The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-05-11
,,nno.,,,on on the Country Pres,

/ We COPY the following just and i'rcible re-
/ marks iErelereu,e 10 the -c-cuactment oitAe law
for the free circulation q: newspapers so mr''
/ from the place Of publication from tie alter
town, New York, =. fcrsosiu, Weha'c already
written several columns on thls subject and are
amazed to find the country press so silent " ref
crenyc to tie present outrageous tax upon them
.og d., bench, lie c,,y papers. W. h"u"
puls n the New Io,k Iuruue Is considered worth
more b, member c. consrcss than one from a
country paper AMI thereto members ct con-
gre, plss laws rather to pleas sl>'' publishers
than b, il-t to the country press i-, - M
agine there are country papers that cn maa5
thcm,c!yc, quite 8, important To some members
Of congress As city p2ptr, ar,. Wemogc tl9; .,
least iao country pres, heep close watch %, their
members on TIN, question, a~ We are determined
to. anu ii they act the JaE, vyw.l SO. alcau.ry
editors ca.no, make . 5u,t.yys 1rt
The law oilsi7, permitting newspapers tocl-
GU .r'e free wi.h,r tIe counties where iney were
published, tgos rr,.ft.t By JrrEi 90 ta' END Of
tAs SESSION, nal s.; time Of night, when only
those ia o.. setre. SGyw or suspected The Inp"y-
un-e ut me question HhJlt TO be acted upon
Viewed iu .il, light, then, the law should ot lie
eug. -ven without single petition Iulf- FAVOR
',,,,. how stan 5 this: Nuue the Law WIS sGucp
t,,iou,lr repealed ;,.'..a. single pS't.t Hy".
TIN slai yr,ea,l'u1 it, ,.aiop'luu Is G.aGrI {
~ ssrcgcighth, Of the stgic poP~gtiDn IF tie
couai,'I And viii Congress disregard trat lie
mant--so natural, 50 responsible, SO JUST
We DO not sly TIN, because r. ale 10 b. O-"-
fitted hv the change We d,,n-..a. he re our,t.
men, OF the .aw - ser Of jsuic. to the rural
popGluilou Of orr land We demand it a, only
the recognition Of a doctrine always tu>terci ~
the guyorm u.-:h, duty Of ,h' citizens Of 4
county to support their local organs. The N,w
York, Boston AMI Philadelphia Publishers under
stand dis. They have sustained a cheap t.H1
POSTAGE association during tie whole past yoar
for the so.e purpose ol keeping in the batb
ground this same question Of the free circulate.
ofnewspipcrs Their petitions have fooded ovi
mails and have been circulated throughout tn,
state.
We trust that this subject will not fail 10 com
mend itself 70 the members from New York
. We know that many ufthcm are at heart friend
" to the country papers Let them now mani
fest that friendship by compelling the whole sub
iect OF cheap postage to be acted on at once, an,
not leave the question so vitality interesting {,
country puJli,hcrs to contend ,inglv AMI alou,
against the bitterness of Southern opposition aul
ignorance We think We have night to A.,
this much four members Will not the repre-
sentative from the 18th district take the matte
up and see that jrdirc be meted ou! 10 those wh
+ desire to see he interests Of home sastriHei q
home
We have now said all that we intend ever t.
say publicly in relation 10 this matter If pJ~trg.
1t is subject which we always dsGke to discus
however. thiul, that the north i much longer 3
be outraged by 4 continuance # the present ur
equal absurd lava law which carries n paul
r 500 miles for the same price is >. and which Ii
orally by as y stem Of tayorll>m to city public.
tonsl puts into The hands Of "a community III
yerv materials calculated to take away is brain
If ever EIlur Wright were justified IN yysariH
. ciitorally it would be in contemplating the il
iquites the glazing, unequal rotten, cursed iniu
tce metcd out by the general government to coul
try publishers. Ii SuF,TiHG made men s'rou,
We have no doubt the country editors coull ii
some, on a pinch.