Huntsville gazette., 1881-06-25
Zephyrs from the Gulf.
Interesting Chat about Mobile aud
Prominent MObelians. Huntsville
Gazette and other Newspapers.
Republicanism.
MOBILE, ALA, June %. 1881.

| Mobile is now the hottest city in the
State. Yesterday the Thermometer was up
to 80 degrees in the shade, and they say it
is destined to go still further. If it is thus
in June what may we expect in July and
Anguish There are not enough ice and
melons here to keep the people cool.
| Many have left for the different at.ring
places. but they are scarcely missed.
| The sanitary condition of Mobile is good
ow No one fears the yellow fever or any
other epidemic this Summer.
NEWSPAPERS.
The Huntsville GAZETTE reaches this
Post Office every Sunday morning, and is
read with much interest If not the sole
strictly Republican newspaper in Alabama.
it is Ct rtainly the oldest living. There
was not paper in the State to represent
the party when the GAZETTE was issued in
1879. There are now two or three others
another in the interest of the temperance
cause, and very recently one devoted to re-
ligion and politics, whose editor, as shown
by hi paper is a Stalwart Republican.
With perhaps one exception all these pa
pers are edited aud controlled by colored
mn, and are devoted, in truth, to the
elevation of the race.
When the State government, but few
years ago. was in the hands of the Republi-
can party there were more than one or two
papers to advocate its principle. They
passed away with Republican ascendency.
The white editors who controlled them
seemed to think them necessary only SO
long as the party WAS in power-forgetting
that principles outlive parties, and that
Truth crushed to earth--shall rise again.
,Iut how many men adhere to principle
only so long as it is to their personal inter-
, ests to do SO. and deny and forsake it when
it ceases tobeneft them! How many of those
who called th nselves Republicans in the
days Of the paity's prosperity have gone
the ways OF those newspapers the
faith because there were no spoils of office,
leaving the Negro and the faithful few Oh
white Republicans to uphold the Republi-
can banner and advocate its principles
principles that must ultimately triumph
IL every Southern State. 1t is a sad fact
that there is not Republican paper in the
State edited and controlled by white man.
Thank Gou and the Republican party that
the Negro has advanced in education and
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post deserted by his white brother-speak
ing out In thunder-tones, through the press
and on the rostrum, in advocacy of the
principles Of the party to which he and
the whole country are indebted forLiberty.
peace and prosperity. Only two newspa-
pers are published here now The Reqistey
and the Mobile Gazette The Reaiste,
is at the head of the Democratic press. The
Gazette is Greenback- Republican paper.
1t is edited and controlled by Phillips
Joseph, al Intelligent and influential col
ored man. He is an applicant for
THE PosTMAsrERsHIP OF MOBILE
in which Office he WAS once Deputy POST
master II is not denied that he would
make an efficient Postmaster Editor Jo-
seph las been in Washington since the
fourth Of March and seems determined to
fight trout for the Post Office if it takes
all Summer The present incumbent.
Col N. ID. Wickersham, has held the Office
tor four or five years. 1t is acknowledged
tnat he makes splendid officer. His per-
Sonal appearance is fine, and he has r,p-
utation second to none IN the State. He is
kind, polite and very pleasant and frank in
| conversation. | know nothing Of the causes
which indnce' some Republicans here to
| try to effect lis removal; but do see one
evidence of his Kepnblicanism. in his Of
flee. which many perhaps who claim to be
better Republicans would do we'll to imi
| tate; that is the numbor of
coLoRED OFFICE HOLDERS
appointed by him. OF his sixteen tmploy-
ees seven are coored. Allen Alexander. a
very intelligent and a leading colored man,
Is Ole OF his mailing clerks. He fills this
honorable and responsible position with
credit to himself and race
w o. Taylor is a box clerk and Srper-
inten'isnt of that Department with several
men under him. No one in the Office is
better versed in bis duties At the General
Delivery be delivers mail to all class with
as much ease, grace and celebrity as any one
I've been waited upon by at any posi- Office.
Five OF the seven mail carriers are colored.
1t Is true that seven is not the half of six
teen, bnt il We had that proportion of ell
be Federal positions in the South wonld
We not have about seven-sixteenths more
| than We now have? l think Col. Wicker
sham deserves the respect of Republicans
for his liberol recognition of the Negro in
his appointments.
CBSTOM HOUSE.
The most important office in the State as
we'll ms in Mobile, and the one with the
most patronage is that OF Collector OF Gus
,toms. Gen. j. W. Burke hns held that