John T. Wilson, formerly of this citv
now of Lynchb,rg. Va. MIR. Wilson
was n member of the Seventy seventh
Illinois regiment, and in one OF tho ter
rible battles before Vicksburg. under
Grant, he received ball plumb between
the eyes. 1t passed into tho forehead,
through the head. and out at the back
part OF 1t, cutting entirely clear OF the
brain. Amer being shot through the head
his left arm was paralyzed by minnie
ball, which carried away the scapula and
passed through the shoulder blade, split
ting it, In this condition his comrades,
naturally supposing him dead, 1T his
of the rebels, was nur,ed by them. lived
to SEQ the close of tho war, and is now
better than dozen dead men.
Mr.. Wilson IS Republican, and an
acceptable and efficient Postmaster. so
that in defending him the Democrats put
themselves in clear anu unmistakable
opposition to the most vicious application
of the spoils system, while the Republi-
cans are placed on record rs endorsing it
to the extent of turning out an efficient
officer, though he is q wounded Union
soldier aud Republican, to corrupt a
State election by means Of the Federal
patronage. The nomination WAS, of
course, considered in executive session,
and the Democrats made some very
strong speeches against confirmation, and
by dilatory motions, debate and frequent
roll calls prevented action on the nomi-
tion before the Senate adjourned. The
Democrats moved to discuss the nomina-
tion in open session, but the Republicans
and Malone voted the motion dowl, as
they could not afford TO giye any greater
publicity to the matter than they were
compelled tt do. The Republicans per-
ceived that the Democrats would keep up
the fight against Stratham until after the
Virginia election, and, therefore, on Sat
urday morning held caucus on the sub
ject, at which it was agreed to leave the
continuance OF the session to President