The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-20

the Republican, are moving in the matter and meeting
VIII De held that will rebuke IN proper terms this high
handed conduct of the Senate, and their uniustfable
course towards the President and the country the
Let similar meetings be held elsewhere, and this base
tempt TO break down the veteran leader OF the editorial
corps be repudated and denounced by the people the
manner deserves meeting has been proposed in JEFF
ferson at some early day. timely notice OF which will be
gwen ~ aa SO
The following is the resolution adopted, and by ref
eence to the yeas and nays given under our
Westcot, and Yulee were the senators who united with
the wings to pepehe this outrage, and that every
democrat in the Senate sustained the veteran editor
From the New Haven Register
OUTRAGE THE PREss--fhe recent vote in the SEN
ate of the United States by which the venerable editor OF
the Washington Union was expelled from the floor of
that body, for publishing communication the hardness
OF its Legislation, gross attack the freedom of the
press, well pitiiul spite against honest and up
right editor. DO the perpetrators of that outrage think
they muzzle the press by such course Do they
imagine that they can stop the mouth OF an American
citizen by such star chamber edcts Are the people not
to know how their servants negecing the public
business and who of them responsible for the delay
And is the press to be degraded for speaking the truth in
public maers' If senators suppose they dem gods,
beyond the censue OF their constituents, and their
duct above all discussion they will hear voice from the
that will convince them of their 1t is the
foues blow that has been struck at Liberty since the
tice in question might have been Objectionable in
language is il becoming the Senate Of the United
States to stoop from It's dignity to correct the
to establish censorship of the press, through the
force of its privileges 1t is perversion OF powera
dscred to its characera blot on American legislation.
We not surprised that the wing members of the Sen
ate should be found in such voe-it is consistent with
their anti republican princpest is of the Webstera
school of federalism. Neither greatly surprised
than the youthful senator from Florida, Mr. Yuee with
his inexperence and hardly out OF the Pinfeathers OF
his arstocracy should be the instrument of bringing about
scene disreputable to that body so childish in its
motive, SO ridiculous in its inception; but we are
prsed that Mr. Calhoun and his colleague should
tenance such procedure 1t beneath his dignity,
his standing, and his character, and will be disapproved
by his country. We trust reflection will induce
sideraton of that vote but whether not that is the
case have too much confidence in the principles and
mness OF ''Father Rtchie" to believe that it will affect
for instant his independence the Union to
relax ot title of its vigilance sentinel the
walls of democracy The people expect to speak plain
ly; the interests OF the country demands the welfare
Of the party enjons il and will only be deelict of du
ty when il recoils before the anahemas of federalism or
trembes at the frown of faction. We glad to per-
ceve that the democratic press is rebuking this high
handed attempt to muzze ITS usefulness in properly in
dignant manner. 'thl H'H