GREAT wHIG VICTORY ~!
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Attempt to nIzkle the freedom ofhe Press!


In the Washington Republican of the 27th uit, we
find the following record of shameful and bastard
iy attack on the Editor of that paper.


ever since we have had charge of this press we
nave for expressing political opinions freely and
Iess not only been the object of every species
and SANDER, and persecution but have BEEN more thai
once personally assailed.


On last Saturday afternoon our person was attacked in
our own Office by Mr.. F. B. Saterthwaite He came to
our ofce about IA o'clock, p M, and demanded from
US the names of the authors of two communications pub


shed IN our last two numbers, entitled ga Merted
Reouke" and the other signed ''Tom Crngle I" After
same conversation told him that the of the
thors of the two articles in question would be given up
to him by O'Clock the afternoon. What does he
then do: Did he act he should have acted? Let his
conduct answer Instead of being satisfied with u.s.
waiting till the proposed hour, which we thought
sonabe enough, he seeks immediate revenge by an as
sault upon u.s. After the assault made he will


ling to wait till o'clock, and agreeable to previous pro-
mise the furnished him BY that time. This
Is synopsis of the occurrence taken from full
count of the matter written and our possess
sion, and can be by any person Office for the
correctness Of which we refer to the witnesses.


We have felt 1t our duty to say thus much about this
matter We might say more, but main object in


cIng 1t at all is to put to rest report literally circuat
ed by our opponents which is calculated to injure


AS for ourselves, do not desire to wound the feel
ings of any But we do intend, at all hazards, to
defend ourself and the of Democracy. If con-


nued attempts made to injure u.s. we and Demo-
cratic friends determined hurl back the darts with
all the power with which able and shall make
them cut where the wound will be felt most, and where
it will be most likely to be best tortured and estersd by
the agonizing gaze Of the public eye