Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-10
Detail d" Editors.


Toe proposition Of President DAV.s, in his late mes
age 20 ace ed0r3 and printers OF newspapers under
,he thumb Of the Executives that that department
nav have the absolute and entire eentrel OF the whole
pFa cf she eounry-meets With no favor out OF doors
vhatevsF may be ths disposition OF Congress- Is no
novelty having been tried once or twice before oy ais
EScesney and oeen rsiseled, almost without eonsid-
GRAFTON, By the Congress OF the OOniedsrAls sAsts IL
/, the bodsst attempt muEE the press, or 10 mAks
speak only suea lar gEAge the Supreme Head NAV IKE
90 hear that has been made on Ihis continent Even
ia the Yankee Congress, no lrea thing has ever been
attempted II the Yankee nation, Whenever AZ editor
s,s anysarS which tas Do.soS or bis STRAPS consider
obise opsas, he Ia Akeu a. &C, ioto custody, ~
tvos are astv bu:sd dispersed, hs presses broken
OF haussd over 10 some oJNst, and no hmssE lois TO
Mediate, in CASTLE, upon The grandeur OF the Great
Rspub aud the teLdsF uerpiss Of ;ns best Govern
raeus under lLs SUI Rat be not Rsul.sd nth the
rspFeace OF bayog ed sgsss. law and being, tAsre
fore iasty capped pr,sOn IN pursuance OF law.
He sold aud he kaoHa h vishous being toll, that he
q thsIe tor having taken the name OF Abraham Lincoln
10 yan-ior having criticised bis me2Aures, or ridcSed
his person; Tor having attempted 70 bring the ruling
UoEer iao C5n4 mps, or having said what night expose
Ito sxselsaou. H. knows that there is no cause fof
his arrest sud he s lot told tLa there ia any Ia fact
ns psrs,ors DO Dot hesitae 70 point to them epaT-
s.es ss their Ea7rIn. Aad 10 their swords as their jus
G6a ou Pfess aud law they are given TO understand
are sike slsul in uaF-timcs.
Teo.ss ID very different hers. We have 8 Presidtnt
bo % ma,hable for tie conscientious seFuples with
zhch b ex cuts the law, especially whom our enemies
,,to DO a.s!ed bit No: ioI ell the world would be
40 NJ for Wh o. lie hid not las TO shsW. When be
isbes 10 90 al arbitrary, Ge considers il better
a, Get A Iaw for Is /. in contemplation at one
me tine, ~ beard 10 suppress tie Ezaa,H sr neWs
Uapss ana bis BURIAL gor certain q rCucts of opr-
ion With .hs E1 cuive, express in terms not sufh-
,.rily courty Tor ths ear Of msjesy Bat it net
d,,s. there vs. 20 !ar for TIC tssj, LLeln
-,,i5 haze acted 5hfer n,ly. lie old have cllpDed
tse editors iu prison. ami IN cksd the type in.O P with
...tEai z Ter any law. Oar more eJnsdsrage Ra,T
fsirks +. o,st 10 have laz By Of which be csD
ID o. Che sale IT,. 2 Give his look in every ed =
tos mouth, az ring 10 bssaoss, aid be viii have no
,-ssio- 70 soud am TO jail tive him the plser SheG-
r. Or Al sdi. nay EpTes veEs not eongeniAl with bic
s o sen nts Sl,h rs AID him personally or I'll.
u.l, which 90 rot sce0rd 18th his own high apPrs0a-
u,a Of bis merits to sr;aA Up biz per, by truud.iug
hin aud his pr1t,-5 f. the trenches. and you
rle hin TO accomplish ualer color Of law, al; that Lin
coin has been able to- c: By Eost algrant viola
tou. A1s sces power the Pt,sden; now asks Con-
-ress 20 be- oF upon tm.
VII The .ugrsss OF the Confederate States consent
~ -o.tuts the entire press OF a Cor federlcy TO the
p.sssure Of the EEacutiysY Viii they pass a laE lin.
Ting the exercise Of the mos, important Junction o.
e5,sor. 10 his iocll AID dspsuda0E VII they der
q, inp5ssibs fr the ptoile--sheir Own prCpe-thsir
o,nstitueuts-ae bsueaocrs-,o hear the ruth i /,
bs unpAA.Ablo 10 P eiieat avis bis iSieuds or hi5
toola or lis mlnloasg Shall At, through their agency
heeou,s nUos b 20 hereafter 20 hear word against
oaB,i. corruption, no matter how ggandc-aEans
P,s.dsn,ia msmanaglmeui, however notorious
AGAINST oporsssiou psSu anon, ROBBERY, aud all tina
oIass Of crimes o. whcl irs5 press the only posi-
bls corrective, J,c.u,s i, is the only instrument BY
vboa they can b, exposed. Il go, thea adep. the
sobsm, Of The message-5otsil editors and frnters-
,Ks IA 10 Dependent. Tor tae.r daily bread upon Pres
dent Davis. Ts sjsos " Il ave been completely &C
o,npisned. Youwl have 40 editor wbo dsre whisper
: complaint of those high ia CGHe;-uo printer WI
venture 10 set ~ lie sentence which does not ce
Ieb7sts che yr;u-s and ,hs glory OF the Executive.
To ~: printers scd ,di,.rs il the same class with
farmers, shoemak51s, taclsfl and other Iecesssry
trades and oecuplJioas IL simply ridiculous. T5efo
20 analogy bo-seu the the cases. There isIo emp
cation ;Jr ice EE e1iS to cpress suy of those classes
He can gAu nothing by rs5rc i0g the exercise Ct heir
trades &, psofsss5a' bis oSn tool and parasites
Il is dangerous to giTe him Command Of tie press, he
cause it enables HIN comp the ioansa Of inteli
Rsnoe cause it enables nun to-6Lnd the IeOpe ss
to his Own acir Because i; pisces him in cOud,
which the pooPl' c1ruotP neirste.
Wovl 10; say anything about tse importance o. a
freq pres. Every member Of Cor gr5ss undeSst nds
it md feels IT, We hops this mon.trous proposition
vii receive suol blow as viii convince its sutbOg
that there "a no uss in FrolJugirg s * s;euce eI
psr heating With {. eng farther upon the doclLty
Congress.