The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-20

Franklin Pierce"
II was made page Just rs Pierce was
elected. Isaw nll the contests over Kansas
and Nebraska In his term. and was with Mr.
Douglas when he and Pierce and Buchanan
were competitors for the Presidency. and
when Mr.. Douglas was. apparently. the In
evitable successor OF Buchanan. stayed in the
Senate as an employee. moved UP from grade
to grade through Lincoln's Administration
and In part OF Johnson's. and returned q
Senator when Garfield was inaugurated.
When left the Senate I was in effect tho
Sergeant-at.Arms. although Mr.. Brown. q
friend OF Senator Trumbull OF Illinois. held
the Office He intrusted most OF Its functions
to me-, You klow that in those davs. In fact
down to about is77n place IN the Senate was
ns 81 e. aud I HaS
destroy I'D the civil services In the only place
where 1t had strong toothod"
What WAS your. otfence3"
Whs m wss sSns ION
ihe war was over tie LEGISLATION Of the s lieoaS-
81 Now YORK and p Dickson %
BIZ when vote fSH
q that sort. and l exertcd myself to bring
m WIZ Mere % the tSsy
That was. noticed. and Pomeroy OF Kansas
who 10 still living. and one or two others made
rown s"h That he woW
tSke the r tsat on himself but aid
!! I could not enter the Senate by another than
the servants door l refused the nomination
60 tq the n. Legislature and from the Losisla-
Ia. Hna Kind e man was Stephen A. Doug
HE was almost the only man I hive ever
known in public lie who grew greater the
jersey where RG ssS and Tf he
lived side by side. They were friends. .andi
meant to FIN lin ana
i spt AZ party to Se There began
yival habits. affected him finally. When |
knew ns him st his house no yas beth great
and was superb host. Appearing at his table
he was noted for his ur6anity and power to at
spend money IaSishfy, but Hospitality was his
lay; His H. receptions were fine and no one one
criticized when he was on the stump getting
votes disappeared altogether ut his house.
H whss seEs n
the stonecutters rang from dawn to, dark.
f R being built built would walk with Judge
When asked by some one what no could learn
the only ah' peops Mho Knew they
not know anything up yonder in the Capitol:
1 .esisi w'S d'"l with nature and life and its
Was not Douglas disappointed MANI
be the candidate in 1860 that. the refusal OF
to the
heart His health declined. but saw him un-
he Vent to Mr. Lincoln and told him that he
SHOULD stand by him after Ts had been opened
ami pT Mas fhsy
Thsy thossSt theis father had t been ' badly
bid yau know the leading characters OF
and have fFsnd tho % d Ed Rs
PECULIAR eI msn ~: Ola Blair v" Vas very Tstissnt:
who published the Globe, and thought
ner sSo@ NJ to of me that old
Blair knew how to get q good deal Of credit for
Ms tok S nv when 81 he had not
sa%Pa ia q iss6 was Douglas boy Dur
ing the Yar; although was Democrat. was
general utility men then around the Senate
and not Ssd muf benE tho counsel YOU
in their dHy IN the senate He Vas
n sesry s0 ana sH as When the 15sh
hhpIril came and tho troops were attacked IN
cut OF. thought had better 90 home and see
Sss2S Ss ~f Ths 1s Mn yos5E
and The common road said re- e me-: Who
my name CIV was $50 German. that | lived Beyond
Laurel and WAS going from Washington. He
marched me down to little camp made up Of
tell them s OF this Incident now. wcnid smile or
blush They told me that my story was cor
on. Said ]. 'Gentlemsn. may aek what is
tfy sW ?dS lne w # ssTsH sa
eSnss to stop thCa %h Those eas ~
Rlcb m9% fs % your father to be arrested In
THE commencement Of PIerce's Adminis-
1S In
party at Washington. The Wings had been IN
for four and ths 4$d
had o great domain to explore Cornelius
Wendell came dawn and sstablished the NJ: NJ:
o1 the spr
tools. and in all the material things OF that
time he took a hand. He never became rich
man. but he was energetic and we'll to do al
ways. Father had lent money to some Of the
Southern politicians who were congregated ut
Richmond when tho State WAS to b. forced
out OF tho Union. He though that II they wcre
going to leave the Uni n they had better
pay him some Of the money they had bor-
rowed from him. He went down there. and
while he was there tho ordinance Of secession
was passed. although men like Carlisle OF West
Virginia refused to submit to tho secession
programme. Father denounced the act OF &C.
cession rs unpatriutic and Illegal. and they
picked him up without any process OF law and
put him In Jail Tho excitement ran high
there. and force was what everybody looked to.
Carlisle and others sent word up to Letchor.
the Governor Of the State who was friend
OF my father. and ono OF his debtors no had
missal. but the shock to his sensihilities. no
doubt, caused his death IN 1852. My mother
died Ia my house In Washington about four
brown. which figured In the early days Of Mary
rolls In that region about where Charles Car
United Statesy"
Father was born in Baltimore. His father
after the Irish revolt Of 1913. In which my
We have always gFderstood tint Le had to
leay. in hurry. He landed. think. In New
York, and came on to Harrisburg. pursuing