Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-05-14
REGULATING TuE rnrSs

porting to be for public Inform as-
nominations OF candidates. adver,;'
ments disguised as communicaliop.Se'
&c should be Reformed al,oge,s
The public" has been so long ;nd.,
ged IN this way, that august person..
has become like unto a spoiled ch;'S
and some OF bis representatives ocos'
sionally claim as matter of r;ass
what was at first granted as a az,
the countenances of some regular o..
toners of this kind are never seen -
any other occasion.
We suggest to our contemporar;o,
the propriety ofcharging a reasopabi.
compensation for the insertion Of ever
notice that may be offered, hymens.I
and obituary notices only exceeded
and the latter in ordinary cases shonl5
be required 10 be brief The printer
has to pay his full proportion Of N
contributions 10 the public purse, ana
why should he alone be expected IA
werk for nothing and find himself
THANK you, Sir" will not pay ofies
rent or wages TO journey men; neither
will that cheap and common remuoer
alton answer for marketing expenses.
all these items require the ready cash
TO say nothing of paper, types, ink
&c. which the printer must PAY for
or the manufacturer lose.
We think an adherence to the rnls
above suggested would have a god
effect in more ways than one, and es.
pecially in regard to the nominations
ofcandldstes al elections For instance
an individual thinks proper to display
his public spirit, aud forthwith he sends
q batch OF nominations to some ilckleSs
newspaper editor late at night, inst az
his paper is closing, whea il is IMPOSE.
BILE for him to ascertain whether ihe
person nominated have consented d
the procedure. To avoid giving eI.
fence he publishes the ticket, and thus
brings on his head The very calamity
ne had done his best 10 escape. I'll.
most then be al the trouble of amour
eng IN his next paper that Mr.. so and
SO is not a candidate. and was nomia.
ated without bis consent. Anolheg
consideration is, that nominations are
sometimes made from other motives
than those of friendship These wouR
be checked, If the printers demanded
pay Tor inserting them There is 10
good reason why man who is seek.
ing snug Office, should no, pay tn.
fle 10 the printer for making it knoHa
TO the public.
We have given above only small
sample OF printers vexations during
an e!ectieneering campaign. The re.
marks are general, The result of many
years experience in this city, and g
not intended to apply to any individa
or to any particular election has so re-
Gently occurred. Il
Having meniionedsome things which I
we think ought not TO be publsbei
without pay, we will close by adsest
ing to one hat we are of opinion ouga
not TO be printed for pay -the adsst
Using of wife. When an idle, drur
ken husband, By neglect, abuse and
perhaps blows, drtUes his poor viii
from he home and her children, he
onght not to be allowed to crafty or
Of the worst passions of the hunsa
heart by advertising Der in the pubis
papers, and forwarding all from trus-
ipg her ca bis account when in man!
instances, the fellow has no credit
his own. There are, no doubt sons
exceptions, where an unreasonable W
man will refuse to live with her hos
band, and may be disposud to run hHs
in debt, but even IN this case adVe'
tsil g her is OF no avail, unless the
husband can prove that the persoa
trusting the wife on his account hsa
read the notlce-and this he can seldon
do. in all cases where unhappy
may be necessary, let The HUSBAND
give notice TO those with whom he bs'
dealings will not be likely 10
give credit but do not degrade me
sex by advertising a wife as con-
mon Runaway. When The breach %
irreccncilable, and The conduct OF one
party grossly immoral or cruel, The O'hi
er can resort to the legal remedy, ans
obtain divorce
We should like to see this rtgn's,
ton extended throughout the state, ana
in other states say 700, bro'he