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lion ;” had it not been for Weller’s
performance this morning, 1 should
have been puzzled to bare' written a
paragraph. I think it highly probable
Under those two treaties, Georgia had
proved a loss of slaves to the amount
of $101,000, by giving to the owners
two or three times the value of their
A BILL
To reduce the rate* of postage, to limit the use
and correct the abuse of the franking privi- I
lege, and for the prevention of frauds on the ,
revenues of the Post Office Depat tine lit.
Jit it enacted by the Senate and House of Kepre-
srntatites of the United Stales of America in Con
gress assembled, That, from and after the pas
sage of this act, the following shall be the rates
of postage charged upon all letters, newspapers, |
pamphlets, magazines, and other mailers and
— rI — 9 | w - things conveyed in the mails of the United 1
trim out the bushes, prepare speeches | paid, called on Congress for this ha. : states, viz: Upon every letter in manuscript, 1
.. . r . * . . 1 . 5 i*. «.-V n ns nanor rtf" uHV kind liv fir linnii urhtrrh irth.r.
Congress will get under w'ay before | losses, as stated by Attorney General
ihe fourth July—at least it is to be J Wirt; leaving $149,000 of a balance,
hoped so. Ilow would it answer to w hich in good faith, Mr. Giddings said,
have a sort of “ Pioneer Congress” j should have belonged to the Creeks,
appointed to clear the underbrush, ’ Georgia, then, although already over-
lars, one half to the use of the informer, to be
recovered before any court of competent juris
diction, by action of debt or by indictment or
information.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That tire
President of the United States, the Vice Presi
dent of the United States, all ex-Presidents of
the United States, the widow of any ex-Presi-
deut of the United States, all ex Vice Piesidents
Sec. 13. Andbeit further enacted, That
all persons whatsoever who shall, after the
passage of ibis act, transmit by any private
express, or other means by this act de
clared to be unlawful, any letter or letters,
package or packages, or other (nailable mat- .
ter, or who shall place or cause to be dc- W£«l ijr, fohrimry 14, 184-1.
posited at any appointed place, for the pur-1 - -
HEfVR
[or president,
If’: C Is AY, Of Kentucky.
or paper of any kind by or upon which infer- i
matiori shall be asked for or communicated in
writ>ng, and which letter or other paper shall <
not exceed in weight one-half on ounce, there j
shall be charged and collected, for conveying
and leave the law making without dc- lance ; the subject was referred to a
bate to the real Congress 1 A wag of: Select Committee, the Chairman of
a member replied lo a question of which, a member from Georgia, te-
minc this morning, why he voted lo ported that the money should go to |he Fgme aIiy - di9tanee Dot Mceedinf OIie h,m-
adjourn so early in the day ?—“oh, J the owners of the slaves, as compel (j ret | m j| eH fi V c centsand for all distances ex
think I do my duty to my constituents, sation for the offspring which would ceeding one hundred miles, ten cents, and no
by getting the majority home, after have belonged to the masters of the
doin" as little as possible—the more slaves themselves. Congress relusea
M ’ to appropriate the money on the
ground of this report, but it was final
ly all given as interest on the former
amount of loss. Mr. G. said when ap«
they work the more they mar !”—
There is sound philosophy in this.
HARVEY BIRCH.
February l. [ pro priating money, it was necessary
The third month of the session has ^ pgQpig should know what it went
commenced, and as yet nothing has
been done for the nation at large.—
The locofoco majority in the House
is frittering away their time, regard'
less of all considerations of economy.
for. Mr. Payne of Ala. and Mr.
Dromgoole accused Mr. G. of being
actuated solely by a wish to make po
litical capital and spoke of the inviola
bility of treaties. Mr. Haralson of
There is no legislation required be* 1 (j eo moved that the Committee rise,
yond the appropr.at.on bills, and two and , eave bej gianted Mr.Giddings
weeks devoted to private claims, an ; t wrde ou t us good and long a speech
o.linnrnmnnl mirrhf folo n !ICP ll\/ . . . n t
an adjournment might take place by
the first of May without any detri-v
ment to the public interest.
T he death of the Hon. Alexander
as he could and save the time of the
House ! This was another scene, to
which my former temarksmay apply.
.. . , . . Why are Southern gentlemen so
Porter of Louisiana was rumored: foolj ; hlv scnsitive w |° n the word
here yesterday, but I did not announce j slave * is men tio n ed ? They have
it, as his colleague had no definite in* | ,, )e Constitution and a || its guarantees
telligence, and I held on to hope that | on lheir sidCi and t thcy are f uri ous
it might be unfounded. The N.O.- j whcnever a word is spoke on , hc sub .
leans papers however brought the me* . t Qf s , averv Un £ we ek’ s oalm ,
lancholy confirmation of the event, statesman .| ike deLate would set
which will fall heavily on his many ! (he who|e mal , er straight and consign
personal friends in your city, who , itica , abolilion l0 b an inglorious
admired him for ms talents and loved ; £ from w | ienC e there would be
him for his personal worth. .Society* reaurrcction j The Committee
and the councils of the nation have ; rose an( , ,. cpoltcd progress on | v .
b0l mi° St cu Va Uab e ■ ! The Senate was principally engag-
Phe Shnver and Weller affair j ed jn an cxplanat( £ v discussion bt
seems to be assuming rather a different tweun Mcss ‘ rs . Berrien and Colquitt
aspect the Globe contains a “card , of Geo on the occasionof the Lc g i S '
w n n Mr. ^wao* who has aCtC , 38 lature of their Slate approving of the
W ol lore frmnH wnmh riinnrc mamri. r i r ,r / x i
course of the lormer. Mr. Golquitt
Weller’s friend, which differs materi
ally from Mr. Shriver’s statement,
and seems to me to cast imputations ^
on Mr. S’s friends, which may cause “
reprobated the present resolutions,
and denied that they approved the
.. , . . , . i - r i course of Mr. B.,— thev were rather
the seconds to take thc place of the , . ... , f ..
• • , . ,, .. devoted to a defence of men, than an
principals. 1 he rules of the *“ duello - ... f . • • , .i
' * . . exposition of their principles; there
seems to have been verv unceremo- 1 ... , f 1 .
• i - , , , , , , seemed to be a dread ol meeting the
niouslv invaded, and a little branch of - . , ,,
-. i , , , issues bclore the people. Mr. G. was
etiquette mav change the note bearers i , , ' ,- r .- i i .
. ° ■ extremely personal in his remarks but
*°, , S. ", en £ e . receivers. 1 he L k very good care to steel clear of miles,and one cent and a halffbr all greater dis
whole affair is painful—both nr the . ;• r • . , • .
, . c 1 . , the question of instruction, on which
brutality of its commencement and , 1 • ■ ,
-. . .. . 1 he gave no opinion !
the subsequent attending circum- f, D • •. - , , .
. 1 ° Mr. Berrien said in replv, that no
stances i . * »
‘ ...... one who heard him would hesitate to
u o IS T^Tnt. 10 1C h -° L1 .- C 1 r ‘ ( say that now he had been forced lo de-
McGauslin of Ohio, spoke in favor ol j fend hig courge bc f ore tbe Senate, al- ,,,atler . newspapers.)which shall be mi
the right Of petition and Bgnms lh h he cntored u on it wilh connected With any manuscript commatucat...,.
nr»nl11ir»n qrritntinn VV l)Cn IlG liaCl - °
rJ n .,. feigned reluctance, if he had lived so
Mr.Giddings was assigned amJ hig acts di(J nol , k in de .
y t Speaker, but a gieat f ^ nf .. mftf . . . . Iiv . in
abolition agitation
concluded, J
the floor by un opcnnci, out a g‘c«'i t p once f) p /|j s motives, he had lived in
effort was made bv the southern locos i • , rr . ,
. ,. «• * . »* tv i I va| n and life was valueless, isell-ress
to gag linn off and Mr. Dromgoole, i , r , . ,. . r ,, , • ,,
c e - • , , r & pect forbade him to follow Ins colleague
of Virginia, took an appeal from the ■’
, • • 6 cn in his argument, and he could not be
decision of the Ghair, giving the floor I , f
. .. it e i i° i- .seduced into a violation of propriety,
to Mr. Giddmgs !! I have lived | L1 „ t .„., f .i!„
“over five times seven years,” and
half of them have been familiar with
He denied that lie had ever invited the
Legislature to scrutinize his conduct—
, . , . , , . , I his appeal had been to the people, his
legislative action, but I _never heard manj |-J sto had been directed to the citi-
such an appeal before. Why, in some
cases, a score or two of meinbcis
spring to the floor at once—the Spea
ker lias to decide who caught his
eye or ear first, a delicate tusk often,
but suppose each of the disappointed
ones shouid take an appeal and eali
the yeas, and nays, it would take a-
bont three months, according to the
average daily sessions of the House,
to decide who had the floor! Jt is
astonishing that gentlemen from tbe
South will thus injure and weaken
their cause, by vain efforts to gag off
Northern members. The rights ol
every section must be respected and
every movement similar to Mr. Droni'
goole’s but adds fuel to the flame of
that fanaticism, embodied in political
abolitionism, which 1 believe Mr. Gid-
dings deplores as much as the most
thunder and lightning Southerner on
the floor ! The Speaker persisted in
giving the floor to Mr. G. and the
mover of the appeal seemed to grow
ashamed of it and withdraw it. The
morning hour expired as Mr. G. com
menced his remarks, and the House
took up the Bill allowing transfers of
appropriations in thc Navy Depart'
ment. Milton Brown, of Tennessee,
moved an amendment, the object ol
which was to prevent any transfer
from one department to another, mi'
less there be an excess of appropria-
*ion in the one. If this course is not
adopted, it will he necessary at some
future time to make a direct appropria-
zens of Georgia. As to the doctrine
of instruction, he had addressed his
fellow citizens at the capitol, three
weeks before his election, and there
stated that he did not recognize the
right of Legislative instruction, and
more; and upon all Much letters and papeis
weighing more than half and not more than
three quarters of an ounce, there shall be
charged and collected double the above rates;
and upon all such letters and papers, exceeding
three-quarters of an ounce, and not exceeding
an ounce in weight, there shall he charged and
collected treble those rates; and there shall be,
in like manner, an additional charge of five or
ten cents on all letters, of the description afore
said, which shall exceed in weight one ounce,
for every quarter of an ounce of secli excess of
weight, according us the said letter or paper may
be conveyed more or less than one hundred
miles; and the same additional charge shall be
made for any excess in the weight of any such
letter or paper above the number of quarters of
ounces charged for under the foregoing pro- I
visions, although the said excess may he less
than a quaiter of an ounce.
Sec. 2 And he it further enacted, That all
newspapers of no greater size or supertices than
thirteen hundred and twenty-five square inches ;
may he transmitted through the mail, by the edi j
tors or publishers thereof, to all subscribers or
other persons within the county in which the
paper is or may he printed, free of any charge j
for postage whatever ; and iheie shall be charged
and collected, upon eacii newspaper of or un
der the size aforesaid, sent to subscribers or i
others beyond the limits of the county in which '
the same is or may be printed, one half cent for j
conveying the same any distance not exceeding |
one hundred miles, and one cent for all greater j
distances: Provided, That the editors or pub- ,
lishers thereof shall keep a list or register of all j
papers sent by mail, and subject to postage un- I
der this law, noting the day when sent, the
office where deposited for transmission, and the j
post office to which sent, and shall certify and \
return the same quarterly to the Postmaster 1
General, (which said statement and return shall
he authority on w hich the Postmaster General
shall charge the postmasters having charge of
the offices to which such newspapers may be
sent with the amount of postage collected un
der this law upon the same ;) and all newspa- i
pers of and under the size aforesaid, the editors
or publishers of which shall refuse 0T neglect to
keep and return the li-t or regi>ter aforesaid,
shall be subject to the rates of postage chargea
ble upon tlie same under the thirtieth section of
the act of Congress approved the third of March
one thousand eight hundred and twenty-live,
entitled -‘An act to reduce into one the several
acts for establishing and regulating the Post
Office Department;” arid upon all newspapers
of greater size or superficial extent than thirteen
hundred and twenty-five square inches, there
shall be charged and collected the same rates of
postage as a«e now fixed by law ; that is, one
cent lor all distances less than one hundred
of the United States, and the Secretaries of . pose of being transported by such unlaw
State, of the Treasury, of War, and of the Na- ful means, any matter or tbinj properly
»y, the Postmaster General, and the Attorney transrrittable by mail, or who ahall deliver
General be, and they are hereby, severally an- | an y such matter for transmission to any
thorized to frank and to receive letters, packs- . a ge nt or agents of such unlawful express- i j 5
ges. newspapers, pamphlets, and magazmes. t.y sha |i )or each and every offence, forfeit 1 “ Tl ; e ,mn an ;' substance of what I conceive
mail, free of postage. And the act of Congress > . . r dollars lo he rpro- lo be ,h<! ,rne • >0 * ic y ° r t,ie *- n,tcd States, ip re
entitled “An act authorizing tbe Governorsol the *1 , y , r ’ ■ • speet to a Tariff, may be briefly stated. In con-
several States to transmit by mail certain hooks i vered betore any court Of coinpetiml juris- forn ,j t ., wj|h ,|L , !r j nc j.,| e announced in the com-
and documents.” approved June the thirtieth, j diction, lor the use ol the 1 ost Office De- p ronl j', e act. ifthink. that whatever re»ennc is
partrnent. necessary lo a|i Economical and honest adminis-
Sec. 14 And he U Jut her enacted. That no fo- (ration of the pijnerol Government, ought to be
reign ship, steam ship, or vessel of any kind or derived from denies imposed on Foreign imports.
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four,
shall remain and continue in full force, any
thing hereinbefore to the contrary notwithstand
ing; and the Members of Congress, the Dele
gates from Territories, the Secretary of the
Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Repre
sentatives. shall be, and they are hereby, au
thorized to transmit, free of postage, to any
post office within the United States, or the
Territories thereof, any documents which have
been or tnay be printed by order of either House
of Congress, anything in this law to the con- t
trary notwithstanding. j packets or packages of letters, or other mailable ‘ “After my return to Congress in 1P3I, my ef-
Si:c. 8. Andbeit further enacted, That each ! matter whatever, except only such letters as foft* were directed to Uie modification and leduc-
Member of the Senate, each Member of the i may relate to some part of the cargo of such tion of the ratfcs of duty contained in the act of
House of Representatives, and each Delegate
— of the United States, the
m r . . . , t imi&iie
description whatever, sailing or navigating from **| think th^etis no danger of a high tariff ev-
one port or place within the United States to any er being established ; that of 1828 was eminently
other port or place within the said States, nor deserving that -le,nomination. I was not in Con-
any person attached to, or being a part ol the gress when it*avsed, and did not vote for it; but
crew of, any such ship or vessel, shall receive with its history and with the circumstances which
on hoard to he transported or conveyed, nor gave birth to ;t,jl am well acquainted. They
transport nor convey from one port or place were highly diicrjedinible to American legislation,
within the United States, or any other port or an( j J hope, fol its honor, will never be again re
place within the said Slates, any letter or letters, pealed. }
lances ; and one cent additional charge shall be
made upon all such newspapers for every two
hundred and fifty square inches of said excess
of size.
Sec. 3. And he it further enacted, That all
pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind and description of piiuted or other
whatever, and which it is or may be lawful to
transmit by the mail of the United Status, shall
he charged with postage at the rate of two and
a half cents for each copy sent, of no gieater
weight than one ounce, any distance not exceed
ing one hundred miles, and five cents for any
greater distance than one hundred miles; and
one cent additional to these rates shall he chniged
for each additional ounce of the weight of every
such pamphlet, magazine, matter, or thing,
which may be transmitted through the mail,
whatever bo the distance the same may be
transported ; and any fractional excess of not
less than one-quarter of an ounce in the weight
of any such matter or thing above one or more
ounces shall be charged for as if said excess !
amounted to a full ounce.
Sec. 4. And he it further enacted, That the :
Postmaster General be, and be is hereby, an- J
thorized, Upon all mail routes over or upon '
w hich the amount of matter usually transported,
or which tnay be offered or deposited in tbe
post office or post offices for transportation, is j
or may become so great as to threaten materially |
that in case of his election, he wished to retard die progress or endanger the security ;
it distinctly understood, that lie should ' ,l ' "‘® Iff <’ r,0 “"y co..sider.ii.k
•' . . »,ii augmentation ul tt.c rust or transporting the
COnnO here untratntneied. All uie IS' ..-hnle mail at the present rate of speed, to pro*
sues which he advocated had been lie-
fore the people of Georgia and had
been sustained by them in three differ
ent elections—the same issues which
he had professed himself friendly to,
both in his speeches and through the j absolutely"nprensary, rcgaid Iwing'lmd t« the
public press, and thrice had the peo
ple spoken. He repelled the inSinua*
tion of his colleague that the Legisla
ture of Georgia had nol spoken broad
ly to all subjects of policy, through a
dread of meeting them before the peo
ple—that body was not in the habit of
shrinking from any expression of its
views—it was in vain to impute lo it
a want of courage. They had enough
lo do lo take care of their Stale affairs;
they were engaged in regulating their
currency impaired by their prcdeces>
sors and providing means to pay the
debts contracted by those same pre
decessors ; they were engaged in dis
tricting the State and perfecting plans
of internal improvement. They had
been admonished by the example of
their predecessors not to interfere in
what was not their legitimate duty.
tation of letters by steamboats, as therein auiho-
ide for the mu pa rate and more secure convey
ance of the letter mail, at a speed at least equal
to that at which thc mail is now transported over
such route, taking care to allow in no cr.sc of
anv greater delay, in the trainspot tation of'.the
other ma:tern and things to be transported iti the
ail on any such route, than may appear to he
cost of expediting its transportation, and the
means at Ins disposal or under his control for ef
fecting thw same.
8 ec. 5. And he it further enacted. That the
twenty seventh section of the act of Congress
entitled “An act to icdnce into one the several
acts for establishing and regulating the Post
Office Department, M approved and signed the
third day of March, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and twenty five, and all other
acts and parts of acts granting and conferring
upon any person whatsoever the riaht or privi-1
lege to receive and transmit through the mail, i
free of postage, letters, packets, newspapers,
periodicals, or other matters, be. and tbe same
are hereby, utterly abrogated and repealed.
Sec. (>. And he it further enacted. That, from 1
and after the passage of this act, all officers of
the Government of the United States, hereto
fore having the franking privilege, shall be au
thorized uud leqnired to keep an account of all !
postage charged to and payable by them, res
pectively. upon letters, packages, or othei mat- j
ter*, received through the mail, touching the du- 1
ties or business of the.r respective offices ; and
said accounts for postage, upon being duly veri
fied by said officers, respectively, sha'l be al
lowed ami paid quarter yearly, ortt of tbe con
tiugent fund of the bureau or department to
winch the officers aforesaid may respectively
belong or he attached. And the three Assistant i
Postmasters Geneial shall he entitled to have
rized ; Provided, Tha* '*
sixth section of seidai
by tbe delivery, witfii
act, of all letters so co
cargo, or some part tl;
other authorized age
partrnent at the port i
ters may be directed,
over from said boat
other agent of the Pos
charge and collect «ip«
hie matter, so delivere
postage as would hav
letters had they been
the port or place at v
board the steamboat
ccived ; but it is herel
al) tbe pains and pen:
for any violation of th
section of this act. shs
any steamboat, or to
haying charge thereof
son having charge of
said, comply with the
section of the said li
hundred and twenty-t
Sec. lfi. And it
Postmaster General s!
hereby authorized to
or commander of an
the Western or othei
for the transportation
of time or number of
for which contracts w
laws, and without th
now required before
tracts, whenever in
by: Provided, Tkattl
service shall in no
average rate paid for
preceding or then e:
transporting the mai
for a Jess time coiiln
tlio mail upon.
Sec. 17. And he it m
ble matter,” and “ tm
by mail,” shad be dee
letters and newspape
pamphlets periodica)
he published in rogul
numbers, under the s
lar intervals, and all
matter w hereof each
exceed eight ounce*
notes, sent in packag
hall subject all penso
ing the sumo, to all
equally as if it or the;
a packet or packages
contained shall be so c
person whatever fr
: ents of said
nplied with,
itied by said
luting to the
>*tmaster or
Office I)e-
ch su'd let-
i>e delivered
slmaster or
tinent shall
ither niaila-
itne rates of
i upon said
ery case to
nd persons
r other per-
i)t, as afore-
uf the sixth
isand eight
Mr. Berrien’s reply was dignified
lion. Mr* Brown and Mr.‘Barnard ™d becoming the character of the
advocaled the amendment, after which ' n which it was delivered, thus relll j 1Ie j t,y t| je po.-tnunter in Washington nil
Mr. Davis, of Indiana, called the Arming a striking contrast to Mr. Col- postage charged upon letters, packages or other
Provinus OnPQtion and \fr Krnivn** quilt Who fell ihe peculiarity’ of his po- matter, received by them, respectively, lliroiigli
previous unesnon, ana .ur. Drowns y. A A i t # - , .y . ; n,„ mH ii.muchiugthei.usmcss.,rthe I’.xtotiice
Department, or the particular branch of that
business committed to them, respective!) ; and
wi« h of the paid Ass-slant Postmasters General
shall be. and hereby is, authorized to trail-mil
through the mail, free of postage, any letter**,
— — I packages, or oilier matters, relating exclusively
«, ^ i\ nr* i to his oriici.d duties, or to the business of the
jYI It. 1>LAY.—Ocn. Dull Cifcen soys : I»,»st Office Department; bat lie shall, in every
The House went into “It is assumed by the partizins ol M r.; endorse on the back of tl.e letor m
Van Buren, that he will be nominated l ,acl ' il ? fi *" 1,0 Si ' ,t free ,,r ov, ' r •**
from a Territory
Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the
House of Representatives, may receive through
the mail, free of postage, any letter, newspaper,
or packet, not exceeding two ounces in weight,
from the time such Senator, Member, or Dele
gate. takes his seat iu either House of Congress,
to the expiration of die time lor which he shall
have been elected, or other determination of his
services as Senator, Member, or Delegate in
Congress ; and all postage charged upon any
letters, packages, petitions, memorials, or other
matters or things, received by any Senator,
Member or Delegate of the House of Repre
sentatives, touching his official or legislative du
ties, by reason of any excess of weight, above
tw o ounces, of tbe matter or thing so received,
shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the
House ol which the person receiving the same
may he a member.
Sec 9. And he it further enacted, That in lieu
of the privilege heretofore allowed to Members
of Congress, of sending to their constituents and
others letters and other written or printed com
munications fiee of postage through the mail,
each Member of Congress and Delegate from a
Territory shall be supplied, a* soon after thc
passage of this uci as conveniently may be, with
a number of free stamps or envelopes, equal to
five per day, for the highest rate of postage au
thorized by this acton letters not exceeding one-
half an ounce in weight, from the day on which
said stamps or envelopes are delivered to him,
to the day of the commencement of the next an
nual session of Congress; and said Members
and Delegates shall, in like manner, be fur
nished, immediately after the commencement of
the next and each succeeding annual session of
Congress, with a similar number of such free
stamps or envelopes for each day, until tbe
commencement of tbe then next annual session
thereafter; and it shall be the duty of tbe Post
master General forthwith to cause to be pre
pared a sufficient number of said free stamps or
envelopes, of such size and description as he
may deem most safe and convenient for use, and
to cause them to be supplied to the Members
and Delegates aforesaid, in the numbers and at
the times aforesaid, and in such proportion, as lo
the rales of postage covered by each, as the per
son to be supplied may prefer; and all letters or
packages, not exceeding the weight of half an
ounce, as aforesaid, to which any such free
stuuip may be attached, or which may he en
closed in any such envelope, shall pass through
the mail free of all charge for postage: Provi
ded, That the place to which the same tnay be
directed or sent be not so distant a? to subject
said letter or package to a greater charge for
postage, agreeably to the first section of this law,
than is covered by said stamp or envelope ; and
iu every such case the excess lawfully chargea
ble, whether arising from d : stance or weight,
shall be collected us other postages arc collected.
And the flunking privilege now enjoyed by
the Members of Congress shall continue only
until said stamps or envelopes can be prepared
and delivered ; and said privilege shall itmne-
di;rtely thereafter finally cease and determine.
8ec. 10. And be it further enacted, That it
shall not be lawful for any person or persons to
establish any private express or expresses for
the conveyance, nor in any manner to cause to
be conveyed, or provide for tbe conveyance or
transportation, by regular trips, or at stated pe
riods or intervals, from one citv, town, or other
place, to any oilier city, tow n, or place, in the
United States between and from and to which
cities, towns, or other places, the United States
mail is regularly transported, under the authori
ty of the Post Office Department, of any letters,
packets, or packages of letters, or other matter
properly transmittable in the United States mail;
and each and every person offending against ten letters accompam
this provision, or aiding and assisting therein, or of any size, shall n
acting as such private express, shall, for each within the meaning «
time any letter or Idlers, packet or packages, or ! packet or packets, o
other matter properly transmittable by mail, shall being made up of i
or may he, by him. her, or them, or through his,
her. or their means or instrumentality, in w hole
or in part, conveyed or transported, contrary to
the true intent, spirit, and meaning of this sec
tion, forfeit and pay the sum of one bundled and
fif v dollars, to he recovered by action of debt,
or by indictment or information, iu any court of , to be transported, o\
competent jurisdiction in the United States, one- J road or w ay pirallel
half to the use of the informer, and the other j zincs, or pamphlets, r
half to the u e of the Post Office Department. ! tended for immediate
Sec. 11. And be it farther enacted, Tluil it j <>r "thera. but intende
shall not he law ful for any stage coach, railroad ! !,nf * transported in tin
car, steamboat, packet boat, or other vehicle or nig merchandise over
vessel, nor any of the owners, managers, ser- | nr,r * senl ‘ ,r consigned
vauts, or crews of cither, which regularly per- or agent for the s.i e tl
forms trips at stated peiiods on a post route, or ; he construed tc
between two or more cities, towns, or other pla- : *ny traveller to have
ces, from one to the other of winch the United j '' ,r or ' ,,}r mvM ,,s,!
States mail is regularly conveyed under the an- i 8 a36,nc » or newspaper,
thority of the Post Office Department, to trail- i . — ■■ ■ ■
sport or convey, otherwise than in the mail, any i
letter or letters, packet or packages of letters, or
other mailable matter whatsoever, except such
as may have relation to some part of thc cargo
of such steamboat, packet boat, or other vessel,
or to some article at ihe same time conveyed by
the same stage coach, railroad car, or other ve
hicle; ami for every such offence, the owner or
owners of the stage coach, railroaid car, steam- , _
boat, packet boat, or other vehicle or vessel, shall ! ROW Opposes lie OIJCC adve»CJllcd» Hut
r.Mfnt a.»i pay the *iuu of one hundred dollars, j a |' U! r running the risk of his neck bv
one hail to the use ol the informer, and the other I n r: .• i c- i r i *
half lo the use of the Post ortice Department, to , nullification during General Jackson s
he recovered by action of debt, or by indictment i Ildlllinisl filtion, WO COhfcSS tllilt WC fed
or information, in any court of competent juris- surprised that he should now “in
diction hi the Lulled Suites; and the driver, I .» * • • . i ^ »
captain, conductor, or person having charge of ( lhesc P'P‘"g llmcs ol !«*«*. abandon
any such stage cadi, railroad car, steamboat, and repudiate his OWl) offspring—
ship or other vessel; nor shall any foreign ship 18*28. The act of 1832 greatly reduced and mo
or vessel, navigating us aforesaid, receive on dified them ; aid the act of 1833. commonly call-
board as a passenger any person or persons e j t j ie Cmuplouiise A«*t, still further reduced
employed as a private agent or express for ond modified tjei.i. The act which passed at the
transporting or conveying letters, packets, or Fxtra Session ^f'1841, which I supported, was
packages of letters, or other mailable matter, and confined to thelfree articles. 1 had resigned my
actually in possession of such mailable matter seat ill the Sei|it$ when the act of 1842 passed,
for purpose of transportation from one port or Generally, thefiulies which it impose*, are lower
place within the United States to anv other than those in ifie act of 1832. Aim! without in-
port or place within the said States; and every tending to expiry any opinion upon every item
such ship, steam ship, or other vessel, w hich of this lest tariff, II would say, that I think tin*
shall be guilty of any infraction of this law, or provisions, in Jpeimain. are wise and proper. If
on board of which any of the aforegoing provi- there he any chesses or defects in it. they ought
sions shall be violated with the knowledge or to he corrected!
connivance of the captain or other person hav- *. >l v opinion that there is no danger hereafter
ing charge of such vessel, shall forleit and pay of a High Tarn, is founded on the gratifying
the sum of five hundred dollars, recovered be- fact, that our i^almfaclures have now taken a
fi»re any court of competent jurisdiction in the deep root. Iu flMjir infancy, they needed a great-
United States. r er measure of IrOieciion ; but mm they grow and
Sec. 15. And he it further enacted. That noth- advance, they ;.#q lire strength ami stability, and,
ing in this act contained shall have the effect, or consequently, ^ill require less protection. F.ven
be construed, to repeal the sixth section of the now, some branches of them are able to main-
act entitled “ An act to reduce into one the seve- timi. in distant (markets, successful competition
ral acts for establishing and regulating the Post with rival foreign manufactures’’—Extracts front
Office Department,” approved the third of a Istter of Mr. {lay to the Im Grange Herald, da-
March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty- ted Sept. 13, 18-ft.
five, nor to prohibit the conveyance or transpor-
of Puhlii ation.
Through the; urgent solicitations of many of
our Subscriber!, we have thought proper to
change our day'of Publication to WEDNES
DAY; therefor^, the II er a t.n will hereafter be
issued on Wednesday Evening.
(Lr* Advertisements, c., should he hauded in
on Tuesday**}vexing
Congressional.— VYe invite tbe atten
tion of our rt a|K is to tbe Correspondence
of the Pit l uf lpliia Foium, by Harvey
mail from Birch. Someiing rich will be found there,
e placed on , 7 , , ,
ev were re- ' v e tend**!oar acknowledgements to
uvided, that Hon. J. McPherson* Berrien, for a ccpy of
!>)• this art , Uu p os , offic( j Iit ,J uclion Bill,
the second , |
|l3f* Tlie m(iU have been very irregular
for live or i}ays last past, so far as re
lates lo the Eastern papets, a part of which
coming from jNewnan, and the balance
from Columbu^. Some irregularity at Ma
dison, we presume.
I, That the
r, and he is
the owne/a
lying upon ; To ConHEilfo'DENTS.— We wish it ti>
U. States. |,e distinctly understood, that we cannot,
in'theTime without violatiiVs a sacred rule, publish anv
ler existing , communicaliur, without the leal name of
OrtlMCIIlCrilS tE,, millmp \f». Ii-two ft rmlil In kOOW W’hO
hen their
>aid for sucli
}r than il»«
ider the last
contract for
e ho may so
portation of
1 i the author. Vfe have a right lo kne
eon- I
c j n . our correspondents are—and whe
FINALE—dui,U MRU A F.NQUIRl’.R
Inasmuch as! a large number ol our sub
scribers hare (wiled upon ti«, and rr quested
that we should (nut reply to any farther re-
rinit"(Haifa- marks that mat be made respecting us, bv
Til'niean* ad Edilo-r of flic Columbus Enquirer, we
guzines and ; feel that il is a duly we owe our patrons
r which i
not to insult ih*'ir friendly feelings, fcv fur
ther remarks; jexccpt it be to state, that
since our Iasi number, we received a letter
from Millrdg’evJle, and, likewise, informa
tion from a gentleman from that place, that
(he Editors of flie Enquirer have formed a
league with tbd Federal Union, by which
they obtained the State printing for the
next two years,and that the Federal Union
office is to have*nll the work that is requir
ed to he done a! Milledgeville. And that
similar bids forjlie Sheriff-.’ printing was
made by the Eaquirei in Bibb, or the ad
joining count iti
Our readers ran judge, for themselves,
whether princiffrt govern thc Editors ot
successive ;
;h st irre-rn- !
or printed
er shall nut
xcept hank ■
ritlioilt writ-
fill nd honks.
>e included |
And any
; nr weight,
ihle matter, j
i transport- ■
of this law,
>ade op into i
; in tins art
rrohihit any
or causing
tie, or any
inks, m iga
.Tied, or in-
subscrihers
erchamtisp. , , _
f transport- ,he Enquirer, (iiytof.
route lined, 1
fide dealer
II any tiling
the right of
imi) or her,
npiilel, uia-
amendment was agreed lo, 105 to 38, an ^ endeavored to conceal it by
and the bill as amended was passed 1 blustering personality. He attempted
a rejoinder, which was not noticed by
Mr. Berrien. Harvey Biucii.
Jby about the same vote.
A hill explanatory of the treaty
made with the Chippewa Indians,
January 23, 183N, at Saganaw, was
passed finally
u Committee of the Whole on the
State of thc Union, and refused lo by the Baltimore Convention. If so,
take up the Oregon resolutions, hut no same person can doubt the election
proceeded to tbe consideration of the Clay, and he will bb elected
Appropriation Bill for the Indian De- because il is impossible to -rtflly the
partrnent. One item in this bill, being Democratic parly in nupport ot Mr. j uuttonied to charge, and bare allowed u. ;
lor an annuity of 83000 to thc Creek ' a!l imren, whose nomination will t!lo p ost office Department, all postage which
i Nil 1.1 ns under ihe trenlv of 1802, ‘ have been produced by ft com bi na - j they in»y have paid or h;wl charged to them, res-
produced quite an excited debate.- j tion of political managers, organised '
Mr. Giddings Sftid under this Ircoly ^ liie Iftrge olftles ot ->OVV loik, pective offices, or of the Post Office Department. ;
the Creeks stipulated to nav 85000 to 1 Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia, for upon a proper verification of their accounts for
the people ot Geo.gia, for property the purpose of seizing upon, and dis- | ^,^4 and.uX£/d°£ :
tnbuting among themselves the pa' j (end through the mail, free of postage, all letters
tronage of the Government.
packet boat, or other vehicle or ves-el, at the
lime of ihe conmmeion of any such offence, and
who shall not at that time he ihe owner thereof,
in whole nor iu part, shall, in like manner, for
feit and pay, in every such case of offence, the
sum of lift) dollars, to the like uses, and to be re-
cotered in like manner, as is above provided iu
the case of ihe owner or owners.
the words ‘'official business."—
And fir an such en I irspiiieot fabclv made, the
person so offending ahull he punished by a fine i
of ho', less than fitly dollars, and with iuspint dis. ;
missal Irom his office. And the several deputy
postmaster? throughout the United States shall
iiIc a locofoco majority iu the lower
House of Congress embrace and adopt
it, and trample with disdain upon the
I )istriet Law of thc last session. Thc
Union Patty of the South, after read
ing the following extract from iiis lale
Skc. 12. And be it further enacted, That the | lettci, withdrawing his name from
ownet or owner, of every stage coach railroad j yj r _ y Burcn’s Convention, will
car, atenmhoat,or other vehicle or vessel, which , ’
slmi', with the knowledge of anv owner or own- j certainly kill the fatted calf and make
ers, in whole or in pari, or with the know-1 merry over the return of the prodigal
ndurt- 90n —Dully Forum
“Til t which they have urged with the
THE INTERPRETER.
Wc call the .mention of our readers f>»
ihis worthy, and^lmost indispensable work.
The Prospectus* of thc Intehivieter will
be found on anot.ier column.
■ ■■ - A work of this character lias been neetl-
NULLIFICA I ION Nl l.l.ll ILI) Il\ JOHN ( . d f or lnan y years; and from the know-
C. CALHOUN. ^ ledge that we have of thc publisher, Mr.
It is nothing new for .Mr. Calhoun i B. Jenkins, toge her w th his straight for
te change his opinions. Almost every war( , c „ ursc t ,, ifC) wo fla , te , r our .
thing political that he now advocates, s ,, lf) lhat he ma | mcet wilh , | ar?c patroo .
age. J
We publish advertisement of Mr. J.
without the hof£ of fee or revvaitl—and,
wc make this sstraii nt, to show that we
are not paid for flic publication.
Terms, 83pc|nnnum in advance. Ad
dress B. Jerk In,, 100, Haync st., Charles
ton. ,
lie once opposed, and every thing lie
POST OFITUE REFORM RILL.
In another plrt of our paper will he
found a bdl for lie reduction of Postage.
We lav it h' forj r.ur naders, because we
believe that all v^ll fed a lively interest in
thc matter. J
previously taken from them ; and un
der tie indemnity, the Georgians
claimed compensation foj- slaves as
properly. At the subsequent treaty
at Indian Spring in 1821, the Creeks
ledge or conn rai ce of the driv
or, captain, oro'hcr person having charge
of any such stage coach, railroad car, steam,
boat, or other vessel or vehicle, convey or
transport any person or persons ac'ing or
employed as a plicate express for the con
veyance of letters, packets, or packages of
letters, or other mailable matter, and actu
ally in possession of such mailable matter,
for the purpose of transportation, contrary
to the spirit, true intent, and meaning of
the preceding sections of this law, shall be
subject to the like fines and penalties, to he
recovered in like manner, and to the like
uses, as is hereinbefore provided and direct
'd in the case of persons acting as such
greatest cnnfidence, is, that each State has
Take Notice.4- Those persons who have
taken the LaGralgc Herald, up to this time,
arc held as subscribers for the twelve
monlhs. As ma|iy as four of our subscri-
i
D, iM
»
iar.y
a right to appoint Delegates as she pleases. bt*rs, who received ihe paper ior three and
i meet it, by denying that there is f our mont hs hai; sent us word within the
any such right. That each Stale has a , .. „
right to act as it pleases, in whatever re- last few weeks, tilt we must discontinue,
lates to itself exclusively, no one will deny ; that they “don’t 4(ant a paper’’ they believe,
but il l's a perfectly novel doctrine, that So. then, we inu» )os< our money. Well,
any State has suck a right when she we <] on q j nte0( ) l sin? a cent by suoh men,
'ference°ttfwha^’ameenis'^thetehole? ?„ ^ * hM W **** "bole vear-our role,
suoh oases it is the plainest dictate of com- mil Y be found at the head of our columns
mon sense that whatever effects the whole every week ; theft must be complied wilh.
should he regulated hy the mutual consent I
private expresses, and of persons' employ- nf al1 ’ und not *» the discretion of each.” | The LaGran? |n era |d says, “Little Ste-
imr tbe same ; but nothing in this act con ,. . ; phens. the I>iam«id of Georgia, is lying
tamed shall be construed lo prohibit the A distinguished writer says:— still waiting for afcite.”
conveyance or transmission ol letters, pack* i “ There is but one passage in the Bi - ! Wonder^wbo w wants to bite him ?
eis or packages, or other matter, to any part I ble w here the girls are commanded to jPeorgin Jeffersonian.
compensation bemg’ «Ue«d‘ o^re^ved ^ ^ mn J "" d ^ is in the ^ j Don’t want frifnd Cl me to bite him, not
therefor in any way, or by a special mes-i rule. “ Whatsoever \AJ would any other red-tno{nh. w e would be sattt-
st nger employed ouly for the single panic-i l bat Vieii should do unto you, do yc lied to have him bit by an honest Derna-
ular occasion. jeven so to them,” ’ , crat, if one can bit- found,
‘ t
and packages which it may L>« their duty, or
they mav have occasion, to transmit to any per
son or place, and which shall relute exctusicely t > j
Remedy FOR THE bite of A Snake. llle business of their respective office?, or to the j
\ voriior In tU i>.,| - f 1 business of the Post Office Depaitinent; but. in
cnnvm,» I t ' ,1 “i; •. , o, . i j I ‘ i C " M Lalct^h lvt g’SlGI • evcr y S 'jcb case, the deputy posirnasier sending
(.onvej eu to tile U nited r>lntr*S lands ; says that common salt, moistened with any snch letter or package shall endorse there
to the amount of $250,000, to pay water and bound upon the wound. | on - over h ‘® °* V!I signature, the words -post
for property taken prior to 1802, and will cure the bite of the most venom. °fi ethuuneM * " A “ d lor u,, y a,Hl evt "
i u * I • , e . ’ , I IK. must i CUUII1' , endoraemem falsely made, the per? on making
also embraced in the former treaty., ous snake. : u,e stum shall be fined not less than fifty dot-