The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-08-31
CORRESPONDENCE.
New ORLEANS, August goth, 1897.


few emphatic words in reference tt
Uncle Sans Post Office department
and at the lime l wrote, little though
there was to be such a revolution a,
has taken place in the Post Office o
this city, within few days past
Every since the appointment Of Mr.
Kendall os Post mas.er here, the
has been considerable dissatisfaction
with tie way he has seen fit to manage
matters, but whether the complain
were all well CROWDED or not, l can
not say, at any rate be has ! en- sud-
denly "cut off," while the heat and
ardor of Summer is upon him, and
his success ;or is said to be stern and
chilling Winter. Mr.. Kendall should
give ano.he.' twist TO that OFT repeated
saying OF Richard: nov is the win
ter Of our discomfort, &c." and read
It thus; "Now the Summer of my Ia
bols ended. by this glorious Winter,
&C., &C."
Il is said that J. L. Winter, the man
whom The Know Nothipgs killed off
last spring, by electiog Summer in
his place Of Recorder, has been APP
pointed to the Post Office Of This city,
in place Of Bricks.
Rumor with her thousand tongues,
is already busy in reference to the
intent and disposition OF Mr.. Winter,
and she already charges bin with the
avowal tiot no Knoa0 Nothing can
stay around his Office, and all who ap-
ply for clerkship under him, are 10
be privately examined, as 70 their
principles in regard to the potent Or
der that sent him flying last spring
Nor is he alone engaged in this ques-
t'ona6'e mode Of warfare upon the Or
der and its members, but it is said
that Mr.. Porter, the successor o;
Downs, in The collecto'ship, has adop-
ted the same course towards all his
and towards all who
apply Tor situation under him.
This is funny, isn't il! A fine
state Of things to be sure, when an ap-
plicaut for Office under the federal
departments is subject 70 the inquisi-
tory in reference TO his nativity, and
if he answers be is a native and an
icau, he is told to 60 a5ont bis
business. These officers 1ave adopt
ted the most efec;ual way Of spread
ing the order which they. in their
blind par'izan zeal, are vainly endeav-
curing to destroy. aud they will find
that out before long too. The tests
which they are applying, are calcula-
Ted 10 drive ont every native Ameii.
Cans, and of course foreigners will he
substituted in their places, and when
it shall be known that such is the
case, the Democratic party in this
State wont he worth shucks. l am
not a Know Nothing, but l know
much of them and their feeling, and
which parry they are mostly from in
his city, and l can safely say chat
nothing which the Collector or Post
Master, or any other Federal officer
;an do now, will Say the swelling
,ide that is silently, but powerfully
sweeping along to the destruction Of
III who oppo c it, Wing or Democrat.
Is might be humosed, tu,ned aside,
md lis force be somewhat broken, and
t were wisdom on the part of Federal
officers TO do 50, bat it cannot be stayed
Tor put down, aud tho who attempt
viii find that the task is a mighty one
md il the con st, there will be
many pinuon tosr," land many
Knigh. to Garth be born,' "and many
! banner rent"
Demigogues have long enough
made farce Of the ballot box, bought
md sold votes, browbeat n and cove
lown pcacible citizens, end given over
o unpriocipled foreign rabbIes, the
lecision of our elections. Cart loads
f whiskey, and so;ked humanity,
ave too often been hauled ut from
'recinct to precinct, and driven like
ogs up 70 The polls, and made vote,
egardless alike Of law, Of justice,
l''ht and OF dccoucy.
i,is will be opped, and if'' act
4 concert, flo combine together 10
revent these hin in ,uture be ilIe-
al or uncons;i;u nal, then our Laws