Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-02-23
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
CoYresponde nee of the Baltimore Patriot.

expsl tho editor and reporters Of the Union,
tho debate was commenced by Mr.. West
colt Oh the same. and continued by Mcssrs.
Mason and Hannnegan for tho accused.
and BY Messrs. Wes,co.t, J. NJ. Ga yton,
Penrce, Yuiee, Calhoun and others ag,ins,
them. The debate was long, exciting and
very interesting.
Mr.. Westcott's speccl, was very able
one, and had been prepared with caro-
He reviewed the whole question. legally
and politically. Ho promised by saying
that all his sympathics were with the press.
His father had been an editor and printer.
He had boon brought up TO tho profession
himself. He loft it for another, bat still
had been ever since, more or less connect
Cd with tho press. from tho natural ben;
Of his inclination. No man could be
better friend to the press than himsel f,anI
he held no man to DO n true friend of the
press who would not unto with him in re-
pressing ito licen,iousness.
Mr.. w. put tho case Of Tho odltor Of tho
Union upon The snme footing as that of an
individual who having liboilcd another,
was by that other excluded from his man
sion. IIo instanced other cases where tho
Senate had been libolcd by tho editor Of
the Union, who was an officer of tho Som
alto, and it wns proper, therefore, that the
Senate should act upon tho case. lie said
no was satisfied that tho articles III the
Union were II part of n systematic attack
Of tho admins. ration upon tho Senator
from South Carolina. Mr.. Calhoun,) and
the assault Of Mr.. Turnoy was n Confirm
alton Of thnt opinion. As between Mr..
Polk and Mr.. Calhoun, Mr.. w. won'd say,
that in a contest between them for the
Presidency, ,hcro was no. 4 State tina.
would vote for Mr.. Polk in preference 10
Mr.. CaIhoun-no. ono.
He (Mr. W. had been called a Calhoun
man. He was no mans man. bu, he would
say. that If Mr.. C.'s friends brought him
forward rs a candidate for tho Presidency.
convention or no convention, he would re-
csivo three four,hs of the votes of the
people Of Florida, and if thu ndminis:ra-
ton opposed him no would get ninc.tcn.hs.
On the subject Of what constitutes do
mocracy, Mr.. w. asked Mr.. Turncy to
toll him whe Their it was hc;orodoX tor sen
s,ors to vote WITH tho wings occasionally,
or 10 have Wings voto For them! Mr.
Turucy, it will be recol'cctcd, was voted
for and elected by tho Wings of tho Le-
gisla:uro Of Tennessee IN opposition to tho
regular Locofoco nomination.
Mr.. Turncy muItered that he could not
ayi !
Mr.. w. said that HE had boon elected
by q democratic legislature. Bat what
was democracy DEMOCRACY At THIS
TINE OF DAY-UNDER THIS ADMINS
nothing moro than tho
"LoAvEs AND FISHES. "--Yes, tho loavcs
and fishes, from n LlEUrENANr General
down to second Lieutenant. tic supPo-
sed for these remarks he should be roaG
GU, of tho democratic par,y-oF OFFICE
HOLDERS. Well, be it 50. Let ;hom read
him out. He did not wish to remain IN
such company. But, like tho honorable
Senator from Massachusetts. ho should have
70 say, "whero shall go!" He could on
IL say to his honorable friends behind hlm
Tho Whigs,) ne could no, go with them.
Mr.. w. warned tho democracy re-
al democracy Of tho country against the
dangers which bosct ,Iom. If they could
only 500 tho corruption which had been
brought about by tho administration
could only see how thoy were made uso
Of by those who wore seeking only plum
der-PLUNpER OF THE PUBLIC OFFICES
alarm. Thoy would come here, and would
tumble tho Pres idcnt, tho heads Of depart
meuts, the Senate and the House Of Rep
ressntatives, Wings and Democrats. head
over heels, into tho Potomac. and they
would servo Thorn right. too.
Mr.. Mason opposed tho resolution sim
ply upon tho ground that it was tTenchlng
upon the liberty Of tho press--that It was
abrideing tho freedom Of the press. and
supported the ground he took briefly, bat
with clearness.
Mr.. J. NJ. CLAYTON and Mr.. Penrco re-
oiled to the remarks Of tho Senator from
virginia with much force. The debate
was continued by Mcssrs. Butler. Hunting
ton, Yulce. flanagan. Archer, Calhoun,
Cass, and Bright.
The question was then taken upon the
fret resolution. which excludes tho editors
Of the Union" from tho privileges OF the
floor Of the Senate for having uttered a
libel upon tho character of that body, was
passed by tho following vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Archer. Badger. Bor-
risn, Butler. Calhoun. Cillov. Thos. Clay
ton, John NJ. Clayton, Corwin. Crittendon
Davis. Dayton, Evans. Greene. Hunting
ton, Jarnagin, Johnson of La. Mangum,
Miller. Morehcad, Pearce. Simmons. Up
ham, Webster, Wesicot. Woodbridge.
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