Washington telegraph., 1853-03-02
A Printers Declaration.

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crat Gen. Boyer releases himself from those
who have taken his paper, without ever in
( tending to pay for it, in the following novel
and bold declaration:
''When in the course of rascaily events it
! becomes necessary for hungry and half
starved editor to dissolve the friendly bands
which have connected him with band of
villalnons patrons (D and to assume among
mankind that separate and just station which
his poverty and independence of spirit en-
titles him, decent respect for the opinions
OF his honest supporters requires that he
should declare the causes which have i'm
pelled him to the separation
We hold these truths to be selfevident
that editors were created like other men,
that they were endowed with certain natu
ra, propensties; that amongst them is a
| disposition to eat. drink, and keep them
selves comfortably clad,-to secure these
blessings, laws were instituted among men
securing to the creditor his honest and lust
dues; but when villainous $500 exemp-
tlon act becomes destructive of these ends,
it is our right to institute new system.
laying its foundations in such principles as
to US shall seem moss likely to protect us in
future from all fraud and imposition. Pru-
dence, indeed, viii dictate that friendship
long established should not be severed for
light and transient causes; and accordingly
all experience has shown that editors are
more disposed to suffer while evils are suf-
! ferable, than to right themselves by abolish
ing the forms to which they are accustomed.
But when long standing abuses, and total
| disregard for every generous feeling having
in view the same object, evinces a design
to reduce to absolute starvation him who
has labored for Years to supply them with
their mental aliament, it is his right. it is his
duty to repudiate friendships, and provide
new guards for his future security. The
history of these outlaws is history of re-
peated injuries and insults, all having in d.
rect object the pecuniary destruction of
their best friend and benefactor To prove
this. let facts be submitted to a candid mind.
They have refused time and again to pay
us the first continental ''dingbat,' although
repeatedly called upon to do so.
They have refused to supply us with wood.
corn, OATS potatoes, beans, peas, pork. and
poultry-although our appeals were long,
loud and pathetic-fxins incstimable to US,
and formidable to rascals only.
They have refused to supply us with any
aid whatever whereby to facilitate our bust
ness operations: thus rendering us in mea-
sure incapable of pursuing with light
heart and buoyant spirits our legitimate bu-
siness; the office in the meantime, exposed
to all the danger Of an invasion from without
and commissions within
They have endeavored to prevent the pop
ulat;on of these States. by deprivng us of
the means necessary to feed and clothe the
young Narragansetts according to our de-
sires.
They have combined with others, to sub
ject us TO the worst grievances, foreign to
| our good nature, and unacknowledged by our
laws.
For cutting off our trade with paper max
ers:
For imposing debts upon us without our
consent:
For depriving US, in many cases. of bene-
fits Of market money.
They have plundered our pockets. cheat
ed our creditors, burnt our fingers" and
done sundFy other cruel and barbarous acts,
unworthy the character of gentlemen.
In every stage Of these expressions we
have petitioned in the most humble terms ::
our repeated petitions have been answered
only by repeated neglect and consequent in
/ jury. Men whose characters are thus mark
ed by acts which may define a set of plum
dering scamps, are unfit longer to be the re-
cipients' Of our favor
Nor have we been wanting in attention to
these men: we have warned them iom time
to time through the paper and by letter of a
BLACK List" We have reminded them of
our circumstances-of our emigration and
settlement in Carlisle We have appealed
to their sense of justice and magnanimity,
and then we have conjured them by all the
ties of good fellowship. to send us the al
mighty Dollar" or we would inevitably in
terrupt our connection and correspondence
with them. But they have been deaf to the
voice of justice. reason and humanity
We must, therefore, acquiesce in the neces-
sity which denounces our separation, and
hold them as we do all others like them.
scamps when they don't pay us. when they
do, the best of clever fellows and good cit-
zens
We, therefore, the editor of the Ameri-
can Democrat, appealing to all honest men
for the rectitude of our intentions, do in the
name and by the authority of our better
half" and mine small children with one
on the bosom," solemnly publish and declare
that these men are, and of right, ought to
be stricken from our list of subscribers, and
that all connection between them and us is
and ought to be totally dissolved. And, for
the support of this Declaration, with firm