Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-29


Mr.. Clay and his party Judge Porter was Nullifier
and he considers impossible for him to 60 farther with
the party which adopts the Tariff and kindred measure
as parts of their political creed.
1--WE cannot tell from Judge Porers letter whether
he will po with the Democratic party,-but it is
STEP at least to have renowned and denounced the
hereses Of Whiggery aud 10 be ready to admit that the
Democrats in This matter have the right side of the
question
Tile New Orleans Courier re publishes with some
appreciation the remarks We recently made on The pre-
mature discussion ofthe Presidents eeconathough
it is pleased 10 add, "that some attribute The admoh-
tons from Mr. Richie TO personal dislike oil Mr.. Cal
houn" We beg the Courier TO put itself at on
that subject We entertain such feelings towards
Mr.. Calhoun. Not only ''are by cones by cones but
We feel we have protessed, the kndest feelings,
pec and confidence, for that distinguished man
PENNY PAPERS.
According TO promise, we give this morning the fo.
lowing well written letter OF the Postmaster General
1t covers the oe ground and must satisfy the doubts
Of every one. 1t wil be seen that the application OF
the law embraces all the Post Roads in the coun-
try, and no one can complain of pariiality-"Equa
rights to al-Proiection 10 none doctrine to which
all Editors must sutscrbe-n this matter at lenst
! Important Letter from the Post 0Gce Department.
awe doubt the attention OF our readers, anu OF
the public generally, will be attracted by the following
letter from the Postmaster. General very import
ant subiect-imp0rant 10 The Department. To publish
ers and 10 the readers of newspapers II will be seen
that the head oil the Department makes the law OF
CONGRESS his guide lie inteposes arbitrary rule OF
his own-but faithfully and FIRMLY administers the laws
as he finds them Therefore, no honorable man, how.
ever much he may feel aggreyed, can with any pre-
tence of Justice, the Postmaster General for
simply dscharging his duty as il s pointed out by tie
I law Of the land '-fadiSontGn.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
i November 18th, iS42.
Sir: Your Official communication of the 26h Oc,o.
ber advising "you have observed OF a,e that va
rous daily papers from the Northern cities, especially
Baltimore, are received in bundles freight in the
! Northern cars bringing the Northern mail to Rich
mond addressed to Mr. Bought who has carriers ready
on the arrival OF The 10 receive and dispose of them
BY sale, through the Streets every part OF the city,
To the serious deriment OF the mai. service and 1t el.
lowed 10 connus, will Withdraw every subscriber to
papers through tue mail from those cities, these papers
being free OF postage, and delivered before the mail
can be opened and assorted received in due course
of mail.
You say YOU report these facts, in the hope that will
be enabled by means, 10 counteTac CT suppress
this practice.
I am fully aware OF the evil and have used all the
means in my power, resor. to the penal sanctions
Of the law OF lS23, to arrest it.
In all contracts which have made with railroad
companies, have inserted the follow ing as one OF the
conditions of The bond:
Also that they VIII not convey any mail matter out
OF the mail knowingly convey any person carrying
on The business Of transporting mail matter, without
the consent OF the Department.
The United States bound, BY the Constitution, to
establish post Offices and post roads, and send the
mail those points where the necessities and busl.
ness of the community require II 10 be sent.
The means 10 meet the expense to be raised By
the imposition o postage upon letters, pamphlets and
newspapers sent
The grant Of this power to The United States is,
ard must be, necessarily exclusive. Neither the
States nor individuals have right 10 transport let
terra papers, &C., for compensation, along over, or pa.
ralel TO post road.
To enable the Post Office Department to maintain
itself BY its earnings Congress has fixed tariff
Of letter and newspaper postage by the act OF l52'--
By that act il s also provided:
"That stage, other vehicle, which regarly per-
forms trips post road, road parallel TO 1t,
shall! convey letters shall any packet boat other
vessel which regularly plies water declared to be
post road except such relate TO part of the
cargo For the violation Of his provision the owner Of
the carriage other vehicle vessel shall incur the
charge OF such carriage, other vehicle, vesse
be prosecuted under this secton and the property
in his charge may be levied and sold in satisfaction
of the penalty, and costs OF suit Proridfd, That il
shall be lawful for any TO send letters by speca!
messenger
The Sd section OF the act of 1927 reads as follows
"Thai no person. other Than the Postmaster. General,
his authorized agents. shall! set any foot horse
post for the conveyance Of letters and packets, upon
any post road which s, be established such,
H. law And every person ho shall o nd herein, shnll
incur penalty OF exceeding fifty dollars for each
letter packet so carried
Congress, looking 10 those portions OF the country
where the subscribers newspaper could be furnished
with the by the mail carrier more conveniently
than through The pos, Offices which might be located
at considerable distance from their residence, in tue
act of 1875 provided that
"The Postmaster General, in any contract he may
enter into for the conveyance of the mail authorize
the person with whom such contract is to be made to
carry newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets, other
than those conveyed in the mail: Proridcd, That no
preference shall be given 10 the publisher oil
paper over that Of another in the same place"
Il Some Of my predecessors have, in ontempated
by this clause making contracts where the contractor
makes il condition Of his bid, in certain portions Of
the Unon permitted The contractors TO carry news
pers OF the mail have not myself exercised the
discretion, for many
1t is discretion liable to be abused by the person
who exercises ii. Aud the privilege is more liable 10
be abused By the person for those benefit sexercsed
But mainly because have thought the head Of this
4 Department should not grant privilege which might
be exercised By the mail carrier for the advantage OF
one newspaper editor, to the injury OF his neighbor
have thought it was juet, 10 put all newspapers, SO
far the oil the public mail were concerned,
upen The footing subjecting them alike to The
same postage.
II is matter of regret TO me that have been
bed prevent the violations of the law of 1928 upon
all the great routes; but re- dice that have met with
partial success There yet persons engaged for
pay, OF the routes, the business not only OF
transporting newspapers, but letters in the same vehi-
Gle employed by the Government to transport the mail.
These hope, with the aid Of Congress, and the sp
probation Of jus, public sentiment, to arrest.
See what frauds and sub;erfuges this practice will
tempt certain men to adopt
Even the editors Of the Baltimore Clipper have not
been enabled with ell their stock of dsineresed patri
osm and law abiding love- to Withstand The temptation
which this practice holds out. They not only claim
the right to send their paper out Of the mail, by the mail
carrier in violation Of law, but guilty Of conceang
their letters directed their correspondents, in their
ne wspapers. | received from Mr. Byrne, the Wash
insion and Richmond Mail Agent, letter, under date
of eth November, 10 which he says
81 to-day, detected 10 the bundle Of baltimore
Clippers" sent presume, from the Clipper Office in
Baltimore 10 Fredericksburg, two sealed letters, one