The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-08-25


or about to b PssPstr.ssd. IL -. Fl E
any private Individual. W. 49,
rsquisition Of the State author111--
the evidence.
-"Mr. Lsgg vas thsrslors e.,
until be shall have xivsn bon1 -
his own appearance ct Ceurt. -
ton Of the John Edward Thou.rr~
the advice Of counsel, and In -
himself from his painful and d,r,r
sition, Mr.. Leg finally cemplisd vix
OF the Magistrate, and b nov undsr
appear and produce the letter. NJ
conduct in this whole affair w.s vbsu,
proaehaoie, and becoming his general 49, '
IL was hrm, temperate, and respectful. .bo'-.--
a conscientious determination 10 40 a. -
according to the best Of his knovlsS~'
ability both to the State and the GsnsrsI c.
ernment. - w
"Thus has been made the first fsa,,bl, -.
at law with the General Government, r.
State must succeed while she retaius hs, -
ereignty, and Before she will give up tkas. an.
viii give up az maj trammels or interfere. s;Ih
il. We commend the precedent 10 M. No.
tracy Of South Carolina, and mona AZ s.
will refuse to act upon it when called ne. -
They could hardly have higher or NOR =
Die authority than the venerable JUDY, Ia.
SON. Seif-dsfsnce s the first law AZ -
and that law 10 = part Of the code Of each -
ersign State N the Union. No law or r.y.l.-
ton Of the General Government can dsoriS. :.
Of this inalieaaole right, nor will We sDi-r -.
selves 10 be cheated, trieksd, or ballisd out ofn
by any form Of law"
The Charleston Mercury hsrsapoa.ui.,,i,.
70 the fray in the following iAshsoa.
"The issue raised 10 this: Have the Criminal
Il ofe A..
attendance Of the agents Of the POST OR.s n
PartInent In tins State to bear testimony a. "a
any crimes perpetrated through the Po,t.OfE...
against the Stale, and to briag and Law b,f0,.
the Courts any letters in their possessusa Drov.
ing such crimes. The laws Of Congress, -.
no provision for the case which has arisen. -
cause IL never entered into the minds Of fo-m.,
| Administrations that the action Of the Ssn.r,l
Government colld become perilOus 10 The ,sfe
~ Of State; that instead Of being a proleeto,
and supporter Ut order and Law il .hoalS. In
any Of its branches, be used as an in.lram.at
Of ineendiaries 20 carry out their sehen.. Al
Instruction and blOodshed. Nov, ue no.
not what Postmaster COIlamer nav do n m.
premises Mr.. Kendall, one Of his prsdss,..or,
in office, issued a circular to the POstna..,r, IL
the southern States. directing them Dot 70 cir.
calate ineendiary publications through The PO.s
Ofhces IN those States. We should suDuo,s
that II Postmaster can suppress lstisr or
document, he might, for the sane reasons
| which Justify its suppression, carry L into
Court, In furtherance Of the criminal Avs az |.
State. But whether the Postmaster Gspsr,I
shall pursue this course or not, We have No a..
that this State Will ainch from protsctins lt.sf
against the hagitous conduct Of the Post ffcs.
or its agents, within its limits. II her avs Ar.
not clear or strong enough for her prossetIon.
they VIII be made So IL the Federal Gossra-
ment thinks proper TO attempt to shield ia off
GERS with privileges and immunitiss incomD.t-
BILE with the peace Of the State, let IL DO So On.
or Two things will occur: they will have sithsr
to leave the service Of the General Goysrumsat
or suffer the penalties Of our State laws, .houTh
life itself should Be the forfeit
ave would put few questions to our rad
ers before closing this subject. How comes n
that the very hrst fruits Of the existing admin
isiration, which the South lifted 10 power, hays
been the vigorous exercise Of the only br,nch
OF he Government which directly reaches u
the POst-Offiee Deparment-tO assail and over.
throw our slave institutional May not The fact
that We have AbOlitOaists in the Offices Of Vice
President OF the United States, Seerstary Of the
Interior, and Postmaster General, BY Southern
corporation, lead to the conclusion that ths
South IS now ripe fos all sorts Of Abolition en-
Periments2 In the face Of ihese results, can
any true Southerner. who, from mistaken
views, aided in producing them, DO otherwise
than abandon the Administration, and turning
his back on Taylcrism and AbOlitionism, stand
oy The south in maintaining her rights and
honor1"
II Is very fortunate that our steam eommuni.
cation by water between the North and iks
less lunatic South is already so nearly perfscted
that it will lot be very inconysnisnt TO carry
the mails around in case South Carolina sxpels
them from her soil. II is quite clear that maIls
are very much cut Of place thereon, sad il q
scarcely probable that the disa niOnisls viii sOOn
ind better excuse for sxpsIling them thaa q.
present We should prefer to let thiazs 20 On
as they have gore, but Sstwssa riied, spy
haunted, dog-earsd mail. and aOns at all. -.
could not hesitate-Our choice Is none. We
greatly mistake the present Postmaster Genera
If he will suffer the Law to be tranpled apOa TO
humor Mr.. Barrsti's ravening prosecutors. II
there is any law to Justify the opening of TIL,
letter, Of course let the law be Ooeyed; If there
is not, las the ChivalTy' seem TO confess lst
them open 1t at their peril! II slavery siE
make an issue with the Law, the sooner u %
done the more welcome.
Mr.. Barrett, we learn from our Western pa.
Pers, Is highly respectable citizen Of Indians
a leading Free SoIler, but not an AbOIitionisI
He is in perilOus position, from which hsmsy
never emerge with life, but we trust he wAl
at least preserve his honor unsuIlied. South
Carolina has bulled Northern frsemsn cat Of
their rights at least once too often already.