The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-06
From the Philadelphia Spirit Of The Times.
HARRISBURG, April I'd, IS43.

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HARo~pvRc, April I'd, ls43.
My dear Du Sole Satan has broke loose at Har.
risburg and between the election of State printer
and the Canal Commissioner bill, we have had a
most refreshing kck-up in the newspaper line and q
delightful bit Of political excitement As suppose
the particulars will please, well as interest your
readers, give them to you, sans fear sans favor,
neither caring two pins for the Governor, his friends
his enemies, the Wings or their ancient ally the
naughty man." In the first place, you will observe
| by the key-ston of Saturday, that that establish
ment with its editors, devils and paste-boys, its Tin
pedars and its hired scribblers has obeyed the CON-
mand fright about face" and is presenting arms al
its once sworn brothers. AS this movement is some
what funny in its character, though not calculated
to produce any result worth naming, must give you
the minute OF the somerset.
You are aware that the "Keystone," since
the present rpted owners became connected with it,
has enjoyed all The patronage which the admnistra-
ton could possibly put in its way. This was mat
ter Of importance. The paper had so few subscri-
bers, and had lost the confidence of the party such
an extent, that II could no stand alone than
| child OF SIX weeks. Accordingly, the influence of
the administration procured for 1t, last year, the
printing Of the house bills and this year, the print
ing OF the Journal an amount of patronage suffi-
cient in all probability, to prevent death by starva
ton for at least three months to come.
| Well; it happened, in 'the progress of human
events" that the present legislature determined to
elect State printer; and made two attempts to do
so. The keystone" petitioned for the support of
the administrator and besought its opposition to all
the other public Journals. The administration know
ing pretty well, suppose its cowardice, weakness,
and the extent TO which it had already pundered the
Commonwealth, refused its aid. Hence this fare up
friend who is acquainted with the whole matter,
has put me IN possession Of the details IL seem,
that on one occasion, an ostensibie editor of the
" Keystone" and several members of the Legis'a-
turc, were present in the Executive chamber One
OF the latter, handed the Governor paper and beg
ged hi ., as he was acquainted with the Keystone"
man, TO step TO The other side of the room where he
was standing, and deliver 1t to him. The Governor
did So itseems he didn't know at that time whether
| 1t was letter, or an advertisement Perhaps he
did not think or care any thing about it. Well, the
editors produced on Saturday article on the sub
Ject Of "Tylcism," and say that it is copy of that
paper, Even If it were, cannot what IL amounts
to. Their assertions, however, will receive no ere
di: Throughout the State Their characters are so
well known, that no man will put more confidence in
their statements, than IN their professions Of Demo-
crazy.
Keystone" have already pundercd the Common
wealth and have thus only been prevented from
carrying on their depredations The proof of this is
the fact reported by honest committee Of the pre-
sent Legislature, that these men, in bill presented
and paid for printing DONE (Which bill was rendered
upon solemn oath,) charged $1,000 more than the law
allowed item! This is well sscertained and undis
Puted. What economical State printers they would
have made
The personal characters of these editors are there
fore, if any thing than their political reputa-
tons. The value which they themselves set on their
Democracy, was the price Of few dollars of print
ing Their characters, men, have no value at ALL
They are, IN fact, such intellectual pigmcs that it is
honoring them too much even thus to notice them
Pu Ting together all their abors for three wears
l.queston much whether they have been able between
them, to perpetratc three columns of original mat
ter. Mr. Mckinley processes to be nothing more
than reporter Of nonsenscaI speeches delivered in
the Legislature Mr.. Lescurc is nobody at all Re
lore The discovery Of the famous bond entered into
by The three newspaper establishments at Harrisburg
the objects OF which bond u know, was TO unite
the keystone, Reporter, and State Capitol Gazette
into one paper secure all the public printing and pa
uonage LOT i'seii and come out boldly for Buchanan
Mr. H. had taken four several solemn oaths shat he
knew nothing about IT and never saw il. When il
was produced, his name was found appended TO IT.
lie was ready, therefore, to pcrjure himself for few
hundred dollars Nice man that valuable editor
The ingratitudc Of Lescurc, however ,urpasses by
far bis other acts. After he had proclaimed that his
store bad been robbed G) in PHILADELPHIA. and had
gotten into The Keystone Office every thing that the
administration could do consistently with lis dignity
was done, II seems, TO sustain him. Unknown to
Democrat IN The State-Poor-wtbou friends, with
out education, without talents, insignificant 10 appear
spce, and having no striking mental quality but self
conceit he was fed and clothed and warmed into DO
iitica life, by those whom he is now mpo,epty en-.
deavoring 10 sting
SO we 20. The whole affair is mere effuson of
Peeuniary disappointment, and will amount to no.
Thing. For my part hate deceit, and would advise
this migrate, (as he has probably by this time spent
his forty pieces Of silver to 60 and initiate the
example of his distinguished countryman yuda, Isca-
riot He may possibly by such an act save the pub
Inc authorities much expense and more trouble Uar
Uoeise'oa" as friar Bungby would say.
Man IN THE RoTuspA.