The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-11-16
pIJBi.IC MEETING.

PUBLIC MEETING.
An adjourned meeting Of the citizens of Du-
buque, for the purpose of adopting proper means
TO prevent the removal of the Distributing Post
Office from this place, was held at Globe Hail
on Wednesday evening, Mayor J. +. Farley in
the Chair and VIM. II Merritt, Secretary
On mo,ipn, the proceedings of the meeting
held on Monday evening, were read and APPROX
ed The report Of The committee appointed TO
draft an ADDRESS and res buttons being called for
the following memorial to the Post Master Gen
cra was read and adopted
To TnE Posr MASTER GEsrRAL OF THE
USirrD STATES Wasui>cTos CRY
Learning That the ctiz, rs Of Gal,na making
Efforts Ia procure the rem val III the Disiribu.
ting Post Office from this city, and being COM
L, 4 10 believe that GUS neighbors are eithar
desiynedly, or igsnafant}r, misre presenting the
truths of the case, W., the CT gas Of Dubuque,
desire 10 submit plain >t.tc,nrnt If facts fox
your consideration. Galena aud Dubuque be-
M rival Cities il is not 10 be expected that the
most cordial relations on every subject, can
exist between hem and while we desire not to
reiard her prosperity, we seek for the advlncc-
uient OF our own by all h n,rab!e means. We
beg leave TO enclose printed copy of Resolu-
tons Re, adopted at meeting held in that
city, aud submit that their assertion, that Ga
lena is The terminus of all the principal mail
routes, is false, as the records of your ID part
ment will prove that the delays complained OF
in the transmission Of mail matter TO Northern
Illinois, Western Wisconsin and Alinneso a, are
ground!css, mas much as matter for those
points is, or should be distributed at Chicago,
while the Office a, this point, with the cxtraor-
hahn ri
matter to all points the Mississippi and to
Minnesota and interior Iowa; that the COM
plant tina, the Post Master General has "been
deceived BY statements OF Interested persons,
is rendered absurd by the high character of our
| Congressional Deleg alton, in which we place
| the fullest confidence, and which assertions, we
cannot but deem reflection ON the good sense
| aud caution Of the officers of the Post Office
| Department.
We beg to coincide with the views Of the ID
| Ass t. Post Master General. Hon. w. FL, Dun
das, regarding the real objec's and true impor-
lance of a Distributing Post Office We re-
specially submit that the important fact, thai
the people of Gaena do not complain Of the
slightest Inconvenience caused TO them, as they
receive their mail matter as before in fact one
hour earlier than they would, if the Distributing
Post Office was located there; but their so calico
grievances and injuries are entirely on account
of 9th towns, referred to in their proceedings
On the contrary the removal OF the Disirbu
ting Post Office to Galena will cause, as it ha.
caused, delay of "a hours to all our letters ant
papers, often occasioning pecuniary loss, al
illustrated last season by the news arriving a
Galeua of a rise in lead and parties sendin.
Immediately to Dubuque, anticipating the mail
and securing oar supply al reduced prices.
In reply to the mail agent Alexander's letter
fnFtS I'd Tho nH1 H, t,f<
Master, respected citizen, w. Ii. Robin
ESQ
We also respectfully submit that the p,pula
lion of Northern, Western aud Southern Iowa
now in the most satisfactory connection witt
Dubuque, Except two towns below on the Mis-
sissippi who elect to consider our city as rival
has been, and is now, increasing with al
astounding rapidity, demanding all the maj
; facilities the U. s. Government can conssten,
ly bestpw. In proof of this fac, we append th
official statement, showing that more settlers ar
filling up central and Northern Iowa, than al
: the increasing emigration of Minnesota, Wis
consin and Southern Iowa united.
4 We also respectfully submit that this city
an important Agency of the U. S. Government
> being the U S Sub Treasury for all the Mort
Western states, The residence of The Received
!, Land Register, United States District judy
: and the location of the Surveyor General
Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota Their lett.
appended at the c. Inclusion Of this report. wi
: ex bit To you the favorable change effected
n their correspondence, by the removal to ,h
:, place of the Distributing Post Office that III
towns on the Mississippi, would have been moi
o promptly supplied from this office, but for ii
i discourteous behavior OF the steamboat man
!, gers OF Ga!ena-but that this will be on r
meGicd and lastly we submit with full assn
ance OF your appreciation that the Illinois Ce
), trail Railroad will reach this place on the LIST
. June next-,hat Galena is simply a way static
l., on that road, as the re cords of the Railroad G.
shew; and that them Dubuque will be the graz
termination Of the great Eastern line of Ra
}, roads from Boston, New York. Philadelphia Al
n Baltimore and Southern line from Chares'o
d Mobile and New Orleans and also that In
OF first class Steamers will connect with the
roads from this city to Minnesota and S
g Louis
e In view OF the above plain and simple str.
ment Of facts and of the sound sense and di
crimnaiion which has thus far characterized d
conduct Of the Post Master General, we cam
e entertain doubt, bu, in celebrating upon II
i subject, he will arrive at the conclusion, III
. both the public service and public convenien
:, require that the Distributing Pos, Office shou
be continued at this place.
j." Letter of present Surrcyor General and Ollie,
Land Office, Dubuque Iowa,
:, Nov. 10Th, 1853.
e In answer to the enquiry proBopnded by yo
a we beg respectfully TO state, that prior TO 1
Distributing Department of the Post Office
ing removed from Galena t. this place, Il
u Ohlce was often subjected to Inconvenience fre
e the mail matter being detained at Galena for
nous, and often for a longer time after beinr
At 81 fbo &
Is Distributing Office, here, this Inconvenience h
Is been done away with, and our communicate
d with the East and with the Department, at Was
ington, have been expedited by a. least one ds
/, w. LEWIS, Surv Gen.
" PATRICK QUlGLEY, Rec'r.
e GEO. McHENRY, Register
c. IL BOOTH, Late Surv Gen
). NJ MOBLEY, Late Receiver.
TIL MCKNIGHT, Late Register
IS To BEN NJ. SAaUELs and others.
i All of which is respectfully submitted.
= BEN NJ SAMUELS.
WIN. H. MERRITT.
d F. S. JESSUP.
o p. QUlGLEY.
a w II. ROBBINS, Co
e Pending the adoption of tie report, brief
e appropriate remarks were made by F. f Bliss
l. Esq, General w. Lewis and P. Quigley
d On motion of Gen. Lewis, it was resoly,
il that the proceedings of this meeting be sign
d by the Chairman and Secretary and promp
= forwarded to the Post Master General.
e On motion of Col. Geo. McHenry, a col
h mittee OF FIVE was appointed 10 procure sign
o lures to the memorial to the Post Office d
n Partment and transact such other business
J. may be necessary to forward the object of Il
meeting.
Said Committee are as follows :-Cba,
Il Cookery, William H. Robbins, F. E. Bissell Els
+. 8. Jessup and Col Geo. McHenry.
Mr.. Corsery desired to be excused from sci
n ing on the committee or participating in a
manner in the proceedings OF the meeting, VIII
: on motion of B. J. O'Halloran, his request W
4 granted, and G. w. Burton, appointed in |
. | stead