The State guard. [volume] (Wetumpka, Ala.) 1847-18??, 1847-06-08
Printers as IA Glass.

Printers rs "a Glass.
We extract the following true ard
sensible remarks from the Flag s. Ads
gertiser, with an extract from an eastern
piper, which contains much for the re
lection of printers and ii they we've to
pay that attention to the subject they
should, that class OF our mechanics
would be the most independent Of any
that we have In our country
Its true no class of men are so poor.
Y pal for their services, which are in
valuable 10 The people and 1t is also
re That miserable aud petty system
OF rivalry in busiuess-unde rbtddins-
rs this ex'fact terms it, IS one Of the
causes Of his EVIL But. in this Statr
there is another cSuse. The press, with
some half dozen exceptions, perhaps,
is moi sustained by th1 publication OF
legsl advertisements ao1it,e Ire interests
Of The people rtqWreS Sbould be a1aGH p~o
hc an newspapers. Administrations aad
sheriff, are required 10 make cestain
publications, which do mol embrace a
uihe If The legal notices they should be
n Cured by law to make in the same
way. All property sold under execn~
ton shCuli be published in some news,
paper-and where II is not done fraud
nav be-. fraud has been, committed on
parties intei csitd Even the advertise
meni Of runaway slaves by sheriff il
evaded and we hesitate not 10 saw that
Il large majority Of the slaves sold oui
OF Jail in this State are illegally sold
inasmuch as The publication is NOT made
according to law. The remedy for ib>
is in the hands Ct the Printers: let them
show the advantages Of tie system Of
legal advertising which prevails in Ge,
olgla--let thee, urge this upon the at
terl'on OF the legisla.ure-and should
they be successful, The benefit will mol
alone accfue Ia themselves, but IT vii
ex;end to the whole community. Who
will move first in this matter?
PRINTERS AS A CLAss.-The follow
ing remarks made by l.. II, Re field,
Z q, OF Syracuse, a, social entertain
ment gwen by him TO his brethren Of the
craft, are en- iled 4 favorable consi.
defalun from printers He calls iheir
attention 10 an evil which they suffar
perhaps more seriousl y ,han any Other
class Of mechanics:
PRINTERS, as a class, are warm.
hearted, ardent in their attachments and
social in their feeling. They stand our,
and are distinguished from The great
mass Of mankind, as possessing more
Intelligence than any other class OF men
of equal number their peculiar bust.
ness Is calculated TO produce this dis
inclion, and to make them more INTEL
lsclual Nature must have been mig
gardly in her gifts if the printer should
lail 30 become intelligent.
But with the advantages Of superior
Intelligence and an elevated position in
he estimation of the world, why is il
that printers do not succeed better in
bnsiuess2 Why is so large a number
poor? II is not because they lack for
industry. forino class Of men work har
der. or more hours, or more diligently.
Neither is il because they are spend,
tluil,s, or lmprovdent with their earns
ings.
will tell you gentlemen: Printers
arc not paid IA far equivalent for their
services. And why are they not2 Is
II the fault of the public? No. | re-
qtel to say it is their own fault. They
alone are the cause of it. To obtain
business they often adopt The degrading
and ruinous system of @nderbiddtng
each other, TIL tn pI,ce which Is paid
lenders the JOB worthless, or worse than
bat, AN actual loss 10 The enc that is so
unfortunate as 10 obtain it.
fear this practice is too prevalent
all over the country. And may not
ask il it is moi also true 10 some extent,
mong The craft here2
No business. 2eall men, can be made
profitable wilhou! al least fair p'icps.-
Men may do business enough, and they
may work hard enough, even until old
age Giay dim THEN sight, and until they
are worn to Third nick and be poor the
whole time, if they do business With
out profit