Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-03-11
From The National Jo'irrpai
Eco NMuNIC ATEn.l
TO NHtU SIC iFED.I =
THE SFNAf F AND THEIR PRINTl


By Joint resolution OF the two hof.ses con
stitutng Congress, each House elects, bicn
pially, printer, by ballot. as all other OH
GERS are elected. Upon being elected, the
printer becomes en- officer Of the House BY
which he IS chosen, and is imiaediateiy char
ged with important and highly responsible
duties, aud in the Senate. with those oil
delicate and confidential natuee- Such an
officer should be a gentleman, aad it maybe
| claimed on behalf of the Senate, that hs
sheuid use towards that body, and its mem
bers, the language Cd gentleman. Are such
! the qualifications of Duff Green, the present
printer Take the following extract from an
editorial paragraph in his paper of this morn
ing:
''To say Dething or the principle involved
an The measure, we find the whole list OF op-
position rallied TO man. and taking4t as
party measure we find the two Senaton
6om Maine, ore from New Hampshire, one
! from Pennsylvania, one frem New Jersey,
eae from Maryland, twe from Ohio, ene
! trem Indiana, one from Missouri, and one
from Louisiana. as a party, roitlg agGasa
The hsaatun sc5l Of their constituents"
Let as sssppose this language to be used
10y any other officer OF the Senate, ano sppEed
TO any individual member OF number Of laera-
! bers of the Senate, and what would be fhof
oi lt' s-et Us suppose, what iRdced can ne
yer happen, that the Secretary Of the Senate
should SO far forget what's due to his station,
as to declare that 1.-THE Vice Fresideas ma'
the organ ard head OF party, and fiat. in
contempt OF the knoarn ,siu of his constituents,
he exerted the influence Of his Office and the
weight of his casting vote, TO serve the par-
poses OF party organization Sappese thai
he puts this language on paper, and gives
TO the world through the columns Of the press,
with his own name thereto attached How
would this act be thought of, and how this
officer treated by the Senate, whom he had
so insulted, in the charater of its President
There can but one answer he given. He
would be taught that he does not hold bis Of
fee for the purpose of abusing the power up
on which he is dependent. DO the Senators
OF The United States esteemit an honour TO
be detained by their printer, 10 hare Their
purity called in question, their natives IN
pugned, their characters traduced. and them
selves represented as tritors to their constI'n-
cnts9 and all this by man who ribs IN has
coach by virtue ofthetr votea If they do, their
dignity is not worth defending, and shan
cbeerialiy leave it in his charge.
MONEY MAKERs.-Night before last a gang
of fellows were discovered in the exercise OF
the profitable occupation of manufacturing
Mexican dollars in the faubourg Lafayette.
Yesterday three of them, together with al
their utensils, consisting Of all kinds oiblscs-
smiths tools, dies of various casts. specimens
OF their ingenious productions, materials VIM
which they made them coin, were all brought
before Judge Besuregard. The three ar'i5ts
were committed 10 answer for their handy
works before the Criminal Court. The uten,
sis are left with the Judge for the inspeetioo
of ilse curious>-.E Oriedas Bee.
Large droves of hogs have been driven in
to Chicago, (Michasaa) iron d9ereRt Pa'fs
of Illinois, 10 be there killed and packed, AM
sent by way of the Lakes TO the Sew-K0rs
market