Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-25
Remembrance,


The following renIonstrancc, it is said, will
be circulated throuhout the State for sigma
lures:
To Tie Hon. .IosepA Holi, Postmaster General
Of the Enited States:
The undersigned, citizens Of California, have
heard will. alarm and regret that proposition
has been under the consideration Of the Post
Office Department, for the reduction of the
Overland Mail service from st. Louis and
Memphis to San Francisco to weekly, instead
"f Sc'ni-wcckly trips, as originally contracted
for between the Government and McsSrS But
tcrfcld Co Since the report Of the pro-
jcctcd reduction was first put in circulation, n
counter statement has been given to the pub
lie, in scmi-ofiicial manner, to the effect that
the contemplated reduction would not be
made, for the present at least. The under
signed. however, feeling deeply the Importance
of preserving the Overland Mail service from
all contingencies which may hereafter arise.
to induce the proposed reduction to be made
by the Department over which you have the
honor to preside, would most solcrnnly and
earnestly demonstrate against any reduction
whatever being made, either now or hereafter
believing. as they do, that there can be no
possible contingency which will justify such
step being taken by the Government
The undersigned, also, beg leave most re-
specially to represent that they, in common
with the whole people Of California, believe
that the establishment Of the Overland Mail
to connect the Atlantic and Pacific sections Of
our common country together, has been simp-
" an act of justice towards California, that
should long ago have been performed, while
the withdrawal Of any portion Ol the service
would be infiictng an injury upon us, as citi-
zcns Of the United States widely separated
from the common SistcrhoOd, which no argu-
mcnt could justify, no matter though the ma
tional treasury may be in depleted condition.
The undersigned cannot but entertain the
belief, that the great. benefit which California
has conferred upon the nation, has been, and
is, hut lily appreciated at Washington, else
would the means Of Overland communication
with the Atlantic Safes long ago have been
amply provided, and not even an intination
would now DC made Of a proposed reduction
in the sufficiently scanty service which has
been furnished us within the past twelve
months. They would respectfully represent,
that not only do they deem that any reduction
would be an act Of grave injustice, and would
work irrcparablc injury to the future Of Cali.
iornia, but that it would be an act Of the COM
mOncst justice and right on the part of the
Federal Government, to provide daily Over
land Mail service to and from ST. Louis, or
some other central point, to San Francisco.
1t will readily be seen, that even with such n
service, our facilities for communication with
other parts Of the Union, would still be far
inferior to those enjoyed by the people of our
sister States; while it is q truth that VIC ap-
prccnd will find no disputants, that the past,
present and future benefits which California
has and will confer upon the nation at large,
justify her citizens in earnestly demanding a
common division Of the benefits derived from
the constitutional compact which binds the
federal Union together, at least SO Ear as their
postal facilities are concerned. We believe
that it is our inalienablc right that daily
Overland Mail between the Atlantic States
and California should DO established by the
General Government, and so believing, we re-
spcctiully, but firmly demand that this right
shall DC conceded to uS at the earliest possible
moment. Entertaining those views upon this
alI-impOrtant subject. the undersigned cannot
too strongly demonstrate against any rcduc.
ton in the present scmi-weekly service, urg.
ing, in place of such reduction, an increase
in the service to daily trips, as above indicat
cd, and earnestly soliciting your valuable aid
and influence in behalf Of the proposition
with which they feel assured Of it's early con
summation, and without which they feel tha
they are pOwerleSS to obtain their common
rights as citizens Of the United States