Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-10-10
The Fremont Post Master.
Searching the Mails.

searching the Mails
The following is the vote of Mr.. Buchan-
an on the exercise of an inquisitorial power
over the mails of the country. Democrats
of the North How do you like such can
didate:
Wednesday, July 1s, 1916.
"On motion of Mr.. Calhoun, the bill to
prevent the circulation of incendiary publi-
cations touching on the subject of slavery
in the mail, was taken up on its third read
ing.
Yeas-Messrs. Black, Brown, BUCHAN-
AN, Calhoun, Cuthbert Grundy, King, of
Ala, King of Ga, Mangum, Moore, Nicholas,
Porter, Preston, Tallmadge, Walker, Wright
White-17.
Nays-Messrs. Benton, Clay, Crittenden,
Davis, Ewing, of ILL.,, Ewing, of o., Colds
borough, Hendricks, Hubbard, Kent,
Knight, Mexican, Leigh, Morris, Naudian,
Niles, Prentiss, Ruggles, Shepley, South
ard, Swift, Upton, Tomlin, Wall, Webster,
l-25.
Well, that is the policy of the Buchanan
postmaster in this place. He absolutely re-
fuses, and for months has refused to receive
and deliver at his office, the FREMONT jour
NAL, addressed to its subscribers; although
those subscribers have paid this same post
master for the boxes. -
But on the other hand, the Messenger,
the organ of the border rufians which is
weekly filed and reeking with talsehOods,
slanderOus defamation Of character, of the
best citizens of this place, because they are
republicans, is regularly distributed there,
with great deal of satisfaction by the post
master, at the same time he says, "Ihe
JOURNAL can't be given out here"
We would like to known if the post Office
in this town is only an electioneerirsg i'asti
tuition, to further and extend principles and
doctrines which if sanctioned, will fasten
upon US tyranny ten fold greater than
King George sought to perpetuateG We
ask the people of this town, the men who
transact business at the post office, if they
will any longer allow the postmaster to de-
prive them Of their rights? What is the
post Office for, unless it is for the accommo-
dation and convenience of ALL the people
If they do submit to this rule, how long, we
ask, will it be before he will enact some
other rule, perhaps refuse to allow them any
rights unless they approve all the acts and
atrocities of the border rufians?
As one of people who arc obliged to
transact business at the post office in Ere
mont, we demand that our rights, and the
rights of our subscribers be respected, and
that the FREMONT JOURNAL, be put on at
least an equality with the Messenger. and
Democrat.
We ask the people of this town whether
they will submit to such infamous treatment
as the following: One of the subscribers
of the JOURNAL who had bought box and
paid postmaster CAUL for the same, said he
wanted the JOURNAL put into his box, Mr..
CAUL informed him that his request would
NOT BE GRANTED, and on further ex-
postulation, was told by this official that he
aNEED NOT BUY A BOX; HE COULD
SELL ALL HIS BOXES TO LOCOFO-
COSp
Last winter Hon. R. P. BUckLAND, mail
ed documents to some of our citizens who
called at the post Office almost every day
and the documents were not delivered until
within the past few days, although they
bore post-mark of several months previous
If such matters as these can be overlooked
by the citizens, there will be no guaranty o.
any right or privilege, being left to them at
the post office in Fremont, until a change
shall be made at Washington. Shall We
have relief?
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