New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-28
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
Is A REPUBLIC GRATEFUL
ruropoRr ROOSEVELT AZ A oRrT1c-MNconSs

z,xPEpIFST-AN AMAZED EDITOR.
Washington. July 2G-In the public service In wash
,npton a, hundreds of men, and women TOO whose lie
histories II written would contain pages whch "Ouio
excite the interest and admiration o' III VIM io'o
tales of knIgttly courage and daring or VINO sym
patblye with and respect patient fort'udc anu s'u'
LOYALTY 70 conscience and country. Occupying The
.hi nosi,iou Of messenger in tho Treasury Depart
,on, 10 n o,,,ct unassumng man who was one OF
a.. tsw faithful among the thousands OF fathless
oecers ~ the Government in the South when IL was
srcnt by secession. Thomas H. Lawrence was
Young second lieutenant IN the revenue marine ana
was aboard the cutter Lewis Cass on inc Moohe
citation IN the winter Of 1s60-6l. On the last day
30 Janparv. 1901 Captain James j. Morrison, her
commander baseiy surrendered the Cas- to the
authorities of the state OF Alabama On the same
do Iisu,opant Lawrence wrote this letter, which was
unfinished in the Northern newspapers few days
afterwarl:
The Tinted states revenue cutter Lewis Cass, at
tached TO this station mas ms day Deeh '"Iru o vi
10 the state OF Alabama ny hoi '"P'"i''' "' ''
MOTT S u, t cmtensnts here concluded leave her.
and stand by the Federal Government; shall not
&c mn fine old ship Of state. Union, az long as n
plank Of her remains ahoa but stand by he s nri, ,
as long the nag OF Our Co"""S ""'N' "'' WV
Capitol Washington
Ieutenants Lawrence. Rogers and Shoemaker were
the only officers OF the revenue marine stations III The
South who stood by their colors and remained falih
ia the Union despite every threat and appeal used to
,nduce them 70 ioin the Rebellion. Al Ncw.Orleans
Cantain Bushwood assisted by LieutenantS Cahweh
and Fiser. hauled down the flag In disgrace on board
the revenue cutter McClelland. Caldwell who, like
rister was a Northern man. disobcyng Secretary
Dix's historic and famous order; face captain
Rl,sbwood under arrest and If any man attempts 10
banl down the American flag shoot him on the spot
Both he and Fister entcicd the rebel navy in
,sG1 Iavrcnce resigned his commission In the
TINT Navy as
masters mate lie served under Admiral Farraglt
ON hoarl the yarna. Captain Boggs. and had charge
~ the nhdsbip guns when she sunk in battle by
the ,ybcl guns below New Orleans, April "a, 1862
In that battle Lieutenant Fser was an officer on the
,ohcl runboat McRae which helped to oppose Farra-
CUTS fleet
Persons who contend that Republics are I'M
grateful might point 10 these two mcn-LaWrence'
who was true 20 his oath aud country. and Fster, who
was false 20 both-as evidence in favor Of this con-
tenton The Cleveland Administration gave to
r,stcr an Office Of great responsibility with salary
NJ a. 500 per annilm. to which, it Is asserted, lie
managed 10 add fat and otherwise desirable however
nlerltimate "pcrquisitcs." Lawrence as have SAID,
occupies the humble position of messenger and re-
ceIyes believe the prncely salary of 5000 per year
even Civil Service Commissioner has the feeiings
OF orr common humanity, and must occasionally give
expression to hem' said Mr.. Roosevelt To-Day "heh
,be latter went into the Commissioners rooms.
have recently been reading some OF MI fiskes ms'or-
col works I'm the rare intervals when have not beeh
wrestling with recacitrant postmasers and beigefeht
Congresemen Mr. Fiske has done most excellent ser
vice in uopulaizlng American history ana iOr hls ne
deserves the thanks of all Americans; and his views
are usually sound and healthy. But he VIII INSIST on
irving TO combine his role as historian win ms loe
aS campagn pamphleteer do not OBJECT 10 MN a'
all because he is a Mugwump; there are Mugwninps
and Nugwumps Just there are all sorts ana xmas
~ Renublcans and Democrats But apparently Mr..
rtste belongs 70 the demented variety Of Mugwump.
I, his last books he cannot resist putting III inter-
iectional notes Of admiration about VlcVeiahu' ONO
henp as we'll a. ] recOect. 10 the erect tha' all To
formers have worked on the same Ines nom 'he
aavs n, simon de Montforf o those OF Gladstone and
,lcvcland' Now aside from the question OF good
taste sentence like that I'm sober history Is simply
protesunr: II was not for the high estimation IN
which hold Mr. Flske should say that 1t came dan
erosly near striking the note OF silly pr0vhcallsm'
Nv friend cabot Lodge has recently written q Lie
Of Washln etonr which Is even better man MI flshe
excecn; books; but you will not find therein any
such sentence as From the days OF Alfred the Great
10 the DAYS OF bismarck and Blaine. Mr.. Louec j.
quite as stanch partisan as Mr.. Fske but then he
alan uossoSSes a saving sense Of humor which MI
Fiske would do we'll 10 cultivate Mr.. Fiske shonhi
take ND David COpperhcd and study the case OF MI
Dick II will be remembered that Mr.. DICK was Nfly
fond OF the pen, but that unfortunately ne iouhu II
upossibe TO keep the head of King Charles the First
out OF his writings Apparently Mr. fiske suhers
from a similar difficulty with the image Of Mr.. 'ieVe
land Mr. Dick finally adopted the plan OF using TWO
sets OF paperS putting down his story on one ana
using the other whenever he felt iIresisbN lmpe"i
TO write about King Charles the FIRST Mr. fl'he
sLould FRY the same method Then, when he has fin
ishcd he can put his historical writings into book
form and give tile public another of his admirable
voumes while as for the he can send It to some
con0cuial spirits-for choice | should suggest the
editors Of Puck. they 10 be suffering from
rather vuent form OF that singular species Of acute
moral and mental hystera which usually accompanies
prolonged and excessive Indulgence In the perhieous
habit of Cleveland dOlatry7
"Presidcnt Lincoln said Western Senator the
other day was nothing If not original, and some OF
his political devices while a member of the Lcgislat
ire Of Illinois were marked by quiet and Ingenious
readiness of resource which was sui gencrts ard
would nut to shame the most cunning tricks of these
later days in the matter of qnorims, caucuses ana
'deadlocks.'
Here is a sample Of his genius in that pariicu-
lar line, continued the Senator " which have never
seen I'm print Mr.. Lincoln was always an enthusiast
tc advocate of internal Improvements. and while a
member Of the Legislature left no stone unnncd TO
further the good cause In 1896 the Illinois and
Michigan Canal was begun, and patriotic llllnoisans
psophcsled that I'm cheapcnng transportation and the
cost OF commodities delivered almost al the farmers
doors It would prove yerltable FL Dorado to the
state The following year however was one Of deep
financial gloom and disaster from which the state Of
Illinois suffered - greatly that all internal improve
ments were SUSPENDED for season. During one