Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-01-28
TWO PICTURES FOR LOYAL EYES.

The democrats have given the nation fail
sample Of the reformed civil service which they
would establish if entrusted with national power
In order to show how radical a reform has beer
brought about in the post Office of the House O
Representatives, we give the employees 9th
post Office under tbs Forty Third Congress, repub
lican, and the ones now employed under the dem
ocratic Forty Fourth. They form two interesting
pictures for loyal eyes
POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES FoRTY-THIRD con.
GREsS
Henry Sherwood, Postmaster, entered the SER
vice in, we believe, the Second Michigan Cavalry
early in the war. He was in all the battles in the
West, from Perrysville to the battle of Kenesaw
mountain in 1854, and lost leg at the fight al
Lsttimar's Mill on the left of Kenesaw.
Joseph F. Wilson, Assistant Postmaster, entered
the service from Illinois, and in one of the battles
of the war had his lower jaw entirely shot away
Francis A. Wardell entered the service in 1861
In Massachusetts regiment, and was totally disa
bled by wounds received at the battle of Winches
ter. Virginia, September 10, 1864.
J. H. Paine entered the army from Ohio, and
served honorably during the war.
r. s. Bishop served in a Michigan regiment
during the war, and had his arm shot away by a
rebel bullet.
r. s. McMichael, while in-service in Wiscon-
sin regiment, nearly lost his eyesight in the hon
orable discharge of his duty.
Norman Crane, of Vermont, was not in the
army, but furnished the service with two substi-
tutes.
D. B. Bradley enlisted in Wisconsin regiment
in 1861, and was honorably discharged November,
1854.
A. NJ Legg, from New York, served during the
war in our navy.
c. NJ. Thomas, Iowa; J. II. Lyle and W. B.
Sessions, New York; j. d. Serum and d. f. Bish-
op, Pennsylvania and Cripti Palmon, District of
Columbia, were appointed from civil life.
POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES FORTY FOURTH con-
GREss.
james NJ. Stewart, Postmaster, from Virginia,
was Captain in the rebel army, and served with J..
E. B. Stuart's raiding cavalry
Edgar Snowden, Assistant Postmaster, from
Virginia, was press correspondent in the rebel
army.
CIV. Rock, Va, served in the rebel army.
Nv. Kennedy, Va, served in the rebel army.
A. w. G.. Nowlin, Va, served in the rebel
army.
w. II. Robertson, Va, served in the rebel
army.
j. r. Fisher, Va, served in the rebel army.
w. B. Lowry. Va, served in the rebel army.
Z. c. Glass, Va, served in the rebel army.
The other employees are Richard Allen, Viz
MI MI 1uin Eato Ma Vn,k uhn for ha nod
fled oath; Thomas B. Kelly, Tennessee, p. S
Goodsell, Connecticut, James NJ Taylor, Penn
sylvania and William fudge are old employee.
retained.
These are not only interesting but startling pic
lures.
What sad commentary these pictures present
Patriotism and loyalty, as represented in the per
sons of these manned heroes. dragged down
trampled upon and degraded, their bitterly earned
reward taken from them, and in their places trea
son and rebellion elevated and rewarded; endowed
by democratic House of Representatives, it'll
the patronage and power of the Government
And . like picture can be drawn from every de
partment to which the power of the Hous'
reaches.
Do not these facts fore.hadow as great DANCE
to the Republic as that which arose from the sub
serviency Of the democratic party in the days 0
Buchanan Do they not prove that that party i
to-day still the plant, subservient tool of that pow
er ia the South which has always dominated owe
it, and which, acting upon the advice of JEFF Davis
is attempting to accomplish through the ballot
box in the Union what they failed by secession II
establish at the point Of the bayonet in the field.