Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-02-01

Breakers Ahead.-F two long weeks we
have endured patiently; but at last, thinking
that patience has ceased to be "a virtue, we're
a going to cry aloud against the evils that
beset us--and possibly, may sccede. Though
it is not expressly stated in the Federal Con-
stitution that we are to have our Eastern
mail regular, yet we know that the good old
men who framed and signed the bulwark Of
our liberties tolerated, and even approved, Of
such contingency in their times; and have
no doubt that, were they alive to-day, they
would solemnly protest against the indigni-
ties we are now compelled to endure. We
have rights, and they must be vindicated =
We, Of Ceder Falls, are not of the low-born,
servile, cringing sort, that will meekly bow
the head while insult and humiliation are
heaped upon us No! unless we have speedy
Justice, and full acknowledgment Of our
claims, (the hour for compromise has past,)
our old men and our young men, will arm
themselves for the fight, and 60 forth to the
vengeance which shall be terrible, -while the
mothers and the maidens shall nerve our
hands and hearts for the struggle with their
prayers and their sympathies; and even as
they weep, bid us vindicate our rights, or
perish in the attempt In our streets you
can see by the lowering brow, the determined
and compressed lips; by the eager salutation
with which brother meets brother, as he
anxiously enquiries if there are any news from
the power from whence all our woes are de.
rived, viz: The Railroad, and if there are
any hopes of an adjustment Of our troubles,
and as the surly shake of the head proclaims
an answer in the negative, you can see that
the point is almost reached when we, as a
free, sovereign, independent people, will arise
in our majesty, and proclaim to the world
by the Eternal" we will have mall
railroad or no railroad; snow, or no snow
All we ask are our rights, the "inalienablc
right" of receiving our mail matter before it
has grown musty and colored with age, and
worn out at that unless this simple act of
justice is conceded to us, we shall annul our
fealty to an institution which is League
with snow, and discarding entirely the
services of Uncle Sam, fall back upon our
dignity, and have our mail matter sent and
received through the time honored method,
viz: horse-fesh. Our forefathers never
thought of employing pesky railroad to do
their postal service and if not good enough
for them, why for us? Then ye who are in
power, take warning, or else some bright
morning, when you expect it not, you will
see two gallant steeds dashing over the prai-
ries eastward, spurning the snow from their
iron-shod hoofs, while they bear our papers
and letters of greeting, to the eager waiting
world beyond, who will hail them with joy
Gus shouts and hearts relieved, and send
them quickly back, laden with words Of cheer
and messages of sympathy and APPROVAL:
Then it may be that Cedar Falls will have
set the noble example that the civilized world
shall follow, and we gain the cnviable dis
tinction of having been the first people that
tence, and return to the good old primitive
means of COW .yance. Oh! there would be
glory for us, fellow citizens. What shall be
our answer? The eyes of the world are upon
us. Suffering humanity, outraged capital,
and neglected business, appeals to us to
strike the blow that shall loosen the letters
that bind them, and though we perish, we
will do it; and our names will go down
through all time embalmed in the hearts of
millions, as the bencfactors of our race. The
first move that will be made, will be the ia
king possession Of the Post:Q Office by the
Cedar Falls infantry and artillery, when a
flag will be hoisted from the roof, with the
following device: A horse rampant, beneath
whose feet will be an inverted locomotive,
halfburied in snow-bank. This will be the
signal for the general uprising of the!peoplc