Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-02-11

cet3ctd7y q INe treasury.
Hon. A. G. DopGE, of the House Of
Representatives Of the U. s.
City Of Washington.
4 CsuMB Of Federal 4lcanncss-U IN.
67ushing Impotence Some two or three
weeks since the representative editor Of
the federal sheet at Iowa City threw out
hint to the members oflhe Legislature
that he wanted the printing OF the laws,
BY asserting that Iowa City was the
proper place to have them printed. This
hint the editor at the time supposed sulii.
cient to guarantee 10 himself the support
OF the Federal members. But alas! how
tickle is human nature. Another week
or two, and it becomes necessary TO
bring falsehoods and s,ratagem to aid
him in securing "lhe loaves and fishcs.:'
On the 9th ult, this would be great man
and se.fstyled printer addresses petit.
ton TO the Legislature. representing hin,
sell as SHE only printer IN The Territory,'
who is in possession Of suitable type 10,
the printing Of the laws. This inior,na
ton, this crmmb OF q printer asserts, is
given ''simp.y and solely with view o
putting you The members Of the Legis
la,ure] in way to make an enlightened
and appropriate dectsion.'' Oh Brass
thou nrt doubly brazen.
We know not what kind Of s:new ana
elegant type this brazen image Of con
ccil may have, but TO Judge him BY ''his
own works. we Gun come to no Other
conclusion than that his ssncw and Gle
CANT type" is cut out Of Iowa wood, and
like the ''engraving" at the head of hi.
sheet, is beautifully proportioned. II
this be tho case, we are led 20 coincid.
with the editor in believing that his is tho
only suitable type for printing the laws
for inasmuch as great number Of thu
laws are made for home consumption
they should be printed with homemad.
type and BY homemade printer, for the
purpose Of encouraging homemade man
ulactures.
But to look at tho matter in seriou.
light, we doubt much whether there is ,
printer in the Territory b. his polite.
what they may, who will not condemn
tho course pursued by this would.bt
General Printer. We subjoin the follow
ing extracts from the Reporter ane
Hawkeye, as evidence that we arc no
alone in censuring this unheard d
course:
''Billy Crum winds up this very exLIcHr.
ENED and patriotic documcn. by assuring
the HONORABLE LEGISLATURE, THAI sshis only
wish 10 to have your (iheir) decision IN ref
erence thereto, made in an enlightened man.
ner," ny GIVING HIN The PRINTING.
| u II were not for his extraordinary nod.
esty, he would have, nc doubt, added, tha,
he is the only PRINTER Of a character etrict-
~ suitable to be made use OF by some par.
.iculaf members Of the Legislature. TIM,
the printer is like his types, tcaden, and ma y
DC put INFO any form 10 suit ahe purposes Of
the compositor and the deril. is sure case
Upon ss.he sober second ,houxh,.n VIC
have concluded 10 subjoin Billy. letter 10
the Legislature, u.s. rare specimen Of hi.
epis,olary style, as we'll az OF the young
coon'. power in diplomacy. !. would seem,
however, from present indications, tina. The
legislature are in no mood 10 rat-ify any
such treaty as the one proposed"
Reporter.
sOur friend Cru.n has grown very face
'icus and very modest and very disin,eres,s
OF late, and we shall endeaYor 10 illustrate
these truiis in his character on some o ,her
occasion, when we have more time.
The iden tina, be is more capabIe OF print
ing the laws than we are, is truly laughable.
II we did not think every body knew bet.
ter, We should undertake 10 prove ,he con-
teary."
Havkeye.
The Richmond Wing announces the
death Of Thos. w. White editor Of the
Southern Literary Messenger, on the
morning Of the 10Th inst.