The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-13
INTERFERENCE WITH THE MAlhB.

Postmaster General hoy nppearp TO be
doarous IT loading III tho Capitalization race
and nnt withdrawing tho faet If his heina NJ
| OK Gonfedoratr and n Democrat, ho aeema IL
~ determined ~ hnnd tho onslaught upon
State autonomy
That tho several stnlea have tho right and
power to forbid ha conducting Of lottery
huannas Within thplr Jurisdiction win not hc
disputed Il IL equally eaar rs n legal propo-
alinn TINT any Sttte Way permit, or licanao.
such h1laluapa Iarh Htalo may enforce lis
Laws on iha subject within ita limits Ne
state can prnaeiihe q policy ~ detormIn"
what ~ moral or fraudulent ftf another ,
much lrsa amy s,Iel, power oyer deln
gated othe Feioral government. md II H. u
dangerous uaurpatIen FOL that government
through ANS MI ifR Observation-Disclosures 10 osnl
else any such power
'I'ho rnatmaator General ina'ttaa ha pro
onrdng hy the following provisions 1t thu
KevIaed Etptut"a
Raoian aap, No lottor nr circular concerning
ilsalI lottnli"p 50 called giit apnenrt4 ~ ohio,
attripl tnt IN na 0tforing rtlv q ur enucnrn-
tpR 4rlpnm"a l"tis,, MIA lutpndel 10 hpeava
md drtfHui tho pubzt tot tho Itltut,aa At oh
iafn'lrG money under inaa uleioueaa. phnli ho
Hrtt"h in tho malt. Any peIaon who ehHll
knowingly 'lepoai III send HnythlnR = ~ eon
voyrd nv mai IN yiel4 tinn At mia aaplpn siiHli
+" pun- hah" hy y fin" ot net mor" than Il 20
hnMlinl jalAaft n@f l"4a taAn one hnurod
dollnta. with noeta II prpas' rtinu. All ct 40
NuritnA 4utl- " H. IWn I'0sf4lpator Conner al
MAY upon "ytlaunn aati faotnty 3hImlhut amy
p"raun la nHEHead Ia mlle ing any trpudu-
Tent l@tfaF.E nt fnfoEls'a" - seh@me for ~"
iietrthutt"n ~ m@uoY IT ~ amy tN4l ~ Dor
SQUAT propeftv hs lof ehn1nn .. drnwlnn IF any
Kind ~ liz conducting pnl ntli, re,shonn ~ III
ylan tnt obtaining money through tho mails by
iua9na IN tiun ~ triallnant III tpn4oua ron
roaon altoona ~ ptomI4nu. furhbl tha puymanl
US any uoaimlst"r n my aued nnra"u any
p"atHi men"Y nIdar DOWN ~ hia or,lnr 81 il his
favor. and ftRy urnvilr hY Kulnti ma Cor fha
return fot9a femiifnr ~ tho euma nam"f tn
Rueh money orl.f. Hit thta ahali np u thor
Inc Any unin@n ~ opan . lettef net directed 10
htm.
Tho assumption hy the Postmaator 1onerpt
Of tho power 10 sNi6e and detain Iottors or
analol paokagNa n,IlrAaaal 10 any porapl. or
t. opens ~ examine tho samN, without regular
proPoaa ~ law. oi warrant i9suod by judicial
authority. m proper oath nr affirmation ia
worry largo. novel and unprocn-
entnd ono. and what conNotne tho people In
the matter IL that tho power eyereised 10 day
III tho eaao nF Tho lottery company may bn
'Soresed agaInat my citizen who may con
Convictions If the Foatmastnr f,nneraI
W. thought this question had henn polite
ally md indlrially determined thirty or forty
years age politically whom Mr. Calhoun and
ether eminent Senators decided that Congress
lad not the power to intercept or Interfere
With the transmission az iutammatory abel- |
lon documents, juAieially tho Same qucation
vaa decided s"me years ago by the Snpreme |
'ourt Of tho United States In the case Of ex
}arte jackson, reported IN 9Th otto. It was
Ii this ease Clio court. ,lustlcp Field being tts |
,rgan, thus stated the laws
Tho power poesasand by Congreas embraces
hn regulation Ot the nntira postal ~ Iutn The |
iEtlt to tl"R Ennta what ahaFl ha carried mecca
ntlly invutyos tho flight to Intermiuo what |
hal y" excluded. Tho difficulty attending tho |
IMPACT arises not from thu want of power In |
'hnkrnRa - rrnaeftha regulations ~ to Whit |
hat c"ustitnt" nni matter. but from tho ii"
easily IT enfnratuE tnanl consistently with |
iEhta TaEGIvnl to ihN No aulH Of lar greater i'm
rurnnce thHu til" trHuaporttti m Of ths mil.
\ their enf rfoMaani distinction IL 10 bo made
TWEEN diNoTout Kinda az mail matter bot Naau
,hli ~ tntonini 70 hn k III froo from inapoa-
l"n. such ~ lottnra AMI eenled packages sub
-, TO Letter postage. and what Ia open
n inaueftian. such ~ newspapers, magazines
aud othar printed mntter pur
- ely loft IN condition to be- ok
min"l. lott r. and snnlei nankag Of
ion nni inapntGtan, "Ncrp' ~ 10 their outward
orm and weight. Us II lhey wora retained NY
he parties forwarding th"m Thu eanattu
ional guaranty ~ tho right ut tho pooplo T. hN
"curn In ihotr uhpnra ngHiust uureaRonahle
nht"hes and a"t1urnR aXtnuds to their papers
nus closed aEAtnRt inspection wherever hay |
lay be- whilst In tire mail they can only be
pnned and examined undar u warrant iseued |
ual eimtlnf onth or Affirmation, particularly
oserit ing the thiug r. be- aelzed, ~ ia required
mon pap"ra arn suhl ctod 70 enarch In ones
wa h lusehald. n" law of Congrees can plane