Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-06
Correspondence Of the Wing.

They 1.-THE mother OF Presidents" with new ho
nors. They h the land with rejoicing, and make
new day rise upon the high OF Wing uumphs. Es-
Peciay would appeal to the people OF the Sixth make
patriotic rally their gallant District IL includes
within iis borders the birthplace ct great champion
IL embraces the Capitol 81 the Old Dominion. The cand
date Is just the the next Congress There
will be need for men of bold and lofty PATRIOTISM The
ship OF State has been among the beakers-strong
hands and stout hearts necessary the emergency
Let the Wings resolve TO noby, and self sacrificing
spirit, and all will be well The noble ship will be again
put on her right track Her sails will catch the prosperous
breeze and she will proudly her prosperous
When the danger over and the summoned to
rejoice their prosperity let Virginia be absent:
by all tina, is noble in life's lille day,
Go dare your fathers"
think by the spirit of the Locofoeo press that
element will be thrown the election The party
know that they the Wings national grounds
and they will attempt side issues baseless as the fabric
OF vision" Thcy have raised the cry the Liberty
OF the Press, and upon this will give them nut to
crack, which is the principal object have writing this
letter.
There no one values the liberty OF the press more ,h,p
d. Give US tree press, and will its toun.
dauons this Loeoioeo fabric with its miserable Polk top
stone But, Mr. CALHOUN well remarked, IN discussing
the resolution taxing away the favor from the Union which
- denied 10 other papers peuSioned press that will
support Executive usurPaons and dare ccnounce the
Representatives OF free people from behind the corruo
ing throne OF Executive Patronage rs 10 Liberty oe ter
rbie Than army with banners" Ii the liberty Of tho
worth anything should be secured 10 the weak
a wei as 10 the strong-to the poor well The rich
mere shoutu nc no ulscrlmlnaOn-nO favored teW-but
al sh ud be guarded by its broad pray the aen
OF the Virginia Democracy" 10 the following facts
which may put stop 20 the rawlings Of pretended
iends OF the liberty OF the press who address the
people on TINS subject during the IN Virginia.
We all know that the OF the Senate only put the
Union on equality With the other papers Ii the Editor
OF the Richmond Wing, Of the Richmond Enquirer or
OF any other paper should come this ciy ne would not
get admission the h1or.ot the Senate. M Richie i
therefore pl' IN this respect, equality with
oher Editors. Even the Editors of other papers published
American, ne & l~re
TED 10 the oo Besides the Union enjoys greater
privileges than other papers IN the Seuse: mas two or
three seats lthe best, too the Reporters Galleries Of
the senate, while other papers have got but EACH
The Editors o. the Union wrote line on the floor
OF the Senate. There means OF writing there
All the reporting and writing Union is done either
the Reporters gallery IN the Editors 9TH from nei
her Of which is se excluded by the resolution OF MS Loco
ioco friend Nj NULEE. Had the Union been excluded
irom the Reporters gallery, u would have been an in
vasion OF his nights, which could be justified but By
the commission OF some great wrong.
The UnIon then, tor publishing article, which ever
Senator Hannegan said have the suggestion of
"ieon heart" punishe5 bat merely put on an
equality with other papers. Il still has decks pen ink and
paper furnished by the Senate the proceedings for
the information OF the people whose servants members Of
Congress
There . however another case on record in which the
freedom u the p1ess invaded and that too tor far
ess oeuce than that Of which the Union was guilty ia
giving publicity the prrmpungs Of e.on heart" and 10
Ise facts IN the most earnestly call the attention Of
those who ineac 10 gOEy the freedom u tie press VIZ
gnia.
Precisely year ago to-day March 4.h. s46l the
New York Tribune was expelled from the House OF Req
Feseu atves Tor -csctbng the an Ohio I5cof-
the eucrin the Tribune . mere zen de Spyif I,
had nothing OF the "faJas beaF' a5-u:ii Il charged no
treason upon members Il made attack upon the cha
'acier 81 el'1cr House OF Congress Il simply told the
manner winch member from ONO took his lunch back
u The speakers ehair-and winch that member himself
sekno" edged 10 be substantially For this oil con-
neced with that paper-E1tors Reporters Letter writers.
aud al, excluded, only from the l0r but denied
f- Tho info =
is readers, who far than those OF the
Union That vote has been cancelled. bat the record
stands as give It below from the official documents:
On the In dag Of March ls46, VIZ. SAwYER, OF Ohio
made personal PLANTATION. lie had read by the Clerk an
extract tram the y Y. TTbune-wucrsupon Mr. BFIxKFF
OF Ohio the great Nv limo, p.OysJ man. moved the
following resolution
kesolrs6 That the reporters and letter writers for the
New York Tribune be expelled from this House"
Upon This Mr.. b. moved the previous question. It was
IN vain that Messr. WAsHIssT0S HUNT GARRETT DAVIS
RoEr C. WINTHROP and 0,hers asked fr delay Tor com
miiiee, &c The gag vas spilled and the taken
copy The yeas and nays from the official journal Of the
House OF Representatives." page 4-3 lst session 2gn
Congress follows Look the Virginia Locofoco y,as
the Liberty Of the Press ="
YE,s-irssis Adams, j n Anderson, " ARCHIBALD
ATEiSsoS. u IHoNAs Il BAYLY, J.. HENRY BE0ISGER
Benton. JAMES Black. Jas ack Bowin Boyd Brnker.
H. BFokeaorough, BF0dheed, Brown " W G BRorS,
Sahcafi, u Arer-rrs CHAPMAN, Chapman, Chase,
Chpman, .arse, COBB, Cooke, Collin, Cul0m Cummins
Cunningham, Daniel, Jefferson DAVIS Demott Dingham
Doooin, Douglass, u DEox5JoLE, Dunlap, Edman
II Ewing, Farau, Fckin, Foster, Fries, Gentry. Giles
Goodyear, Gordon, Graham. GrLeT Hamln, Hlra son,
HaTmarson, H'ge, j. Csc HoqkIys Hough q $ II4us
ton, J. HuEAED, Hungerord Hunt. u z MT
HyNTER, lngersso, jenkins, II Johnson J. : sEFH
Johnson Johnson, 6 Jones, Jones, Preston King
Lawrence, u SHELTON LEAEE Leib, LaSere Lsvi1
Lyon, Lumpsin, Mclean, McCIeiiard McClernaad Nc
D5weI' dcHenry, Mckay, Martin, Morris, Morse
MOu.ion, Niven, Norrls Nen Parish PAYNE Peril Per
~ Phelps, Price, RahDun Reid Rt,sr Russell Sawtels
Sawyer, Scammon, Sims, l. II Sims. Simpson, Tao.
smith stanton sia'hwea'her, ST John, Strong sykes,
H'mPsyn JACOB inomPson' lhu'm1n, Ilboatts' Towns,
Irumbo Wentworth, Wick, Williams, Woodward, Yam
eey, yell, Young, and Yost-l22
NASs-icssrs Abbott. John z Adams, Arnold, Baker
BIuuger, Bell. " " Campbell, J n Campbell C4rroII ]
o Chapman, Crsnston, CrOzier Culver, Us.ano Dixon
Dockery, Foot, Giddngr, GSorsr Harper HsHl.y Her
rck, { Is Holmes, Houston, ID Hubbard, Hudson
iuut K Iugcrso.. d P King T b X ng, Lewis. Long,
Mcconnell, McGaughey, MOscey Julius Rockwell, Z oot
S-acnck, Severance, T Smith, Smith, Stewart Strohm
Ini5OdeauS, To0mbs, Wniie, Winthrop and Wrght-4s
-LOcOs 10 italics 3.
Thus OF some hundred and fifty Locofcco, in the
House Of Representative, only three voted for the lib rty
Of the press and sueTy Loeooeo from Virginia pr,,ss
p0ted against the liberty Of e pTeE-yo,cd MT only 10
turn Tie Inbune from The hpUf, but 20 deprive seat
in the reporters desk % keep b readers acquainted with
the public proceedings of Congress have made the Vir.
giuI1 msmber5 some hat prominon-they sand out IN
b,d relief the Liberty OF the Pfcs' ~ one # thr,e
things ccraiu-tns Liberty OF the Pres" must be Of
ycry recent Og1 else 10 intended only for I9cofo
co' or thirdly the Virginia Loeoioc7s are tie yefos, trl
tors 10 tue cause that ever YET blrdCned tic earth with
their footsteps. II there any consistency boz I,c9Irs-
lem, the resolutions passed favor Of tue liberty of h.
pross, should denounce the whole Virginia delegation of
Locoioeos 10 Congress by The donuncistions of
the public moctngs, and OF tho Legislature of Virginia
apply with icn-Jid power Nossrs. Atkinson Boy.
y' Bedinger' Brown, CEapm1u Dfomgpoic Hopkins. Hub.
ard, Hunter Johnsyn and Lsake than they do Mcssrs
Calhoun, Iu.ce, WCstcJti, &c
have thought % worth while copy this record from
the public documents ilf the peoples perusal Might u
not be wei. for the Virginia papers generally, 20 give the
iaeF 100 such places as may hear Of the Liberty OF the
ffess0 course Chg L'co.gc3 party cannot any
Der o toe present dcsgitou They are enemies ri this
now born principle Paruclary will 10 be impossible for
ony of The pro- ont dc uon offer having voted as above
70 mention this divinity OF freed 700! All coppefdom
couI1 nOiufnsh brass make ns human hare enough
Tor that Bro rus.
u We arc authorized 20 ,uot Gins. L. VI ssby
one Of the delegates fom iho county Of Campbell Will no.
be candidate to represent 1i county In the next General
| Assembly.
81 The eloquent adirot to The people Of Virginia. ~.
psang to horsymps,os ia b5ha. OF the destitute peo-