Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-02-10
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.

RICHMOND, Feb. 3, 1910.
The rumor, which prevailed to some extent on
Saturday, gathers strength o-day that an effort III
again be made, during the session, to elect Senator
have heard of no changes of opinion, however. a.
mong the members, which will Justify the atempt
Unless there be good reason suppose that an cleo
ton can be Effected, hope, should "A motion to that
effect be made, that it will be promptly negatiyed, as
involving useless waste of time which is ecoming
precious as the session draws to a close and busi
ness begins to accumulate upon the table.
Blair Ryes, of The Globe, have been elected
Printers to Congressman event not entirely mex.
ree'ed, though very much deprecated 1t is, to be
sure, matter OF very little couse quence in the alb
s'rac whether the enormous profits of this appoint
ment shall flow into the pockets of A or B-of Loco
Foco or Wing. it is a matter of serious impor
lance that they should not be so directed as TO
rupt and enslaye the press: aud it needs no ghost
from the grave TO convince the most superficial oh
server that the press is kept as completely under
Surveillance, and is rs perfectly tamme He'd by col
den Influences as by legal restrictions. He who
oroes 1t TO betray The people is less dangerous
enemy to its purity aud freedom than he who siIenccs
It's tongue by holding heavy personal ard pccuniary
penalties an terrorem over The head of its conductors
Aud this's emphatically the case with the Giobe
II tells the public that cannot sustain isef bv s
ordinary rcsources-hat il il is TO rely upon is in
come from advertsemen ts and subscrip,isns alon. 4,
must 60 down-and hence it calls upon i,s par,zaps
IN Congress to give it the public printing, in order to
keept alive. They have done so-and I ask. wba,
sihe inevitable consequence Is not the Globe
absolutely fettered hand and foot in reference to
the conduct of this majority, which has given life,
by bestowng upon it the means whereby il lives 2
Dare freely and iearessly investigate or honestly
icnounce, a measure, which, though approved by
that majority, its judgment repudiates and its con-
science III II have any condemns No. 1t has no
will OF its own. 1t is the ,hrall OF its masters who
by The appointment conferred upon it, have deprived
It OF the "libeny Of Speech On The o.her hand it
IS equally bound TO assail the muorly-to misrepre-
sent lis measures, 10 tasfy its argumt Mt to caumn
ate lis leading members and to throw dscrcdit alike
upon their official conduct and the motives by which
they are infuc ced. And yet 1t is from an acknowl-
edged htret'ng like this that large portion Of the
American people receive their first uay their onI,
impressions in reference to great measures Of public
policy-a paid attorney, who discusses poE,ical
se'ence 's a pe'ioggef would legal bubble, and
"'Pes W 'h"uence We judgment oil The people for
the same reason that the knight of the green bag
desires 10 secure the verdict of u jury-tha, il NAV
please It's employers, and secure another lee II is
Tor this reason. that without reference TO the
state OF parties at all, do earnestly desire to
the public printing divorced from the political press
II free press is the palladium Of our liberties.
hirellng editor is one OF the most dangerous ius,ru
ments of mischief
Look, for an illustration Of this fact to a case
which has just occurred. On the 3Oth ultimo land
as II TO give point 10 the illustrations the very day
upon which Blair & Rves were elected public prip
'ers) Mr. Grundy, from the select committee ap-
pointed on that subject, made report osanst the
assumption, by the General Government of the
Stale debts-a most rdiculously absurd waste of
time, by the way, since the proposition has been al
most unanimously secuted. by both parties Mr.
Grundy however, with his usual arllulness blended
with this repndiated topic other themes, with regard
to which there is less unani,hity amoag them. the
distribution, among the States, of the proceeds of
the sales of the Public Lands, TO which they are
Justly entitled by the very terms Of the compac,s un.
der which the General Government was appointed
10 manage hrir fund. THIS, aud some o,he robnoxi