The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-19

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PET npd1 DEMOCRATS men. His ebje<t, h. dc
sire, his Wish, If, thst we may hevs hara9ny
peace, and good will among the entire Parly
lie believes, a. do, that The perpetuity oeou
T Institutions depends upon the success Of tn.
Democrats party. BY divisions, we canno
promote that success
And | will add, that Judge DOUGLAS had nc
knowledge or intimat ON that the Reuie,o wal
purchased by Mr.. Sanders, until hs saw it suited
in the New York papers, and never knew OF
suspected that Mr.. Sanders intended to purchase
it, until he saw the notice Of the purchase.
| must be permitted, Mr.. Chairman, in connec
ton with this matter, to say, that no man re.
GREETED the appearance Of the article in the Jam
uary number entitled :" so and the Presidency
more than did. Yet, sir, | do not know oil
any power in this country, that can control the
press. | know OF no power competent TO DO it.
Wherever upon earth the liberty Of the press
has been overthrown, the liberty Of its citizens
has gone with it. An Executive decree in
France muzzles the press, and there it could not
be done till every vestige of liberty had been
placed beneath the feet OF Louis Napoleon.
Does any man in this country want censor
ship over the freedom of the press! Its excesses
can only be restrained by an enlightened public
opinion. They should be condemned. am
not here to apologize for the Democratic Re-
piew, or for its indiscretion. ] am here to con-
denim them--do condemn them; but know of
no power to establish a censorship over the
press by which you can control ii. God forbid
that the day shall ever come upon this country
when the press is to be trampled under foot, or
its liberty restrained When it does come, that
proud emblem of your liberties will plume her
wing and take her flight forever.
When have made the statement, Mr.. Chair
man, that Judge Douglas had no interest in OF
control over the Democratic Reuie,o, have said
all that can be required by any just manly
any body-to acquit him of all responsibility for
anything that may have appeared or may ap.
pear in its columns. 1t il most remarkable
most wonderful that such sensitiveness should
be exhibited upon this point. Why, has il
never occurred to the gentleman, that there ia Il
paper in this city, an organ of our party, looked
to as such, which has attacked Judge Douglas
, though not by name! No friend of his has
made defense here or elsewhere, or complained
that it was done; and no man would for Il
moment hold the gentleman that is favored by
that paper responsible for the attack Presses
all over the country attack every candidate but
their own favorite--attack them personally it
is all right and proper, but whenever public
press, friendly to Judge Douglas, commits an er-
ror or fault, they seek to fix it upon him, they
hold him responsible for it, and let all the bal
ance go scot-free | submit if you are dealing
fairly, if you are dealing manly by your own
political friends? Is it the manner in which
you and would act towards one another?
But | will proceed in the line that laid
down for these remarks. After the appearance
of the January number of the Democratic Re.
uieW containing the article entitled "'52 and
the Presidency" Judge Douglas called upon n
Humber of gentlemen, supposed to have nflu-
ence with the editor of the Reuieo, to get them
to use their exertions to persuade him to de-
sst in his course, which was calculated to injure
the Democratic party Among others, he
called upon the gentleman from Kentucky Mr..
BRECKENRIDGE, if | am not mistaken, and if |
am hope the gentleman will correct me-
Mr.. BRECKlNRIDGE, (interposing) had
will speak of when the gentleman shall have
done, if he desires it,
Mr.. RICHARDSON, (continuing) At all
events, he called upon others, and thus did more
than he was required to do. He did not stop
here. He did not want Guarrels among his
friends. He sought to avoid them. have said
Judge DOUGLAS knew nothing of what the
January number contained until he saw it in
print. Before the issuing of the February mum
ber he did learn, from a gentleman from Yer
mont, Mr. Peck that it would contain an at
tack upon General Butler. Upon learning that
fact, he Immediately telegraphed to the editor to
suppress it. The editor of the Reuieao writes
back the following letter, which will read:
i Aston HOUSE, N. Y, February 30, 1852.
Il Hon. s. A. DouGLAs-SIR: am happy to
inform you that your telegraph came too late to
save you friend, General Butler; and candor
compels me to say that had it come in time it
would not have changed Il word of the article.
We know the man; and the Reuiew would be
treacherous in its duties to the party if it failed
to expose his delinqueneies.
The fogie atmosphere of Washington makes
towards of you all, and the sooner you under
stand that you cannot direct the columns Of the
Reuiev the better.
GEO. N. SANDERS.
The editor announces his purpose to conduct
the RevieW in his own way. He has that right
if he will exercise it, and do not know how
you will control it. My purpose is not to enter
task himself My object is to repel the impli-
cation of Judge DouGLAs's connection with the
Reuieap, which, without being directly charged,
is covertly sought to be fixed upon him.
The facts which have stated were known to
the gentleman from Kentucky Mr. BREcKIN-
RIDGE before he made his speech. This should
have been sufficient, of itself, to have protected
Judge DOUGLAS from the unjust implication to
which the genteman's remarks most clearly
rendered him obnoxious take il to be fact,
too well established to be doubted, that Judge
DoUsLAs had no control over the paper in ques.
ton, or influence with its editor. This fact be.
ing established, the whole matter is concluded !;
and what, might ask, further can be said in de-
Tense Of these assaults. This fact thus clearly
established is sought to be overthrown by an
inference. 1t is said Judge Douglas recon-.
mended the ReuieD, and therefore he indorses
and approves all that it contained. might ask
if this is true. That Judge Douglas, in com.
mon with many members ofsihe Senate and
House-including, as it is believed, the friends
Of every Democratic aspirant for the Presiden-
cy-did sign recommendation, rs has been the
custom for wears past is not denied In order