The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-03
CORRES PONDENCE.
Nnw ORLEANS, August goth, 1864

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munication to the Comet, | had a
few emphatic words in reference to
Uncle Sans Post office department,
and at the time wrote, little thought
there was to be such revolution as
has taken place in the Post office OF
this city, within few days past
Every since the appointment Of Mr..
Kendall as Post master here, there
has been considerable dissatisfaction,
with the way he has seen iitto manage
matters, but whether the complaints
were all well CROWDED or not, can
not say, at any rate he has been sud
denly "cut off," while the heat and
ardor of Summer is upon him, and
his successor is said to be stern and
chilling Winter. Mr.. Kendall should
give another twist to that oft repeated
saying of Richard: ''now is the win
ter of our discomfort, &C." and read
it thus "Now the Summer of my la
bors ended. by this glorious Winter,
&C., &c"
It is said that J. L. Winter, The man
whom the Know Nothings killed off
last spring, by eleeting Summer in
his place of Recorder, has been APP
pointed to the Post office of this city,
in place of Br71hs.
Rumor with her thousand tongues,
is already busy in reference to the
intent and disposition of Mr.. Winter
and she already charges him with the
avowal that no Know Nothing can
stay around bis office, and all who APP
ply for elerkship under him, are to
be privately examined, as to their
principles in regard to the potent Or
der that sent him flying last spring.
Nor is he alone engaged in this qnes-
tionable mode of warfare upon the or
der and its members, but it is said
that Mr.. Porter, the successor Of
Downs, in the relationship, has adop-
ted the same course towards all his
subordinates, and towards all who
apply for a situation under him.
This is funny, isn't it, A fine
state Of things to be sure, when an APP
plicant for office under the federal
departments is subject to the inquisi-
tory in reference to his nativity, and
if he answers he is Il native and an
American, he is told to go about his
business. These officers have adopt
ted. the most effcctual way Of spread
ing the order which they, in their
blind partizan zeal, are vainly endeav-
curing to destroy, and they will find
that out before long too. The tests
which they are applying, are calcula-
ted to drive out every native Ameri-
cans, and of course foreigner. will be
substituted in their places, and when
it shall be known that such is the
case, the Democratic party in This
State wont be worth shucks. | am
not a Know Nothing, but know
much of them and their feeling, and
which party they are mostly from in
this city, and can safely say that
nothing which the Collector Or Post
Master, or any other Federal officer
can do now, will stay the swelling
tide that is silently, but powerfully
sweeping along to the destruction Of
all who oppose it, Wing or Democrat.
It might be humored, turned aside,
and its force be somewhat broken, and
it were wisdom on the part of Federal
officers to do so, but it cannot be stayed
nor put down, and those who attempt
will find that the task is mighty one
and in. the contest, there will be
"many a pinnon torn" land many
a Knight to earth be BORN land many
a banner rent"
Demigogues have long enough
made a farce of the ballot box, bought
and sold votes, browbeat and cowed
down peacible citizens, and given over
to unprincipled foreign rabies, the
decision of our elections. Cart loads
of whiskey, and soaked humanity,
have too often been hauled about from
precinct to precinct, and driven ike