Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-08-18
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUG IS, 1913.
Free Speech, Free Labor and Free Soil"

The above is the motto of that division Of
Locofocoism who are now thrusting forward
Martin Van Buren, as the special exemplar OF
their principles. This same Martin Van Buren,
avows himself NOW as opposed to the abolition Of
Slavery in the District of Columbia without the
consent of the Slaveholdng States this is
what he means by Free Soil" we suppose -
lie also did all in his power, four years ago, 10
promote the election of Polk, the Annexation of
Texas and the consequent extension of Sldrery;
This probably embraces his idea of" FREE La
Dor ~ And when he was Vice President Of
the United States he illustrated his profound
friendship for GREE SPEECH" by giving
his casting VOTE as President of the Senate, in
favor of ordering the following bill to be engross
ed and read the third time -
San act PROHIBITING Deputy Postmasters
from receiving or transmitting through the
mail to any STATE, Territory or District, GER
tain papers therein mentioned, the circulation
of which, by the laws of said State, Territory
or District, may be prohibited and for other
purposes.
"Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States OF Amer
lea in Congress assembled, That it shall mt be
hpfh for any Deputy Postmaster, in any State,
Territory or District of the United States, know
ingly 10 dciircr 10 any person uhatcrer, any pam
phlei, newspaper or handful, or other printed or
pictorial representation u TOUCHING THE
SUBJECT OF SLAVERY, where by the laws
of the said State, Territory District. their cir.
culation is prohibited; and ANY DEPUTY
POSTMASTER WHO SHALL BE GUILTY
THEREOF, SHALL BE FORTHWITH RE-
MOVED FROM OFFICE.
"SEc. 2. And be IL further enacted, That moth
ing in the acts Of Congress to establish and reg
ulate the Post Office Department, shall be con-
strued to protect any Deputy Postmaster mail
carrier, or other officer or agent of said Depart
ment, who shall knowingly circulate, in any
State, Territory, or District, as aforesaid, any
such pamphlet, newspaper, handful, or other
printed paper or pictorial representation, forbid
den by the laws Of such State, Territory or Dis
trict
SEC. 8. And be il further enacted, That the
Deputy Postmasters OF the offices where the
! pamphlets, newspapers, handbills, or any other
printed papers or pictorial representations afore-
said, may arrive for delivery, shall, under the
instructions of the Postmaster General, from
time to time give notice of the same SO that
they may be withdrawn, by the person who de-
posted them originally TO be mailed; and if the
same shall not be withdrawn in one month
thereafter, 1TTIiEY SHALL BE BURNT
OR OTHERWISE DESTROYED"
Extract from Journal Of the Us. Senate June ., SO
"The Senate being equally divided, 1J@TIIE
| VICE PRESIDENT VOTED IN THE AFFlR
NATIVE. 50 uaS ortered that this bill b.
engrossed and read third time"
"OFFIcE OF SEc'Y OF SENATE, U. S.
August Sd, 1913.
81 certify that the above extract is truly cop
led from the journal of the Senate of the Unitet
States.
"W. PATTON, Expressing Clerk"
! IIurrah for Martin Van Book-Jlpner ,--th,
man who never performed an act or gave a vote
for Freedom in the whole course of a long an,
improbable life! The Wines of "Old Yer
mont are not the boys to run their legs off
to get chance to vote for SUCH Free Soil
candidate as Martin Van Buren,, or ire are mis-
taken