Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-02-20

much domce the home of citizen his and we
are equally entitled TO exercise discretion whom
will admit and whom will exclude from this place, the
citizen has in regard TO his home. Here supreme
and who shall enter and who shall not matter of pure OPP
ton with As TO the accidental results whether it
may affect the interests Of Mr. Richie that have pos
sbe bearing upon the question before If he shall
sustained injury by the violation OF any existing compact
he has right To appeal to of Justice But de-
pve him of any right that he may have enter this cham
ber infringement of the liberty of press than
would be for subscriber newspaper 10 withdraw his
subscription If he insued. No, the liberty of the
press secured by the constitution another and very DIFF
ferent thing The constitution declares that law shall be
passed which shall interfere with the liberty of speech the
freedom of the press.
Now let me say there ways by which may lose
right: by yielding it, whether with without Just
the other by pushing that right far In my opinion
nothing tends destroy the liberty of the press than
push to extremes have perceived the policy in this
chamber 1t not the liberty Of the press all that is in
volved in this question II is question Of discretion
part But to back to this privilege which the editor
has here That privilege is wofod one regards the man
agenent Of the printing and the other regards giving
account in his paper Of what takes place here. Now, sir
there be possible for his coming into this cham
Der account of the printing for there another than the
editor who has charge Of that department Of the business
neccd with their public duty. But il is the editor who Is
admitted here, and why Because being the editor, the
more Immediately interested in proceedings it supposed
That he should have opportunity know and
with members here and know what going in order
give correct and true full and exact account of these pro-
ceedngs Beyond this his relations of business with ceased
great aggavaton in this is that the senior editor Of the
was here the very day which the debate respect
ing the constitutional objections the amendment proposed to
the army bill was going and he knew the bill lost upon
mat ground yet knowing this knowing the constitutional
scupes which gentlemen entertained he came out with
full report Of the speeches made on the other side without
single word being reported Of those who doubts
to the constuonaly Of the measure For this however,
the s not blaeab but the business Of the
publishing department. The senior editor then knowing
these facts publishes this atrocous libel upon the Senate
Was this fulfilling the object for which the editor was admit
ted here and can he now come and claim that deprivation
Of the privilege extended him by this body would be VIC
lation of the liberty Of the press
Sir am myself strong advocate for the liberty Of the
press but when undertake defend the liberty Of the press
do not turn my mind in such direction this where NAV
be train Of mercenay editors bought up by Govern
ment moneys train terrible than an army with ban
nes proclamng in high the liberty of the press is sa