New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-02
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ZACHARY TAYLOR'S DAUGHTER-THE NOMI-
NATION OF 1884


General Sherman IN The North American Review.
In the year 1879 General T. s. Grant was President
OF The United States. | was GeneraLinChief OF the
armies of the United states and James c. Blsgc was
speaker OF the House OF Representatives. All were
resident IN Washington. u. c. was seated IN my
the card Of Mrs wood widow OF the late Assistant
to show the lady In She deeply yelled then no,
uncommon by reason of ,he msny dependent WIDOWS
lccr in the familiar HANDWRITING OF ths venerable
General David Hunter. asking me 10 befrlend = INC
bearer Casting my eyes over ~ eNcialmsu
what you Tho widow Of my old surgeon General al
" Yes she answered. raised her veil and revealed
her features then of old lady but beyond question
The daughter Of General Zachary Taylor pea. Mrs
ymi' She replied, " do not know hrt General
Hunter our steadfast friend has sent me to You and
1869, supposed had estate enough TO satisfy my
Of the old sugar plantation. collected few OF the
old slaves, with promises Of wages or shares tried to
then tried e lease with no better success Now my
daughter writes me from Austria that She IS very
must go to my daughter and have not cent.
NY old friends arc all dead an. ard L know know
money was Necessary. She sad thousand dollars.
had not the MONEY General Hunter had M, not Tho
husband died after fortyfour years of faithful
service IN he Florida War in The Mec3 ANY War ar and y,
child calls to me from abroad" Mrs. Wood am
G s y a UP rvs yc~ S me month bs
II can only date from The TING OF your iormai april
claimed. my dap shter is calling for me now, Ny
passage across the ocean viii cost sS0' and t
thousand" After a few moments thought ! said
name on nth the same LIST with that Of Mrs General
worth; Mrs General Sumner and Others ard have ,ss
VIZ. March e, 1850 This will require an act Of
Congress. What member Of that body do you know know
from Kentucky - Not on" " Do you know any;
of the HoSs fellow naniic Wit and Of anOq1ndcd
generosity ?" No, she had never met Mr. hlaine.
afternoon al the Speakers Room. say. at 4 D. m,
punctualy ~ ~ will do ANYTHING she answsI c
Room. south wing Of the Capitol at O'Clock THIS
evening OF course she ga ., . ".
speaker Blaine. who in his chair presiding over
a noisy House, but who as always responded QUICKLY
c 20 my and s we went torthci to he speakers Room
scruSs the hall. behind the Chair" where sat the
Of ,hqri hague cgcr appr ached lady With mors
c,cacy and grace ihar did Mr speaker bane me ne
General Zachary Taylor, former President OF inc
rnilcd states Aftct few words of inquIry and
f;od has IL core 10 this t6ai the daughter Of
Zachary Taylor, and WIDOW of faithful army
! his NE should be here knocking a, the doors Of
Congress for the piiifpl pension Of fry dollars srS
4
pity It's Ills true" Turning 10 Mrs WOOD. blalnc
continued: Your father was the hrst man ever
shouted for as President and for YOU his daughter
| will do al a man can in this complicated govern
ment. l viii mako your case my own; Don Iea ave
this city ill you hear from me- findlng nan
touched tho proper chord of his generous nature,
advised Mrs wood 10 return TO General Huhtets
and await the result Blaine escorted hef 10 IN.
stairway with many friendly cNplo sSi0ns, returned
10 the Speakers chair and resumed his functions
did not remain. hut learned from friend aitcr-
SonT eyiSs a,t,non to lie business OF tn Iiouse,
occasionally scIi5hlpC on BIZ Of paper ana "nn a
m,l occurred pc called member 70 take ms pare
and vailed straight 70 Nh Holman the ny,, ,a
Of rrt irt 'rsi which wait 70 iNh through plcasc
don, .ol 'cct What l. II \ special pension
~ N, wihrw q surgeon wood. The dsuGaier ~
General Zachary TAYLOR" Is It all right" %
blush that This thing could be- Wen san
Holman 20 ahead ! win be out OF the way, III
the cloak-room" Watching his opportunity, lam
C. Blaine as Member ~ Congress for Maine, eO ne
eve and ear Of the Acting speaker made one o. M,
most eloquent and beautiful speeches. INTRODUCED
his ttle bill fer the pension of Mrs Wood for SO
month 10 date back 10 INC time OF surgeon NV 3s
death about four years. which would give her aOont
~ 400 o. arrears and 5000 a year for li'. " was
rushed through the House 10y unanimous conseW;
and Blaine followed II through 10 tho Scna'N ana
deserving laiv wa enabled to 20 10 Austtla 10 be
with her daughter In her illness ] understand mas
both are now dead. and that the OVERLOOKING IrasuN
of the United Is no lOrgrr taxed by mis- pension
bu, must rescue nom oblivion tho memory u 'h'S
nur, act If unrpcordcd bcnrVolcncc.
In ihc wear Il our Lord 1854 there was 10 DC
ehaT contest for the nomination IN 'hhaco Ior
presidential candidate OF the Republican parry. Inc
press and people generally beloved ia' h'ahc ~dH" ~
IL and everybody turned 10 him AZ the man best
qualified 10 execute tho policy to accomplish me
trsur aimed at. stIll. ahncgane himself, he wrote
to me from Washington this l3t'r: