Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-11-11

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nom girFin;a g7czij, al i=;;Gt sh15sai IS 81
this icatul5 in :ii5 Es6s!ior!n fisssGss. iEa1io
have called sit: nt3a Is t.:;B Gfs7e and intcEc6s
ips mattes. lily hops vac grounded upou VS.
fast: that oue George w tho, fs7ofably Eao"n
10 fane. had, IL iha Virgins ConT2ls;ca, Ei2:e
than century es5, which mt Fer too oansi9 .
ration of ths Federal Co1Ss!tu:i5n, deoiaIoa,
"that the f7ead;n Of tie PRESS TGs ons u TIE
greatest buiIa;ks CT liEcrSy, aE'i should noe
be violatsd." Oas ii M TofGti i's3aG: 10
This Congress. vito his been sbrasa s2i asa
the opportunity. Of Witnessing the oppression
which bsfel thu p&aplo Iii European aounIrles
in consequence If tbs tT7annicat censorship
of tho Press, q alluaa 20 ny 75na2atio ffl'na
who sits nearest ne, Mi RlVS7,i WI c:G1 de
out in tho assertion tls., |;t:.9Gt ireeaoh 81
tho Press, there can 80 10 i7eea1m.-
| Freedom Of the Pfs5s, srs;d2u c. pCOhj
discussion, freedom Of popular ssseu Diafs'
end the writ OF naDsas corpus aTe iG5 Pina1S
| of libsrty in this 61d 81 2Jua'.ias- %hJ.
| this frsed5m ID iecosn.s Oh beth H:d:i q ho
| line but, I gri5To - euT: that si~ite c.
darkness, Ell tbs Present tlWe, is Ed!sSi G'st
the most sacred Of our tights. On tho 0thoT
side, upon the plea Of military necessity, al
Rt.efop. was mai5 10 uiirGc!s ths Press, bit
il has not be6a suco.daia! and, ! sn hhppY
{, say, that haret0fJrn tbs PTfss hsre has
met, in no INSTANCE, with IhJ Improper inter
ference.
| Bu: the Executive Of tbs Confederate States
| has now for thc first liTns put forward ior the
clnaideration OF tnis House this roo2mnaada-
ton 10 Congress, to give him rho p9War, 10
give the military authorities thu power &c d.
mil such editors and employees ae thsy may
please. 1t Simply moaUS ;his thu: ths Fresi
dent Of the Confederate Stat:5, the 1hlei Of Tbs
military Of this country, wants 10 det4rmlna
what papers shall Do printed and what shall
b. suppressed. It enact meau anything elise.
The system VI details so far has bean pro
ductive of tho grossest fraud sud corruption,
while exemptions could not hA. Why, cn-c
had recently tranapred III !is e:t7 in whi,tl
u man bad beun charged viii! fabsicatipg false
passports, ohargsd will coTupty obtiin;ng
passports; net only thst, lu: he mas charged
receiving q. largo sum or n1oity--Ootainlng
money undsr false aisn3es--t.ud 5sUau1o the
arms Of the Law we7s 90 short he was prs
vented from receiving the. yunisirnene which
he 30 richly eritsd. II Wa nianrl5 proysn
On him, yet the commissioner could not find
Flaw to convict him. II WAS, moreover. elsarl9
shown that ills Tr-:oh oa'Titi in h'a pQHstt
the recommendation from thu Presid56s Gi too
Confederate States ar,I tLe Secretary Of War,
which papers are clrsI passport u tue conf
denee Of this people; sad shib sleek individual
carries in HE pocket ali exemption FROM mill
tary duty because be Wsa writing 7'iusble
hintorY Of thia great wsr i1r tres'iUn nnd III
dependence.
III. FooTr then pro,:edzd u suppose ca.os
which might happen Ws'o th;s Law to prevail
placing 6 censorship on the Prcsd Hs de-
nnounoet thst portion n the message. Abe
Lincoln hiulself would n0t have dared to send
such L. message to ths Fsisral Co6gra5s. II
might be euppoaed that liz had taksS tits
stand to court the faEor Of the Pfsas. Thif
was not 80. lis had, lie believed, been de
nounced moro by tie Press thnn GnT mai il
this country, but notwithstanding that, he va;
not willing t. see the PTcs5 tfamplsd upon sud
our people made sla7cs. Our army will mol
DO increased IL this Es:aaUrs. IT ii weTo Il
pass wonlI instantly resign raJ sfat III Qol
sress / ses s, u.s. gentlemen laughing, bus !
epeak ths truth. ] have rs said, boa. d.
uouncsd by the Pseas, but j defy cny siitoT 81
them ell to sa7 that he9o done anything uu-
worthy Of principle or reputation.
learned long EInas. fIoEa dr.. Jsfers0n
that there is re danger 10 error, i! I'll lie left
free to combat il, r:!i thtr0 !s no 7ther gay
81 DO it than ty tho I:CsdJm af discussion aud
freedom, CT The Press. ain tired Of ttiE ooii.
tinual attempt to elaslays Our people, Gld !, to1
one. will never give my CONSENT 81 1t.
Mr.. BAAKJDsLs called for In, rsstinE 81 tie
resolution.
The recommendation Of TIA Pcssid1n, refer
II. e 81 4 d., ,uH
that the President had any idea Of suppressln9
or lnuzzliug tho Pfss5r or inssitntlng systam
Of hired journalism. lie nCsed to reler THE
to the COMMITTEES or Military A&aiTs.
! Mr.. FoOTf said that lie you'd Tad All Ok
sract from the R:chInoRI "EEqa;rsr." which
was no spe:ial irsaI 81 luz, hid na74f 1otf 4
word in commentator ri hin, and had iiiouled
him slo5essiTsly and fslioltrusly ri0Ta thar:
once The editor wa- IL inliIDats friond OF
his, though his father va. one Of his most in
innate friends, eni 10 had !SjWeht It little
unknd that he should s6ms:i:uoo haSe DreI
20 hardly attacked IL l!,o "Gluiui)s Of the
Enquirer" lie had b,on intimate With. add
ono Of the cIuusellorH 81 tho former 6tit5r. I'd
noble soul as sVor broathsd, And he would
now rsad from it. ia SUPPOSED Dol. Tyler
knew what be was writing about. Wss Col.
Tyler insspsf WGs JoLa u. Daniel Insane
Undoubtedly not.
We are here indebted II si ul.1.muas led
Press for tue infoTIaa:ioi.:
Ibid the President, uhen L: Recommended
this degradation 10 the Plase u his 13ontTy.
know that neither telegraph operators, work"
men in mines, eIEiIeeTs saoenakaI5, tanners
,1lacksniths, her Tilla7H" weIe exempt By
lau, end tho, his Recommendation pointed
only a. professors. tssoheTa. phyai3'ani. an.I
tho Press Of tho country 2"
Did not the writer Of tt,y Dasssags s. God
knows who it was, E6I d6 expect 10 EhoN
unless aome SphYnx sAeuid rise up 10 reveal
it. No doubt Mr.. Benjamin Vas By that lynx.
eyed Statesman. No doubt but he vas tEoTe,
ard they all met III nor co1isilil to G0lcoct this
msssags)-did not the President have tbs liz =
before him when 10 w1Gts tic Iaossage? l!
no did not know the lsT ho Va; unworthy Of
bic plsce. If 10 did. there vas evidently
some s.temp. at trick in this pToniscuous
miDgling Of detaiIc end tz:nlptiond This "a.
tsmpt was INDUSTRIOUS. Sni as denounced It,
Ho would dennuEce corruption anywhere In
high places There wa3 GO Eel whom be
feared to meet il jis1,;s6ioL-ho dcSed them
aI. TO use tho words Of Frederick Dhu-
| This rock snail IF
| From Ito E.E base :. zotn 80 l.
lie would hesitate to eIsrt tie poT5T 10
dstail aditors t. oIs Of tte alastlsS, snd the
President should Ia7sr haTe il with his cen
sent.
MIR. nAsga.LL, Of ny. desired t. ofsr 80 a
substitute tho following:
1t is the sense Of this H9usz. that tie pee
sent exemption is sufi,iantly narrow. exempt
ing one editor fer saaa newspaper, cad such
employees as LIE may certify On ceth ere lie"
cessary for conducting ths paper, and that he
law upon that sutjs rSqGiFes lo aiiau9a.
Mr.. DARxsDALE, rsfuaed to ali5T tie sub
ssituts to be offered.
The question being upon referring the Te:9.
luton Of Mr.. FcoTE. to tic Military Committee.
the yeas and nays Were oailed a'd resulted Gs
| follows: