Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-09-15
From the Cleveland Herald
Van Buren Documents for the C0nSldera-
ton Of Candid Wings.


Mr.. Van Buren is no novice in public life,
and as we are commanded to Judge of the tree
by It's fruits; so it is we'll in the choice Of rulers,
To Judge Of The candidates for office by their acts.
Van Buron is again candidate for the highest
office in the gift Of a free people, and before
pIedging him our Wing votes, let us turn back
TO the record of his official acts while Vice
President and President Of the United States.
In June, 1886, while Vice President and
candidate for the Presidency, the following bill
was brought up in the Senate of the U. States
on The question Of its final passage.
An act prohibiting deputy poslmastors from ro.
ceiving or transmitting through tho mail of
anv State. Territory, or District, certain pa.
p"r5 therein mentioned, the circulation Of
which, by the laws of said State, Territory,
or District, may be prohibited and for other
purposes.
"Be ii enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States of Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled. That il shall mol be
iawim for any deputy postmaster in any STATE,
Territory or District orthG United States, know.
ingly to deliver to my person Whatever, any
pamphlet, newspaper, or other printed or picto.
rial representation (EFTOUCHlNG THE SUB.
JECT OF SLAVERY, whereby the laws of
said State, Territory or District, their circula.
ron is prohibited, and any deputy postmaster
who shall be guilty thereof, shall be FORTHWITH
remored .from g0ce.
"Soc 2 And be it further enacted, That no.
hing in the net Of Congress To establish and re.
guato the Post Office Department, should be
construed to protect any deputy postmaster,
mail carrier, or other officer or agent of said
Department. who shall knowingly circulate, in
any Sale, Territory, or District, as aforesaid,
any such pamphlet, newspaper, handbi, or 9th.
er printed or pictorial representation, forbidden
by the laws Of each State, Territory, or Dis.
trct.
"Sec. 3. And DO it further enacted, That the
deputy poslmasters Of the Offices where the
pamphlets, newspapers, hondbIs, or any other
printed papers or pictorial representations alore.
said, may arrive for delivery, shall, under the
instruction of tho Post master General, from
time to time give notice of the same so that they
may be Withdrawn by the person who deposited
them originally to be mailed, and if the same
shall not be Withdrawn within month thereafter
O|5-THEY SHALL BE BURNT OR 9th
ERWISE DESTROYED"
The following extract from the journal Of tht
proceedings of the Senate, on the Cd day o
June, 1895, page 1899, shows thul the abov
bill was ordered to be engrosscd for ,hir
:. reading by the casting vote of Martin Van Bu
rem. then Vice President Of the United Stale:
viz:
The Vice President having resumed I'll
chair on the question shall this bill DO engros
. cd aud rend u third iimof
u alt was decided in The affirmative"
u "IeNs, 10"
+ mays, 10"
l. "On motion by Mr.. Morris, tho yeas al
: nays being desired by one.fiih of the Senate
, present:
'e "The Senate being equally divided TIL
D. VICE PRESIDENT VOTED IN THE Al
rs FlRMATlVE. So tha, it was ordered that Il
T. bill shall be engrossed and read a third time.
" "Office Of Sec'y Of Senate U. So
+, August Sd, l848
i, al certify that the above extract is truly C
- pied from The Journal Of The Senate of the III
- ted States.
oc "W. PATTON, Eng. Clerk"
I'd HeIe, then, are the "great principles of h
lis man Freedom" for which Marin Van Bur
nd coutendcd Wilde in power! and no Nouhe
%. man besides. What u holy horror Of the