The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-11-16
By WI II. MERRITT.
TIE PUBLIC MEETING AND THE
DISTRIBUTING POST OFFICE

NEDSEsDAY MORNING, NOV 10, 1859.
THE PUBLIC MEETING AND THE
DISTRIBUTING POST OFFICE.
We have reirsined until now from Submitting
any remarks 10 detail upon the proceedings Of
n,esfieg held a, Galena few days since, and
the csufse aud conduct of the citizens Of that
place, IN striving 70 prejudice the General Pos,
Office Department against this city, and there
b. procure removal Of the Distributing Post
Office from his place to that.
The publication in this days paper Of the
proceedings Of meeting held a, Globe Hall on
"Wednesday evening for the purpose of Rec
ponding 10 the many erroneous statements in
their address and resolutions, affords us very
good opportunity to express views upon The
subject, and we cheersu!ly embrace it.
Gaiena is roi,, loca'ed some seven miles
Interior IRON the Mississippi, upon Fever river,
stream which is only rendered navigable By |
hack water iroin the Mississippi, extremely diff |
cult irom lis cpverr-lkc locality of ingress or
egress, with no particular advantages TO recon,
mend ii except The lead trade of Wisconsin,
which is soon u be cut off by the construction
Of railroad short distance north of the cor
roration
Duau4le, on he other hind, is located on the
Mississippi. the great ttoroughfare Of trade and
traye! for an immense country; is easy of access
by tleer a ano; il Toe market for the trade and
traislt 81 an exclusive mineral and agricultural
country which g tapdy filling up; is the term
,,ue = + ha Iff,n,f, <(s,ntr.l ,nd tho Southe I'm
Wisconsin Railroads, the first of which is TO be
completed 70 his point By the FIRST Of June
next; is tAt residence of five government oftic-
ers, one the spbtscasurcr-witl whom the
Government ufnst necessarily have great deal
Of correspondence; i point from which the
large quantity of merchandise fncing its way
10 Northern Iowa, Northern and Western Wis
cousin, and Minnesota viii very soon be re-
shipped. aud is The most natural point for the
distribution Of mail matter for this region Of
country that can b. selected.
In view of these facts, it seems TO US that no
rational public officer, desiring to administer his
trust in such manner as to accommodate the
wants and necessities Of people, for whom IN
part he IS selsced to act, ould for Doment
give any serious counteuance to an agitation
and clamor, which is the offspring Of local rival
ry, jealousy and hatred.
II is pretended by our neighbors that they
have been;nduced to speak out upon this sub
Jecti no. from any grievances that they them
SELVES experience, but wholly for the benefit Of
other psir.s which experience hardship in the
present location OF the Distributing Ofice.-I
Were this true, their nagnanimity could not be
too highly commended. But we imagine few,
who are familiar viii their extraordinary labors
at home and abroad to discredt this place and
this Distributing Office, will give them much
credi, for sincerity Not week nor day has
passed since the, office was discontinued at that
place and established at this, that their princi
pa! men have not steadily labored to bring the
Post Office Of this city into disrepute. And
yet We are told with brazen effrontery that they
are not acting for themselves, but for others.
1t is well known fact 10 every old citizen Of
this place, that while the Distributing Office.
was continued al Gaicna, mail matter for this
side Of the Mississippi was uniformly detained
from II to 4S hours, the report Of Mr.. @. Ale
xander, Special Mail Agent, TO the contrary
notwithstanding while il is equally well known,
that the location of the Office at this place does
not interrupt the mail matter destined for Gale.
ma, as such matter is distributed at Chicago.
Al another evidence Of the determination on
the part OF citizens Of Galena to throw every
obs:icle in the way of our prosperity and con-
venience, we have only to remind the public,
that last year, when competition existed be-
tween Messrs. Campbell Il Cos, and Harris,
lneos boats, thefnrmer company took she con-
tract for carrying the river mail to Minnesota,
including all prominent points in Iowa for three
hundred dollars, while this year b. virtue Of 1
combina ion between the two lines, fifteen thou
sand dollars is charged and paid by the Depart
ment, for the same service, excluding all points
in Iowa except one, in which prominent citizens
Of Galena have large interest. This is a great
hardship 70 large class Of citizen. in the
Northern portion of our state, yet because they
have the boats TO perform this service and we
have moi, they both extort upon the Depart
ment and doggedly refuse TO perform the SER.
vice o. il should be done.
Another fact in this connection may be stated.
That is. that the completion of the Illinois Cen
trail Rail Road 10 this point, which will be by
the first Of June next, will make il a general
head quarters for Frink & Cos line of stage
coaches, running from every point into Mort he
err, Western and Southern Iowa, Western
Wisconsin and Minnesota, which will unques.
al,
tn Distribution of the mails; and both cheaper
and facilitate their transmission.
In view of these facts, it does seem to US,
that 10 just ground oicomplaint exists, and tha,
The Department when il examines disposition
ately the facts, will come to the same reasonable
conclusion.
1t is to DC hoped that the committee appointed
to see that The memorial is circulated for sigma
lures, will feel itincambent upon them to give
it as wide circulation as possible and it is al
so to be hoped, that no citizen in Northern,
Western and Central Iowa, who may be re-
quested 10 sign it, will feel at liberty to de-
cline
BANK FAnunEs.-The Chicago Tribune Of
the 9Th, says: j.
We have. 70 announce the failure OF sus-
pension Of the following Banks. II will be
most prudent 70 refuse the bills Of all Of them
Farmers JOINT Stock Banking Company
Toronto, Canada.
Bank of Oswego, N. Y, w Pumnelly,
Prest., JAS. Wight, Cashier.
Bank Of Massillan, Massillon, o. Chas X
Skenron, Pres, F. E. Plat Cash
Patchin Bank of Buffalo, Buffalo, New
York. A. D. Patchin, Pres, Jas. Sringham,
Cash.
The " Sandy River Bank" Of Pennington,
Maine. is also reported as having failed
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