The North-Carolina standard., 1847-02-17
- rroedom Of the Press attacked

r,e Freedom of the Press attacked!
III III f-eedom of the Press has been attacked
io,b ii" branches of Congress, in the person of
ID uU,' R1rcHIE, and that too when all the en-.
rs and resources of that body ought to have
asr in active exercise against the public enemy
G Ge ,be House, few days since, Reporter for the
IToion gave perhaps " too graphic but what is
ID to have been true sketch of the disorderlv
,0nes occasoned by attempt the part of Mr..
STITyon,worth to speak q out of order "-whereupon
1n5ge Douglass of Illinois, moved to expel the
ps9orer, and was sustained by the notorious Gid
I;ogs and eight others; ono hundred and thirty.
u;n5. voting in the negatiyeI -
IOn Tuesday, the 9th instant the Editor of the
Union published a Communication, which spoke
mt in strong terms against the action of the ma
iortv in the Senate on the Army Bill, and which,
omong other things declared that the defeat of
bot bill by the Senate was triumph on the part
# Mexico and the friends Of Mexico and on the
Tnb instant, Mr.. Yulee, a Democratic Senator
fom Florida introduced a Resolution charging
,ho, the Union had s' uttered public libel on the
character" Of the Senate, and that the Reporters
fr that paper had been unjust and partial in their
r.nor,s and excluding both Editors and Report
ers from the privilege of admission to the Senate
A. the latest dates from Washington this Resou-
tion had not been finally acted on but we shall
most probably learn the result before our paper is
rn,to press In this connection we invite the at,
feulion of our readers to the letter of our Wash
ington Correspondent "a.
To his paper of The 9th instant Mr.. R1rcH1E
said: ....-- .-.
we speak freely, for now is the crisis. Now
The time 10 speak out. We shall be Iebuked for
our painness-we may be threatened with pro-
scription Some gentlemen may refuse TO stand
with Us, who may unfortunately mistake the path
of their own permanent glory but we speak in The
0fa a n 10 a reg DPOnIp q q
verdict of the countrY-having ambitious aspi-
ratons TO grati(Y-having private griefs to
ayenge-content to leave the post which we occu-
nv, whenever the republican party of the country
shall desire it, but fearless of all attacks-indffer-
ent TO all enemies, open misunderstanding up
on the verge of life to what we have always pur-
sued-the principles which we have uniformly pro-
fessed, and the integrity which we trust never to
have furnished"
Boldly and nobIy said Well may the Editor
Of the Union "bide the verdict of the country"
That verdict will be for him, and from the mighty
tribunal of the people there Is no appeal. Thank
God for that Gen. Jackson planted himself
ooains the rock of truth and waited for that ver-
Dict and it came. 1t came over crushed Bank
and its bowling minions, and it lifted that brave
and good old man up to scat of glory, against
which the storms and ligh:nings of parIizan fury
strike in vain. Let the Press speak out, and let
it sustain the Administration, whoever may be of
ended or whoever may g mistake the path of their
own permanent glory" If the Administration
has false friends let the knife be used-let the dead
limbs be cut off; if there are men in Congress
who think more about President-making than they
do Of the wants and wishes of their bleeding
country, let the Press point them out and the peo
pie will mark them for all lime to come; if the,
cause of Mexico triumphs in the Senate, as 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 proscr pton is applied TO it, end
an attempt is made to muzzle free Pres, let that
Press appeal 10 the people, and the people will
sustain it.
We have all confidence in President Polk
We believe he is actuated by theb best desires for
his country; that he serves his country honestly
and faithfully, and with an eye single TO its pros
periiy and glory; and that in the existing War
with Mexico, from IFS commencement to the pre-
sent time, he has acted with sagacity and ener-
gv which could not have been excelied by any
salesman in the Union. He has nothing to fear
from the detection of politicians and President
makers-they may fall of, as they will, whenever
the gIitteTng 'spoils" of Office power appear TO
c5me within their grasp, but men of principle and
the people will stand bE him and defend him, so
long as be travels in the path of duty. And the
Democratic Press, not only Of Washington City,
bat of the Union, will rally TO his support with
zeal. and vindicate him the more fearlessy
and heartily, the clamors of faction. and Feder
asm are multiplied against him.
Since the above was written, we have received
severaeters.from Washington and the Union of
Friday and Saturday last. On Friday Mr.. Richie
was excluded from the floor of the Senate by The |
following vote:
Yeas -Messrs. Archer, Badger, Berrien. Butler, |
Calhoun, Cilley, Thos. Clayton, John M. Clay ton,