New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-16
EXPULSION OF THE TRIBUNE REPORTER
Comments OF the Press.

rer u r from Ohio whereupon oir sawyer com
;aine6 20 the House and majority oil tnat dignied
81, rcsoIv.a .. exclude the reporter and ccrrespord
,, of The Tribune from the reporters seats III Inc Ha
~ Re,rcsentstivcs II Mr. Sawyer had taken no notice
~ ,bn ,na,,sr the OF mis- existence would scarcely
have been known even TO the readers OF The Tribune,
and tbose who do take that paper would have re-
NAMED unconscious forever that such remarkable per
sonsce Member OF Congress But Mr.. Sawyer was
resolved 20 down postery III some shape, and ne
will henceiorth be known Ia history bs the man VINO
boarded himsefin the Hall OF Representatives lie has
"gone whortleberry beyond his persimmcn ana
stamped himself peculiar character IL seems tnsI
SAWYER admitted that he in the habit OF taking
bis meals in the House. Ii was hla custom 10 oI!hs
along few slices of bread and butter lnterspersed
with juuks OF ham sassengers garnshed Win hogs
TAT and other cold meats and alter Tegaog himself
with This elegant repest, he very cocy Clsposea OF
the paper in which the cold victuEls were wrapped
up and viped his greasy hands upon his coat and The
hair OF his Intellectual bead. II 10 possible lDh trese
daiuty meals occasionally direfeiheo II Is Hot
unlikely that cold buckwbeat cakes nicely smeareo
with assss sometimes formed the staple oil MI Saw
yer's lunch and perhaps the fragments OF sEew
the luscious gravy spread bcky over corn oread
formed occasional exception to the general du Tou
tine of Mr.. Sawyers bill OF fare. The circumstances
hswever are not asceraincd and indeed they depend
so much upon what they had Tor breakfast ut the honor
able members boarding house. that no one but his IN
ured lgrds6y could reveal the exact iac5. And per
maps indeed she might not know, it being not mproba-
ole that Sawyer helped himself 10 The fragments Of the
breakfast while she OF the room. 1t is tar tc
presume that on the morning Sawyer sped the letter oil
Persimmon he had wrapped up bis eataoles IN Dor
rowed copy Of The TRIBUNE. and whe contemplating
his fodder with compaceD admiration his eye feil upon
his own name ana The history OF bis past guzzhngs.
The discovery probably took away his appetite for tnat
dav and feeling Of goneness' in hiS bowels probably
induced him lay his bread add butter upon tne CLERK
table We sympathze with poor Sawyer, but we must
sgy that the practice Of eating cold cuts between ea
alter the fashion adopted by him Is most unwhoesone
In our Doyhood recolcct 10 have had some expert
euce OF this and suppose that lunching in school
produces very similar sensations to iunchng IN the Hall
Of Representatives. Stutlpg down bread aud meat
without the use of water is promot:ve of indigestion
and il Mr. Sawyer profits by the exposure OF MS
habits his valuable life may be elongated many years
We have heard remarked tina: when quorum Is want
ed in the Massachusetts, House OF Representatives the
Serieau atAruls is directed 10 80 10 Long Wharf anc
summon the country members engaged there IN SUCKING
uo!asses through 5raws-bu case exactly parallel 10
Mr. Sawyer's We never heard OF.
Having considered the details of Sawyers case, let us
make few observations upon the outrageous proscrip
of public newspaper lew weeks ago tue nlfcu
mental OF hr Polk the editor the Union VINO Is also s
officer of the House of Representatives, called Mr. Hud
son of this State liar. The question Of privilege was
hrouph, before thu House. but the Loco-Foco majority
laid the question upon TIE table, Here was grave
charge in Government newspaper eiectiuS the NOR
al Character OF member of Congress, uttered by re-
sponsibe party holding the office OF Printer TO Congress-
vet was virtually endorsed BY the House, and Inc OIL
fender not censured But now an anonymous
writer sends jeR despr rejecting only upon person
nj trait of member Wing paper and the reporters
OF that paper ncOntineniy turned out OF the Louise
Sawyer accused of no mora! deinquency-out Mr.
Hudson whose character IL as nucn exalted ABOVE lhal
o the pti.u TOOL OF the President honest mans eau
be above knave's, assaulted in the enterest point
OF his moral character. Was ever such inquity prac
tcedl The only explanation OF itis in the TACT that Saw
yer and Richie are Loco-EOcos. while Mr.. Hudson anu
Dir Greeley are Wings. Villainy-rauk vilHiny.
This Sawyer is gross outrage 1t is clearly with
the proper functions Of newspaper TO tell tue truth
regard the conduct OF members OF Congress upon
the floor of the House The people have right 10 know
how their Representatives. conduct hemselves-and the
practice OF eating hoecakes and sausages on the floor OIL
the House perfectly legitimate subject oil animal
version.
We are glad to learn that the reports and correspond
ence of The Tribune will 90 usual with some pros
meet dealing freely with the habits and views
of Members. II half told OF the depravity OF
Congressman the country would be startled Some OF
the Members will beat down their lsndlady the lowest
notch for their bread and squander than they
rob the people in gambling drinking and debaucher
We know nothing Of this man Sawyer-out we VIII
wager hadome that he gets boarded by some poor
widow very cheap, and sneaks oil TO Congress every
morning with the lcavugs of his landladys breakfast
table in his pocket We hope some OF these mean and
depraved wretches will be exposed Felix Mcdonnell
does not stand alone is he 10y any means the worst
of the pack all agree that he has good and
even noble qualities mixed up with his drunken black
guardism-but OF his associates who contrve to ap
pear sober while In the House are men WITHOUT sous
mean piiul hypocritical rascas who do not scrupe to
cheat the wretched companions OF their reyeis OUT OF
their infamous wages
From the Neio. York EUeaiag Mirror.
PRIVILEGE OF CoNGREss-ln the last number OF
Review
SEM US the reprint leading article is well reasoned
discussion of what is termed Privilege OF Parliament,
with eloquent denunciaton OF power Which mas no
fixed bounds and certain action; which may be eN-
ercsed by the caprice OF mere majority upon no ON
or motive than party malice and upon better reason
ing than party necessity. Upon all occasions when the
House of Commons has eNered the power OF privilege
il has been either tyranuicaI or RIDICULOUS Soelnics
indeed has with exquisite felicity of meanness aped
buster of Bobad staggering only when confronted
to EXHIBIT the sneaking humility of Bobadi cud:elled
In fac+ 81 tyhp
have been 10y able to assert aud fearless 10 main
the rights the ciZen they have been rarely
tanned We commend the article TO the attention of the
public much for ito iutrnsic merit because
House OF Representatives has asserted the right Of
Furnishing public journal (Ihe Tribune) by excluding
It's reporters because that paper pubshed letter men,
tionng the sordid habits OF one Mr. Sawyer member
from Ohio The reporter and the newspaper ID the
eeiiimate exercise OF their business ami duty in calling
the attention or the people to habits the part OF their
representative, which would make clean hog ashamed
ot fellowship
Mr. sawyer as public man. is open anirnsdv ersion
subjects from which private life is secured and this
his conduct in the House Is OF those subjects Ii
should never be forgotten 10y any citizen Of this Union
people OF The United States have ereat duty
perform TO humanity that by their conduct the world
is be convinced That Democracy eevRtee the SOCIAL
condition OF mankind and exercises influence at once
ennobng the individual, and Christianziug and polish
ing the nation. By not promptly rep-ooang such gross
that OF Mr.. Sawyer, the Impression would be
produced many that Democracy and Dirt are aera
lions fact sound. The country through Its press
will unanimously express It's OF the refinement and
propnety OF Mr.. Sawyers habits and Its appreciation
The Roman irmness OF thar Congressional majority which
decided ssussges sacred Tor and the rights
OF Members lhy TOO invosie TO be discussed Toe
necessary the safety and welfare Of the country 10 be
denied A, future lime when some reporter sinai
venture 10 the oscillations produced by iaempe
rance or the Shiny pools OF tobacco-engenoefeo sa4lVa
or the frequent oath and the meDacns s the House vii
proceed 10 punish reverence OF reporters and The
independence OF newspapers BY eNpuson-and the raj
lying cry Sawyer and Sausage, Sausage and sawyer
will excite Inc bold and encourage the weak.
From the Cecil aid) HaiS.
u The Reporters of the New-fork Tribune
were last week expelled from their places in the House
OF because writer tor that paper from
Warrington had referred 10 and rdicued some OF the
vulgar habits of Mr.. Sawyer Loco Foco Member
the House Some time ago. when Heiss, OF the Union
called Wing Member, and one OF the best men In me
, House. liar an effort made 10 deprive him OF al
office he held from the House, but the Locot oco major
y threw the resolution under the table Here another
evidence OF the wholehossm of Locot CcoSIn-a Lo
coFoco may traduce tue character OF Wing Represent
alive, and his psrty hold hin bameless but Whi!
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