The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-07
THE EDITOR OF THE OFFICIAL ORGAN
land PRINTER TO THE SENATE.


land PRINTER TO THE SENATE.
This naughty patrieian who arrogaies to himself
the power and privilege of fourth department Of the
Goyernmenl-and imagines he exercises an
influence accordingly, is admitted into the Senate
chamber in direct violation OF the rules. A priyi-
lege is extended TO him that is denied TO all others,
excepting such are particularly designated IN The
rules. This privilege, we learn, is claimed by and
extended to him, under the pretext that, he is an
officer Of the House and is thus embraced within the
rules. The printer OF the Senate an officer Of that
bodyf The black man, who is employed 10 drive
the wagon that transports the work. AFTER Is exc
cuted, from the printing Office TO the Capitol, is as
much There are but three officers Of the Senate,
the Secretary Sergeant-at-Arm and the Doorkeep-
err each of whom is required TO take oath before
entering on the duties Of their respective Offices
Does the printer take any oath, after he is elected,
connected with the performance of the duties Of that
charaeterl None whatever. Is he permitted to
be present at the Executive sessions of the Senate
Certainly not. Then he is not an officer Neither
are the messengers, whose duties require that they
should go into the Senate chamber TO deliver mes
sages, but not 10 stay there. They are mere ens-
ptoyees Of the Senate. So is the printer of that
| body.
| Where is the true Republican who does not wit
ness with disgust the manner in which this lretOr 81
The Executive exercises The privilege he has thus OBJ
tained2 A stranger would be led to conclude that
he filled the Office Of Mentor to some Of the members
of that body. He is seen with one then with an
other, and so on, until perha IS, he goes the round
thus of full dozen. Surely, there cannot be any
thing connected with the printing to require this
unless it be- to manGarre TO get up jobs Of printing,
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whereby he may De enabled to thrus, his arm deeper
into the Treasury, and fatten and luxuriale on the
money of the people.
Whatwill the American people say nay what will
the Senate say, when they are told that probably
this privileged individual enters their body with con-
cealed weaponsa We know, that for years the off
cal never dared to go TO the Capitol unarmed If
his acts rendered il necessary, in his opinion then
we should suppose he would think there existed an
equal necessity for it now Certainly he is not less
personal, vindciive and malignant now, than he
was then; therefore, he has equal cause 10 stand in
dread of chas isement. We hear that, his friends
say he goes well GATED. We do not doubt, that he
carries with him now, as he did formerly, a loaded
pistol.
Hardly day passes that we do not read of MUIR
ders committed by those carrying with them con-
cealed weapons and while many Of the State Lee
gisatures passing laws making it penal TO carry
them. an individual has special privilege extended
to him to 60 the floor of the Senate of the United
States, Who it is notorious did carry concealed wea-
ppns about him, and we believe does now because
he Is printer TO that body
The Grand Jury Of New Orleans have made a
presenment against this unmanly and cowardly
practice Of carrying concealed weapons. We COM
mend the following extract from il 10 the Grand Ju-
ry of this District tor the benefit of that member of
Congress who carries Bowie knife, and his COM
panon, the editor who carries loaded pistol in his
breeches pocket III.
"Carry,ng Concealed Heapons.-The jury have
reason to think that ifthose charged with the
ton of the law on this subject would only perform
their duty pihhom respect Of persons, that il Is amply
sufficient for the purpose In nine cases out of ten,
the Jury believe tn 1 the younger part of our popula
ton, who carry such weapons do more in con-
formily with mistaken view of its being the fashion
of the day. than from any other cause The gambler
who has such constant apprehension of detection in
his unlawful pursuits, carries them from other mo-
tives in either case the law should be executed In
full force and so unmany practice put down ef-
| fectually."