The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-06-25
The Liberty Of the Press.

Inc LlDeEty oI tne FiSSe'
We copy from The telegrsPbic cores
pondence VI The Cincinnati Commercial Of
yeserdny morning the details Of one Of the
most yilIi,nous schemes for the musrling
Of the press that has set been attempted 10
this country. 10 France or Spain some.
thing Of this kind would not be unusual or
out Of the common course, but 10 Ameri'
ca It is an anomaly aud may well startle
the people into some recognition Of the
despoiic tendency Of modern Legislation
The Commercials comments upon the bill
are so pointed and so vigorous and at the
same time so just as to deserve the prom
iuence we give them here:
"Tbe thieves aud their friends 10 and
out Of the Senate Of the United States ore
disturbed about the newspapers. Ii hap.
pens that there are several newspapers 10
The country That are not 10 awe Of the Sen.
ators, or Of The ring Of thieves who have
improved the District Of Columbia into
bankruptcy and who are the special friends
Of tho President Of the United States
Several efforts have been made to extend
the Jurisdiction Of Boss Shepherds Police
Court over the United States. They fail.
ed for lack Of law The "vindicatcd"
Matt Carpenter has been put forward to
supply the law. ",
1.-The true intent and meaning oRtho
bill introduced into the Senate yesterday
by Carpenter, and passed, 80 to %, is to
gag the press about be pompOus Sound.
rolls who infcst Washington. The Repub-
lcan Senators generally voted for the bill
aud disgraccd themselves The old sedit-
ion law was by no means 50 Infamous or
impairment as this. 0fcourso the press
will make red.hot war on this shame.
The Administration Senators are as foolish
10 this as the Monarchists Of France in at
tempting to restrict suffrage.
"Thc impudeut preteusc that tho peo-
pie and tho press need to be cared for, re.
vised and restricted by Government, is o
Aimsy audpcity. Ifthcre is any fault Of
the press greater than another it is tho
failure to speak in oil faithfulness of the
iniquitics 10 high places. Tie half has
not been told Of the corruption in and
around Congress. Ifcomplaiut must be
made of tho press, it should be about the
sin of omission. The conceted and fab.
by.hcadcd creatures Of the Senate are as
dull asjjackasses, or they would know that
the press will scott at their law, and defy
and dcride them, and tell the truth on them
more aud more, disagreceable as it may
be.
"Thore has for some time been nppar-
ent disposition among The corrnptiOnis's
in Washington to attempt to check the nat
ural growth and independence of the press
This has been pressed 10 bills discriminate
ing against the large concerns, and the
Matt. Carpenter and Ben. Butler bill is
with the same general purpose
Ifthe bill should pass the House, Of course
the President would sign it, forhe is so
bullet HEADED as to think oil criticism Of
the Administration is personal to himself,
and that all references to his movements
that orc not in the nature Of songs of praise
are abusive. 1t is nothing new for bullet.
heads and blatberski,es and public jobbers
to be troubled about the press. We sup
pose they must still be troubled. They
require tcnfold the attentions heretofore
bestowed upon them"