The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-06
THE U MON.
The Liberty OF the Press.


We make apology for continuing to lay before our
readers the communications have received, and the
spirit OF the free press" which pours upon us. We
shall not bore them with the queruous argumentave
productions OF our pen We prefer to let other pens
speak TO the great cause in which have been en-
listed Complaints we have to make own
account for, instead of nung, the coalition have only
served us.
They give our friends rather the friends of free
press more occasion congratulate than condoe with
as. We ought, therefore, to thank Mr.. Calhoun his
corpoas guard and the federal whigs for the proscp
ton which they have visited upon our heads. But it is
not the man is the principle that they have attacked
which is now at issue. These gentlemen have encoun-
tered fearful responsibility, and dearly will they it
The degradation with which they have attempted to brand
us, recolls upon hemsevesno upon him. who has stood
up for the honor of his country in the midst OF foreign
war-not upon him. who has published indignant
though uncourtly exposure of their mastery inactivity
in indicating rights by vigorous prosecution of the
warnot upon him who has been struck at and through
him the administratlon-and still more at the liberty
of the press upon the editor of the Union, but upon
those senators who have banded together to hunt him
down, TO parayze our energies IN the midst OF and
to assai the palladium of the press That the opposition
should unite against us is great matter of astonish
ment Opposition their vocation; and if they dis
posed to hunt down democratic editor, how could we
expect to escape their vengeance' The only of
surprise was that the corporals guard and their leader
should have led the van, and joined in the chase That
Mr. Calhoun should have combined in this disgracefu
attempt would have been the surprising feature of
the whole transaction if we were not acquainted with
his amenabe want of that sense, and practical
judgement which constitutes the first element of the
Imam.
That Judgment, too deficient it is is still further
controlled by the senstveness of suspicious mind
and the mpetuosy of his leading passions He
has co-operated with the youngest senator, of the
youngest State in the Union--a of little
perencs and OF little weight of character--in
junction with the other senator from Florida, decided
" the most unreliable whom we have seen in
our public councis-and with his own colleague, who
will do Justice to himself and who, with all his dspo
ston to hush the matter up, ignorant OF the proud
character OF Virgnian as to suppose that would
have made the slightest concession to proptate the
wrath of threatening and proscrpive committee. Mr.
Calhoun Joined this coalition, without giving himself
time TO deliberate the course which would have be-
come statesman. He thus threw frebrand into the re-
publican party OF Virginia at the very moment when she
the of election, which may determine the
majority in the next Congress- He had little regard for
his friends, who have been too much devoted to him.
that he has compelled them desert his cause suf
fer for his inliscreon He rushed without duly APP
preciang the consequences and thus has placed himself
opposition to the palladium of the liberty OF the press
Thus in the tnne in the manner, in his allies, and in
every circumstance associated with this exTaordi-
uary movement he has been unfortunate. If it be
thus that he expects to crafty the ruling and al
most insane passion of his lifef it be thus that he
poets to go into the House of Representatives of
the three candidates for the presidential chair must
say that never did such man make such egregous
blunder.
Could Mr. Calhoun and his corporars guard expect
to strike us down Could he expect TO degrade in the
eyes of the south' Could he expect to strike from
our caste in Old Virginia He must now his infatu
alton The Old Dominion knows us; and SO knowing,
she has forward TO support her son. and with such
evidences of her gratitude and attachment would alone
have compensated us for all the resolutions of an i'm
passoned Senate. The editor of ''ilPs New Hampshire
Patriot" writes with some truth from this city:
Al Virginia aroused at the ndignity upon their
favortc editor and citizen. Mr. Calhoun, returning again
to the head balance party, and throwing his
weight into the intent of dsgracing most man,
Dominion as be deserted by every mo- by
MANY by ALI of the many powerful friends which he
There--as indeed every other State heard rom-the
| osacsm, the Illegal condemnation without hearing is
felt to such insult men feeling power and for
getting right could alone offer the whole American peo
Thanks to a free people and free press the senti-
ment of Indignation is not confined to Virginia The
democratic press everywhere is denouncng the pro-
scrption We shall continue to publish extracts from
them, from time to time and let their eloquent and
indignant pens speak instead of our own.
Meeting N Nelson county Virginia.
! Captain Lumsford Loving in the chair James NJ
SpilIau secretary. The meeting addressed by Dr.
Lyon one of the rmest democrats in the State whopre-
scented series of resolutions, which UNANIMOUSLY
adopted Among them were the following:
Eesoped That the democrats of this county tender their
,onk IN the Hon. Shelton f. Leake, for the able faith
FIJI discharge his duties, representative in the Con-
,ress of e United States and hereby pledge him our
Jealous support first choice in the district the opinion
Of the writer the signature of "Rockis the
/ nv Notwithstanding =,
forced upon by the repeated insults and injuries of that
anomalous government, has been conducted by the Pres
dent of the United States from its incpiency tho present
time with wisdom and prudence and rigid regard the
Interests and honor of the nation.
Rcoped That the nsdous attack OF professed friends
mon the present democratic administration, by the expu
sion If the editors of the Union from the chamber of the
Sen,te of the United States, unwarrantabe attack
mon the freedom of the press and should call down upon
The heads OF its authors the unqualified condemnation of all
true republicans,
Resolutions
From meeting at Shepherdstown, Jefferson county,
Virginia Dr. A. Lucas in the chair and John L. Little.
secretary After appointing delegates to the congression
al district convention they adopted resolutions, among
which are the following:
Resolcd therefore, In accordance with the above resolu
ton that we the democracy of this precinct do hereby