Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-03-03
HE TiNEL
CHARLES wooDRtFr, rDIroR.
YPsILANTI. WEDNESDAY Mc'Hs 1874;
Expulsion of Ilitchie from the
Senate.

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Expulsion Of Ilitchie from the
/ Senate.
The New York Tribune, thus consoles "fa-
from the floor of the Senate.
Last winter, Editor Richie of the Union be-
ing Sir Oracle at Washington, the organ of the
Government and whipper-ln Of Congress,
correspondent wrote us jocular account of the
way in which Mr. Wm. Sawyer, Locofoco
Representative from Ohio, was in the habit OF
going behind the Speakers chair and eating his
luncheon in the Representatives Hall. We
published that account, in perfect good nature
with every body: whereupon MIR. Sawyer, adj
hitting its essential truth, brought his grievance
before the House, and the majority instantly
expelled all Reporters and Correspondents of
the Tribune from Its Hall, without allowing
time for word of explanation or Apology
And the Union obiquely approved and justified
the act.
This winter the times happen to be bravely
altered. The Union is the organ of the Presi-
dent only, and cracks its whip over the head
of Congress with ludicrous inefficiency. Its
Editor undertakes to make up in violence oflan-
Iguage for his loss of influence, and, few days
since, when the Senate refused to concur in
certain amendments of the House to the Ten
Regiments bill, be published an original article
denouncing the decision as MEXICAN victory,
and declaring that .'the .uericans obtained an
other victory in the Senate to-day" sc. &c.
For this gross INSULT the Senate after waiting
to afford ample time for dlsavowal or apology,
voted not to deny the Union, through its Repor-
tiers, the common privileges OF the Senate, as
we, with the Unions approval, were denied
those of the House for little badinage based
ION fact toward single Member-not to take
away from him his enormously lucrative mon
lopoly its (the Senate's) printing out of which
he is making thousands after thousands OF dol
} lars-but simply to withdraw from him his ex-
traordinary privilege of entering upon the floor
lof the Senate privilege never accorded to
nor sought by us, nor by more than half dozen
out of the two thousand Editors of the country.
This mild rebuke for the most outrageous as
persion and calumny is taken to heart by the
Union as though it were at once treason, sacrl-
lege and disrespcctfu to''the Resolutions of SS'
!, The burning of the Capitol would have been
trfie to it. Such an exhibition CT ludlcrons
: range and fury is not made more than twice a
century. And vet we are half ncned-to side
against the Senate-that is TO hold that it would
have better consulted its own dignity by taking
no notice of silly diatribe in newspaper
But for the facts that the Union is the Senate's
z own Printer and its Editors enjoyed peculiar
I privileges on its foor,we should take ground for
MIR. Richie decidedly. AS things are, we hold
that its action was right but that naction would
if practicable have been wiser. The Senate
can acquire no dignity in any contest with a
journal; it cannot be harmed by the idle asper-
sion of a newspaper, especially one conducted
by mere pensOner of Executive power.
In SENATE.-On the 18th ult. Mr.. ]. G.
' Calhoun offered the following Resolutions in
, view of the anti-slavery demonstration of the
northern members of the House, prefaced by an
: address on the grievance of the South
e Resolued, That the territories of the United
: States belong to the several States composing
, this Unicn, and are held by them as joint and
e common property.
q RESOLVED, That Congress, as the Joint agent
$ and representative of the States of this Union,
has no right to make any law or to do any act
: whatever that shall directly, or by its effects,
|. make any discrimination between the States of
this Union, by which any of them shall be de-
prived of its full and equal right in any terrific
: nv of the United States, acquired or to be &C
CURED
: Resolred, That the enactment CT any law
J. which should directly, or by its effects, deprive
o the citizens of any of the States of this Union
: from emigrating with their property, into any
of the territories of the United States. would
t make such discrimination, and would therefore
e be violation of the Constitution and the rights
: of the States from which such citizens emigra-
4 ted, and in derogation Of that perfect equality
belonging to them as members of this Union,
and would tend directly TO sUhyert the Union it.
self.
Resolred. That, as fundamental principle
in our political creed, people in forming Con-
If stitution have the unconditional right to form
: and adopt the government which they may
i a..
It pness and prosperity /: and that in conformity
L thereto, no other condition is imposed by the
o federal Constitution on State, in order to be
n admitted into this Union, except that its Con-
o stituton shall be republican, and that the mpo-
e stion of any other by Congress would not only
n be in violation Of the Constitution but in direct
N conflict with the principle Oh which our politi-
it cal system rests.
Y, The resolutions having been read
Mr.. CALHOUN moved that they be printed
= and expressed the hope that they would receive
d. early attention, and direct vote of the Senate
2 MIR. BENTON. We have, MIR. President
10 some business to do. There is something YET
re to be done to give effect to the ten regiment bill
IS and there are other matters demanding our at.
IN tenton. Now if any body thinks that | amgo-
T. ing to lay aside the necessary business of the
at session for such string of distractions these
he is greatly mistaken.
i Mr.. CALHOUN. am very sorry to hear
Or that the Senator is opposed to distractions o.
= this kind, but am glad that he has given us
d notice OF his opposition to them. | have moved
y these resolutions in good faith, under the SOL
1t emn conviction that it is due to the constituent
cy which l represent, to the whole South, to the
IN whole Union. that decision should be had il
in this matter. They may be taken up to-mor
row, or may be deferred until the army bill be
% completed. All l want is decision, and
6 want that decision before the three million bill
n is decided npon.
!" Mr.. BENTON, with great emphasis.]
. shall show my own course when the time comes
| know what are distractions and what are not
,s am going on with the necessary business o
= the session. i am not disposed to lay aside
of that business, and to take up frebrand to ere
n ate a confagration.
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