The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-09
Macon COUNTY, (Alabama,) Feb. 2s, ls47


"The action of the Senate upon the resolution offered
in that body, the 10th ns by Mr. Yulee, has caused
no uncomfortable excitement among the democrats In this
section of country All the different sections of the party
here perfectly indignant at the attempt thus boldly
made muZze the press, and prevent an independent
editor from expressing his opinions as earlessy, as his
birth right American citizen authorizes hum to DO
admire the dignited manner In which you meet the
palry effort thus made to humble the independence OF
freeman before that privileged bodythe American Sen
ate-and the bodness with which you resent the blow,
aimed through you at the freedom of the press, which is
Justly regarded by the people, as the very palladium OF
their liberties, and most noby will they sustain you, al,
though prescribed and excluded from seat on the floor OF
the Senate And when their deep Indignation at this out
rage, perpetrated by majority OF the members OF the
United States Senate upon fearless advocate of their
rights is heard as il soon will be- from one extremity OF
if they have known it before that they are the
servants OF the people, and responsible at the bar of pub
lie opinion for this daring attack upon the freedom OF the
press:
90 You have appealed to the proper tribunal, and your
cause is in safe Keeping. The verdict of The intelligent
of this country will sustain the fearless and indie
pendent course you have marked out for yourself Suffer
not your pen to write single sentences that will IN the
least degree compromt the freedom of the press. So
long as it is preserved in all its purity. we have the
sutions But let the press be muzzled, and gag put
in the mouth of every editor throughout the land and
the day which tyrants and despos have long desired 70
see may not be distant-when the American republic
and its proud motto equal rights and equal privileges,
will become by-word, and reproach.
alt Is TO be regretted tnat MT Nanoun pTeSluehudi
aspirations have prevented him from bringing his com
mandng talents TO the support of the administration In
the vigorous and efficient prosecution OF the war Ger
ainv he is one of the most misunderstood men in all
the country for although he would not turn his heel
for the Presidency YET most universally believed, that
every move he makes the political chessboard is made
with the view OF attaining that Office lie now seems to
be reduced to certainty that he is going to desert the
democratic party the aimporant question OF the war;
and go over TO the wings, to what capital can be
made by that operation His mode of conducting the wal
meets with but little favor with either party. The
people look upon the Just and righteous, and are
strongly in favor of prosecuting with energy In short
they for conquerng honorable peace and waglng
the war so as make the Mexican people feel They have
but little confidence in bringing it to speedy close, by
course of mastery inactivity Hence, they will sustain
the President in all the he may deem necessary
to the vigorous prosecution OF the war"
-, Ala, Feb %, 1si7.
With feelings of mingled emotions of sorrow, indigna-
ton and regret have read the proceedings of the Uni
ted States Senate its attempt to destroy the lib
erty of the press and exercise despotsm ndivdu
al character and right alarming every freeman Of the
land That South Cardinals talented and favorte son
should have yielded to the promphngs of ambition, and
committed such act OF political suicide, none can re-
greet more than he who addresses you, but few
have supported HIM with more zeal
That the federal party-at least portion OF them'
such as Webster, Berrien, and the arsocrahc Badger
would freely muzze the press and suppress the rgn Oh
speaking and writing, is not remarkable, mbued as they
are with ntrepubcan principles but oil the great lead