Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-12-18
DOUGLAS AND THE FRANKINa PRIV
ILEGE.

The Washington correspondent Of the M 7.
Courier & Enquirer says that little inciden. in.
dicative Of the relations Between Mr.. Douglas and
The Administrator, occurred fow days since, in
the Washington post office. friend of Mr..
Douglas having bocn dismissed early last summer
from the Department of the Interior, was inmedi>
atey taken into the Senator'S employ napt FOR the
preparation Of documents for the mail During
the last five months he has Seen occupied iu sepdin
away many thousands of documents favorable 10.
his employers political views and pretensions, unt
der the constructive frank of various persons en-
titled to the privilege. Willie this procccdins
was going on, some Of the officials of the post of.
fee were themselves occupied in precisely smifas
la5Ors on behalf Of the opposition to Judge Doug.
las in Illinois. and in favor Of 'rcgular" Democ,
racy elsewhere. 1t is computed that one Demo,
cratic electoneering club affixed the name and
frank Of j. Clancy Jones to moro than one million
of speeches, reports and pamphlets intended TO-
keep the Democracy of Old Berks and Of the NortA
generally, true to the faith, and Of this club it
said, upon probable authority, that the postmas,
ter himself is q member. The Republican club,
was active in labors of the same description for
the benefit OF its party. These practices were Of
course well known to the Departments, and were
winked at and tolerated until after tina October
elections, when the Administration appeared to be
so thoroughly hoored that no further effort from
Washington was thought advisable. Aocord;as,y
an order was issued to stop the mailing Of Repub-
lican documents franksd in the nams of parties
known to be absent from the seat Of Government.
Very little attention given to the protest.
ations against this order since IL gorcd no animal
bereing in the Democratic fold But last week
there came forth an edct which raised a peculiar
Lamentations. 10 The eleetoneering cferA Of Mr..
Douglas had been forwarding, under the fraEk es
Mr.. Brown, of Mississippi, some cart lesds oS
OF MIR. Douglass speech at Alton, being the sum,
ming up of the argumcn: for the earspaien. At
length some ofthe bags containing thess missiles
against the sound Democracy of the Consultation
were arrested. The Douglas agent precipitated
himself upon the Postmaster, protesting that tho
whole thing was according to rule and preceden.
Mr.. Brown stated that he had authorized the use
Of his frank. All appeals were 10 va in, the Post
master General declared that the Douglas bol,era
hac exhausted their privilege and that their here,
sizes should be no longer circulated at the expeuse
of the department. Ii is not likely that Mr. peug,
lass will forget this favor thai he will fail to re
quite it knowing well from what motive this sud,
den reverence for the letter of the law proeeeds
d The Parliament of Holland have voted Afty nil
lions aorins indemnity to Dutoh Demarasa and
Surinam, for the liberation Of slaves, and thrsa
millions mere for the bondsmsn in the Indian
Archipelago. sa IS ai GREG ggsfss ira sdi s6l
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