The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-25
SPIRIT OF THE FREE PRESS.
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From the Chambersburg (pa) sen,inel
\ EXPULSION OF Mr., RITcnIr-Mr Richie, the vee-
ran editoT OF the Washington Unon was on Saturday
as eTpsed from the Senate chamber. by Of 81 10
4 its former undgnfed and factious movements II was
not sucient for that body despse all the appeals
me executive and the people to their patriotism and
OF duty and to procrastnate the final passage Of BILL
which locked to the vigorous prosecution Of the war
But in the penude of their unexampled Stiffness, they
must play on iltIe piece Of petty tyranny upon enc who
had iearessy discharged the obligations to which they
proved receant This dsgraceful proceeding will not
tend 7, the slightest degree, njure the character OF
add TO me ridiculous position which the majority of the
The expulsion Of Mr. Richie, censarable as il is as
FAR as he is personally concerned is still more to be rep
rehended on account OF its beral and violent attack
upon the liberty OF the press The offence, committed by
hun, was the publication OF the subjoned communca-
on Which The puny censors OF the Senate pleased to
consider too severe IN It's treatment OF their immaculate
persons But submit to the candid judgment OF our
readers, whether i is half as unjust and bitter. its tone,
as the greater portion OF the speeches, delivered in Con-
gress, dnra the present session Nay, whether it is
strictly and literally true however much il may insult the
vanity of noble senator's
| Although Mr. Richie has become the victim of into-
Grant and prosecuting power, he needs the sympathy
OF those who may at any time, fall before their new Jug
gernaut Of oppression. The people, who have stood by
and encouraged him in his noble and unremtted efforts
force upon Congress the necessity of immediate and
vigorous action, will be the Judges between him and his
malignant prosecutors.
From the Juniata Q'a.) Times.
EXPULSION OF Mr.. RITcHIE THE UNITED STATES
SENATE.-The United States Senate have felt themselves
sorey aggreved at communication which recently APP
peared in the Washington Union rejecting upon the
that certain senators had taken relative TO the
Mexican war as TO induce them to expel from the Senate
chamber the venerable editor of the Union Thomas
Richie, esq The communication characterized the first
defeat of the ten regiment bill in that body Mexican
was libel upon the Senate We cannot regard it in
this light The result of the action to which audes
certainly did nure to the benefit OF Mexico, and it could
be viewed in no other light than "a Mexican victory
on the floor of the United States Senate The venera
bic editor of the Union has transgressed rule of pro-
pre but has spoken out as he should have done fear
Iessly and independently If we mistake not Mr. Richie
will lose nothing by this proceeding and this base at.
tempt to muzzle the press will react in way that will
make all concerned in ii remble for their political safety
From the Charlottesville Virginia Jeffersonian.
So the editors of the Union were excluded from the
privilege of admission 10 the floor of the United Senate
and this result brought about by four protesting
democrats voting with the wings to effect It,
By this decision, the Senate have set themselves up
have privilege granted them enter the Senate cham
ber must be careful how they crtcise permit their
correspondents to crtcise the action of that body pub
lie matters This proceeding of the Senate will be con-
sdered by the main body of the democratic party dis
graceful and unjustfabe and not only attempt gag
the press but also effort to PROSTATE the present ad
the official organ of the government and an effort to put
stigma upon and cripple Its influence is equivalent to dis
grace put upon the President OF the United States and all the
friends of the present administration the country; and
hence that JOY has lighted up the counenances of
every wing we meet with, they pretend see in this
action the certain downfall of the democratic party and
presage that their party will triumph in the coming
State elections, and at the next presidential election
In tia we trust they may be deceived, and we hope
that the democracy OF the country will be watchful and
vglant, and themselves for action. And in all the
primary meetings of the democratic party, we hope that
resolutions condemnng the Of those senators who
voted to exclude Mr. Richie from the floor OF the United
introduced
From the Wilmington N. G. Journal
I GAGcISG OF THE pREss-We have for the last few
days witnessed with surprise the proceedings of Congress
with regard TO the editors OF the Union appears that
the reporters of that paper had used the words bah and
OH too often in their reports OF the proceedings of the
House, suit the taste of some of its members, and
committee of five appointed to investigate the matter,
and resolution introduced in that body to expel
the editor and reporters from the House There were,
however, only eleven votes for, and one hundred and
thirty eight against the expulsion of the editor and his
reporters Thus the matter ended in the House OF Repre-
sentaves much to the credit OF that branch OF Congress
But the spirit of revenge did not stop here. The ed
tor of the Union must be hunted down because he has
the independence to speak out his sentiments and feel
ngs for his country and the Executive He admitted into
his paper the 9th communication ecturng the Senate
for its hardness in granting the necessary appropriations
for bringing the war to close Inc honorable" sena-
libel upon the character OF the Senate of the United
Sales,' and forthwith offers a resolution for the
expulsion OF the editor of the Union from seat in
the Senate chamber This uncalIed-for proceeding was
under discussion some two three days before ii
disposed Of thus wasting the time OF the Senate
less debate to crafty the whims of Mr. Yuee. We
not surprised any attempt the federal party might make
to restrict the freedom of The press but when member
of Congress- who numbers himself with the democratic
party rises his place in the Senate chamber to take
away the rights guaranteed to the press we are inclined
TO the opinion that that mans democracy is not as
deeply seated il should be-we disposed to be-
leve he is not pure. But utterly astonished
to find that the resolution actually passed the
Senate by a vote Of 81. to 81. We know not who
vote MS the have been recorded We do not to
know them--they may all be democrats for what we
know; but thing appears quite plain TO our mind,
and that is, neither the honorable" gentleman who in
troduced the resolutions, those who voted for them,
have gained any credit for themselves The people of
these United States will not amely submit to such con-
duct The freedom of the press is not thus TO be tram
pied in the DUST and those who aided in the expulsion OF
the editor of the Union from the Senate chamber, Will
bitterly lament the day they foolish to coun
tenance such proceedings We, for one are determined
on all occasions, speak sentiments. let them offend
Union, previous TO his expulsion: We will stand up Tor
the liberty the press, let it be assaied from whatever
quarter may; and in that spirit nail our flag to the
mast, to stand or fall in the cause We will publish
whatever please whether II is written by ourselves
or written by Others"
From the Cincinnati Daily Enquirer.
ssLooK TO THE SEYATE"-The extraordinary proceed
ngs in the Senate of the United States will be found full
y sketched in the letter of our Washington correspon
dent
The communication in the Washington Union is couch
ed in language which man, sitting down calmly IN the
absence of exciting causes, approve Yet IT is
Just such language under the same circumstances nine
out of every who stand by the country IN TINS
baye p1IbfI