Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-10-06
OId DOeunents are Dangtrous ThInr,,

We invite the attention Of every lover o.
freedom, and opponent to the extension OF hu.
man slavery To the following unauIhenlicsled
copy Of the bill which was passed in the Senate
OF the United Siaics by the CASTING VOTE ~
MARTIN Vas BUREN, then Vice President, to le.
gallze the robbery Of the mail by Southern Post.
masters, for the purpose Of sUppressing free soil
documents. And yet this is the man VINO nov
puts himself before the people as free soil
candidate" Here is the law:
AN ACT prohibiting deputy postmasers from
receiving or transmitting through the mail TO
any State, Territory, or District, certain pa
pers therein mentioned, the circulation Of
which, by The laws Of said State, Territory,
or District, muy be prohibited, and for other
purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of Amer.
ca, in Congress assembled, that il shall not be
laTfH for any deputy postmaster in any State,
Territory or District ofthe United States, know ing
ly TO deliver toany person chaterer, ,GnypdmphIet,
ne icspGper, or handbiH, or other printed or pic.
tOri0l representation O- TOUCHING THE SUBJECT
OF SLAVERY, where, by the laws Of said State,
Territory or District, their circulation is prohib.
tied; any deputy postmaster who shall be
gully thereof, shall be FORTHWITH removed from
office!
Sec. 2. A,d be il further enacted, That
nothing in the acts of Congress to establish and
regulate the Post Office Department, shall be
construed TO protect any deputy postmaster, mail
carrier, or other officer or agent Of said Depart
ment who shall circulate, in any State, Terrific.
ry, or District, as aforesaid, any such PAM
phet, newspaper, handbi, or other printed or
pictorial representation, forbidden by the laws Of
such State, Territory, or District.
Sec. 3. 'ARd be il further enacied, That the
deputy postmasters Of the Offices where the
pamphlets, newspapers, hand bills, or any 9th.
er printed papers, pictorial representations aforc-
said, may arrive for delivery, shall. under the
instructions Of the Post Master 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they may be Withdrawn by the person who de.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same shall not be Withdrawn within one month
thereafter, CET they shall be burnt, or otherwise
destroyed
The following extract from the Journal ofiht
proceedings of the Senate of June e. 1886
page 399, shows that The above bill was ordered
10 be engrossed for third reading. By the casiins
rOte of Martin Van Buren,, then Vice President
viz:
The Vice President having resumed The chair
on the question, Shall this bill be engrossed
and read the third IimeF'
Itwas determined in the affirmative.
Yeas, 1S
Mays, I8
'On motion, by Mr.. Morris, the yeas and
nays being desired by one fifth of the Senator:
present.
The Senate being equally divided tr the
Vice President voted in The affirmative. So i
was ordered to be engrossed and read thirc
time
office of Sec'y of Senate of U. So
f August Sd, 1848.
4 certify that the above extract is truly copi
a ed from the Journal Of The Senate Of The UnteC
n States.
5 w. PATTON, Eng. Clerk
I No word Of comment can be needed. TIL,
same old fox is al his ancient tricks.