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

1.-The genius OF the constitutions and the opinion OF the
people OF the United States, be overued by those
who administer the government. Among those principles
deemed sacred ia Amercaamong those cred rights
government contempates with awful reverence and would
approach only with the most cautious crcumspection,
Impressed the public mind than the liberty of the press
That this ibarty is often carried excess thai
ed; but the remedy has yet been discovered Perhaps
il is AN evil insepaabe from the good with which al
ned perhaps II is shoot which cannot be stripped from
the stalk without woundmg vitality the plant from which
Is torn Letter Of u s. Commissioners France, March,
We continue to give further selections from the demo-
cratic press to show the sentiments of the people upon
the late extraordinary of the Senate of the Uni
ted States. One week only has the bull of expulsion
been Illuminated, and already the mails from the north
and the south have brought back the indignant de-
nunciaons of free press, from Massachusetts 10
North Carolina, and as far west Pisburg. We shall
further extracts before readers the course of the
next week; but we shall confne them to a smaller COM
pass
From the Raleigh IN. c. Standard.
The FREEDOM OF PRESS ATTACKED The freedom
OF the press has been attacked in both branches OF Con-
gress in the person of Thomas Richie, and that too
when all the energies and of that body ought
TO have been in active exercise against the public enemy
gave perhaps too graphic bat what is said to have
been true sketch Of the disorderly occasioned
by an attempt on the part of Mr. Wentworth to speak
"out of Order'-whereupon Judge Douglass OF Illinois,
moved TO expel the reporter and sustained by the
notorious Gddngs, and eight others; hundred and
thry-eight voting i'll the negative!
On Tuesday, the 9th instant the editor OF the Union pub
shed communication, which spoke out IN strong terms
against the action OF the majority in the Senate on the
the defeat of that bill by the Senate was triumph
the part OF Mexico and the friends OF Mexico; and
the 10Th instant Mr. Yuee, democratic senator from
Florida introduced resolution charging that the Union
a
and that the reporters for that paper had been unjust
and partial in their reports and excluding both editors
ate AT the latest dates from Washington this resolution
had not been finally acted on but we shall most proba
bly, learn the Iesal, before our paper is put to press
the country" That verdict will be for him; and from
the mighty tribunal Of the people there, is no appeal
Thank God for that General Jackson planted himself
against the rock of truth and waited for that verdict and
il came. 1t came over crushed bank and ITS bowling
minOns and lifted that brave and good old man up to
seat of glory, against which the storms and lghnings OF
partisan fury strike in vain Let the press speak out and
let it sustain the administration, whoever may be Offend
ed, whoever may 'mistake the path of their per-
manent glory" If the administration has false friends
let the knife be used-et the dead limbs be cut off If
there in Congress who think more about Pres
dent making than they do of the wants and wishes Of
their bleeding country let the point them out and
the people viii mark them for all time 10 come; Il the
cause OF Mexico trumphs in the Senate it did but a
few weeks since in the Legislature of North Carolina let
the Union speak again and again; and if the lash OF pro-
scrpon is applied TO it, and an attempt is made to muz
ze free press let that press appeal to the people, and
the people will sustain it.
We have all confidence in President Polk. We believe
he is actuaed by the best desires for his couny that
he his country honestly and faithfully and with
eye single 10 its prosperity and glory and that IN the
existing with Mexico, from its commencement to
the present time he has acted with sagacty and energy
which could not have been exceIled by any statesman in
the Union He has nothing to fear from the detection OF
politicians and Presldent-makers. They may fall OIL
they will-whenever the gterng ''spos of office or
power appear to come within their grasp but men OF
principle and the people will stand by him and defend
democratic press, only of Washington city, but OF the
Union will rally to his support with zeal and vim
dictate him the more fearlessly and heartily, the clam
ors of faction and federalism multiplied against him
We have much to say upon this matter but we have
no room 10 say il now. FRIEND writing to us from
Washington, SAYS "You know that have always been
a warm friend to Mr. Calhoun | am no longer. He
is the worst enemy the south, to the democratic par
ty in Congress- Thus far the administration has received
doubling, hesitang, and cold support from him even
this in my opinion, will be withheld in future. Mr. Polk
has given South Carolina everything which her states
desired and yet her representatives are his worst OPP
ponents And Why In 1892 low duties OF
free trade almost the only political principle of Mr.
Calhoun and his friends and yet they have deserted the
first administration that fully carried out free trade
This is the position of both the senators from South
Carolina and Florida. The objectionable attack on the
editor of the Union on yesterday miserable, and
hope will be impoent attempt pull down this adj
ministration But they will be defeated. The homes
people of the country will sustain Mr. Ritche.p TIT
writer OF this letter gentleman of very high respecta
bily, and we know his democracy TO be Of the Pures