St. Landry democrat., 1890-10-25

We take more than ordinary plrasul
in reproducing the following commun
cation and article clipt from the Time.
Democrat. The distinguished Journal
y Ist and scholar, (rni<nowu personally t
us. but 10y no means unknown as u writ
er OF great force, elegance and emf
ncnce), so perfectly sets forth our view
touching the act OF Congress, known n
the Anti-Lottery Bill, that we copy j
entire.
Read it democrats, read it all vls
cherish the Liberty of the pIess-ti.
Sacrtdness of private correspondence
and the equal nights of al! our citizens
to the e"j"y meut of the post-roads alc
po>t-otfices. Tly to realize once for ali
'hh'. IT your representatives, who are
| (Quodd the duty You delute them 10 l,p1
t"l'n,) n"thing m"ie than your servants.
are t" Use the authority they become in
| trusted with. to rob yen OF your drarrs.
| and most consectat,d sights and privi
itE+s IN >lnit, if the CREATURES are to
tyianuiISly dominate their creations, it j.
we'll 10 call II halt. You have said in
Your consultation they may tStablls!,
post offices aud pnsi- roads, and they sa,
to you, YES, We will DO It. hut not fu,
ynnr USE, unless you eSta blisl Il puritan
zeal staudald ut morals il yuur state, t.
suit tile Ideas ol those i" hu are unw c,.i-
sorting with the advocates of centlaiiz.-
ton:
The Hon. J. GENTlL ON NAIL TRANS
PoKTATIoN OF PRINTED MATTER.
To the Editor of The Tlulcs DtlnUcr;tt:
1t Is not ntrr>saIy to llitlUducp the
veteran antiinl, pneI, schr!Ar. niaiurnnti
noted Franco American jnul llnilSi, Hon
}. GrnrI,, "i 81. Jatue>, L, the ,-,de,s OF
The Times Denncra! hut a> the con |
>trvatIve "plnl"ns nf one - distinguish
ri III learning anu patiIut'>,h may serve
lis IN tXdiuiir ut nlItit.>S aud &DhtI at
.u'ient on the part ut AN anti iuittI,
'tiZeiI, take the lIt,eity uf tiaii>init-
|Ing for publication the following tluns-
alton nt French editorial from IN.
F"rrttnl pen. published III he A>sump-
ion Pionerr OF he 27th prnxinu:
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
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.ies>. IL II, a> ii matter OF TACT, ii h!l!
galnst the lottery Is 1t rot nu,t
'i"per tn say tha, 1t Is rather ii h;h
galnst the liberty of the pir~> againsj
he liberty OF cIiculatlun ; against the
idnchI>t and huue>ty IA postal aft ,Ii,; i
galist ueiiln.rarS against thuS.' c>tntu- ;
si.rd 1n>tiiuiiln> Which have been uI
ecnlu IN nni naiinnal Archives fer ,uul, |
IIan II c"n'tlrA--an act at,>niut-iy ues- I
otto, unconstitutional anI void ,
Certainly, one may he nupuseu to lot 7
-rIts, and each Individual has "A liyii
, eytlcise his own opinIonS and srnri-
rents on this or any other public uues ii
on. But 1t is difficult To conceive how t
lcll oil which has just passed Con- "
ress should have found so MANY
lends and serious advocates AN ,ur =
iuse who are pronounced Democrats e
nj able Republicans. This hi!l iaI>iir> II
'try belief of Liberty. We have aliey- !,
that this bill is unconstitutional. In
ct, the Supreme Court of the Uuited "a
ates has lieady said SO lG tie follow g
z language:
"COngreHs has no power to confer mn
any officer belonging to the postal
rslce auihnrlty to violate scaled uri- ''
Lte letters or packages de secret d.S o
tires ct DIES pAqnets sctiieS) contained Il,
the mail, and all regulations adopted .,
lattve tO postal matters of this kline, ~
all be snhnrdDated to The great priu- sc
Ole contained in the fourth AMEND G.,
-nt to the Constitution. =.
Neither shall ANY regulations hr cal ..
'd INTO fleet against the tranSpnrta- VI
N nt printed matter open to illsp+c- IN
y that tends in amy manner, uhatSo- r.
er, t" ab'isise the liberty OF The p,ess. q,
'e liberty of circulation is IN essential ~
the freedom of the press as the tree b
IN of rnblIra'inn. In fact, without Z,
cuIation, publication would be of bu, iii
lie value. II, therefore, y, int-d mat
hr excluded from the mail, It's trars -
ration IN any other way caunut be Il"
hidden by C"Dgtess." nr