The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-03-17
From The Georgetown Advocate Of March 7.
SENATOR TAPPAN AND THE GEORGE
TOWN ADVOCATE

Mr.. Tappan, Of Ohio, the great Loco foco Abolition
ls has been for month past endeavorng to deprive
the Georgetown Advocate Of a reporters seat in the
Senate Chamber. A messenger was sent over for a
copy of the paper, to whether there could be
discovered clue by which deprive reporter
OF his seat Mr. T. had his private griefs to assusge
and having made the discovery that the paper print
ed on thus side of Rock Creek, though published stimuli
taneously on both Sides he brought forward the follow
ing amendment TO the rule Of the Senate, and carried
it by a strict party vote:
"Rcs0ped, That the 47th rule be amended as in
the last paragraph to read 1.-Two reporters for each of
the daily papers, and reporter for each tri-weeky
paper printed and published in the City Of Washington
whose names shall be communicated in writing by the
editors Of those papers to the Secretary OF the Senate
and who shall conne themselves to the seats pro-
vided FOR them"
Mr. Preston, Of South Carolina, and Mr. Southland Of
New Jersey, cndeavored to extort from the an
avowal Of tho real object Of his motion, but he main
tanned strict silence Mr. King and Mr.. Sewer, who
were members OF the committee that revised the rules
the last session. said their purpose then con-
fine the admission OF reporters to city papers alone and
that they would support this amendment in order make
the rule more explicit.
Mr. Preston demonstrated strongly against the inus-
ce OF prohibition, by which paper be deprived
Of a common privilege, on the ground merely as the
mover OF this resolution would have believe, that it
Is printed side OF creek instead Of another He
then tell them that he knew the cause Of all
this device TO amend the rules-that il deprive
the publisher Of the Georgetown Advocate Of report
ers desk, who perhaps, with other OF the Dis
rct, had offended the "powers that be-" The press
has found in this distinguished and eloquent Sena-
tor, whom we hope at some future day to see 10 the
Presidential chair, most ardent and powerful defender,
and he will receive its gratitude for the manly vndca
ton Of its rights and privileges which he made on this
occasion Mr.. p has likewise always signazed him
self a firm friend Of the District OF Columbia.
Mr.. Preston then moved to lay the resolution on the
table. This rejected He then proposed sub
stitute for the words this city,, the words District
Of Columbia" This also lost, and the resolution
was finally adopted by strict party division.
Thus we see man. who has been unworthily elected
to station in which he only exhibits his vndIcve and
vulgar character more conspcuousy setting his wits to
work for almost month how he could best
wreak his vengeance portion OF the District Of
Columbia. by deprivng their press OF the privilege Of
seat at the stenographc desk Verify Ohio thou art
receiving great honors from OF thy representatives
Senotor Tsppan and the redoubtable Dr. Duncan, the
former prosecuting the defenceess people Of the Dis
trict, and the latter publishing the world that they
are composed Of blacklegs, pckpockets drunkards,
slage-drlvers, and tavern Keepers
To hear the affected indignation with which the Ad-
mnisraton speak Of the public press one would ina