Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-11
ND Va, FRIDAY. NOV. IL, lsi2.

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S|1Sar Va FRIDAY, NOV. ii, 1872.
....,. ,f Penny Pdref$ by TIE Railroads
ir's$p o,s Clipper comes 20 the aid oi The h'ch'
lie b''".nd makes out strong case OF partia!iiy
q nc so r, Office Deparnen,-ihat 10 10 say, u
i.'ns' mis- are true Ii charges gross injustice
Department, i'' 'o.'fauns oa o". ,b p.,.o,d
a'Hs - an another. 1t states, that the ka'lroad
n ats'ls" shurg and Petersburg to Redmond,
l. TON s,sn proh bl,ed from carrying packages OF the
a' g. s',ra and the Baltimore Clipper "wh'ist |,
G''r'a" the Department that all the penny papers
slated to distant places by means OF Inc raroaos'
\ s'ttV" ~, S,nbt that some oil those employed IN
~ @f Once at Washington receive their paper by
1s t'' Ifconyeyance-Still the law Is permitted TO
I@s '0u' ,,in, on the section of road before men
:daF', =, strangely happens, that the interoicton
a'n'1' is,,,n,en; affects press but that OF The
o. lux s,,,and the Baltimore Clipper, papers which
Ne' =. condemned some OF The ohcial conduct OF
| the Clipper complains at this ''as an
~e tiFs' s,ns.,,t: an act oi paralitv disgraceiu
.F" s,,Jcf2nv Department. Is tho design OF any
1 ,t,s C,Ycfanent 10 attempt, by such MEANS
,.s.s free discussion and 10 prevent the diffusion
j .,.,n.,oa among ;he people,
Il his be .Ac true stale OF the faets the Clipper
-,-b, TO complain: far such par,iany IS an ACT
,.o.s INJUSTICE. /. demands, and has as f'eh' 70
60 .,s q right, either that the order gwen TO the
'fr in Virginia not to carry our papers shall he
I1 or that it shall be extended to all railroads
T6 dspartment cannot be permitted 10 select such
,. Of roads only for it's prohbory orders, as may
s N, interests upers adverse to the ADMINISTERS
' J sanction the violation Of law III other direc-
rs where other interests are concerned we require
.,ly and will not submit 10 injustice without 4
.r,. or our rights The Clipper is right-'' re
.ss nothing but 'iair play, and It ought not 10
.,nn 10 INJUSTICE wi,hon, struggle for us rights.
= tsrwe most cordially agree with the Clipper ana
,rs ;o,n !. most cheerfuly in calling upon Mr. WICK
f. 10, periec, np.r,ialty and for street Jnsuce.
6n, We should do injustice 10 the Clpper,h we stop
NTH - argument al this point THIS not the whoe
t,c,sa 1t subio;ns moreover the following facts:
h,s is not the first time that the act OF congress-
alton 10 mail contracts has been construed toe
yde newspapers from being carried by faiiroao carr
m Il the very first instance OF partiaty IN tue aPp
,ou O, the law In $40, Mr. Niles, the Postmaster.
General ssued a general order, prohibiting kalroao
Crn7n,es which carried The mail, from taking news
,.,, IN lhri! cars-but, upon mature consideration,
-. or,er was resc,nded and express PERMISSION gwen
.ra.an. reasons which influenced Mr.. Niles TO recall
b,s order e,ist now and III iu force ane We Gun
..- no cause why an experiment winch was aoahoohe"
h, Nj Niles a. unjust in It's eperatlon should he re-
,,,os he the present incumbent q! The fost Once,
and made 10 bear unequuy upon individual interests
For public information, and for the guidance OF the
,,esen Postmaster General, we repubsh the follow
M notice from the Pos, Ohce Department. from our
uape, Of September Eth, 1870;
iN' Nxw.r,rra TR.>spoRrArtoS CIRCULAR
Pot Chet Dportm,nt, Contract o@ee, Stp'. =, lsi2
SS;nce the orders OF the 5ti ION and o'h {" Anss'
indicating determination OF HE Department 10 enforce .'e
restriction upon ance of newspapers 10y contractors ana
post routes o"' Ct The mail information ' nee
,,,rvd. ina, tile papers usually sent IN at way "c nov
itr itiouS enforced be carried III tile mail 80 as /"
10 the revenues OF The Department.: An" pefreNl,s
that ihU>r whose interests are most affected %, Tue "a
iteri-n This prohibition profess 10 entertain douS IN re-
.ai :? he construction gwen ." ,r aw anu NAY h Nv
.Gl Puhc sentiment prevails iha' inis RESTRICTION haS ny
The modes aud facilities ." conveying newspapers
lrcnr lnrApedent not UNJUST TIE POSTMASTER On
81 the question has CONE To The conclusion % o
present. adopting the Indicated by The sala oroer M
e enforcement OF The estrlct"n win me view o. h.oug m
opportunity after the public mind has been called 10 le
congress consider the subject aud 10 adopt such further
relation they may think the present co''u
iuHa and interest q! the country may demand
Very respectfully, your obj servant,
signeGl >. HohblE,
Now, we happen 10 ffrr with the Clipper, upon The
course of the Post Office Department in 1910. 1t the
restriction be illegal, Mr. iobbie states IT is, the
Postmaster General had right to grant any dsPen
sstiun The law ought to~have been enforced so long
as II WIS the aw-and it ought not 10 have been sus
pended until another appeal hal been r;ade 10 the law
making power change 1t. This is clearly true, upon
every priac pl- of administrative justice. Inc reason
ass gned by Mr.! Hubble is not sufficient TO Justify the
suspension To exempt class OF newspapers from
the legal postage only act Of partiaty 10 them
but OF injustice TO others Such act too, does cut
al 'contrbution TO the revenues OF the Depart
nent, because it would frequently substitute paper
that pays postage for that does.
We not certain, by the why, from the wording OF
M-. Hobbies letter, that i, applied To the newspapers
that carried by the railroad cars But in either
case where the agent Of the Post Office, along The mail
rouse, concerned it to US that such an agent,
whether post rider, mail COACH or railroad that
cares the regular mail by contract, has no rgh. to
carry ewspapes free, for less than the legal rate
We ask, for information, connection with this subject
about fsrndens Express What is the character Of that
;on OF communications What does It pay to the Post
Office OF the L. S: Does it carry on any but mail
oUes-and if 20, does it not pay such as are
not mail reues il it not true, that when his Express
catres papers letters mail routes, they uni
i'miy pay the usual postage ; And what arrange
laen DOES make with the Post Office, To secure its
dues: We ask for information, because we have nc
slch expresses running TO the South.
On the whole, repeat that the Clipper has a
right TO complain of parali,y and injustice # The same
rule not extended 10 the penny papers of the South
as 10 those of the North And w,,hou, having much, II
en-? interest, in The question, il also appears to us that
other nswspapers would equally have right to com
plan OF partially and injustice, If they were subjected
10 postage while penny papers were permitted to pass
Zee OF Il.
Democratic Increment an .}i05gma.
Tie whole ml.,tia of B!ount county, Alabama, was
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