Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-09-07
trsen a nan IS determined ,ha.

-, tvaen man is determined that
Einnag r.csiye information, it is OF ve-s
be Will No. 90 lay it bsfore kim. You may
~ Nus him, and print for him, he will sui
talk u ,r,nt. Anigaoraat man IS easily led
b. he envies the man OF an enlighsen-
asnay :" and would sooner vote for an IN
ed mp ,rd blockhead, tha& an honest and
RIl 1;sbs man Of talents aod learning. This
upli I # system leads TO riot aud anarchy
kiad !, :. : ls.ds TO absolute despotism, and
snifs o.,s 6ts the people to bearthat despo.
'sno'"'ss 6, that we fad our country NOT SO
tsa,' .,;0d those of Europe in the road to
far lbs, us. as many may imagine. We are
en a-sn,. violent and headstrong; we have
'sno, .nse, for any thing great and noble a
nol.sr mankind and We want nothing but
0 nsam,rte TO reduce US to as complete a
49,. D q slavery, as thar under which all
Enrop. now groans.
tn Tn. following is a summary OF Bona
1..,sd.cree for the suppression OF print,
pa. The reader viii perceive that the
In Of presses allowed in France is not
. .'se;tnt to supply the people OF France
sum ;,s .rboo books, 50 thar reading and wri-
.mll soon be confined to few in that
"'e ...d country. The American may re-
49, h. n!eases. on the conduct OF this
a,s,art ,yrant; he knows that this isSthe
ssrsr,ment Of which the majority of the
s.o,,,r !, the United states are SO very fond.
Tr.;.;;. ,h- government which all good de.
no,,a,s wish to support. And this is the
government in favor OF which we shall, in
! al probability, SO TO war IN less than a
The Business Of printing and bookselling
Is dtclar.d to be under an Inspector general,
assisted bv six auditors subject to his con-
troll. and other subordinate agents.
The numbsr of printing Offices after the
la January, 1911, is to be reduced shro'-
4 Out the empire--the numacr in Paris to BE-
six,y, each Office in Paris is restricted to
four presses, in &c departments to two
each. The printers whose Offices are sup.
messed to receive an Indemnity from those
Continued. Printers and booksellers to
produce vouchers Of good character, re-
! esiye patent and be sworn. In filing
vacancies preference is to be gwen to iami-
n lies of deceased printers
The minister of police, projects Of de-
III rartments and special censors are auxilia-
81 res 70 carry this great engine of despotism
1 into effect. The censor examines grasses
AID reports the projects and minister OF
4 paIice susread, aud the director general de-
cdes upon!he publication of any work. If
sny work be commenced and the publica-
hon thereafter be prohibited, the printed
sheets 10 bs scizrd and the types composed
&lhe printers would say, be thrown into
n pie. A duty Of fifty per cent. ad vG22renl
n on all French and latin books permitted TO
b: imported. No books printed or reprint
edoat Of France, to be imported without a
permit Cory rights secured to authors
and their widows during life, and to their
Children for twenty years. Copy rights
VYransferab!e. The first volume nf every
Sorkimported to be stamped. Every work
fceuced lobe printed to have affixed 90 the
Ute page the name OF the author If knowp,
and tie name of;he printer an omission
the latter ;ncurs fine and conGscation.---
hach printer to deposit FIVE copies Of the
WORKS ne may bc licensed to publish for
IL special purposes, in the prefecture of the
| l'patment IN which he resides, and in Pa
/ ism the prefecture of the police. pelne-
n "S S9oAsc'llng, type founding, book bind
Is "Saaa all connected herewith, are COM
rHeu IN the decree and subject to future
r. dispositions. There are many other mimi
& Of minor consequence which we have o.
E nNsed to notice.
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