The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21
Public Printer.

Public Printer.
We copy to-day an article upon this subject
from the Ca:roton Advocate, by which 1t will be
seen that S. s. Brooks, ESQ, Of Alton, intends
to establish democratic paper at Springfield, and
become candidate for state printer 1t has al
ready been mentioned in this paper that Mr.. IrE-
HER. of the Peoria Democratic Press, bad consen.
ted that his name should be used in connection
with that office, and several democratic papers
have expressed themselves in his favor. 1t is
true, it was nowhere mentioned that Mr. Il. In
tended to move his establishment to Springfield
in the event Of his election, though such we have
good reason TO believe was his purpose; and It IS
fact, and to the impression that there would be no
paper established at the seat Of government to OPP
pose the Register when the election OF printer
came on, that MIR. BnooKs has determined to COM
mence the publication Of one at that place. We
are no, particular who it is that may be selected TO
root out the rotton concern that now ollcIaies as
state paper; all we want is good, honest, capa-
bic man, who will print an Independent and dig
nifed paper, and who will have nothing to do
with corrupt cliqucs. We have already express
ed ourselves in favor of Mr.. ZrgBEn, and we still
believe that he is just the sort of man we want
as public printer. He is a temperate and indus
trious man--an able and fearless wri,er--and one
whom corrupt cliques can neither awe nor Sc
ducc. But Mr. BRooKs comes equally well recon-
mendcd, and from what we learn from individuals
who know him, we have no doubt he, too, is just
the right sort Of a man. Whoever the man
may be, we hope be will Immediately go on
and establish paper at Springfield and give the
clique battle on their own ground. tits of the ut
most importance that several numbers Of tho pa
per should be issued before the legislature meet
and that the publisher, whoever he may be, should
be ready to go on Immediately with the public
work, should he be elected. The State Register
would then have no advantage over him. The
point shall the Office of public printer DO given 10
an honest and deserving man, one who would do
honor to the station, or shall it he given to drunk
en-, gambling, bloated Bill Walters and when
this is once the issue, who can doubt the result
Tho prospects for new democratic paper at
Springfield never were better than at present.
With the exception Of but three or four, all the de-
mocratc papers in the state have shown their hos
tity to the State Register, and the corrupt clique
tina. controls him. His call upon the democratic
press for help in fro,cning do,on" those who have
opposed him, has been most miserable failure.
With the exception Of a little pretended neutral
bu. in fact whig paper, printed at Columbus Ad.
ans CO., probably under the control of |. N. Nor
ris, every paper that has taken any notice of his
appeal at all, has returned upon him heavy fire
aud fully sustained the course ofthoso whom they
were called upon to "irown down." Tho truth /,
too plain not to DO seem that we were correct in
our repeated assertions, that the State Register
and the clique are in very bad odor all over th'
state. and all that is wanting to root them com
pletey out, is little determination and courage
on the part Of those who have undertaken to dc
it, 1t is very probable our friend Mr.. Zieber o.
Mr.. Brooks will have to encounter the ierccst vi
tuperaiion and abuse from the clique, as who thai
has ever exposed their corruption has no'l They
have, in almost every county in the state, som,
cringing sycophant, who, though he may be be
meath our notice in the private walks of life, and
bankrupt in character and circumstances, still
has the power Of ''working and making c,' an,
be may furnish them with materials to dciame tn,
characters Of those who oppose them. They caI
also write letters themselves and publish them il
the State Register as emanating from the plac,
where those live whom they would dciamc. Blu
let not this deter their opponents Why care fol
their abuse Whom have they ever destroyed, ant
where do they Abuy their dead !" The fear of Ca
NADIA Peck, Sleepy Bill Walters, &c. &c, can Ger
tai,,Iy never diylearteu men who are actuated b.
lofty mgtiyes
The r.egster and the clique arc becoming des
pcratc. They know and feel that, il they ar
compelled to stand on their own merits, they mus
faII and the only hope, therefore, they have, is
raise false issue, by impusnins tho mo'iSes
those who oppose them, by sillifying their cha
RACERS, by denouncing them as wings, &c, an
.hu. diyrrting attention from their own corruption
IL shis point 10 we'll guarded BY their opponent
We must uot halt 10 bind up wounda We mu'
chUgs directly homs on khensy We must COZ
stsnily keep III siovs shs nsmtsssof ihppsxt lsg
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