The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-06-13

STOPPING THE MAIL AT PRINCETON.
Mr.. EDIToR-An occurrence took place at the borough
OF Pnceton on the 18th day of April astwhch has given
rise to much conversation and which has msreprese
ted by some and misunderstood by Others NV object in this
communication is. to give plain statement of the facts
The town of Princeton Incorporated by Legisla-
tue of the State years ago. and by the
ration the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Assistants
Common Council assembled have power to mass onances
conducive to the public good of the borough the month
Of June 1927 petition signed by number of the
able Inhabitants of the borough presented the Council
ton of the Sabbath within the borough The request was
deemed reasonable and the Council the 9th of june
1927 passed ordinance entitled, An Ordinance 10 pre-
vent the violation of the Sabbath within the borough 1t
unnecessary at to rece the whole of this ordinance
lit will be sufficient to remark that under its provisions the
Mayor Recorder and Aldermen, either of them is aubo
rsed empowered and required upon his personal
or other due information to stop and detan until the follow
ng day. any stage wagon cart driving running through
borough of Princeton, the Sabbath. The public
travelling by wagons and stages through the borough on Sum
day. had become excessive was extremely TO that
part OF the inhabitants who observed the day. and was
proachtu to Christian community The ordinance passed
through the Council with but dissenting As it was
seen that the wagonnrs who travelled through the borough
week would be effected by the provisions of the or
the Council had published not only in all the public
places the borough but for three weeks JERSEY
Fatriot newspaper printed in Pnceon and taken by many
persons residing at New Brunswick and Trenton The law
gave rise to much conversations and shortly after pas
sed suit was commenced under of its provisions to re-
cover the penalty for travelling through the borough In this
and variety of Others the provisions of the law became
known and generally acquesced in But few discontented
in the borough and New Brunwck were determ
ed to worry out the magistrates and discourage them
from the honest and full and fearless discharge of their DUTY
Suits were commenced against them the name of the
es and when found that this would not answer the
end IN view threats thrown that the officers of the
borough would burn their fngers'' One of the rneead
es among the Sabbath voaers declared that had pr
pared bitter pill and that he would put the borough officers
INTO such Ink that they should escape;' and within
lew days after this declarations the which has Civ
en- rise to this communication took place.
In redeemng this pledge, large eahern
and three bags containing aerwar at
the post office, the quarterly dead letters were
placed IN large wooden boxes and nailed up directions
to merchants in New Brunswick painted the outside How
these boxes procured known and how the mort
manteaus and bags procured known The boxes
were placed IN common transportation wagon and commits
ted to the OF who known TO be WAGNER
travelling twice thrice week that character and
other through the borough of Princeton He reached the
borough on the 18th of April last about tavern
in sight OF an Aideman's house Information sent
the MagsrGte The Magistrate in discharge of his duty
went to the WAGNER, and told him that he could not travel
through the borough that day. The did not say one
word ABOUT the nG-tha he had itbut without re-
monstrance with the Magistrate afterwards led his
and wagon into the barnyad of the Magsrate-the wagon
was placed by the wagner the barn. and the taken
back TO the stable of The tavern during the whole Of
THESE operations there not ntimaton that he
charge of the mail Nothing had yet occurred to distinguish
mus case from many that had taken place. If the Magistrate
had gone into the and opened the boxes he would
have done what the ordinance did not require or authorize
him to do
Things remained in this till five o'clock when the
wagner returned and told the magistrate that he had the
man IN MS wagon The magistrate asked the WAGNER wby
be had not fold him that BEFORE he must give him proof