Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-08-11
MORE PROSECUTE oy--THE POST
MASTER AT TINS PLACE REMOVEO.


friend has handed US TIE Washington Republic
ofthe 2nd mat ThaRpubHc is the new Court
journal, the organ Of Gen Taylora administrations
and Is, Of course The modam through which Tho
peopieare made acquainted officially, with such acts
Of the Cabinet as it 10 deemed prudent 10 Ivy before
tho public We find in This number Of the Court
Journal under the head appointments By the Pres
dent the following
George r Barr to be Post Master at Abingdon,
Washington Go. Va.
Andrew II. Jordan to be Post Master at Columbus
Mississippi
Nothing is said about removals in these two cases,
although there are fourteen other removals mention.
ed in the paper before Us, and under the same head
This new organ OF the administration seems TO be
courtly polite, as well as "deysh sly" For tie
information Of persons at distance, we will fill up
the appointment at this place in the usual and proper
form,
Andrew II Jordan to I've Post tIester ut Cohlm-
bus Mississippi, IN place OF DayldP, Blair remored,
Our worthy efficient and attentive Post Master is
thus brought TO the decaptqting block and wccre-
moniously beheaded without "why or a where
ioe"--simply and only because he is dcnocrat,aud
as we have been Informed, againet the warm remon.
stranees OF some Of the best and trues friends that
Gem Taylor has in the,eounty, or in the state This
administration, is becoming mad desperate, and rs
Of its former supporters has said, it is going
to the devil with railroad speed aud with bind in.
iauaton il seems to delight in aceeeratng It's down
ward progress, by disappointing It's supporters, defy
ing and outragng public sentiment, and rcckessl,
violating it, solemn and of repeated pledges. Lee
Gen. Taylor but continue in his present course Tow
short months longer and retain at the head Of til,
Home and Post Office departments the huartless, pro-
scrp,Ye abotionists, Ewing and Collamer, and there
will be scarcely one eA among us $50 poor as to d.
HIM reverence hut few evonto render him tbs
poor homage Of common respect.
Mr. Blair was appoatcd Post Master at this plac,
! by President Tyler tie fall oflsl3 He was REQ
commended for the Office ~ the citizens generally with
out regard to party, In lS47, he was re.appoiniet
by President Polk, and lis commission. under
the last appointments aasyet some two years t'
run That he has been rigdly ttlct and faithful II
the discharge Of his dull es, all admit No charge
has been brought against him---uoue can be justly
He never meddled npotcs AS Post Master, h
was mpartially and faithfully the servant ofthe pub
lie but he always voted the democratic ticket and tina
alone with this noPary administration, il seems, wa
/ a sufficient cause for his removal.
To the new sppontec, Mr.. Jordan we have NO oh
jsctionto urge. lie is decided wing, but gentle
mans Of high standing Of fine business habits and vii
no doubt make good Post Master but he canno
make better one than Mr. Blair did.
We have more to say hereafter respecting this re
rsoyalwich for thearocity Gifts iniastceha scarce
i y panlleln any ofthe previous acts even Of thi
.Trathless and proscrptiAe administration.
An Englishmra, writing from San Francisco
etys lhata major and captain in tho U. s.. arm
cmploy themselves in vowing a ferry boat, b.
" hirh fhcv n.ch $3.50. -. $500, tka,