The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-07
CUSTOM-HCUSE NOTES.
ANOTHER HOWL FksOM THE MAN
AND BROTHER MEMORIAL TO
HAYES,

| A Few Facts Connecting the Secretary Ol
War with Changes i'm the Appraisers
Office.
TomandersoD, Special Deputy, with full power,
was ON hand on Thursday morning, and, for a
wonder, did not, 40 he said, up to II q. M, have
but six applications for positions In the Custom-
House. The "outs' were on hand, however, in
small numbers, the rain preventing o large
attendance, as the majority had doubtless loaned
their umbrellas.
| TO THEIR UNCLE
around the corner, consequently. having no
waterproof busters, could not assemble in ceun-
| Gil.
As far as can be learned the list last sent to
Washington contains eight names Of those tried
and found true--to the Returning Board-and It
is more than likely that all will be confirmed as
the r. b. chaps have the "open sesame" TO
the chief Of the Treasury cave, and can get just
what they want.
| During the afternoon the attendance upon the
Returning Board WAS much better, q few dozen
OF the old habitues Of the State and some Of the
ex-parish Radical officials putting In their claims
for the Federal milk OF Returning Board kind
ness. which they insist
| THEY ARE ENTITLED TO.
| Some of those from the interior claim priority
in the matter of faithful service because, as one
said, "We carried our parishes for the Republican
ticket as we were instructed to do, and the city
men got beautifully left"
/ Tomanderson says he has made over four hun
bred promises to ofice-seekers since he went
into Office, making q provso in each case that
the employment should be given s'when it can
be DONE" Some Of the applicants seem to think
that such promises do not amount to much, and
have sent their applications to Washington, to
have action taken upon them there, if possible.
The colored element are coming 10 the front
again with their grumbling, and some allege
that their race has been almost totally ignored
by the powers, and they
PROPOSE TO MAKE KICK,
the echo Of which will be heard in the White
House, They claim that they did the voting in
this State for the Republican party, and now the
leaders OF that party give them the cold shout
der when the time for the distribution of patron
age arrives.
Apropos OF this subject and in connection wi tn
the movement for the detention Of Lewis in the
Naval Office, as well as to defeat the recommen-
dalton Of the commission for the abolition of the
Naval Office, we append the following
MEMORIAL TO HAYES
adopted by the Colored Mems Protective Union,
and mailed to the President on Tuesday, as pre-
viously stated in the DEMOCRAT. The memorial
lie as follows:
To the President OF the United States:
May 1t please your excellency the memorial of
| the members OF the coored mems organization,
a delegation OF which visited you at Washington,
| respectfully shows to your excellency:
| rat M poria Iiatu for II
the colored race throughout the State, bearing
| in mind the assurances announced by your excel
| lency ana repeated averments made by high Of
ficals OF the administration that persons Of COL
or throughout the Union, and notably in the
South, should have proportonate
SHARE OF THE FEDERAL PATRONAGE,
| view with mistrust and alarm the recommends.
| ton OF the "Custom- House Commission, recent.
| " in session in this city. to abolish the Naval
Office at this port. Your memorialists would call
at this time the only position OF responsibility
| and emolument held by colored man in the
| New Orleans Custom House Is that Of the Naval
Office. Therefore the recommendation for the
ABOLITION OF THIS OFFICE,
and the consequent suspension OF the incumbent
| Hon. James Lewis, together with the recent re-
movals Of Messrs Fairfax and Ringgold, both
colored men, during the first six months OF your
| administration, naturally exctes our apprehen-
sions that the claims OF the coored men to any
Roeteiou la tue Rub VI tne administration Will De
ERE LONG TOTALLY IGNORED.
| Outside of the Naval Office and few ordinary
clerkships, no colored men are holding any posi-
tions in this Custom House, above those Of por-
tiers, messengers, laborers, and such like subord-
| nate situations. Your memorialists, therefore,
relying upon the pledges made to our repl esen-
tatives, and confident that sense of justice, and
due consideration for that large ma jorty OF 70.
tiers in this State who so materially aided in pro-
| noting your excellency
To THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR,
earnestly request that the aforesaid recommen-
da'ion to abolish the Naval Office at New Orleans
will not be sanctioned by your excellency but on
the contrary shall receive from -FOUR exceilenoy a
firm negation to the full extent OF the Presidents
| constitutional powers. And your memorialists,
| as in duty bound, will ever pray.
| The document bears the signatures Of near'y
every prominent colored man in the city, and is
intended to convey to Mr.. Hayes the idea that
hispolicy and course, with that of John Sherman,
is not approved by the colored men OF this State.
Some OF the colored men, and white men too
claim that the consolidation Of the Appraisers
offices was for the purpose OF doing away with
Ringgold, but in this they are probably
mistaken, as Ringgold was recommended for re-
tention by many Of the largest importing houses
in the city, and even the Collector indorsed q
similar recommendation, but the Secretary of
the Treasury thought he knew the wishes of
the people better than they did and consequently
TOOK OFF HIS HEAD.
Rumor has it that Cabinet influence was
brought to bear in favor of Jackson, the retained
Appraiser, and that his retention is due to the
kindness felt for him by the Secretary of War,
and that the s'Iowa" influence was brought about
through an examiner, Mr.. Griffith, whose case
is another of those straightforward specimens Of
civil service reform. In Mr.. Jackson's case it is
alleged that few weeks prior to the consolida-
ton he was reported as being something short
in the matter of a box of combs that, in the
regular course of business, passed through his
hands, and that the report was on file in Wash
ington when the War Secretary requested that
he be retained, even after Ringgold had been Sc
lected.
The case of Examiner Ingalls, is almost similar
The commission recommended that the exam
iners be reduced