The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-11-14


tionabie to the colored portion Of the
community, especially in his official ca
pacity, his activity and venOmness az q
member Of q Democratic organization,
and his blatant manner, both in ard
out of the postoffice, when espousing
the cause, AZ we'll as the postmistress'
fealty TO the same cause, which is dis
played by ornamenting and decorating
the postofiice with flags, &c., on Demo
cratic glorifcation and speech-making
days, and by waving flags from the
pestofiice windows, all Of which Is con-
sidered q violation Of true system Of
"civil service reforms, / may say,
universal
Mr.. Frederick Nix, would say in
conclusion, is an efficient and compe-
tent person for appointment TO the po-
sition Of postmaster, in the event Of the
removal Of the present incumbent. Nix
is = colored man, and on that SCORE
some objections may be urged by some
Of the patrons Of said Office 70 his ap-
appointment, but am satisfied that he
will make Trustworthy officer.
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM B. REDMOND,
Special Agent p. o. Department.
Miss Maher's violation Of the civil
service order in hosting flags was too
much for the ex rebel Republican Dem
Ocratic Postmaster General He could
not tolerate such use of any building
under his control. The country, espe-
cially the land Of Hampton, must be
warned that he would not brook such q
prostitution Of the government building
at Blackville.
In fact, We quite agree that Miss
MAher should have known that it was
highly derogatory to her character as q
good postmistress to display United
States flags at United States postef-
fee. The offsnse was rank.
Miss MAber we take to be a spinstcr
"a gentlewoman of uncertain age
and that she should raise flag was
certainly an outrage on the mail de-
partment At least the President so
considered it, and thereupon it was SOL
emnly decreed that Miss AAher and the
rebels, repented and unreconstructed,
living in the vicinage of Blackville,
should be forcibly reminded of the civil
service order. Everybody else had
quite forgotten il. 1t was high time
for it TO be enforced, and here the time
and the opportunity met.
So Miss Maher was displaced-hus-
tied out, and Nix came in. Who Nix
is may be gathered from the following
letter from Senator Butler, of South
Carolina
EDGEFIELD, s. c., Sept. IA, 1879.
Hon. D. II. Key, Postmaster General,
Washington, D. c.:
DEAR Sin IL was greatly disap
pointed when learned that you had
removed Miss Maher at Blackville, s
c., and appointed in her stead one oi
the most Objectionable men-Fred Nix
that can be found in that entire com
munity, and the people who most pat
ronize that Office are sorely disappointed
and disturbed.
The complaint against Nix does moi
result either with myself or the people
of Blackville, from his being Repub
lican, but because he is q turbulent
violent, rude, offensive and incompetent
man, wholly without the character anC
qualifications necessary for an efficient
intelligent discharge of the duties o
postmaster. trust that you may b
induced to reconsider this appointment
and either restore Miss Maher or ap
point some less Objectionable person.
j have the honor to be, very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
NJ. @. BUTLER.
A letter from Nix to the Postmaste
General informs the department that i
pursuance of sconspiracy formedagain'
him, " simply on account of color an
, politics." he was assaulted and shot o
the 10th of September. In it he d
tails the shooting from his own stan'
, point. The wound is slight.
The readers of the Observer kno
that We are no apologist for law breal
|. ers. Much less are we an apologist f
men who would take life except in SCI
: defense. If it be true that Nix VI
a set on and shot, unless he was then q
| sailing some other person with intel
/ to kill, his assailants ought to be Pu
> ished to the full extent of the law.
: This course is the only wise one t
Q the Southern people to pursue-to de
n fairly and justly by the negroes W
are in our midst. But while We i
plore the assault, denounce the crir
and have no sympathy with the assa
IS ant, we yet warn Mr.. Key and t
President that their skirts are not Fl
8 from blood. 1t was crime in them
lappOint to Office such man as Senai