THE spIarr or THE FREE PRESS.
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 TAe following Iadicious. and vesy moderate. re- marks upon the subject ef Mir. Ri,ehie's expulsiOa fresD the floor of the Senate. we sopy from ne SsHs York EsrniRg POss, paper edited by wttLrAnC- BAvASr. wbo is by universal eoDseH, seksOw- ledged to be the first poet in America

 ~THr wAsHlxcrox Uxiox.--In the re- pored Proceelings of Congress on Wedpes- day, We find he. following resolutions, in trodneed by Senator Yulee. Iisre follow the resolHiions.l E.

 Ii is rather tlifEcuit to ind tn the Union of inc 9th, ihe article which gave occasion 10 these resolutions, We say it IS difficult, because there does noi appear to us lo be anything in that paper which could render such resolutions necessary. The whig press have seized upon an synonymous eommuHi- cation over tie signature of"Vindieator, ' q, the cause of olence. f..ts. sABut when the Senate of the United States Snd Il necessary 10 lay aside their public dn- ties end enter upon an investigation of hon. or aggrieved and wounded by an anonymous eommnniea.ion that may appear in any news paper conducted hy hands as experienced as those at Washington, ii will present sur prising spectacle. il it is necessary for them to look after anonymous communications, l however bitter, these wiil be no end to their labors. The whole opposition press of the country will sooner or later be arraigned be- fore them, and we shall have at once a cen- sorship oi the press in full blast.

 e. But whether the offensive article is an anonymous communication. or written by the editor of the paper, is matter of little moment. The Senate of the United States are political body. whose action and con- duct are public, and open to the investiga- tion, scrutiny and animadrersion of every citizen- It ls true they form part of the supreme government, of lhe country, yet they are but the representatives of the people, and Il would iil-become them to assume more dignity and respect than attaches to the peo- pie whose servants they are. Shall those words then be libellous when applied 10 the Senate, which are not libellous when appli- cd to a large portion, or all of the people :: In the discussion of public matters shall the press have unlimited freedom of speech both as addressed to the entire people or parties. but when the Senate, which is composed oi the representatives Of parties, IS spoken of. must il be done with soft words and guarded phrasess Shall there be one law for the press when speaking of the people, and another, and more rigid, when speaking of the conduct of the servants of the people' "We are no friends of an abusive use of the press, yet we are extremely jealous of the last infringement Of it's liberties. The remarks of the Union in relation to these proceedings tn the Senate are made with an intrepid spirit, and are worthy of perusal."