The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-04-03
PRESCRIPTION.

The National Inteligencer places the follow
ing paragraph from the Journal of Commerce, in
prominent place among its editorials, thereby
giving it full endorsement:
"The Salem Mass Register states that the
publication of the laws of the United States has
been transferred from the Portland Advertiser to
the Christian Mirror. The former is a Free-Sol
Wing paper, the latter Congregational paper,
which sustsins the Constitution and Laws So
far as we know, it is the first instance in which
the public advertising has been given TO a reli-
gions newspaper. But probably the Government
thought nrds Of no great use 10 publish the laws,
UNLESS THEY WERE TO BE oBEYED.p-Jogrndl OF
Commerce.
The Portland Advertiser has long been the
leading Wing paper in Maine 1t has never en-
couraged third parties or separate Free Soil or
ganizaton, but has fraternized generally with the
Boston Atlas, Albany Evening Journal, New
York Tribune, and Wing papers of that class. 1t
concurred with Mr.. Webster in relation to the
question of the nomination of General Taylor,
but did not concur with him in Withholding from
the Administration of that honest old man. cor
dial support. When MIR Webster abandoned
the Wing ground in relation to the question Of
Slavery in the Territories, it declined respect
fully to 20 with him, but published the whole Of
his speech, dissenting courteously from certain
portions of it, abstainng however, from any man
Hesitation of hostility to him. and allowing CORES
pondents to lsud and defend the speech long after
il had ceased to speak of 1t. Since then, II has
never wavered in its attachment to the Wing
L. mat IN
to schism, but it has praised the Administration
where it could conscientiously, and generally,
where it could not, has been silent, laboring to
unite adherence to Principle with loyalty to Par
ty. The insinuation Of the Journal of Com.
merce, that it has countenanced disObedruce to the
laws is mean and false, perfectly in keeping with
the character Of that Journal
We have nothing to gain by thus speaking Of
the Portland Advertiser, the editor of which We
are scarcely acquainted with. But, we wish our
readers, and the liberal Wing press throughout
the country, to know the price to be paid for the
friendship of the Secretary of State and his Pres
ident.
The Advertiser does not seem TO be much cast
down. The closing paragraphs Of an editorial in
its columns on the matter are quite spicy;
1--WE cannot close, however, without noticing
the fact which must be gratifying TO the friends
of the Hon. Secretsry-that in this, as in several
other transfers Of the patronage Of his Depart
ment, he appears TO manifest, in these his decin-
ing years much moro anxiety for religious than
political support. May he better deserve it, and
be more successful In obtaining it.
"The Advertiser will continue to be published
as usual. II hes been published n Locofoco
State without patronage, State or National, for
many years Under Tyler, 1t was cut of very
soon. This time II has Jared a little better. But
it has steadily supported the Wing party and
Wing principles and will continue to DO the same
kick out from under them the ladders by which
they have assembled, II they choose. But the
proudest ediAcss cannot be erected without
bricks and mortar, and our services as hodmen
in the Whig party will still be needed, notwith.
standing we no longer publish laws BY authority.
at would have been very simple thing for vi