Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-21
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Special Correspondence OF the Memphis Appeal
RIcHIosD March I2, 1868.
The day s raw and clustering this morniug there
was ice in the cutters, and about had a slight
fall OF snow. Winasr has not relaxed hs hold Per
hsps this Is fortunate backward spring may secure
Us abundant harvest Of fruit snd this greatly to
Be desired in the present dearth Of provisions.
There was animated debate in the senate this
morning the question Of the rights and privileges OF
reporters growsg ant Of the report Of the special com.
mi ttee appointed to consider the same in connscton
with the recent passage of compliments between Sen.
ator Blown OF Mississippi and Mr. steadmsn the sen.
at0ria reporter Of the Riehmsnd Epquirsr The com.
mite conceived that Mr. Stsadman had transgressed the
proper limits Of rsportorsl license and abused the
courtesy Of tho senate and therefore recommended his
expulsion Several senators sustained the report Of the
eommittee-only one, Mr.. Yancey, Of Alabama, op-
posed It. Mr.. Yaneey contsnded with good deal Of
earnesess and force, ths the step proposed ives IN
violation Of the freedom the press but he could not
induce bis fellow members to think so, and Nr
Stedtnan was expelled by large majority Of votes
A subsequent motion 70 exclude from the reporters
desk in future suy representative Of the Eaquier was
voted down. The whole business was beneath the dig
nifty Of the senate, and the expulsion was at best very
small measure. 1 have reference to the misundor
standing between the honorable senator from Elss.
APPA fAAe tAe 6SAtoAleu al just hckea Wlbu say
that in general the members OF legislative bodies owe
to ths press than any other class Of citizens If
the speeches made upon the door Of any deiberatye
assembly, not what were printed in the uevspa-
pers just they delivered IN otideH1 Usrbis many
gentlemen who are reported orators would cut but
sorry figure before the public The reporter makes the
speech presentable clothes the speaker in good gram
matieal apparel, mends the unseemly rents that
too often appear in his poetieal quotations,
and not unfrequently gives the outward SEEM
ing Of to the bedes and most disiointed non.
sense. Is the member grateful for s thisi In nine
cases out Of ten bit Of it Indeed It is the com
mones thing in the world these men complaining Of the
reporter that he does not rise to the comprehension of
their remarks has failed 10 put their views as strong
y as they get forth in debate. If the reporter
wanders from the record to submit his own opinions
Upon the Oratory Of senator it Is ght that belongs
to every citizen Of the oonfderacy and the senator has
the same remedy FOR any wrong thus done him with any
body else Senators are not above criticism, surely and
twould be goingto q strange length to maintain that
no editor who chose to severely on senator's
speech should not be allowed tn reater to send re-
porter to take down the senatorial proceedings. Yet
it seems difficult say wherein consists the differ.
ence between such comment by an editor and individual
remarks bracketed by the reporter In his daily sum-
mary Deliberative assemblies never gain By making
war upon the press. The Old United States sen
SIC did nothing for It's reputation by expellng old
Mr. Richie from its privileged seats and the Enqus7
win probably survive the expulsion OF Mr steadmau.
AePos of the press and Of printing, there never was
as much paper and printers ink consumed In Rich
mcpd as at the present moment The Sextinsz a new
Journal Of news and politics. made its arss appearance
yesterday undsr the editorial conduct Of R. n Smith
sq recently Of the En7uirs and formerly editor Of
the Viysiris Siaa Of Alexandra It is very respect
able looking sheet vel printed as oould be expected
in these days Of blockade and spreading before its rea
ders an agTeeaba miscellany Of editorial and selected
articles With The usual teegraphlo items and extracts
from exchanges. The newspapers Of Richmond ars all
ia aourishng condition The Raig, which has not
advanced in the price Of subscription, gains
daily ia influence and eirculasion; the Ezainsr is IN
eyeEybodyl hands the Eaqairsr nes John Mltchel,s
accession has largely increased in the number Of its
readers even these who dapprove his course desiring
to what 80 brilliant writer has to say for himself
While the Disatch, once circulating daily as many az
twenty Eve thousand copies stH retains considerable
popularity though many Subscribers have been forced