The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-14
ATTEMPT OF THE WINGS OF NEW
YORK TO DESTROY THE LIBER
TY OF THE PRESS


,TY OF THE PRESS.
Among the various matters brought before
the Senate on Monday were some resolutions
purporting to come from the Democratic Wings
of the city of New York. These were present
ed by Mr. Mangum, the President pro tenn. of
the Senate, who caused letter Che had receiv
ed with the resolutions) to be read by the Sc
cretary. The resolutions complained bitterly of
the course pursued by certain Wing newspapers
in supporting the President Of the United States,
and called on Congress to go on passing saluta-
ry laws-such as Bank, high Tariff, and unre-
served Distribution bills. The letter was sign
ed w. S. Johnson and d. Ullman.
This is not the first time that infatuated per-
sons have attempted in this country to abridge
and destroy the liberty of speech, but it is the
first instance on record of any portion of any
party daring to memorialise Congress for the
destruction of that most sacred privilege. What
rendered this case more particularly obnoxious
u.s. that the persons sending these resolutions are
actually complaining of portion Gas they as
sert) of their own friends turning tell-tale upon
their own associates This, however, Is mi
nor point, and one we leave to those complained
of to settle as suits themselves.
The point we wish to arrive at Though we
approach it in utter disgusD is the outrageous
gun-powder plot upon the liberty OF speech.
Had we been told, week since, that any ten
men would have plotted together and memoir
alised the Senate for the avowed purpose OF put
ting down the freedom of the press, we should
have laughed outright in the face OF whoever
| advanced the idea. But, on Monday, we saw
the memorial presented TO the Senate by the
Vice President of the United States, the Hon.
| Willie p Mangum, himself
| We must look upon the monster now with Sc
robustness, and we call upon the free People of
this country, and of all parties in the country
we call upon the honest and intelligent Repub
cans everywhere, to grid on their armour and
prepare to meet this new eviathan OF the
deep, just fshed up out of the Bay of New
York
1t was in The city of New York that the ia
nous resolution of the Syracuse Wing Conven-
ton Of last summer was digested, when these
same men, who are now petitioning the Senate
IOr the ueSIuCtlOH Vi tue press VI VIC oOuHtiy
gravey set forth to the world that the reason
why they sustained the Land Distribution bill
was because it would stop the emigration to the
! West.
They then wished the honest poor man to
stay in New York and starve, instead of going
to the Western States-planting little LAND
and making money. Every industrious mar
that goes from the East to the West is an ad-
vantage to both He improves the soil Of the
West, and supports and educates his family
with but little trouble. Thus is the West {
gamer by every settler. The produce of his
land he sends to the Eastern markets, and thus
the East gains by his absence and prosperity.
We only mention this to show that the course
of these self-styled Democratic Wings is tt
keep the dense population of the East in a state
OIL starvation, and to deprive the East and the
West of the liberty of speech and freedom Of
the press.
Let it 60 abroad on the wings Of the morning
that the Senate of the United States, has actu
ally been memorialised to destroy the creates
privilege of every freeborn American citizen
Tell your neighbors that this attempt is coun
tenanced by the acting Vice President and by
the Clay wings of Congress.
We have not done with this subject We
shall continue to keep it before the public, bu
we have only to add now, that this whole hub
bub is raised because certain Wing papers have
dared to support the President in his course.