The weekly Butte record., 1866-05-12

per mail facilities, appropiating them to his own
use, and leaving their sazioas important Post Of
fees to be supplied by cnehorse mail. He acts
citizens Of Butte have no postal rights that Con-
gresham is bound to respect. 1t was not in his
selfish and vindictive nature to leave the people
the route from OroSile to Saanville proper mai. IA
cilites and establish such on the Chico route also
He must crafty his mahguan. nature (true accom-
paniment Of ignorance and self pride.1 by pulling
others down while advancing his own private and
personal interests. The amount he swindlei the
government into pairing fer mail service on the
Chico route, is sufficient to continue it on both
routes. But General Bidweil's present position en-
ables him perso1ats the powerful heas. tha; hun
ted for food in common with others and when they
had been successful. planted himself upon it and
told the others he wepld take such part for being
their leader in success and another portion for his
position, and with lowering scowl upon those who
had assisted him, the balance of it because can,
and let NE see any of yoa who dare say nay
Might does not always make right, and the Gener-
al may as well be guarded against the recoil-
There are FIVE Post Offices on the route which Bid.
well has discontinued, and not one, as shown by
the Official list on the Chico route to Susanville-
It is proposed TO establish one on the route, to
give shsw of necessity for this scheme of plumber
agia nSt the government. The important Post Of
fees on the route between 0roviile and Susanvile
are, Cherokee, Pentz, Mesilla Valley, Magalia
Inskip and Longville, which the magnanimity and
decency of General Bidwell proposes to supply by
horse mail while the single Post Office yet to be
sba out tha Chico rant fa "a ,S IN
be supplied by semi-weekly mail stages at SO 900
per a1num. 1t is swindle, that disgraces and
destroys the postal service of the United States
That great conservator of the public interests an
der the manipulations Of Gen. Bidwel has become
an engine for his own aggrandizement, and for the
destruction of neighboring and thriving eommuni-
ties and towns. that might if not deprived of their
rights by base ingratitude and Misrepresentation
some day possibly rival Gen. Bidwell's famous
town of Chico. The people thus outraged and be-
lied by Gen. Bidwel, are preparing to thunder
their remonstrance against this deprivation of mail
service and useless squandering of government
funds, to the Postal Department, to the President
and to Congress, and it will indeed go hard with
them if they do not find friends and influence suf-
fcient to save them proper mail facilities, aud pro-
tect them from the selfish swinde contemplated BY
their Representative in Congress. They fare viii
ling to accord to Chico and its route every facility
required in reason, and will pay their proportion of
government subsidies bestowed upon without
murmur, but object to beng deprived of their own
rights and interests, for the benefit of other per
sons or localities No honorable or lair minded
person would contemplate such swindle upon a
community, be he Member of Congress or not
If it is the intention of the Postal Department to
do awy with mail service, and build up express
lines in populous communities, employing mail
lines only to build up routes and places of private
interest the action of Gen. Bidwe and his harpies
is correct.