The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-05-18

Mr., SEWARD. Ii the Senator VIII give way
for moment. I can perhaps save him the necessi-
fy continuing his remarks.
MIR. CHASE. Iprefer to go through with what
Il have to cay. cannot think, Mr.. President,
that the argument have just referred TO has any
real weight with Senators. What, then, is the
objectl here it said that the proposed republi-
cation wilInot be profitable to the fhteIligencer-
The amount TO he paid under the resolution VIII
not, it IS said, reimburse the expense winch Tue
proprietors of the paper wouii incur. ne ie'
publication, Then, in that Poini oil vew' Is i"o
| to the Senate Wlai will be the consequences
Why, sir, at the next session you w'H oe ehiieu Up
! on 10 continue the publication CT the uefa'es an"
proceedings in the luteilgencer at the old rate-
Taking the premises of the resolution, can see
no other object than to reinstate the Intelgeneer
/ in the employment which it voluntarily declined. |
| I am unwilling TO take any step towards this re-
suit But, sir, taking for granted that the suggest
ed reason of this proposition is the real one. as
suming that the true and only motive for bringing
t forward and pressing it upon the Senate at the
heel of the session, when there is hardly quorum
present, is pario,ic desire to en!ighten the peo
pie by placing before the largest possible number
Of readers reported proceeding and debates let
me suggest far better mode of accomplishing the
Object: order this republication in the Nationu Era
Republsl,n. in the Diily National Inteigencer
our debates and proceedings, would be TO spread
them before come Two thousand additional readers.
| If transferred TO the Trj Weekly they would
reach four or five thousand more. Republished in
the Era, they would reach twenty eight thou
sand additional readers. do not say that all the
renders Of either paper will read these rerorts.-
Indeed, apprehend that very few persons fud
time or inclination to 90 through them in whatever
paper they may be found. I only say that if the
real object Of the resolution is to place them before
the greatest number of persons, the Era is the
proper paper for the republication. That is the
i paper, if any, in which the public interest would
require it; for it has By far the largest number of
readers. IbeIieve may safely say that it hrs, nt
this moment. larger number Of subscribers than
all other papers in this city put together. 1t has
probably three times many as the Union
This iscertan, unless the circulation Of those pa
n5rs has increased considerably within eighteen or
twenty months. Then there is another consider
alton at once pertinent aGd important That class
of American citizens who read the Era and act
upon ths principles which it pronulgates and de
ends, is often spoken of here wanting in liberal
and enlightened patriotism and in improper devo-
ton 10 the domestic Institutions of the country
What could be more prudent more benevolent
than to give these nunberous fellow citizens of ours
the means Of correcting their by the perusu
f of the able and luminous speeches mads here, in
which the political faith is Illustrated and de-
| Tended! Some of the speeches made by my friend
form California Mr.. WELLER might be ex-
| ol,, III, L
sibe that the great good to be anticipated from the
circulation Of sound doctrines among so many
benighed persons might warrant little stret1h of
patronage: cannot say, however, THAT would
favor even that. am confent upon the whole,
that the readers of The Era shall be left to get
their lightas they get it to subscribe for such
papers they choose to subscribe for, ard to cor
rect their errors, if errors they contain, without
the help of Congress. | only say that if the real
object of the resnlution is The widest and most
beneficial dfs of information in respect 10 de-
bates and proceedings here, that object can in no
way be so completely attained by the repub
lcation of the reports ofthen in tht paper recon-
mended, above all others by its large circulation
aad as highly as any other by the fairness and
ability with which it is conducted. For myself.
repent, am against whole system; am against its
perpetuaton and extension, by the adoption ofthe
resolution n,w before us. Instead of perpetuation
and extension, am for abolition. And want to
, begin now. Before take my sent. mean to sub
, init motion to amend The oIution by striking
out all after the word qesnlycd, and inserting an
order to discontinue the publication of proceed
ings in the Union after the present session. This
, will be a step in the right direction, and have
stated reasons which make it especially proper
+ tthafrhis step should be taken now. Hereafter,
we may go further For the present. shall not
f object to the continuance Of The existing system
Of ting in one paper and By one corps of re-
: porters. shall--howeyer, vote for its complete
abolition if proposed By any other Senator under
the perfect conviction that the whole business ofre
. porting may besafely leftto private ENTERPRISE and
that everything said he: worth repeating will be-
o re ported.
0 Ibeg leave TO submit the following amendment:
: That from and afterthe present session, tile pub
t lcaton f the proceedings and debates in the Un
Q ion be discontinued:
:, 10 be Confinued.