The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-07-02
HIGHLANDER h.EAsURE.

After what we have seen of the efforts made
by Mr.. Kendall to enlist the Pest Office Depart
ment and all its agents to circulate the Globe, we
are not surprised to see the attempt now making
to arrest all other means of distributing public
documents 1t is not enough that the whole
Post Office Department has been converted into
one vast electionecring machine-all persons
whatever are to be fined, if they attempt by any
other means to circulate any printed paper! In
deed, this is the madness of party what will
not come pext, In England, newspapers are
ent free of postage. Here, they are not only
to be taxed at the highest rate, but the steam
boats and railroad companies are to be fned If
they lend their aid in circulating opposition
snewspapers!!
We must have Standing Army of 100000
men, under the rules and articles of war, liable
to be dealt with and punished by Court Mar
tial, if they dare to utter a word of com la int
against the President! The Pur AM the
Sword are to be given up; and wv we a to
be punished, if we dare to send our newspapers
by any other conveyance than through Kendall's
deputies
But read; frecmen read!-ani prepare for
voting.
TWENTY SIXTH CONGRESS-ls Session.
SENATE Doc. $50.
| In the Senate of the United States.
June 20, 1910.
Agreeably to notice, Mr.. Robinson asked and
obtained leave to bring in the following bill;
which read twice, and referred to the Com
mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
June %, 1S40.-Reported without amendment.
A BILL
Amcndatory of several acts establishing and re-
gulating the Post Office Department
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Re
personalities of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That it shall not be lawful
for any stage, railroad car, or other vehicle,
which regularly performs trips on any post
road, road parallel to it, to convey let
tiers packets containing any written or printed
pieces of paper; nor shall it be lawful, without
the authority and consent of the Postmaster Cen
eral, for any steamboat, packetboat, or other
sci, that regularly plies any water declared to
be post road, t. convey any letter or packet,
! excert such as relate to some part of the cargo.
And for every violation of the provisions of this
section, the owner of the carriage or other vehi-
Gle, boat or vessel, and the corporation other
proprietors of the railroad over which such
car may be conveyed, shall incur penalty of
! fifty dollars. And the person who has charge of
such carnage, railroad car, or other vehicle,
| packetboat, steamboat, or vessel, may be prose-
cuted for a violation of this provision, and the
property in his charge may be levied on and sold
in satisfaction of the penalty and costs Of suit.
Sec. 2 And be it further enacted, That no
person, ether than the Postmaster General, or his
authorized agents, shall set up any foot, horse,
or stage post, for the conveyance Of any letters
or packets, upon any post road which is may
be established such by law; nor shall it be
lawful for any post, express, or common carrier,
not authorized by the Postmaster General, pass
ing IN cars over any railroad, or in steamboats,,
packetboats, or other vessels over any water de-
clared to be post road, to carry any letters or
packets; nor shall it be lawful for any passenger
or other person, passing any railroad, in a
steamboat over any water declared to be post
road, to convey any letter sealed packet, for
, which he shall receive any compensation for
carrying the same: And every person who shall
offend herein, shall, for each offence, incur pc,
l nalty not exceeding fifty dollars : Provided
That it shall be lawful for any one to send let
tiers or packets by special messenger And pro-
vided also, That this act shall not apply to any
steamboat or vessel, any person on board there
: oil, coming from any port in any foreign country
into any port or place in the United States