The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-23
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
AT 50 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE.
NUMBER 4G.

THE Liberty OF THE PRESS.

We observe IN the Un,on some dolelul
: complaints Of the conduct of the Committee
ol Investigation Of the House Of Representa-.
iives, of which Nh. Slany was chairman.
"The ierfors Of the iuqns,.tnn y and he
'tyianncai Legislation Of the Feeuch Rapab,
lie" seem to the Union as 10 worse tfau tl,
investigating c. mmlttees Of Cngrrc9s --e.p..
clal!y the Committee on he Pllnrmg. !, ac.
cuses Messis. Evans and Slaul, Of endpator.
ing 10 destroy tie liberty of the pres. :" m.
slsa'0 BY party ,lndiciiveGess and so,4u.
ded vanity"
What is there iha, is calculated to wound
thevanily of these gentlemen we cannot ,c
aeine--and for party vindiclveucss, the In.
ion abused Mr.. Evans grossly, and lie dealt
IN hard remarks IN return; hui from all we
can learn, hf. s anly treated The editor o,
the Gaon very courteou~y.
But hu" Very ridiculous this oulcry of the
attack on t liberty Of the press, will be seen
from The following statement:
Ga Monday, the 22J April, Mr.. Richard.
soa OF Illinois, by unanimous coasea,, sub.
mtted oores Of resolutions, proposing to
raise select COMMITTEE Of nine persons, with
power TO send for persons and papers, to in.
CURE and report relative to the conduct Of
Mr., Ewing thea Secretary Of the Interior,
IN regard 10 certain cases specified IN the
resolutions. The fifth ia the series Of Nj.
Richardson's resolutions was the following:
The committee was 10 inquire
'WhetAcr any person or persons in Office by ap.
pointmeni from said Ewing, correspondents or
editors OF newspapers and what papers they edit or
write for, and wHat aelf salaries"
Was there srp U.s. aul, here on the liberty
of the press Did the I4ion then say the
press was ln danger! Nothing like it,
When these resolutions were introduced
Mr. Meade (ihe same Mr.. Meade who made
according 10 the UaiOn, such able remarks
on the Liberty Of the press) moved the previ
Gus question, thus preventing all amendment
The resolutions we're adopted no Democrat
voting against them. Even the liable " Mr.
Meade 81. "yiciet" orator of the West.
voting tur hor
The Wh'gs Tho voted against this commit
Ice immediately afterwards eu6eavored 10
Obtain Information from The Home Depart.
ment relative 10 the charges OF Mr.. Richard.
sons resolutions, but the Locofocos voled
them down.
After tb attack Of Nr. Richardson on the
liberty oi The Fiess Mr.. Stanly, being desir.
Gus 10 carry the war into Africa" offered
series OF resolutions on the 9Th of Nav, pro-
posing tha. Me- Richardson's s~ commiliee
should also inqairs INTO the conduct of-eer-
tain correspondents ard editors Of the Polk
administrator. The Democrats voted Mr..
Stanly down, but said They would give BIN
a select committee. THIS was done. NV
.or 'he attack on the liberty Of lha press
Mr. Stanlys resolution was; as ta,sspress,
rs follows:
a" Resotref. That select committee of nine be
ppoln,ed 10 inquire and report to this House what
ersons holding office under the last administrator
IS clerks In any of the public Offices auditors heads
II bureaus Commissioner of Patents, or Assistant
'ostmasers General, were correspondents of news
apers, wrote for or edited newspapers their eaa-
les and compensation for the ssme aud Who in
artcular, was the author of certain party essays
igned Bundelcund,' and what Office he then heidi
Now was this more Of an attack on the
liberty Of The press than Mr.. Richardson's
esoluions Mr. Richie was asked by the
ommitee 10 state what he might know rel.
tive 10 the several matters referred to in the
esouion OF May 9th. He refused to give
he names Of his correspondents. None of
he Democrats on the committee thought the
reedom Of the press in danger; no one ob,
ected to the question. After this answer,
10 ono attempted TO compel Mr.. Richie to
'etray his correspondents. But as Mr..
Richardson thought proper to make Inquiry
elatlve TO Mr.. Ewlng's clerks Mr.. Slaniy
Wished TO inquire relative 70 Mr.. Pok's
Jerks; and it was understood that friend
# Mr.. Richie, Mr.. 8. F. Brown, was the
uthor Of The lives of Cass-the same Mr.
Brown who left this city SO suddenly last
winter; and Mr.. Stanly wished to prove be
'eld an office when he was writing for the
Inion. In that paper Of September l2, ls4s,
ppeared an article written by the author of
he life or lives Of Cass and Mr.. Richie
vas asked whether the author of that com
held an office under the General
Government This could have been answer.
ID without betraying his correspondents and
his is the whole Of the attack on the liberty
If the press. 1t is the Locofoco liberty of
he press that was in danger; when the
Nhig press was attacked, we heard no COM
'laint from the Union.
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