The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1802-12-22

uonE' ne lmpcrihable pride at the hu.
man heartrcvolted aganit compulhon. The
lPc6tre. Of defpotifin glmnered acrofs The
Mage, and Vanifhed.in eternal darknefS. The
Kramer oF this reiolution has not attempted 10
produce iscond .edition law; b,is the ton.
sof ms prediction excites iealouiy that he is
pot absolutely bottle to its exifence. MI
Smith iays that it is highly itnpolitic, as
we'll as H1conFifNtionaL to place anv legal
retsrsiht on printing preiies.' This is part
OF The hrit ientence OF the reiolution. The
iangaage OF 1t is unaccountablc IF M..
Smith had been lawyer, the firif rudrnenes
othis protection would have told him thae the
laws Of Virginia are engratfed upon its con
ittltltlon; and ofcourie, that, what is uncQn-
itltat'enai, ever can be dsgai The conf
tutien can do nothing that is Illegal Irs
ing it
Mi. sn'ith has bur TO open his eyes, end he
may lee how littis the citizens OF fate va,ue
the tRte lixiy of their delegates. 1t Is
Dur Tx years ago, finCe the aflcrnbly of G cot
sias declared the majority of their prcdcccAo-s
10 nave been infamous They tore their p.t-
eeedl 1gs from the rccct !, and Directed their 2t-
'0r.ey general to prot4cutc IONIC Of them for
perjury. rcnniylvania, when compared Is
Virginia, has q coaftitution Of Jelpotiiiu. Ycr
,he!e is regular battalion Of newspapers
kept IN pay, toattack aud rsvilc aluloE every
tHhS, which al aiIenblY can fav or do. Il,
'hat itate3 as well Is in all the ret, rciau~
ZION OF eucofnium, zach as that Of Mr. Smisi,
wou'a DC read by many peopc only that they
n''ghf ne fure to Contradict it,
L ne North Carolina Minerva OF The I'd Of
NoVehlher, affords ftrong fpcciaacn of the
VIII J, 4, n
nsid' by great number Of their coni}ituents.
he. writer goes amof as far rs print ave-
paper can carry hirn.# Even Conoreis, -
NOTE.
he whole article is here caft into nor.
chat the reader may Zee the traifaGfion at hi}l
iength. II prefents beautiful inifEance ii
denocfatl 81 oaconomy.-
e" On Friday la6, the legislature re-cic6iy5
1Nr. tales, their public printer; no other
peTion was in nomination For this oAice.
hfre are Tome circumstances wllici, atrend
ca TINS appointment highly worthy os note:
as Grey tend TO how tic Citizens Of North
>~"foiina, how nloA THANKFULLY they are n,f-
represented by thole who; by their duplicity
an ana Professions of attachment for economy,
nave won their confidence
on w edneiday laft, tie editor of this pa
per addreiicd the members of the aiIennblv,
by iettef, on the propriety ofdividirg the pub
ne work between the other primer and han
iei his plan, which appeared 20 cy,pedient.
A'ip' az tie tame time 10 realoaabie, alarmed
,he ccinocfats q riuch, that TO prevent q refo-
luton to this effect, Mr.. Hooks, rom Du
P'luf'noYed chat the public printer be ballotted
i "H on n, Tday morning, and was fecnnded by
Mr. cochran q Fayetteville tbs itor find
ing that hls propofals for diviGon were dc
feated, made an efFer 10 do the printing for tosy
@@HHrf4 p1nfds, a fum OF fur, b4nAreI a5lgaxs
leiS than what IS allowed to the fate printer.
nc honieof commons referred this memorial
70 comraitte of 3, and fent menage 70 the
ienate 10 appoint fInilar number, TO sake ingo
S"nhdcrAtloh the propriety Of diipo6inZ Of
5he printing by contFdGt but fhe Eenate
having Adjourned, gave the democrats an op-
poftuHity TO diitribute, out of doors, much
"ouie ag2nit the editor. If his fra propof-
tiqn created all alarm, the lah rouzed their
ItA!GntTtent ard Tome were 70 unguarded as
70 declare thcy would give their idol 1000
d"'iafs OF the public money in preference to
@.iioWi2g the editor TEN. Sdchis the patriotifm
o. thete honeit Legislators, who are continu-
any 0sH@T0fHg IN favor Of ECONOMY in 60
Fefhneht, he fenate, the next morning,
rejected the proportion Of the commons.
S9lat2 and Prrqnjftc5 Of the PsbEe Printer:
49, Dolls.
FOR printing the laws and Journals 1900
Carrying the fame to each county 40
Extra printing during Tire fsfioa rso
advertisements publifhed in the
otate Oazette 400
Laws and journals fold to lawyers and
other perfohs, not entitled TO them, 7c
Dolls. 1865