Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-08-16

,cha capacity iis sa,6 nag adee dee eeueed may
be he'd. at 3, 'fansltr ai>lpise any such nanfy
pr.npay. alsn e ltrai Ieqnlr,aneu'd any aaisatzed
Hillfet 81 The tbed sli.s. -ha hs detrnrd and tahei
upon IL, iai o sey adrln, agsia, such letsiu IL
'emirzz e'rni Praa fieie evidence u such em'ez
'z.eneni. y
nni tie Sub Tt#sary Act confirms other provisions
which have special spnicalia hts particular doialca
tlun. sud which fiv canifm he tcmafks hsYe
made the total departure al NJ poks administration
fun the spirit and leius n lie iay. Ne adap he col
bwlng 81 tnn from the Wing Il Nedaesd7y .,he read
ef Nil NEED no conmsat from Us to perceive is pcfi-
:
Since the foregoing srlinc was prepared. We have OBJ
tanei a. cry If The Sub 1tcssnfs Ne aud sahJan
Is 8 h seeflon by whr The picY Of preserving iotac
all funds II lie government N ahy manner committed ID
iher Keeping Is slac y ee inud upon al public eileeis
Of what's ever chasrtaf."
"See G. .4Hd be Il further tnGefed, That tie Irea-
sufer If e naed Sfars the Treasurer II the mini II
hr United slairs the Tfeas3fefs aud hssa acling as
such ol the various Banch Nltot.. all Collectors 81
tho Cusfums all Assistant ffoasur al Receivers ol
PuhIc moeeys st he several Land Officers all Posmas-
hrs. aud al pubic officers d ,eiaoertr character, bc
and they her by. required h Rep safeiy 'efihoi
ioaniag usINe. deposhag IA banh' or crchdagng tor
other funds Han alatred In his act all The public
monty collected by them, oiherrsc. al any hpe,
placed IA their possession AID custody, al the same Is
edeied bS The proper department u officer 30 be imns
feffed n pid out.
HE l7b section. cited above declares that the vie.
laan If any II he requirements her specified shnl be
judged fso4eous ,nbe slrnrnt and shall be punished
IS such 10y imprisonment VT it Is dcmorsraledby the
Iniuus language nhart "dnlls' and by the facts 81 the
Case. that the nuds dfsanrd Ia be- dsbnfsrd by Mi Den
by al Matsriles never exree ed be other rhys
e5y Transferred to Inn tl reach him ~ the shapc Vi
Treasury drti public depository. which draft be
should either ga eashed nj lie place If rnymeli or eS-
change for specie al par In Nlirsees. The whole plan
ia. I4F5
be transferred by lis drafts upon anah, house IN Europe
Is directly eonifafR 10 the PLAIN language Of The law.
winch au hpzrs the agents u the government h. handle
nothing I'm hand INJURY NJ Treasury dat4 upon the de-
r"si atles Whefe baud money has been placed Al least
ms disregard o he law ia orfhangi ring The public moneys
for other funds that Is. Tor orduary eommercal dilts
non EntePr nusl have been within the eopnisanee and
under The cluurnnnee Il the hate uimnisa lon, and
sloald convince the people hat The pretended triumph Of
Tie Sub Treasury rs hard money system IS all an u
sun. The government indeed got along with The law
hui only by deliberately diauhcyiHp il.
All this we say, uside from the fels that in this
The money WAS uxed IN vdg ot HtestHita IN mercldH
DIR. and WAS "tdntd nth ntrea" winch Is distinct
~ admitted ia MfOsh1ne's published eardWc pnsnme
ihe legal maxim qu fact per alum faef per Sc. applies
In Navy Agents we'll us 10 utbe men and. therefore,
Mr. Denhy is just responsible for Mr.. 8,bulnes IN
Ncsimehls' as II he had nade them himself ff loan
tng lie money he dad Hat directly. st per cent IN
3ofesi. The llfh seeiiun utltns us N what category
~ lHlItpllfl} Hle projectors oil inc sun ithhnIN
Placed such investing aud eanlns. We refer our feu
dets ossln 10 lis phmsrolegy.'
Our iufommniofy ncahhors Of suuh Carolina have
an lnve''atr puelyify 10 difficulties. TIM last display
If heir hellicase popeNstics occurred recently In Spar
ianslltg. Far sau,e other. they suspected
Mr. Il r'elt Of circulating ineondlay publications. lhry
arrested him Having nscermiHed thai there WINS lc
ter in the Pst Ol'e addressed Ia MI Thompson, ihey
suspected il wa. intended Gr Mr. Barrett On tho tIia
tl,4 a. \ 10. ,t
the letter The Post Master acknowledging that lie
was sWom ofieef-lhat he required by law 10 de
liver letter 10 none hut the parry 10 whom addressed,
or hls authorized agen';hal II not called fr, he
compelled 10 lowofd Il 10 the dead letter ollra IA Wash
cngtn. lie ihpfcnpun arrested aud held bail
appear with the letter future day Of the trial.
30 rested the iuallor at the last dates.
On ite question Of power the" public" has the fol.
lowing tematks mo,
1--WE spprehend llaIa letter deposited in tho post
ottrc Of TIN Uued States is sacred nrausi ali The world
aud That 30 one. but the person whom the letter Is
ad5ressrd (cxcept uader Tho dead letter provisions of the
81 olire acts and magistrate, State Federal oan
legally vtlfle The sanctity of The at.
The pdrlce Il openlng letters IN Ito posi oliee by
the Government has prevailed great extent in the
despoc counties of Europe where that office has becu
converted into engine f police twas n branch of
of the system of espionage r the detection and punish
meht of Individuals supposed u mdulne Liberia
views Of 10 be Engaged Ia enterprises hostile to The gov
tlHhFU's ne power al fAiihilNg fltfTs lhN Netn
oresed 10 dangerous oNien in the Eng lsh post office ia
particular eases under warrants tfun the Secretary 81
Shio; but the Legality II these wRrrauts is denied to tins
day and 1t moy we'll he doubted # any such power cx.
Isis IN the law Il Enelan has hpon habualy ever
osed by the Secretary 4 State in this behalf Certain
n. thai the habit al breaking seals has never been in
lodueed IN as country hn odlous here as the prae.
tee ct 'mPoyeg SPIES 81 tho use Of torture.
Clearly enough. The power does not exist any ma
gisttate ate NJ Federal to violate the sancty Of n
sealed letter under any pfetcnce whatever The idea,
hfietott. That the opposition papers very seulaus
circulating NJ The euuth--tha the Postmaster General
of any other ctcer o Tie Government has or can have
any eonIml over any lng llat gots into tina maids oI
comes out o them, that he Is any responsible ,l
the contents ut the masls emily Of Hose absurdie,
which are sometimes seized upon by stuiifed poIi.
cans Tor base party purposes Every form of govern
inert, tnperng wilh he Posi- Office has been denounced
by our ancestors in the Old World ever since Tho ns
luton was esmbllshed and rs long they are able Ia
read or wrle. We hnve fear that any parton Of the
American people will be base enough 10 ftqae or ioer
ae It.