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

modification OF punishment by expulsion If the Senate
caused to be printed code of rules restraining the press
defining the limit of its powers-the words i NAV and
may not use-and the subjects upon which it may be
griclously permitted to speak. An appendix TO this
work should also describe the different degrees OF punish
men attached to the OF the different forbidden words
Thus protected, think the Senate might repose in
safety, secure from the ntrusions resulting from the
freedom OF the press.
THE DIrFERYcE.-The Senate of the United States in
It's recent assault upon the freedom of the press gave
the best specimen OF the freedom of speech have any
knowledge Of
From the Harrisburg (Pa) Union of yesterday
EXPULSION Mr.. Richie FROM THE SENATE-It
sdeepy TO be regretted that majority OF the Senate of
the United States have felt themselves sorey aggreved
at communication which recently appeared in the
Washington Union, rejecting upon the course that GER
tain senators had taken relative to the MeXicon war;
TO induce them to expel from the Senate chamber the
venerable editor OF the Union, Thomas Richie, esq Ii
strikes us as very small business the part of grave
senators to reek their vengeance editor when their
time should be employed in maturing to enable
the administration to prosecute the with vigor. We
not the advocates OF abusive OF the press but
we most heartily deprecae any attempt, we care not from
what quarter 1t emanates, which has for It's object the
this unpleasant affair will be found detailed by our Wash
ington correspondent.
from Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is, ls47.
The past week in Congress will be memorable one
for all time to come II was on the last day of that week
that the venerable Thomas Richie editor of the Union,
was expelled from seat the floor of the Senate for
an alleged libel against the body. What Has it come
to this that the periods Of the editor OF free must
be rounded suit the Senates inflated notion of its
own preconceivel dignity If it has, the time has come
when the people try the issue If made the heart
sick nav the stomach naseate hear senators talk of
the dignity of the Senate the question of privilege, and
such nonsense, Just though any privilege could be
granted in this country to which any other citizen had
not the rghtthe special privilege of being allowed
to sit the floor with SENATOR forsooth, dstnc
ton grand, imposing, that any editor entitled to it
must square his words-nay his very lhoughts-so that
he NAV not offend the over-sensitive organs of southern
statesmen If mistake not this base attempt muzZe
the press will react in way that will make all concerned
in ii emble for their political safety. If the wings had
been the prime in this matter should not have
been much asonished but when protesting to
be the friends OF democracy fit to STIR Ike at the liberty
of thepess, and through it at an administration of their
own choosing, ii might well induce the President to
claim e III Brute Had the exceedingly sensitive south
en been contented to express dsapprobaton at
the article in the Union, it would not have been so OBJ
eetonable but when the same time is seized upon to
that attack on the press Kill The organ to get at the
body Of the President 1t lis very hs strange that the
all men, and all parties, should fiji at this uncture to
take himself and tattul followers from the support
Of President who has done more to bring about a the
cherished of Mr.. Calhoun than all the Pres
idents that preceded him put together, because he did
the same thing precisely when he belonged to the
whig party, and would do lit again tomorrow
tune in the physical organization OF this gentleman,
that he adhere to nothing changes of opinion
Let him go with his three followers in the Senate, and as
many as he can muster in the House The party can
well spare thenopen enemies less to be feared than
protesting friends. pray you give the vote on the
pusionet the record stand out in the face OF Heaven,
so that all who see may note
| cannot close this letter without calling your attention
to the admirable manner in which Mr. Turney sustained
himself in relation to the attack made him by Messrs
Ylee Butler and other senator's He never quailed for
moment before the personal abuse, did he ever lose
sight, for one moment, of the object he had in view
he held Mr. Calhoun and his followers to their response
bilities and insisted that the administration should not
be made responsible for of omission, when there
was .baidnce of pomer party in the Senate which
controlled it rs efectually though there was wing
majority think he showed up Mr. Calhoun's consist
enfy in very marked manner, while he repqsed with
mldness the yndctve and passionate attacks made on
him No that has attended e the proceedings Of the
administration, and taken with him three and perhaps
body guard Of fye Well let them leave the camp,
the democracy desire men in their ranks who could
make deadly unge at the freedom of the press. and
then cover under the dignity of the Senate, and ques
ton of privilege. would rather this day be Thomas
Richie with the ban of the Senate me, than the
proudes senator recorded in favor of that vote to expe
him