...Congress has authority to regulate what shall be distributed through the post offices, and does he not "suggest the propriety of passing such a law as will...circulation in the southern States, through* the mail, of inceridiary publications, intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection?" Except that this bill...

...is especially bound to avoid in its own action, any thing that may disturb them. I would, therefore, call the special attention of Congress to the subject,...circulation in the Southern States, through the mail, oí incendiary publications intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection. Ifelt ittobemydutyin...

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...recommended. One part of the message he would refer to, which»was in these words: "I would, therefore, call the special attention of Congress to the subject,...through the mail, of incendiary publications, intended tu instigate the slaves to insurrection." This was clearly unconstitutional; for it not only recommended...

...have engaged in these unconstitutional and wicked attempts.' And you proceed to suggest to Congress, ' the propriety of passing such a law as will prohibit,...the circulation in the Southern states, through the mails, of incendiary publications, intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection.' A servile insurrection,...

...especially bonnrf to avoid in its own action, any thing that may disturb them. I would, therefore, call the special attention of Congress to the subject, and respectfully suggest the propriety (if passing such a law as will prohibit, under severe penalties, the circulation in the Southern Slates,...

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...February 4, 1836. The message recommends that Congress should pass a law to punish the transmission, through the mail, of incendiary publications intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection. It of course assumes for Congress a right to determine what papers are incendiary and intended to excite...

...is especially bound to avoid in its own action, any thing that may disturb them. I would therefore, call the special attention of Congress to the subject...passing such a law as will prohibit, under severe penal- • ties, the circulation in the Southern States, through the mail, of incendiary publications...

...have engaged in these unconstitutional and wicked attempts.' And you proceed to suggest to Congress, ' the propriety of passing such a law as will prohibit,...the circulation in the southern States, through the mails, of incendiary publications, intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection.' "A servile insurrection,...