Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-03-18

PRESIDENT. should golntO the House Oh itep-
reseniauVes. They can crown the mother
Of Presidents" with new houOrs- They can
bill the land with rejoicing. and make new
day rise upon the high noon o. Whlg trumphs.
Especially would appeal to the people Of the
Sixth, 10 make patriotic rally to save Their
gallant District II includes within its borders
the birth place Of our great champion. 1t en-
braces the Capitol Of the Old Dominion. The
candidate IS Just the man we want IN the Dext
Congress. There will be need for men Of bold
and lofty patriotism The ship Of State has
been run among the breakers-stroug hands
are necessary for the emergency. Let the
Wings resolve to act nobly, and IN selEsac-
riGcing 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 pursue her prosperous coulse.-
When the danger IS over, and the crew are
summoned to rejoice over their pTosF eriy, lei
not Virginia be absent:
"By alt that is noble in life's little day,
Go dare sF jeur fathers"
] think see, BY the spirit Of the Focoioco
press that new element Will be thrown into
the election. The party know that they can
not meet the Wings on national grounds, and
they will attempt side issues as "baseless ms
TIC fabric Of vision" They have raised the
CRY Of the Liberty Of the Press" and upon
this wiz give them ga nut to crack. which
is tie principal object | have in writing this
letter
There is no one values the liberty Of the
press more thanI do. Giveus free press, and
we will Iaze to It's foundations this Locofoco
fabric with It's miserable Polk topstone But,
as Mr.. CALHOUN well remarked. in discussing
,i he Fasyr flf
Union which is denied to other papers: A
pensioned press, that viii support Executive
usurpations, and dare 10 denounce the Repre-
senta,iyes Of a free people from behind the
throne Of Executive patronage, is to Liberty
''more terrible than an army with banners"
If the liberty of the press is worth anything. Il
should be secured 10 the weak as well as the
strong-to the poor as well as the rich. There
should be no observation-disclosures favored few
but al! should be guarded by its broad 9gis.--
pray the attention Of the Virginia "Democra-
cy" TO the following .tacis, which may put
stop to the rawlings OF some pretended friends
of the liberty Of the press, who may address
the people on this subject during the canvass
IN Virginia.
We all know that the vote Of the Senate on
" put the Union on an equality with the 9th
er papers II the Editor Of The Richmond
Wing, or Of the Richmond Enquirer, or OF
any other paper should come to this city, he
would not get admission to the floor of the Sen
ate. Mr.. RITeHE is therefore put, in this res
pect. on an exact equality with other Editors.
Even the Editors OF other papers published IN
this city CHE American, and News, SCI are
not admitted to the floor Besides, too, the
Union now enjoys greater privileges than 9th
Ter papers IN the senate II has TWO or ihnee
seats CHE best, too,) IN the keporter,s GalIe-
rles OF Senate, while other papers have got
but one each. The Editors OF the Union ne
yer wrote line on the tloor Of the Senate
There are no means OF writing there: All the
reporting and writing Tor the Union is done ei-
ttcr IN the reporters gallery or IN 'he hdi'oI
office, from neither oil which IS he excluded by
the resolution OF his Loeoioeo Trend, Mr.. U
LEE. Had the Unon been excluded from the
Reporters sallary, " 1t would have been an
invasion ofhls rights, which could not be JUS
tilted but by The commission Of some great
wrong.
The Union, then, for publishing an article,
which even Senator HANNEGAN SAID mus; have
been the suggestion OF a ''ielon heart" was
not punished but merely put on an equality
with other papers. still has desks, pen, ink,
and paper, furnished BY the Senate, 10 note
the proceedings, for the information ofthe PEG
pie, whose servants members OF Congress are.
There is, however, another case on record
in which the freedom OF the press lcas invaded,
and that, too, for far less offence than that
Of which the Union was guilty IN giving pub
LEFTY to the prompting OF "leIon heart,
and to the facts in the case | most earnestly
call the attention Of those who intend to glor-
fy the freedom OF the press IN Virginia.
Precisely one year ago to-day, (Mlarch 4th,
1860 the New York Tribune was expelled
from the House of Representatives, for des
crbng the manners OF an Ohio Locoioco.-
The letter in the Tribune was a mere jeu de
SPIRIT 1t had nothing Of the 'lelon's heart"
aboutit ltcharged notreason upon members.
Ii made no attack upon the character ofelther
House Of Congress 1t simply told the mar
ner in which member from Ohio took his
lunch back Of the Speakers chair-and which
that member himself acknowledged to be sub
stanually true For this all connected with
thu paper-Edltors, Reporters, Letter-wri'
ers, and all, were excluded, not only from the
floor, but denied even spot 10 record the pro
ceedmgs for the information Gifts readers, who
are far more numerous than those of the Uni
on. That vote has been cancelled, but the re-
eoId stands as give II below from the official
documents: -..
On the Attn day OF March, 1916, Mr.. SAW