Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-03-27
FOR GOVERNOR OF OHIO,
WILLIAM BEBB,
OfBuiier CouHiy.
LIB 1LLI0US PUBLICATIONS.

LIBlLLIOUS PUBLICATIONS.
The freedom Of the press, a subject Of 50
much jealousy and 50 Immediately con-
neclcd with civil liberty, has. in our couH-
try, teen cxteudedro the greatest Umits
consistent wilh private rights. Within
these it has been guarded by the stoog
hand OF the law. And in cases where it
has teen carried leyond these limits to the
Injury OF public morals and private charac-
ter, by The Ignorant, the vicious and ma
lignaut, il has been too often the case that
the laws Of the land and public opinion
have by "misterIy inactivity given it
sanction and encouragement OIloIe this
right, ine-tinahe TO lreemen, has been so
far abused, hot only in attacks upon the
character OF diliduals of unsulied lepu.
talDol, but y the pleierenl o. changes,
scanduIOus and false, aEainst the highest
legislative tribunal in our Government, as
to render il necessary that measures be
taken to cheek this evil course Of "lihprty
run mad" and hrng The proOlgate of'en-
der TO propcr sense Of what is due to
truth and hoaor. 1t oppcus phal in thr
Times Of the 9th, oh, lOth and Inh inst.
certain edloIa articles appeared, contain
ing charges against Srua.ors, o. corruptly
communicating with the Brit sh Mini-te,
in relation to the settlement OF he Oregon
question. These altJtIes contained three
specifications. FIRST. A dinner or ehter-
tainment, given by the British Minister, IA
which many Senator'S were said 10 be pre-
sent, and when orupt conversation in
relation to he Oregon question was sup
posed to have been held Second, A meet
ing Of Wing members in a room at the ca
pi,ol, on The Friday before The sailing OF the
rleauer Cambria, at which the British
Aa-irr was charged to be present, and
when II was said TO be agreed to have a
vote taken, TO be sent off to Great Britain
by the return steamer. Third. An adms-
sion hy Mr.. Senator John NJ. Clayton that
he was present at the BRUSH Minister'S
table when the strength Of the British Ore.
gon party, in the Senate, as it was styled,
"was counted by their noses" The ap-
pcarance OF these charges called down up-
on the editor, II. II. Robinson, most
causric Il wei deserved rebuke from that
eccentric bu, talented Senator from Geor-
gio, Mr.. Cr'Quitt, in speech Of some
length. THIS was taken by the ser-sulIi-
Gent editor as an honorable notice of him
self and hi- paper, and induced him to re.
peat the chorges, and dare Senators tc
institute an investigation. On II ursday
the l2lh instant, Mr.. flanagan called the
attention Of the Senate to these charges
against the purity and integrity Of that 10
dy, and moved the adoption of rcsolu
lion to The eject that committee he ap
pointed 10 enquire what measures were ne
cessury to vndlcate The honor OF the Sen
ate against these charges OF corruption
The resolution was acquiescod in, and Mr.
flanagan OF Tennessee, J. M. Clayton o
Delaware, Wings; and Messrs. Benton
Dickinson, and Turner, Democrats. wer,
appointed said committee. Mr., Robinson
and The publisher, J. E DOVE, We're sum
moned before the committee. Robinson
admitted writing the articles and said
thar the charges we're not made from hi
personal knowledge OF the facts, but nam
ed Samuel Medary and l.. c. Turner al
Witnesses having u knowledge ot the din
ner and conversation there held. Thes
witnesses swore positively they had n,
. knowledge of such dinner, conversation o
. entertainment. The Senator'S charge,
with 1eing at the supposed dinner, denie,
IN written S alemenl under oath all tina
was imputed 10 them. And the commilte
, say "that no doubt is left on their minds,
; that the whole story in relation to the din
ner, and The alleged corrupt conversation
is false and corruptahle libel, That
relation 10 the meeting Of the Wbis Sen;