The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-01-13
TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY, 9. 1885,
One Mail a-week!

/ We received letter, by Burbanks Express
yesterday morning, from one of our citizens
who was at Dubuque when he wrote, announc
ing that he had been informed by Mr.. Walkers
| 'gent at that point, that hereafter we may ex.
| aect but one mail per week, unless the de
partment will consent to pay the contractor
for more frequent service. We are rejoiced
that Mr.. Walker has taken this stand. It is due
to his own selfdefence, as we'll as to his self
respect. Some people argue, that as there is a
given quantity of mail matter to be carried
weekly, Mr.. w. might as we'll, so long as he
runs over the road three times per week divide
it into three parcels as to bring it all at once
Not so. He is a sUOrn mail carrier for only
once week.-Mrs. given security for no greater
service, and further than this is no more re-
sponsible for the safe carrying and safe delive-
ry of the mails, than Tom, Dick and Harry
would be- The Postmasters at st. Paul and
Dubuque have no authority, in law, to entrust
him with mails oftener than his contract calls
for. And besides it would be pleasing that hig-
CLING, narrowminded, inefficient Postmaster
General at Washington little too we'll. to
have men work themselves and use up their
horses for nothing, over this new road at this
inclement season, and he get all the credit for
their labors and enterprise from those unin-
formed. No, no! We hope Mr.. Walker will
stick to his contract to the letter.
But meantime the people of Minnesota must
suffer. 1t is most abominable outrage
upon them. Why, for the three past win
ters, we have been allowed two and three
mailsper week regularly, which were paid
for by the Department; and now, when there
are thrice the number ofpeople in the Terrific
ry that there ever were during any previous
winter-when the business of the Territory has
increased over four fOld-we are allowed but
one mail per week! Is it not unbearable?
The Board of Trade of st. Paul has taken
prompt action upon the matter, and petitioned
Mr.. Campbell to allow the rightful extra SER
vice. We believe the Dubuque Board Of Trade
has done the same and MIR. Rice, with Gen.
Jones' and other members of Congress from
the Northwest, are hard at work, endeavoring
to bring about the desired end. We think, in
addition to all this, it would be highly proper
for our Legislature to memorialize the Post
master General upon the subject Immediately
But where is German and Rosser. those two
bright and shining lights of this bright and
shining Administration-those faithful senti-
nels on the Outposts of Democracy" who, if
We may believe the words of one of them, and
the actions of both, were sent here to protect
the people from the abuses of Contagious mo-
nopolies" coming from without, and from out
rageous impositions coming from either with
out or withinn' German, according to his
own say, can get Congress, Or the President,
or any of the Departments, to do just what he
pleases at any moment, and one would sup
pose, from all indications, that Rosser is equal
ly potent and powerful at Washington. Yet,
we doubt whether either of the brace have rails
ed pen in defence of our peoples rights in
this mail matter. Here, then, is fine oppor-
tunity for them to "pitch in," and achieve
something-or help to, at least-which will
entitle them to the credit of having done their
duty in the premises. We hope they will not
falter.