Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-11-05
Congress, tbroug!,,he Maryland Senator's


| Congress, through. the Maryland Senators
and Representatives, as early as practical
bile after the commencement Of the enSu-
Ing session. The Business Committee
also presented preamble aud resolutions
| in regard TO the recent Peace measures
passed by Congress, in which the mfiex-
ible attachment of that patriotic State TO
the Union, and its Constitution and laws,
| is expressed with confidence, and with
the cordial appreciation of the Maryland
press. The resolutions strongly rebuke
the opposition to those Peace measures
manifested in both sections of the u
Mon, and like those which were first
reported, they were unanimOusy adop-
ted. Three other resolutions were al
so reported by the Business Committee,
which, like all their predecessors, we're
adopted with entire unanimi'y. As it is
not improbable that the frst'named reso'
luton may claim hereafter the attention of
ouI own Legislature, and the others being
worthy of consideration, we insert all
three:
Resolved, That committee Of FIVE be APP
pointed by the President 10 prepare and present
to the Legislature at its next session, memorial
setting forth the Importance Of enacting law,
providing for the publication in the different
newspapers Of the State, fall laws Of an impor
| tant public character, and to provide for the
publication of the local laws in the county pa
pers; and that the President be the chairman OF
that committee.
2 Resolrei, That the editors Of this State will
mol hereafter publish the prospectuses of Period
reals and Magazines, unless paid for at the usual
rates Of advertising; We adopt this as one OF the
Rules and Regulations for the government OF
The Press of Mary land
g. Resolved, That in return for the many inn
portant services which the Press of Mary
are constantly called up TO render, and volun-
tarIly give to the pubic corporations of this
State owning routes oftravel, that the editors OF
the State are entitled 10 the usual courteSies OF
free travel extended TO editors Of other States
The plan Of publishing the laws in all
local papers under proper regulations,
would be as good in Virginia as in Mary
land The wretche practice on that
subject which here prevails, although gen
orally known, has rarely excited the CEN
sure it deserves. Oar Legislature for the
last twenty or thirty years, and probably
longer, has been in the habit Of spinning
out lis sessions twice as long as necessa-
ry for the public good so that the num-
herless laws they have enacted have been
generally promulgated about the time OF
the summer solstice. Virginals have
had about as much opportunity TO exam
inc lea scripia which has governed them,
as the ancients had whose humane legis
ator suspended his edicts sixty feet high
from the ground. Independent Of the OBJ
Iigat;on on the community to give WIDE
circulation TO its laws as soon as enacted,
the local press would be benefited by
even go small an amount Of patronage.
The scheme deserves coisidera ion. We
are not aware Of The necessity or proprIe-
" Of adopting the second resolution; but
in regard TO the third. it seems 10 be alto
gether reasonable, and so far rs Railroad
Companies in this quarter OF the State
are concerned, we believe they have uni |
formly granted the privilege of free pas
sage. al least to the metropolitan press.
We do not know that the courtesy has
been further extended. In The main OBJ
iect of the Baltimore Convention, the a.
bohshment of newspaper postage-we
cordially concur. lis continuance is III
paIpable violation OF the spirit of the age.
MARYLAND is small State with unequal
facilities Of transportation, and her con-
veniions in some central spo, are comPar-
alively of. easy accomplishment. In a
State of the size of Virginia the labor and
Inconvenience are greater. We doubt not
that the country press, however, will con
,ider the expediency of embOdying in
some form or other their own views and
sentiments on the subjects presented by
the editors of Mar, Iand.--Rich. Whig.
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