The Columbus journal., 1881-12-07
NebraSkH's big Wen.

quite handsomely at the hands of
the new Administration. Three
Postmasters have already been ap-
pointed and confirmed, two other
gentlemen have by this time receiv-
ed their commission as officers of the
Government Land Offices and enc
as Indian Agent. BY the way, this
young State has succeeded in turn
ing loose into Uncle Sans pasture
quite a number OF political colts out
side of the State. The following
occur TO me now as | write: Henry
NJ. Atkinson, Surveyor General Of
New Mexico, who has at least three
Nebraska gentlemen in his employ I;
John j. Gosper, Secretary of the
Territory of Arizona; Ex-Governor
James and Judge Sweet, Land Office
in Washington Territory Nate Por-
ter and T.. III. Gould, Land Office,
Miles City, Montana; w. ii. IL.
Llewellyn, Agent Mescalero In
dians, MescalerO Agency. n. NJ,
who has two Nebrsskans holding
positions under him; Il. II. BarrOws,
Consul to Dublin; N. X. Griggs,
Consul TO Chemnitz, Germany; o..
III. Irish, Bureau of Printing, Wash
ington T. G. Upton, in Government
employ at Bristol, England; ex-
Governor Furnas, now in California
a. member of Agricultural Commits
sion; G.. +. Blanchard, j. 5. Collins,
j. w. Paddock, 5. T. Cole, and 9TH
ers, post and Indian traders in the
Territories; Judge Peabody, Pen
sion Agent; f. c. Rogers died in
Vera Cruz, Mexico, where he was
Consul; III. 5. Haley had been ap-
pointed and confirmed TO the Con-
sulship of Chemnitz, but died before
he could assume the duties of his
position; Gen. John NJ. Thayer was
Governor OF Wyoming a number of
years, and Hon. Church Howe was
Marshal of the same Territory; b.
+. Pottinger and Judge j. +. Kinney
have held government positions in
Utah; j. G. Myers was Consul to
Shanuboi until no haA On nnnlaas-
antness with Fred Seward, and a
dozen other politicians Of the State
have been at various times in one
part of the globe or another as rep
resentatives of the stars and stripes,
20 say nothing of the small army OF
clerks in departments at Washington,
and in the pension, postal, revenue
and Indian service. Verify, Ne
braska has fed to considerable eX-
tent at the Federal crib. Senator
Kellogg, of Louisiana, and eX-Sens-
tor Spencer, of Georgia, were Ne
braskans in the old Territorial days.
The former gentleman takes consid-
erable pleasure in saying that when
he first entered the Senate he shook
hanks with Messrs. Thayer and
Upton, of Nebraska, and Spencer of
Georgia, and, before his term eX-
pired, with Senator Hitchcock, and
when he returned the second time
found Senators Paddock and Saun-
ders members of that body, all OF
whom he was associated with in
Nebraska, and all of whom boarded
in the old Herndon House, in Oma-
ha, together. When Kellogg was
here, he was Territorial Judge under
appointment of Abraham Lincoln,
Saunders was Governor; Paddock,
Secretary; Hitchcock, United States
Marshal; Thayer, Colonel of the LIST
Nebraska Regiment, and Upton,
Captain of a company in the same
regiment. They with Spencer, all
brought up in the United States Sen
ate within fifteen years. These
prairie Territories, Nebraska, Kan
sas, Minnesota, and Iowa, have been
quite prolific in production of ready
made statesmen.
Ex-senator Thayer now resides at
Grand Island, this State, where be
has contract for delivering Gov
ernment freight to certain pools.
He is believed to be in training for
the Senatorial race in January, 1883,
to succeed Saunders. Ex-senator
Upton resides in Brownville, and is
engaged in no business. lie breaches
and lectures occasionally. In the
last State campaign he was a candi-
date for Governor on the Democrat.
ic ticket. He is, politically, a dead
duck. Ex-senator Hitchcock died
a few months ago. Ex-senator Pad
dock resides in Beatrice, where he
has time and opportunity to reflect
upon the uncertainties of politics
and the beauties of agriculture.
Both the present Nebraska Sena.
tors were Garfield adherents, and
can not by any means be denomina,
I'll s.a1. Il. -
and there is considerable speculation
as to what influence they will have
with Mr.. Arthur. Some of the
"scooped" Grant men are quietly
smiling to themselves at the predic.
ament the senior Senator (SaundersI
finds himself in. Ii was he who had
the ear of President Hayes during
In - mast four vaarS ond u,all p;gl