Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
In SENATE.--On tho Id, inst Mr.. Calhoun
from the select committee on lnccudiary Poblica-
tons, made Report Which is said 10 lie Of great
length, accompanied by bill, prohibiting deru.
~ postmi xers from receiving or transmitting
through the mail, 10 any State, Territory CT Dis
trlct, certain papers, therein mentioned. the er-
eua,on of which, be The laws oil said State. Ter
ritory or District, may be prohibited, and for oth
or purposes. = The lst section Of this bll de-
clares ii unlawful for any postmaster knowing Is 10
receive, put in liz mail, deliver to any prrsoa,
any pamphlet, newspaper, halldblI, OF othrI pa
per, printed or written, or pictorial representation,
the circulation OF which may be prohibit d hy the
law, Of the State in which said postmaster may be.
The I'd sect. MA kcs il the duty of the Postmaster
General to dismiss any postmaster who may be
guilty Of this Off nee, and also sub jects said post
master to fine. The 81 sect. makes il the duty
of posimas,ers, mail carriers and other officers Of
"c Post Oi1ce Department 10 Cooperate IN pre-
venting the circulation of the papers forbidden III
the lst section. The ith section directs the Post
master General to furnish the deputy postmastcrs,
sc. " it'll the laws Of the several States &c. pro-
hbitns the circulation Of iaccndilry publications.
and to make regulations and To give the necessary
Instructions 10 carry this law INTO effect. The 81
and las, section direct; ir po>imlstcrs to give
licc to persons d,posi,ing incrnjiary publications
in their Offices to withdraw them, and, ii not with
drawn in month thereafter, that they Shall lie
burnt, otherwise destroyed. We sLalI see, ~
the course which the Northern members of Con-
grcss will take in reference to this bill, whether
they prepared to give any e0cctual aid in
straning the nlischicyons purposes of tie Aboli-
tioni,,s 1t is very certain thai the South viii ret
permit the mail establishment 10 be perverted into
,necndiary machine, as il will be, il the Fanai-
les are allowed to burden it with their slandernus
and niscllcvo1s pl5lica,Ions-lt the circulation
OF these publications. be not prohibited BY TAR, the
m ais themselves viii be an, std 10y tcrcr. The
safety of the public is the supreme raw-and WHEN
that is endangered, resort to The first law OF ma
ture, sclf-dcfrncc, becomes imperilycly nccessa-
nv and the events Of last summer show most COR
clusvely tia, it will be raSprted to- \ department
established for the convenience Of the people, cam
not he permitted 10 be used for the purpose OF
" exciting iiSurrection :" and if, say, br
unconsti,u,ora! to prohibit its E, as Il medium of
communication, to any class CT the community,
then, if particular class it for purposes dan
gcrous to the public peace, the whole establish
men, must be abolished and such other channels
of ncllig nee substituted for it as the wisdom of
the several States may devise, zach fer ascl.
We must dispense with great blessings, when VIC
capno, prevent then, from being turned into great
or curses.
On the 5,h, NJ. Tirton offered two resolutions
ins;ructing tho committee Military Affairs 10
enquire Whether The Amy is sufficiently nnref-
Gus for the duties they are required TO Pcriof.1-
and whether tie pay and cmolumcniS OF the Off
GERS OF the Army is Sufficient compensation for
their services.
House. OF REPREsENTsTIyEs.-O The 1'h
ns,. Nj Reynolds moved thai The Rules be
suspended ,ha, he might offer the following rcso'u-
ton:
Resolred, That The House Of Representa-
tiyes of the Congress Of the United States, IN re-
card TO the execution Of the treaty oi the AIN "'
July, 1881, by France, approve OF the President
late message recommending the prnhlbn'n ""i
French products ana the entry Of French vessels
into our ports
Mr.. Mason, of Ohio. moved that the motion tte
on the table, which decided in the affirmative,
ayes 40 noes not counted. There surely never
wa, more ill-in,ed and ridiculous proposition
than this If the popular branch OF Congress
should, while the Mediation is pending, declare us
appreciation OF the threatening attitude re-asSo''-
ed by the President in his late Special Message,
is it not apparent that and Formidable dI'i'cn'-
ties would be thrown in the way OF naclhc ad-
ius,mcnt of the French controversy Nay Is
no, more than probable that War would be new
table Blu, we suppose tins Mr. REYNOLDS ("h'
!. 60 obscure member that we really know MOI
from what State he has,) is prepared TO rne""n-
tor even tho calimiiics of War, rather than om''
an opportunity of exhibiting his sycoph'ncy anu
scry;.ity. We may expect, too, to see Inns prop
o.;,ioo hereafter renewed by some OF the man.