, 1859-05-24

a 3aEAI OFFICIAL 0BXRAIE.
The failure Of the postoiicc Appropriation
bi1i, by which tie Department is crippled,
serves az u convenient and plausible excuse,
under cover Of wlic1 The Administration is
w7elling petty vengeance upon the people Of
the Nortberu aud Republican States. Our
Western neighbor$. along the grcat uaia hne
from Gaieua and Dubuque to st. Paul are tic
victims las, selected for punishment. and from
tue nature any severity Of the iufIicHon, ills
zvssddcnr TINT their offc,.ccs agaiusr the Pro-
Slavery Democracy are Of ths1 aggravated sort
fur which there ID no forgiveness The Galcna
Daily Aduerttser tells tho story Of outrage and
wrong, IN language ut onco so truthful anil
vigorous, tha, wc copy what ii says, adding
our own testimony IN favor o. tho correctness
Ct its relation:
In our article Yesterday, referring 10 the scan-
dAlous conduct Of the Postmaster General in n.
ductng the null facilities out Of this rtr, did
mol Allude IL the crownlng act Of the infan,y pf
the department in cutting of the river usa1
from Gaacna, Dunlieth and dubuque with the
upper co1ntrv- Ever since there has been mail
service performed an tie river, j. has been from,
THIS civ to St Paul and The intermediate points,
1hc business relations between tialcna and Du.
baque and Northern 1ewa, Western Wisconsin
and Minnesota, have been very extensive and
very important. 4 iArge trade has grown up.
and the necessity for Il regular aud frequent
mail service had become orcrPowering. 4 cor1-
tract was therefore made ycur ago with the al
cha 4 Minnesota Packet Gu. 10 carry daily mail
from Galena to 1t. Paul, supplying Ill tie inter
nediate Post Offices. su,l'e eighty in lumber.
The service WAS performed ut very Low fgurr.
and with speed aud regularity which lef,
nothing 10 be desired Oar people were startled
= couple Of weeks ago BY IN order from the Post
0fbce Department discontnuiag this entire ser
vicc, md totally abrngaiiug the contract will.
the Packet COMPANY. The ground first alleged
for this exsrA"r.ilnur, proctrling was the f4iiu,r
ri tsIv Appropriation Ill! and III n'nney. I'll"
Cuull,any ifcn proposed ~ take the m2iik. 81
uauaii, and wal 1oi 1t,is ply til tHngrths shou
appropriate III. money. II tnr4rd nuf, however.
1.at 1Hi> -1nul. ~..- Il r.'rr p,Gt.1t; tor "lHl
IT, t"pay,'r;.1 lrt.',r.' III. ":r Of .te Cor.-
1.lnt :; fral,,,, :, u. tt. Acl*6 taut tas :, rvI>
~, r..l.f;. ..'nvL, ah'! "u,.i3 i:u.r I" !"
.: .';.'.: .' ~ II ",.> !.'t Supposed Ir.s.b..
=. :,.::. .l...: II :! 1 Eustrnul:nt, :ac;:tl
.,i... ii. Responsibilities m l,i- >itu4::ql
Np'4'! ,.''>'- 80 .':!.''..:, tn .bt"gate c,,,
i1.ct a..u cui III ..tl scrv q. ut this i,,.l,l1
ALL clint a;.'. .;:4r IL. s.ssutd IT. fully appr.*'.
ri -. liz: :.c'~ u ih:' .44s4 as.4 tt absolute NJ.
cr,:i'., t"r 'nr xrr''c", II any regard whutrvr'
wa~ /" Il" SD ~ tn. pubic Int,..r.t. The Pok!
!na>:s' Gru, ;:I was s.uis advised in rvtalin',.
tbs lu. n,ai'":. the n"c.s>sy uf the service.
1ht 1nai,l'er in WHICH il was Performed lis chez;
s:ImrAcle1. aud the immense injury its discon-
7nu1nce would indict upon the public. Tt,
Packet Company In, made every effort to have
the service performed, in order 10 accDmmud4,,
the public. IL csen Proposed 10 d. tile srrric,
1t u.tniuat price, rcs+iying thc right to uhah
hereafter ,ha' j, might receive thu contract IN,
Even this proposition WIS REJECTED by tue Pott
master General in his malignant determination
10 use his official position Il, opprcsS aud injur+
the people Of the Northwest. Thas il is. thu
Galenu and Dubuque, citirs o5 rwe:ve or tiftec,
thousand people EACH With lnrEc trade. nut
intimate und extended business and social rcla
tions, with the whole upper country, Are nos
left without any direct 1uai communication L
Ill in that direction, tbuugh there is line u
packets. running from both cities TO St. Paul
lea1ing every dug.
While this punishment Of tho North is e.
ing On under tue guise of rc.rcnclment All,
reform, We do not learn that any correspond
ing measures have been inaugu.ased in Il,
South Indeed VIC arc told, on the contrar,
by the organs oi the government that Will
no proposition for opening new routes in vi
ginia4 Georgia, Moth Carolina, South Carolll,
and Florida will be entertained, the service 4
the old routes will be regularly continued. Til;
is to say, You Of the North. who la,
"the nudacity to vote ,ltc Republican ticket
~who deieay the larger part Of the c1l.:4scs
@the immense postal system,-you, who:
Commerce aud industry, whosc desire f
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