Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-07-24
From Tie Hartford Patriot
TIE POST OFFICE BILL-MORE
TYRANNY.

t1E SOo OtElCE BlLL-MO1tE
TYRANNY.
We publish below a copy OF The much
taked.of Bill. which was reported bv III,
Pos, Office Committee ia The House of Rep
resenlatives on the 25lh ult for further regn
laling the Post Office Department and earn
estly solicit the attention OF Freemcn 10 it,
Was such a restriction on the freedom OF IN.
tercourse ever before attempted In free
counlry2 at shall not be lawful for any
stage, rail road car. or other vehicle, which
regularly performs trips on any post road, OF
on road parallel thereto 10 convey letters
or packets containing aay scrittea or prin.
ted pieces Of paper ~ The transmission not
only Of letters. but of newspapers, pam
phlels hundbills. and even books, except By
mail, is here prohibited. There is moi even
an exception 10 favor Of the business OF the
owners OF The stage, vehicle, or rail road
Even the way-bills Of passengers, the daily
accounts and bills. relating TO business from
station TO station on rail roads, are subject 10
the interdct For every violation of this
in,erdict, by whomsoeyer committed. the
owner Of the stage. vessel, or the proprielors
ofthe rail road are liable 10 penalty Of fifty
dollars.
Mr. Niles is undoubtedly lie father OF the
bill--his. object being to render himself ser.
viceable TO his master by invenlDg some new
mode ofiuining the Post Office Department
into more efiectual engine of Executive
| power than il heretofore has been But 10
the Bill-here il is.
Sec. /. Be IL enacted By the Senate ana
House 81 Representatives. Of lie United STATE,
Of America III Congress assembled, That IL
shall not be lawful Tor any stage, rail road
car, or other vehicle, which regularly per
iorms trips on any post roads. or on a road
parallel 10 it, to convey letters or packets
containing any written or printed pieces oil
paper; nor shall ii be, lawful, without the au-
thority and consent ofthe Postmaster Gencr-
al. for any steamboat. pocketboai, or other
vessel, that regularly plies on any water de-
card 10 be post road, 10 convey any letter
or packet, excep. such as relate 10 some part
OF the cargo. And for every violation of the
| provisions OF this Section, the owner of the
carriage or other vehicles, boat or vessel, and
the corporation or other proprelors oil the
rail road over which such car may be con-
veyed, shall incur penalty Of fifty dollars.
Aud The person who has charge of such
carriage, railroad car, or other vehicle.
pacheIboat or vessel may be rosecuied for
"a violation o,this provision, aud the property
in his charge may be levied on and sold in
satisfaction OF the penalty and COSTS OF suit.
Sec. 2. And further be IL cnacied, That
no person, other than the Postmaster Gener-
al, or his authorized agents, shall sci up any
loot, horse or stage posi-, Tor the Conveyance
oil any letters or packets, upon any post road
which Is or ay be established as such by
law; nor shall II be lawful for any post, ex-
press or common carrier, not authorized by
the Postmaster General, passing in cars over
any rail road, or in a steamboat over any wa
ter declared 10 be post road, 10 convey any
letter or sealed packet for which he shall
receive any compensation for carrying the
sume. And every person who shall offend
herein, shall, for each offence, incur, pen
ally not exceeding hhy dollars Prorided,
4 hat i, shall be lawful Tor any one 10 send
letters or packets by special messenger: And
preceded also, That this act shall not apply
10 any steamboat OF vessel, or any person on
board thereof, coming from any port or
place in the United States
lnthe language ola coiemporary, "if the
People OF the United States submit 10 such n
despolic regulation us this-iithey will qni,
city be told, that they shall not be at liberty
10 carry letters for their neighhors and
friends, from place to place, because they
travel on d, post road, or on a road parallel
10 posi- road, or that the owners of public
vehicle, SET up for the transportation OF pass
eneers, shall not be allowed, il he has letters
in his care. TO travel in that manner-the
are prepared TO yield TO THE MOST ABJEcT
SLAVERY. The constitution gives Congress
the authority 10 establish post Offices and posi-
roads; and that is all the power they have
over the subject. Does any one believe that
this extends 10 declaring who may not travel
through the country what baggage he may
carry, or that the masters of steamboats,. and
rail road cars, shall have right TO search
passengers to see whether they have letters
or packages about them, and if so, that they
may be stopped in their journies2 Nay, this
is TO be done on road that is not established
as road, if il runs in the same direction
with any post road, though they may be n
hundred miles part. We shall see if Nj
John NJ Niles can carly such measure
through Congress. If he does, he will, in
our judgment, live TO see "a POLITICAL REV.
oLUTIoN."
Some days ago loco-(oco was enlarging
upon the merits of Van Buren,, while nno-
Their loco-ioco was in admiration patling him
On The back He ASSIGNED several reasons