Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25
card. Thanks and compliments Of the Presi-
INC. W. roRSEYs DEFEAT.


The sounds of melody yet fingered on tho
air while the notes Of preparation wont on and
with great strides the dread spectre of war with
desolation and death in its train approached
the city, so soon TO be the center Of all war-ike
movements. The peace congress had met and
adjourned and nothing TO satisfy the warning
sections had been evolved from all its discus
sions. Congress met in extra session on the
4th OF July with many empty seats Tennessee
was represented by ex-President johnson in
the Senate and in the House of Representatives
Emerson Etheridge was recognized by For
ney, who against the protest Of many OF his
friends placed the names Of these
Representatives from the south on the
roll, and as though in retribution for giving
tne nrst encouragement TO carpetbagism, with
AL the affictions which followed in its train,
THESE members of Congress without constitu-
ents and OF his own creation. voted to a man
against him. and elected Emerson Etheridge to
,he eierkship It was a gloomy national
holiday. L went TO Forneys house 20 con-
congratulate him on his defeat. which. in the
opinion OF many. served him right; but found
MN VOC Frustrated. He was alone. the crowd
was with the successful candidate and he said
as entered: We'll you have not lett me
NO; said. Il came to congratulate Won on
your defeat and to say it served you right; but
you are too humbled to crow over"
he admitted the defeat would be very heavy
can S Irlends should pension the venerable As
pury Dickens, so long secretary Of the Senate,
ana elect him to that position.
TURNED INTO VICTORY.
He revived at the suggestion. and sent for
Gen. Cameron. the Hon. David wilmot, one of
the best Of men, and thus the ball set in
motion, and, as it moved on, il was found that
Forney's election depended on the two Senators
from Kentucky, the Hon. Lag. Powell and the
hon. John c. Breckenridge, one of natures
hobiemen, blessed with every attribute that
could add dignity to manhood. Late at night
rorney found me. he having just left republican
caucus, and said If could induce Breckenridge
and Powell to vote a blank or retire from the
Senate l could have the entire patronage of the
secretarys Office. l refused to place my two
friends in such position, the more especially
as Forney, forgetful of our intimacy
with Senator Breckenridge in the past,
and how as Vice President he had stood
by Forney when prosecuted by buchanan, had
hlled his papers with abuse OF him. Failing
TO move me he sought Gen. Thos. l.. Critten-
den and Gen. James s. Jackson of Kentucky
and appealed to them to see Breckenridge and
Powell, which. relying on Forney's promises
that his election would enure to my benefit,
they did and Senator Powell actually offered to
vote Tor him If, as he said, it would benett me. i
protested against it. but they voted blank.
and thus John W. Forney was elected to the
had but one interview with him after that and il
is needless to say he kept none of the promises
made TO secure that position.
THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN
Anew weeks only elapsed before that bright
afternoon when the Rhode Island and other
troops crossed the Long bridge and invaded
1.-The sacred soil' of the old dominion. can
see them now as they passed the Office of the
National InteI,oe1sces, and a more beautiful
sight than that splendid regiment presented /
never saw. Sunday came bright and beautiful
The tight at Manassas and the first Bull Run
was going on and Washington had few citizens
unmindful of the result. The streets were
crowded all day, anxious faces inquiring for
news went unsatisfied until night when the
first evidence of bad news came from
the War Department forbidding us to
publish any news from the battle
held and closing the United States mail to the
National Intelligencer. l could not convince
Mr.. Henry J. Raymond when he returned from
Bull hun OF this fact. and he went to the War
Department to protest but in vain. thought
Mr.. Russell Of the London Times rather en-
loyed it, rs the dispatch bag of the British le-
CATION was beyond the power of the War De-
partment, and of it Mr.. Russell awaited himself.
The next day brought confirmation of the worst
reports in the crowds Of stragglers which filled
our streets, and SO the made its first i'm
preston on Washington. JOHN f. CoYLE.