] PUBLIC MEETING.
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Al a meeting of the citizens of Little hock' las held on Saturday, the 10th January, looo' tor the purpose of taking into consid- efalon the recent failures of the eastern SMemphls) mail, Col. JAMES s. CONWAY was called to the Chair, and c. E. RICE Msnted Secretary. 8H

 q aier the meeting had been organized, ~l VIM. FIELD, the Postmaster at Little l'eK appeared, and made a statement to as meeting of the course he had pursued nuns matter. Whereupon, on motion, the resident appointed Messrs. R. c. Byrd, s'h. D., Rmherford, R. Childbess and fl. a%, committee to draw up Preamble @ a'u resolutions, expressive of the sense of M r' meeting, ln regard to the conduct of Col. xa, xrM'u' in employing, on his own responsi- ,l, Gh a person to carry the mail from this ssss sS to Memphis. in lieu of the Contractor, ,. ot 'Tp " lad frequently failed in the discharge x AAaef an absence of few minrtes from .a' ~ foom' the Committee returned, and re- r,' s%Nd the following, which were adopted ,"nou1 a dissenting voice: 2fll atls'i

 me lion. W. T. BARRY, Postmaster Wh ecaes'dl of tae United Stotes

 'es'eas' ts;'' during the last thirty days, the lp;,ufes I,.., of the nrail from Memphis to aa als'le Rock have been frequent and in- or osssant' T' and, whereas. from the 27th day m m,;l ,n;lecember, 1884, to this day, only two als isa nave been received at Little Rock ,a. sa' Memphis-the way-bill of the lat sa1 ~ 0l which was dated Dec. 25th, 1854; oau ~. Whereas, also, in consideration that ssa el'lzens are, by this default and neg ,e,a esace oi the Contractor, cut off from cora. c,,nunlcation with other portions of the

 ra rcs,'''ys the Postmaster at this place, tG'' te ,ha Nm. Field,) has acted agreeably ssaa 7 a's Wishes and requests of the citi- dsas'' aas' ana the dictates of his own duty, in apd asd,'asslng ag the said defauhing Contractor, rsu oaud employing one on whom he can de- he .ss0s'ed' ss.'l That we do wholly approve ol Ais a,se ms,s pursued by Col, Wm. Field, in here;ns ;s'.ef, s''l, and judge him to have acted sli w ws.s sl'n proper regard to inc wishes

 '' the pacns of the Territory,