The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-18
THE UNION.

increasingly all their powers in his behalf until
full and ample Justice is done
To be silent and inactive, under the recent most
aordnary and TO be depored action oil the Senate
by which citizen has been deprived of accorded rights
and which, if acqulesced in may lead the most dam
gerous results would evnce an objectionable disregard OF
the public welfare
By an uniustfable assumption OF power, the editor of
the administration paper has been expelled from the floor OF
the Senate for publishing Just comment upon the anti
American conduct OF some members of that honorable
body Our political opponents, for such consider all
the gentlemen who composed the majority of the Senate,
IN that memorable, ungracious, hgh-handed measure
have uninentonay, to be sure rendered the editor
invaluable service That act SIR, which the star
chamber court would have trembled at considered
attack upon the editor of the Union, but as the
commencement Of hostlaes against the people-a blOuo
aimed at the liberty Of tie pressthe palladium of our
ciuH and political rights, tie conservative principle Of
rational liberty and The only security hare against
tTanny and oppression.
length and breadth OF our country the people feel that
their rights have been invaded, and they will rally
mdsse and come TO the rescue.
In relation TO the communication under the signature
OF "Vmdicaor every impartial man, whatever be his
creed every american, whose heart beats in unison with
the prosperity and welfare of his country concur the
opinions expressed by indicator and consider his allie
cations as true and conclusive proof of Holy Writ
] II anything contained in that communication could by
possibility be construed into libel upon the honorable
Senate, or any OF its members, courts of criminal
jurisdiction had they been applied to- would upon proof
OF the fact have inflicted merited and exemplary punish
ment upon It's author; and II must be conceded, that II
would have been better much better for the real dignity
of the Senate to have applied TO the constituted au-
thores OF our country for redress rather than TO have
violated the first principles of natural justice by taking
the law into their own hands, and setting Judges
cause 10 which they were parties
BY this vote Of expulsion, our political opponents have
undertaken to decide the question between law and priv
lege to the manifest injury of civil liberty; they have
most dangerous example, and if the people submit
to it, there will not much longer be either lac or liberty
| left to
1t is time, sir, that the priuaeges of both branches
of national legislature should be strictly ascerained
and promulgated celebrated political writer has de-
fined the word privilege to be immunity, guard to
those who possess it. but observes that should
be construed into active power of invading the rights
of the citizen.
According to republican doctrine, all power EN-
anates from the people, They the legitimate rghtu
of all power and all authority and the security OF
their rights is paramount to all other considerations The
privileges of Congress- therefore, should be confined
within the narrowest possible limits that the nature Of
their public duties will admit Of Except where
their proceedings interrupted, they should have
legal authority whatever and the infection of any species
of punishment, should be limited acts committed in
their immediate congregated presence any power beyond
this would reverse the natural order of things and make
the people amenable to their servants.
The conduct OF Our political opponents relation to the
with Mexico, in character and keeping with that
of the fedealists in the of 1872 when grave
tor declared that was unworthy OF moral and religious
people to rejoice in victories f you call this back
ing your friends, plague such backing, say l."
| FIAT JUSTITIA.