Show from the occidental messenger the independence and salt lake route eoute today to day we give an article from the new tork york herald u pon upon the subject of the above route roum and the prejudice of the post master general to its contractors we know nothing orthe difficulty between col mcgraw and the pennsylvania pet petr col forney fonney ot of post master general campbell but we feel well assured that the mall service in the west la is neglected by the post office department we attribute this neglect to a fixed rule ot of action on the part 0 of men tied on to the interest of the atlantic states to do nothing for th the elVest west only as they are forced ever since the organ organisation organization lation of the federal union the atlantic seaboard sea board cities have controlled oled every interest by their immense patronage and commerce but their glory Is beginning to depart the giant west begins to loom up before them and before long will completely overshadow them the valley of the mississippi Is the heart of the union and must furnish the lifeblood life blood of our political existence here the great body of the population of the united states bound together by common interests it must of necessity attract control and hold in check the remote parts of the nation and well will it be tor for those thosa remote parts which now control it if they do not act in such a manner as to bring about a retribution at no distant day the west Is treasuring up wrath for the east and it will be poured upon their heads without mixture unless the wise wisa men in the east shall retrace their steps and change their policy toward the west millions of dollars are annually expended on orean ocean mall steamers 2 whilst a few thousand 2 only ara aro eked ekel out for our mall service across the plains this same eastern yankee dynasty are aie very punctilious 1 in demanding satisfaction from foreign powers for an insult whether real or imaginary offered the of some american flunky or vagabond foreigner who has declared his intention to become a citizen of our government yet they look coldly on and do nothing to staunch the pouring out of the best pioneer blood by the murderous indians those seaboard sea board tyrants must be put down crushed out before the west can have justice done it and the sooner the work Is commenced the sooner the task lili lill will be performed pitch into the old mail maii carrier for he certainly does his mail carrying 1 in the west on the frontiers and in the mountains after a fashion that would not be endured by any other people nor from any body but uncle sam and if he do does e F 3 not behave betterin betten better jn the matter than he has he will find entirely supplanted by express companies pass the old fellow round ed of the deseret news from the new york herald I 1 |