The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-02-23

the point of transportation for Tnmbe'le |
and vicinity, while Genmont would bear
the same relation to River Falls. Ga the
strength ofthat paragraph the Transcript
gets off The ioIlowing:-
But there is Que thing, which if contin-
ued 10, will be very apt 70 excite US. IL
is indirectly animated in the Journal OF
week before las;, ,hat before long the MIS-
sissippi river and lake ST. Croix will be
moved away from Prescott-the former
to be stopped at Diamond Bluff, and the
latter 10 be sent upto Glenmont. rms IS
a lille loo much. for upon The supposilon
that these two streams would contlr ne as
they are or have been, we had hoped for
lasting prosperity as commercial town.
If The people of the Aforesaid places at
tempt any such scheme, we shall pet'''on,
TO The different Packet Companies, and
boat owners. 10 protect our rights IN this
mater. And ell that Prescott asks III
this l;ueis, that the ST. Croix and M'ss's-
sppi shaI! continue 10 unite Their waters
here. and thus make it necessary III as
cending or defending either OF these
streams. 10 pass our levee.
The 'highGsi,,in" about moving the
Mississippi end S.. Croix away from Pres
colt is TOO puetile to deserve notice. The
simple fact is it is twice Is i:sr Il ON Tf'n-
belle to Prescott, aS IL is 10 Diamond Bluff
and as every steanbo;.; th.,t reaches Pres
colt passes Diamond D!ud we see no rea-
son why they could not leave aud take on
irei,ht there. GIenmont is six miles near
Ell this place ,han Prescott Is; the road is
over better ground, aud business men here
; have had thcr freight landed there, and
we. presume they will do SO hereafter.
Perhaps the Transcript is no; aware that
this cen easily be done by ordering freight
10 lie put on boats which will land it at
G!e"mnot, Without re-ehppin9 nj Prescott
Now we know nothing 10 The ConStitu-
ton of The United States, The Laws Of
Wisconsin, or the general direction of The
Mississippi and S. Croix rivers, which in
The least interferes with landing freight at
GIenmont or Diamond Bluff. We know
OF no ''riybts" peculiar TO Prescott which
he Packet Companies are TO protect.
That The St Croix and Mississippi shalt
continue 10 unite their waters at Prescott,
VIC think is very prob!ole AID eininenIy
/ iust. Whenever Pfe@cott a KS / n; a ne
tition TO that effect, addressed 10 N aPfuNE
or some other proper authority, will be
signed by us with unfeigued pleasure.
| In The heading 10 CHS article we have
inserted an sand SO forlh." Under This
division OF the subject we shall treat of
matters ml re purely personal. The "gen-
eral reader can stop now, OF so on as he
| chooses.
! We have learned from reliable sources
that our course on the County Seat que>-
ION has moved the profoundest grief of
some OF our Prescott friends. 1t is no SELF
ish sorrow that swellS in their bosoms, and
gives a tremor TO their voice. Oh no,
their regret is purely humanitarian and
| phlan. hropic. Ii is a regret that our in
! fuence is lost that the support and pat
ronacc OF Prescott can no lon Ger be ours
We appreciate the kindness Of our fiien Is
! Nothing but want Of time has prevent
ed us from writing them note in The
! most faultless diction of VIII CHI we are
master, expressive of out thanks for their
disinterestedness. IS it is, ''when in the
course Of human events il becomes peces-
sary" for US TO meet them, we shall ex-
tend our DEXTER hand: and grasp their dig
itcl extemities, with imprisoned fervor,
while gratitude will doubtless beam from
our expressive countenance, as palpable
as sweat on nlogor's face.
Although ,his article is not sermon,
we feel Ike closing with benedction.
We feeingly spread the palms Of our
hands and say:-Blessed be Prescott.
As the chief, and only city in our county,
we glory in her growth and rejoice in
her success. We trust chat her sons
may be honorable men, and her merch
anis sit with princes. We should be
pleased 10 win her respect and receive
her patronage; but sill we think chat
whenever the removal Of the County
Seat is proposed, we shall "advoeate the
measure"