The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18
Removal OF the Cincinnati Postmaster

GRAY, of the Cleveland PLAIN Dealer
must have been in rather facetous mood
when he penned the following:
| ANOTHER POSTMASTER BEHEADED.
'Ah broken is the golden bowl! the spirit
flown forever.
Let the bell toll 4! a sanity soul floats on the
Stygian Rver!'
The Washington Constitution, General
George Washington Bowman's Constitution,
the Presidents especial organ, comes to us
this morning with the following melancholy
announcement
Waiter to be Deputy Postmaster at Cincinnati,
IN place OF James j. Faran. removed"
This completes the d" line of martyrs" in
this doomed State. First, the postmaster
at Cleveland was decapitated for doubling
the Immaculate Conception of the Lecompton
Constitution. Soon after, the postmaster at
Columbus found his head rolling in the dust
for the same objectionable sin. Now the
postmaster at Cincinnati is added to the list
Of political martyrs, and the dismal record
is complete. From the lake to the river,
the bloody footprints of persecution are
visible, and headless men are seen stalking
about like
''Ghostly by moonlight,
Or COLLINS DID,"
The freaks of /" Old Buck" in the admin
istration OF his Executive power in Ohio are
so remarkable, that brief history seems to
be demanded for the public good. First,
we were appointed Postmaster at Cleveland
in consideration of our services and sacrifices
for the party. and the usefulness in futu, G
our position promised. A freak of the Pres
ident removed us and put Lecompton man
in our place. Tom Miller was appointed at
Columbus in place of Tom Sparrow. Tom
Miller was afterward removed for being a
friend of Douglas, and Sam Medary was
appointed. Sam Medary was afterwards
sent to Kansas, and Tom Miller was reap
pointed. 1t is said now that Miller has got
to walk again, and Tom Sparrow, the first
turned out, will resume his old position.
John L. Waiter was the Postmaster at Gin
cinnati, and allowed to slide to give place to
James j. Faran, the latter being the per.
sonal and particular friend of Old Buck.
Faran is now turned out for his Douglas
procliyities, and Waiter turned an, who is
as good Douglas man as there is in the
State.
Who can sound such unfathomable mys-
terry? 1t is more inexplicable to us than
the Lecompton policy. Is the President
mad. or is he old Is he mistaken, or is ne
a mistake? What can be the next farce in
store for the patient and united Democracy
of Ohio? Is he under the advice OF such
political bankrupts and madcaps as Mat
johnson and Mat Martin?
The President turned out good, hard
working mechanic from the post Office at
Chicago because he was a Douglas democrat
and put in his place bitter personal enemy
of the Senator. This was not amiable or
wise in Old Buck. 1t was very ungrateful
after the handsome manner that Douglas
declined in his favor at Cincinnati; and the
gallant way he carried his own State for the
nominee.
The President has done some things well.
He turned out two Of his own appOintees,
Postmaster and Collector of Detroit, and
put in their places open and avowed Douglas
men. He has rcappointed Miller and Vat
tier in this State, knowing them to be I'M.
hinchng Douglas men. All we now fear
from his freaks is, that be will put us back
into the Cleveland post office, a place all the
world knows we have no desire to 60, and
which, without waiting formal tender Of the
Office, we must positively decline. We have
too much respect for the present incumbent
to allow him to be disturbed on our account.
AS martyr" be could not benefit the
church" as bis blood would be good for
nothing for " seed"