The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-06


most reasonable expectation have been disappointed
On the floor of Congress have been found who, by
their have boldly opposed the grant of the necessary
means for carrying the Others have given their
votes for the necessary supplies but with avowed reluc
lance and accompanied by protest and many have been
found TO breathe fierce and fiery denuncatons against
the war and against the administration for the wise and
proper measures which has taken, IN just resentment OF
he national wrongs The effect of all this must be great
10 potract the by encouraging the enemy IN their
reckless ana absurd petensons, and creating fallacous
ana deusve hopes OF irreconcabe and fatal divisions
amongst ourselves bill. deemed OF vast importance
to the national welfare in providing supplies of men for
the service, recently failed in the Senate, through the
concurrence of that tody certain pro-
posed by joint committee Of the two houses of Con-
gress. A communication is published in The Unon,"
newspaper printed the city of Washington in which
the writer under the high excitement produced by the
feat of measure deemed of such vital importance and in
that spirit of liberty incucated and cherished by free
this public action of the Senate upon this public measure
proposition thereupon submitted in the Senate to
cude the editors of that paper who are the public print
that BODY from the right of the floor of
the Senate always heretofore enjoyed by those filling
that station by of the publication of this alleged
public libel on the character OF the Sesate and resou-
ton to that effect is adopted by the vote of twenty
senators, being majority of the whole number present
at the time
And thus without an indictment presentment found
by grand jury without giving the accused the opportu
Of being confronted with their accuser of hearing the
testimony against Them of procuring the attendance OF
denee By % say right
urv1 these editors have been tried and cnnvctad f 2
offence, and sentence pronounced by the Senate,
forcing penalty ana oreiture declared Tor tne occa
sion, privilege taken from them, and the stigma of
lbellers attempted to be fixed upon them In this state
of things the time has arrived when it becomes the peo
pie, in their primary assemblies to express their opinions
upon these important and delicate questions thus pre-
sented and to speak voice, which, though preserving
the tone of all due and proper respect for that elevated
and distinguished body, may yet be heard even in the
vaulted chamber of the Senate Eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty The rstdawnings of encroachment up
constitutional right should be watched with unseep
ing jealousy The germ of invasion upon the undamen
tai and inaenabe liberties of the citizen should be crush
s o IL, nu puui eI'' Giou ~, S soMy I p moA-
i9us plant when VIII poison the whole pocal amos-
Let the people, them speak FORTH to the end that the
right may be upheld corrected and the constitution
ing
Resolved That the present with Mexico Justly
provoked and occasoned by unparalleled of aggression
Shedding t the blood OF our peope upon os own soil
acts which, had they been pepetraed by the OF
received with the orbearance which has been
and distracted condition. would have Justly stamped upon
the government the United States the character of feeble
ness inerness and Pusillanimity.
Resoipcd That this in which thus rghtfully
engaged with Mexico should be prosecuted vigorously
enegecay to its close that there should be no altering
IN our plan OF operations no hallway adopted no
Of war (save as dictated by the humanity Of modern civil
a, ,,r eo, ,h a ansrc, i onoe
unI.a
rights OF our own government and people, including a
suitable neny or the expenses which the prosecution
Resoped That the thanks of the people of the United
States due the President for the patriotism wisdom
and ability with which, 50 far as rested with him,
measures for the prosecution OF the war have been devised
ana cohmcea ana me a5a"ous aeeas ana responsible
1880 IT, uPo'i in nv ueen Pe r
M % h NAV we III. oey o. ne P press as one Q,
of commenng nj ali times freely tiIv and ssv
public men and public measures cannot be invaded OF en-
eoached upon without violation Of constitutional right
dangerous TO the Liberties of the people.
Resolved That in the opinion Of this meeting the reso-
ton recently adopted by me senate OF me United States
,or the expulsion o. me eois q, ~ rom the
ed nubIic libel mpon the character Of that bodv m %
and papable violation of the freedom of the press ,tab
fishing precedent fraugh with consequences of fearful
and porentous import: and that as such it should be
frowned upon and stcrny rebuked by the American peo
pie;
nesoVed ana. J u'ce e., 70 f e hatvuaas and
the MESS and lie bnre or ,Ie nnl o' d u ss ,6
his on.tionabe resolution should he snesd;Iu amd 't
conditonay rescned and annued and that our senators
Congress be- and they hereby respectfully requested
their places in the Senate introduce resolution to
proper
hesopea, Ini ne hahks on tne people are que to the
y " t ali ol,,tion Syn,o =, "g i III; ne pas
'Ton - c naadnm Of o,r ljher,ies ieo' 'i' a''ok
Realized That The foreronr preamble and resolutions he
signed by the chairman secretary published in the
''Scion of Democracy 'she Unon and the Rchmond
Enquirer"
On motion of Robert Johnson, esq.,, the meeting ad-
journed
BENZ. DOLBEARE, Chairman.
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