Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-09-23
The California and Oregon Mail.

The attention of the newspaper press and gen
eral public is being attracted to the recent act of
the Post Office Department in disseminating the
overland mail service between Lincoln, in this
State, and Portland, Oregon Under the head
ing, . An Outrage the Shasta Courier of Sept
10th discourseS as follows:
The people of the whole Pacific coast, as we'll
as their friends living elsewhere, have been out
ragged by the act of the Post Office Department
III arbitrarily SuSpending all mail communication
between Sacramento and Portland. Il distance of
six hundred and fifty miles-a route that for sew
eral years has had Il daily mail, upon which at
least one hundred and fifty thousand people have
depended for their communication with the out
side world. In this route the whole people Of
California. Oregon, Washin gton and Idaho are
directly Interested people who have never
said No when called upon for help-a people who
hardly needed to be asked to DO their duty to the
Government, but have always been in advance of
drafts on her loyalty people who having one
mail route, ask that it may be continued, rather
than arbitrarily taken from them without even
saying by yoar leave The act shows such con-
tempt for the rights and wishes cf IA great peo-
plea people who are pouring wealth into the
lap OF the Government, and since lS4S have been
doing the same thing, are certainly not going to
>upNlll 10 tHc sndSmOulc ulctdll0n OF AN ollcldl
clothed with brief authority. If we are not mis-
create sue such ringing the ears m Of that n4P oria 1a
rs TO produce the desired change. Meanwhile we
must do the best we can under the circumstances
that have deranged all business channels. rely
on ourselves. Wells, Fargo y Co.. Express, and
the justice Of our cause.
There is it seems, paltrv difference between
the Stage Company and the Department of SO,
600 in greenbacks. The Company have done the
work for years At ? loss. but have faithfully full
filed their contracts They built roads. in the
first place, to establish the route, where preyi-
ously it was supposed to be only passablc for
the eagle and other high hving birds. strong of
wing and indifferent to the altitude attained.
This they have done at great expense. and 10 the
advantage of all the people of the Pacific slope
"a people who, in months time have, IN the
Governments need, made voluntary contrihu-
tions for It's support greatly in advance of the
patry difference between the Department and the
Stage Company.
Al a meeting Of the san Francisco Chamber of
Commerce, hcld Sept. l4th. the following resolu-
tions touching the suspension of the overland
mail service, were adopted
Rcsoiced That the Chamber of Commerce of
san Francisco views with serious concern the
Vltou ~ tIc oSt btiltt t'dl tiH'it III 't'4'r"-
ting the daily 4ryice on the overland Oregon
mail route. from Lincoln California; to Port
land Oregon. whereby the entire population OF
the northern portion of the State and Southern
Oregon is deprived of mail facilities of every kind.
EeyolrcR That a daily overland mail between
Lincoln (CaliforniA) and Portland (Oregon) iScs
septial to the proper Development OF the COM
mercc of the sister States Of California and Ore
goa and that it is to hehoped that the Postmas
ter General will Immediately take steps to restore
said daily service.
Resoirld That the Secretary be instructed to
iarward a copy of these resolutions to the Post
Office Department, ana to furnish copy TO eacE
OF our Senators and Representatives.
In the course OF article on the same sub
jcct the Yreka Jouraal remarks:
So far as weekly mail is concerned, it will
he Of no use whatever except for the purpose Of
forwarding letters for the Eastern States. which
can just as well he sent by Red Balf mule teams
for very small sum The way mail Will he car
ried by express. thus iucurring an cuormoustax
to which other section Of the United States is
subjected. Besides the main line. there are
branch lines from almost every station on the
route, extending from the ocean to the Nevada
line, which in this section and Southern Oregon
rendered less beneficial than the freight lines
by the establishment Of a weekly mail
We think the Postmaster General must have an
erroneous idea concerning the ma agnitudc and I'M
portance of the mail route between Lincoln and
Portland. and nre surprised that our delegation
nj Washington have not evinccd some interest in
the matter. BY examining previous contracts on
this route, the Postmaster General would natu-
rally suppose $500. 900 was enormous and $780,
600 a very liberal offer, when the same service
was done for 500. 900 five wears ago. The way
carry this mail without an immense outlay of
capital in fact it would be almost impossible to
do without purchasing the California Stage
Company stock. The reason of the high de-
mand of late years for carrying this mail arises
from the slim travel necessary to sustain daily
line without a subsidy of $500. 600 from Govern
ment. So far rs the mail for Northern Oregon
is concerned, it can 20 quick and much cheap
by water instead of being packed over four
ranges of mountains. If nothing better can be
effected. daily mail should certainly be estab-
lished as far north as jacksonville, weekly
thence to Portland. and mail by water from San
Francisco to Portland often as possible.
THE RESULTS OF TIE WAR.-Though sad the
means, it is nevertheless. true, that through the
smoke and din of battle the North and South
have learned important lesson they now
have attained a more perfect knowledge OF each
other with a better knowledge, they have dis
covered more to admire, and, if wrong. more to
fear. Soldiers of the opposing armies have
learned to respect each Others valor. Hereafter
n Southerner will not boast that he can whip iire
Yankees. Neither viii Northern man boast
that the Confederacy can.be overthrown and ter
rihed ont of existence with dozen broomsticks
diamond may cut glass or a common stone
but II will not cut another diamond. SO an ar
my of Americans may whip army Of Europe
ans. but, all things being equal one army Of
Americans cannot whip another of the same ma
terial. An impartial review Of the war will
show that where any decisive victory has been
gained on either side, it has been owing either
to superior numbers or advantage of position
-Ner Orleans Paper.
While it is probably true that the leaders of
the Southern rebellion have learned an imnortant
and much needed lesson we do not see that the
ioyalists OF the North get theirs from the same
book or will receive chastisement with equal
severity.
AN old criminal was asked what was the first
step that led to his ruin, and answered :. The