The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28
THE UNION SOLDIERS COM
PLANT. 1-"
The ofilcial Report or the Grand
Army or the Republic.

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Army of the Republic.
The following letter aui report settle very
concluaivoy lhe point ralsed hy Measre, John
ann, Howell and Brin,. Of Tho Grand Army o.
tho Republic. ~ To ihar signatures to the other
| report.
| HHAneuaRrEla UN4oN EolntHna ASSOCIATIONS J
No ~ 1T thntlan street
Now Orleans. November AZ. 1879
10 Tho Editor If tho Democrats
The attempted dantal by tho committee Of the
g. A. H. hy the use IF Diplomatic Language
abound q mere uuihbo Of their assistance In
the preparation ma sanction Of tho report
made by tho Union Hoiiera' AHanontton aud
rubliahnd III ropr eolumua Of November 81. IN
,nt worthy W mon having ~ proper buck bono,
II n not necessary TO answer Thorn further
than TO nall your attention 10 tho report they
meda 10 Secretary sherman under date ~ July
~ R7p aligned by them officially, mud Ia which
they acknowledge themselves appointed by The
Post for TINT purpose which ] request Won TO
republican with ther dental Plenty additional
Testimony ready II necessary Respectfully.
II. N. FRlsHlE,
OF tho Committee
Employment of Union Soldiers Fed
oral Patronage iii Louisiana.
Washington Republican. August IN. laipl
Tho following report III n committee Of tho
Grand Army If the Republic Department Of
Louisiana hnpo,nl,"h1 70 inquire inquire now Tar mo
OK Union aol1iata mud aai ore In the aayernl
hranahoa Of tho Federal servfra In that State.
have made the following report:
'NTw OntMAns. July AZ. 1879.
"tIon. John sherman, Heorntary Of tho Treas-
ury. Washington ID. o.:
Isl, Tho underagnod committee OF tho
Grand Army uf The Republic. appointed 10 In
vestaa,,e and ronor, on tue various, Federal
Offices horc, ma te their com I'll anoe with aeetion
iytl lsasaed statutes, would. on behalf of tho
roat, aspreaa theit thanks for tho deep intersat
you have manifaated in iaa,,inE tho order rela-
1.-Two ID the cmplovment of OK .soldiera md
apilors. and manure you that. II the order 10 oRr
ried oMt. much good will Do accomplished, aud
Won will receive tho Thanks If tho Grand Army
OF the Republic throughout tho nation.
We would nak your indulgence while we
Htate that Ia compliance With instructions from
The l'npt we have Waited NIL tho various Federal
officers hora and requested list Of the es-Eol |
lsers and aaiiorp employed by them. and Il. in
their Judgment. the law tseHit 1854 Hevtaed
Ntatutnal has been complied with.
Two are now IN reoeipt of partial rapl'en.
allowing that witt The ,,xeoptl99n Of tho Post
there has heen an entire disregard Of this law. |
Tho Mint out Of some eighty two employees.
only about fourtann are ~ -aolaera aud aailvra.
while nnr rneorIa show that but half Of this |
number nra entitled to- the honor.
"ES Union sodierH and aailora. bearing good
characters. whoan families SIRE in needy alroum-
atane g. have been pnraiatently Ignored by thoRe
III charge OF the Mint, and places given to nnr.
ona pppnand to ia during Tho wnr, and we'll |
known ppponnnta Of the ADMINISTRATION.
The Collector Ut Customs has furnished Tia
y Hat Of fifty peraana purporting To- BIO eS-aol-
iera aud aailera. In THE he inendee con
scripts. thirty -iaY men aud imaginary soldlors.
.nur raooria show that he bus about thirty,
fonr as &aollerR and Ralora, aoma Of whom are
'olprnd, aud wero appointed for tho teaaon OF
heir color and for that reason only,
Tho Collector is n uenther Of our Post. and
I "a hard for It'd 10 report THAI until thu rnospt
VI your circular. lin ignored ne entirely He
lhs aimee. however. appointed two of orr com.
n 'eH. and pr0maRpg TO do moro. but Ulnima that
lnher tho civil earviae he can only remove for
good and ptolie cnuae Dan 1t not BIZ con
'iderea cause sufficient that u pereon fought
'gainat ua during tho war. and is now openly
,pposod to tho Administrations
'Wo have eallna tho Collectors notice to II
nrEn number Of thia clnaH. and he Invariably
hielda himself bohind tho civil servioe rues.
The super intandnnt of construction. though
In old anldior himaelf, Hanms 70 have forgotten
hat no Ind con1radea lighting by bis side. We
ire or tho opinion that if he aiaorimiunoa MT
III. 1t Ia REalnHt The aS-Union aoidier and
ailof.
Tho other departments hore aro unimport-
mt In uaronREn. csc nj poaalby tho United
'tHtna ouglneera MAJOR Howe, tho officer IN
hnrga. aaanrna VA that he VIII alwaya give tho
'roferornnca tu OWE ctnsa in hia danartmnnt
In conclusion. charge mat the MINT. thu
ttsipns sof'ritn niiT Tho construction department
nth Ntn lar. ali ne bctfGre potfi. tu',Hf alone
i ,nxffrif,i W. correct fite EMIL GISSnf Il be-
orrai hV npsit,ra instruction
Should thorn hs any uuoatlnn no to our etato-
mont. VIZ respectfully ask thnt nm investigation
u had and tho committed eite u.
Very Respectfully,
H. s. JOHNSON
] H. HOWELL.