The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-10-24

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imbecile and useless clergy were set asid
and the press, which even ut this tin
has taken their places in some respect
substituted in their stead, -
The Apostles preached their Divine Ma
ter. They were not political missionari,
they were not facitious dcmagorucs-
they ministercd to mem souls. not to the
passions and preiudices. We have man
clcrgymen who follow in their footsteps
preaching ''pcace on earth, good Wilt I
men, and bcckoning their congregation
hcavcnward instead of into the arena
larty politics but, on the other hand, Il,
day Of rest and house Of God are desc
Grated every week in every city Of I'll
land by men who call themselves am bas
sadors of God, but are in fact the fuglemel
Of faction, the intolerant fomcnters O
strife. hatred and uncl,aritablcncss. Leas
Christian like Of all these unpricstl,
priests is Mr.. Cheever. We recommend
him to change the name Of his church, -
Let him call it the Church Of the Parti
! zans." not the Church Of the Puritans.-
S"adoy Times. s'f' s-@s. -'+tst-s
The Express CosHpetition.
Our attention has Just been called to tn
following prirate and confidential cireula
issued hy the United States Express Com
pany: sr7.. .ar .a,.ss ..-...,, .... :
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
UNITED STATES ExrREss CoNpA<Y.
'..a' -4 BUFFALO. Oct. 3, 1866.
To Superintendent and Agents of the Uni.
ted States Express Company: -.... .
An organization, known as the ':NIer
chants Union Express Company" ha,
commenced an express business over some
of the routes occupied by this company
Our superintendents and agents are in.
structed, under no circumstances. to have
business relations with this organization,
directly or indirectly. No express matter
OF any description, is to be receired from,
them or eieiirered to them, whether paid
Or unpaid, consigned or ,,nconsigncd.
You are Instructed to retain the busi.
ness Of the United States Express Compa-
ny ut whatever reduction in price may be
necessary on all routes where the ..Mer-
chants Union comes in competition with
this company. TO accomplish this, vol,
will, from time to time, reduce the rates Of
transportation on all express matter to
such figure as, in your judgment, will
not only secure the business, but preserve
the most friendly relations with the pat
rens Of this company and the public gem
orally. ,nHy 49, -. .a f3.I.. - 49,.
Upon routes where there is no compcti.
ton YOU will maintain rates, unles other
wise Instructed from this Office.
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Respectfully yours ia .r-,a
-.......fg,. s HENRY kIr,
General Superintendent.
So far as the Express Companies are
concerned tho case appears to stand as fol-
lows: The American and United States
Companies cover the main railroad routes
throughout the Northern States, and are
virtually combined into one organization
except for the purpose of charging new
rate each time . package is transferred
from one to the other. They have hereto
fore held monopoly of the business
They propose to continue this monopoly.
i Flrst--By declaring non- intercourse with
the Merchants Cuion Express Company,
the only company which has yet had the
courage and enterprise to enter into actual
competition with them, thus contning the
business of the latter to its own lines. Il
r Secondly instituting u ruinous COM
petition upon the lines opened by the Mcr-
chants Union, making up the losses thus
sustained by the luye rates exactel on 9TH
er routes, which are to be. .tuiiy ,.aint,,ined.
% We understand the policy of the new
company, disrcgarding the tariffs of the
old companies, to he to arrange their rates
strictly upon the basis Of the cost of trans
portation, and at the lowest rates that the
business can be done, and if sustained by
the public, as We have no doubt thcv wifi
be, to organize with all possible diligence
additional routes, until they cun do bus-
ness within themselves to all the prinri-
pal points in the United States and Cam
ada.
The public will readily judge for them
selves which of the two policies it is advis-
able to sustain. Business cannot and will
hot be- permanently at, u loss. The Mer-
chants Union must be maintained, or one
or the other company I've driven to the wall,
which will result in restoration of the
pre-existins monopoly. jaasI
in Merchants and shippers cannot be- 50
unmindful Of their permanent interests as
not to extend to u company organized
among themselves and for their own pro-
lection, that degree OF patronage necessary
to insure success.-.luJMM Idcertiser. =
PRocREss.-Those who care to think of
the progress which radicalism is making
toward tyranny such as We were once
taught to abhor-for the destruction of
which the American revolution was fought
and the American system Of Government
WAS cStallliShed-will read carcfnlly and