The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26
From the Davenport Gazette.
The cranking Privilege.

It's State, which are engaged almost ex-
clusi.ely in advocating free trade In
whiskey and negroes, seem intensely
horn6ed al the seeming abuse Of the
above privilege by your humble servant,
while giant wrongs stalk unrebuked be-
fore their eyes, and under their very
noses, unnotlced, SO long as perpetrated
by the rats that infest the NJ tional treas
ury, or the hlrelIngs that do the bidding
of debased Administration.
am opposed to the existence Of the
ranking privilege, and will go as far as
any one in its repeal, and if that question
comes up in Congress while am men,
Der, you will find my vote recorded In
favor OF its repeal
The ranking privilege is no security
nor safety against the thieves and cor
rup, officers OF the State, with few hon.
orabe exceptions. My frank placed on
letter is sure guarantee that It will be
opened at some pos. Office IN this stale.
In Lucas county is one OF those places,
whence came the effusion OF the sick
Know .Ncthiag, ofthe Burlington Gasstt',
an official of the Administration who
either ins,:ga,ed the Postmaster or did
rob the mail OF the letter, and publish the
same in the above named paper on the
morning of the election, Their baseness
recoled upon themselves as both Lucas
and Des wi Dimes counties returned free
men for office. holders.
While IL is asserted TO be all wrong in
Thorington to send Know Nothing docu
ments, and that it is abusing the ranking
privilege, aud while they steal his letters,
publish them and utter falsehoods about
them, not one word is uttered ia condem.
nation of the ,ncumbents OF the post office
nj Chicago, where thsusands oil dOl.ars
are stolen with the most open and bare
iacad etfrontery. This is apparently all
right, as the pro-slavery and W liskey
organs are perfectly mum on the subject.
They wink at the stealing Of Thorington's
letters, and tue conduct observed toward
his documents, and keep silent about the
tho sands OF letters destroyed and made
way with, and The hundreds vi dollars
stolen from the department. but at the
same time heap upon Tnorlngton every
abuse for ranking letters to the Know
Nothings, although he has the legal right
aud Notwithstanding Judge Douglas
floods Illinois through the same privilege,
Gen. Jones, Iowa, and DR.. Olds, Jhio,
with his professional notices, and not
outstanding they send pounds where
Thorington sends ounces.
The ranking privilege is greatly
abused aud corruptIy used by ThorIng-
ton in the estimation OF these correctors
and guardians OF the dear peoples Ilber-
ties ADD morals, when at the same time
they read column alter column Of the
Wholesale tranpllng under foo; and the
violation OF the dearest rights oil Tree BON
cltlzeus-the right 10 the pursuit O. hap
pness, to lie, 10 liberty and an honest
expression OF 1plulon-apd that Is all
right, Kansas Is In the hands OF our
friends they reason, we won't say one
word about il, but Thorington mus, not
frank letters TO the Know ko.hlngs
Read waat the Cedar Couaty Adver-
tjser" Of the l2th ins'., over the sig atu t
OF Jordan" and III tie eduo "a c0.Jm -
o the week prev Gus, says ab- al Parde
BI.Ier. How many papers tais . tale
devoted to the slave proPaglndtsts, aud
Tree uaIe il WblskeE, viii notice III the
same manly style, tue treatment OF lei
low citizen. one wao has earned tbs bread
by the sweat Of his brow in Iowa, a cI.i-
zen of their adopted State natures no.
beman, an honest and honorable maa
Mark his treatment IN Kansas and his
manly bearing and fearless lndepend-
ence He had right to clam tue pro-
lection OF the press of Iowa, aud y-,
these sheets say no hing aboll that mat
ter, aud a, the same time waste then
tlunder upon Thorlngton for frauklus
documents to the Know Nothlngs,
The article copied from the U4toa o
Keosaqua, into the Banner oil Tue Ill
inst, editorial AID all, speaks OF treemen
entering our Councils aud becoming
slaves, being schooied in talsehood AZ.
all kinds oil political frauds and rckery
TINS eftroHtery Is only equalled by then
Kansas Legislature, where by their law,
they would have treemen slaves. Alter
such cool and deliberate stling Of t,
freedom oil speech, the SEEING Of proper
rty uulawiul.y, tue GesrCTatIon OF ali legal
evil, religious and poltlcaI rig Is, they
should not mention freedom without blush
lag. Freedom OCCUPIES a pinnacle s.
HI n, that to them II would require m
thing more than the effnlgen, l,gat OIL ius
sun 10 see her IN her far robes,
They condemn the frankng privilege
Does not the slavery propigaudls. abuse
IHf Have you 10 laVortes III your ranks
that ever overstep the bounds Of Iuodera-
lion in It's use Oae would think not
from the silence o. your organs. Nov
act honorablY Tor once IN your lives, II
| but to tsy the novelty oil 1t. RAISE Your
( standard, advocate repeal or modihcal .en,
do not care which, and | will JON In
The effort and do hat can 10 attain the
| Object.
| shall BE- entIted to The ranking priv
/ Iege until the l.; oil December, 1857.
unless the law is altered during thai
tine shall not pay one cent oil postage
upon any document or letter may send
or receive, that may be entitled t. send
OF receive free. know my legal rights
and the crusade against me by the pollt-
cal slave propagandists OF Iowa will not
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