New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-28
authorities of this station, and after spending q
few hours with his friends in the navy yard, he
returned again to the city Of Pensacola.

1t is something remarkably strange that Sen
ator Osborne has been in Congress three years
and, am sorry to say, that during that perio
he has entirely overlooked the interests of thi
navy yard, and, in fact, the rebuilding of thi
yard and the pree-ripg of the necessary ap
preparations, sr-s sly in the exertions o
Senator Osborne, as he is placed upon a yer,
important committee--the Committee of Ma
val Affairs. Before the war this yard Away
employed from six to seven hundred men, me
chanics and laborers, and 1t was regarded as on,
of the most important navy yards n the Gul
coast. To prove that this yard cannot be ex
celled, in 1857 there were built two as fin,
ships as are now in our navy, as will be seer
by the service that they rendered during the
war; The names Of these vessels were the Pen
sacola and the Seminole and as this station
has become the headquarters of the Gulf squad
ron, hope our representatives in Congress
will use their influence in securing liberal
appropriation for the rebuilding of this yard
and that the few people who have remained
here ns.de. The expses~siee thst 49,, ssald
be rebuilt again, may be enabled to regain what
they have lost here, in laying out all their little
mite with the impression "that there would BE-
better times, and that all would have an oppor
tunity of getting back what they have lost
The people of this section of the State have
every confidence 10 our member Of Congress
the Hon. j. I. Walls, and earnestly believe
that if the other members will cooperate with
him there will not be much difficulty in sup.
plying the wants of the people Of West Florida
noticed to day, with much pleasure, the
return of our Collector of Customs, Hiram
Potter, Jr., who has been on leave of alb
sence to your city. Mr. Potter is one of those
men whom the Republican party in Escambia
county may be justly proud of, and can assure
you that he will be long remembered by the
colored population of Pensacola and vicinity in
after years for had it not been for his bold
and fearless stand against boiling and split
(so-ealled) Republican tickets last fall one year
ago, the Democracy would at this day have
had full and undisputed control of this county,
and would have also re elected their members
to the State Legislature /; but may God ever
bless this man, for he stood up for right against
might, and with the assistance of Divine
Providence, he came out triumphant. His
opponents did not stop here, for they resorted
to all sorts of low and unprincipled means to
deprive him of his Office as Collector of Gus.
toms for the port of Pensacola. In this they
would have carried out their ends had not the
President seen at onco that tho rarooyo1 IF NJ
Potter, and putting a man who did not possess
any claims whatever upon the republican party,
would have certaiRly defeated the Republican
party in this county in the next campaign but
since his retention in Office, the "bolting Re.
publicans" have seen their error, and they are
now returning to the true and only course
which all honest Republicans ought to go, and
now we have every hope of united party in
this county, and venture to say that in the
next election, the Republicans will send the
Democracy to their final homes, and teach
them that IN the Republican party there is
honesty.
The contest for city Offices for the city OF
Pensacola seems to be the only talk at present,
and, from what can see, the Republican can.
didate who will be announced for mayer will
certainly defeat his Democratic opponent, il
the election is honestly conducted; also, the
names who are mentioned for the Board of
Aldermen, and the other city officers are GER
tainly the best selection of the Republican
party; and, in thus having such men, we see
nothing but complete success for the Republi-
cans. We have been favored with change in
postmasters lately. Mr.. Luther Menng, q
discharged soldier Of one of the Pennsy lvania
volunteers, and late clerk in the Quar-.
termaster's Department at Barramas, Florida,
has been appointed as postmaster at War.
rington, Florida, in place of Mr.. George w.
Legallias. tits mystery to the citizens why
Mr.. L. was renewed by the Department and
appointing Mr.. Mening to the same position,
when they both were known to be Republicans.
This, of course, is best known to the Depart
ment, although Mr.. L. is we'll known in this
community as gentleman of undoubted repu.
tation, and is we'll liked by this community o,
large, and there is nothing in his official con.
duct that caused his removal but think that
his political views did not correspond with
the regular Republican party.
We find in Mr.. L. Msning, his successor, q
man of ability, and one who is well qualified
for the position, and he is highly esteemed in
this community as the right man in the RICH,
place, ard that they have not lost anything by
the change.
Great preparations are now being made by
the young people of Warrington for a grand
exhibition, which will come of on the 4th and
5th of December, under the direction of f.. s
Scott, student Of Lincoln University. After
the close OF this exhibition, Mr.. Scott will
leave here for college; aud, should there b.
any encouragement extended to str. Scott priol
to bis departure for the University there i.
but little doubt but what he will return AGAR
soon to reside in our midst permanently.
To-day is Thanksgiving, and it is a note
WORTH. as we'll as to say that it is a praise
worthy, fact, that the day is being duly oh
served by the citizens of this Point BY CLOSING
all places of business and retiring to thei
several places of worship and there rendering
thanks to the Creator from whom all BLESSING .,
fow.
The steamer Lizzie, Captain N. G. Febher
left here on yesterday for New Orleans.
will be remembered that this 6ne steamer ha
been undergoing repairs for some time at Bag
dad, Florida. She is now thoroughly refsted
and has splendid accommodations for freigh
and passengers, and can assure yon that it il