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


We copy from The telegrlpbic cores
pondepce Of the Cincinnati Commercial Of
yesterday morning the details Of one Of the
most yiIianOus schemes for the muzzling
Of the press that has yet been attempted 10
this country. In 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
dcspoiic tendency Of modern Legislation
The Commercials comments upon The bill
arc 80 pointed aud so vigorous and at the
same time so just as to deserve the prom
incuce we give them here:
1.-THE thieves aud their friends IN and
out of the Senate Of the United States are
disturbed about the newspapers. IL hap
pens that there are several newspapers 10
the country that are not in ave Of tho Sen.
ators, or Of the ring of thieves who have
improved the District Of Columbia into
bankruptcy and who are the special friends
Of the 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 "viudicated"
Matt Carpenter has been put forward to
supply the law
"1'hc true intent and meaning Of tho
bill introduced into the Senate yesterday
by Carpenter, and passed, 80 to %, IS to
gag the press about The pompous Sound
rcls who nfcst Washington. The Repub.
Iican Senators generally voted for the bill
aud disgraccd themselves The old sedit.
ion law was by no means 50 Infamous or
impcrtinent as this. 0fcoursc 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.
"The impudent prctenSe that tho PEG.
pie and the press need to be cared for, re-
vised and restricted by Government, is q
Aimsy audacity. If there is any fault Of
the press greater than another it is tho
failure to speak in all faithfuncss Of the
iniquitics 10 high places. Tie half has
not been told Of the corruption in and
around Congress. lfcomplaint must be
made Of tho press, it should be about the
sin of omission. The couceited and fab.
by.hcadcd creatures Of the Senate are as
dull asjackasses, or they would know that
the press will scolf attheir law, and defy
and dcride them, and tell the truth on them
more aud more, disagrcceable as it may
be.
"Thore has for some time been nppar.
ent n disposition among the corruptlonls's
in Washington to attempt to check the nat
ural growth and independence of the press
This has been pressed IN bills discrimiuat-
ing against the large concerns, and the
Matt. Carpenter and Ben, Butler bill is
prepared with the same general purpose
II the bill should pass the House, of course
the President would sign it, for he is so
bullet.hoaded as to think all criticism of
the Administration is personal to himself,
and that all references to his movements
that are not in the nature Of songs of praise
are abusive. 1t is nothing new for bullet
heads and blatberskites and public jobbers
to be troubled about the press. We sup
pose they must still be troubled. They
require tenfold the attentions heretofore
bestowed upon them"