North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-07-18
LET the CALLED Jade VINCE"

LET the CALLED Jade VINCE"
At the head Of the editorial column of
the last weeks Republican we find the fol-
lowing startling announcement; and ac-
companying remarks which, in order that
We may do no injustice to the writer we
copy in full.
"Remo walls from Office by the action of the Ad-
ministration have already commenced in this Dis
trict
o. 81. Loomis Postmaster of Sterlingville has
been removed without any known cause further than
that his knees were not found to be plant enough
to nd to every trucking behest of the dupes of the
Administration about him, and the name of the of
fee was changed to that of "Meshoppen." The
original Of the Office SterlingriNe
name to which it honestly and justly entitled,
but for parIzau purposes during the reign of Bu-
chanan it was changed to "Meshoppen," and chang
ed back to its original name during the Adminstra-
tioa of Lincoln. Now under administration
which Mr. Loomis aided to elect, few interested
partizans Attracting to them and their base purposes
all the COpperheads of that section who had COM
bined to thwart the government by resisting drafts
and opposing the war. conspred TO rob Mr.. LOOMS
of his office and the office of its just name without
even the shadow of pretext for the movement,
other than the hope Of a very small amount OF po-
litical capital. This is meanness and uswpation
combined. II the Democracy, however, has really
reganed power and the control Of the government
the sooner we know it the better.
We have aimed to treat the Administration with
oil possible courtes that would not require q sac
rhce Of principle but We ask every true and 10y
citizen. every fellow soldier who went forth to bat
tie for his countrys rights and his countrs's free
dom, if such ngenous rJus)treatment is not an
outrage beyond the utmost reach OF charity.
We fprbear further comment at present, but
mark the final ISSUE for the end hath not yet come.
We learn also that friend DR. Palemon John,
our Revenue Assessor has been removed and that
the nomination of Robert I. Clark has been con-
frmed. This somewhat unexpected but crafty
politicians with oily tongues and decetful represen
Iations often manage to draw fslse issues and rob
juctice Of her dues"
Lieut., Burr whose appointment as
Post Master at Meshoppen, Billy Burgess
denounces as an act of F'meanness and usur-
patton combined; )" went into the army in
1861 as private soldier. After the close
of the war in 1865, he returned home
having il the meantime, by his bravery
and good conduct, been promoted to the
first Lieutenancy of his company. A
large majority of those receiving mail
matter at the Meshoppen Office, asked his
appointment to the position of Post Mas
ter. O.. II. Loomis, an open and avowed
eLemy of President Johnson's reconstruc-
ton policy and of the, ,Union,for which Lieut.
Burr fought, and who, like P. M. Billy, at
this place, managed to evade the draft,
was removed and the appointment given
Ient. Burr. a.
The name of the Post office, (which was
NOT changed, under President Buchanan.
as stated by this veracious u editor was
changed back to Meshoppen-a name by
which the village is almost exclusively
known, being the name of the stream, at
the mouth Of which it stands; and of the
Township of which it is the centre--a
name given it by the red men of the for
rests, centuries before the Sterlings' the
Loomises or the Billy Burgesses came
here to speculate, give names to, and hold
Post offices, evade drafts, print forged en-
rollmt mt lists, or rail at Presidents of their
own choice. On the ground of priority
of settlement, to fix a name, the Aldens'
and the Mowrey's built their humble cabins
at the mouth of the Meshoppen, long
years before the Sterliugs. These names
are quite as respectable and as euphonious
as that of Sterling. We are not aware,
even under the administration of Buchan-
an, that they bad the vanity to ask that the
Office be called ALDENsBuRG or MowREY-
TOWN but, were content that it be known
by the namo of the place in which it was
located.
When Capt. Burr-for we have been
informed since the above was written that
he held a Captains commission) when
Capt. Burr was fighting the battles for
these draft sneaks. none were more profuse
Of praises and promises than they-but
now that he has returned wounded, bat
tie SCARED aero-What an outrage -
What tsurpation, what cruelty in the Pres
ident to appoint him to a little village
Post-mastership J Those long continued
and loud-mouthed laudations Of "our brave
defenders : those promises of ''undying