The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-05-26
Grleltr0.
A Printers Declaration.

In late number of the CarliSe Dem
oerat, the editor, General Boyer, re
leases him self from those who have taker
his paper, without ever intending to pay
for it, in the following novel and bolC
Declaration -
When, in the course of rascally event
it becomes necessary for a hungry anC
half starved editor to dissolve the friend
ly bands which have connected him will
a band Of villainous patrons ( and t.
assume among mankind that separat,
and just station to which his poverty
and independence of spirit entitle him
decent respect for the opinions of hi
honest supporters equires that he SHOULD
declare the causes which haveimpellec
him to the separation
We hold these truths to be self-evident
that editors were created like other
men that they were endowed with GER
tain propensities; that amongst them
is disposition to eat, drink, and keep
themselves comfortably clad. To secure
these events laws were instituted among
men, securing to the creditor his honest
and just dues but when a villainous
$500 exemption act become destruct-
i've to these ends, it is our right to in
stitute a new system, laying its founda-
tions in such principles as to us shall
seem most likely to protect us in future
from all fraud and imposition. Pru-
dence, indeed, will dictate that friendship
long established should not be severed
for light and transient causes and ac-
cordingly all experience has shown that
editors are more disposed to suffer while
evils are sufferable, than to right them
selves by abolishing 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 design
to drive to absolute starvation him who
has labored for years to supply them
with their mental ailments, it is his
duty, to repudiate friendships, and pro-
vide new guards for his future security.
The history of these outlaws is history
of repeated injuries and insults, all
having in direct object the pecuniary
distraction of their best friend and ben
efactor. To prove this, let facts be sub
mitted 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, pork,
and poultry-although our appeals were
lcng, loud, and pathetic-fxings inesti-
mable to US, and formidable to rascals
only.
They have refused to supply us with
any aid whatsoever, whereby to facilitate
our business operations, thus rendering
us in measure incapable of pursuing
with a light heart and buoyaut spirit our
legitimate business the office in tn,
meantime, exposed to all danger of an
invasion from without and commissions
within.
They have combined with others, to
subject us to the worst grievances, for
eign to our good nature, and unacknow-
lodged by our laws.
For cutting off our trade with paper
makers. ...
For imposing debts upon US without
our consent.
For depriving us, in many cases, of
the benefits of market-money.
They have pluudered our pockets,
cheated our creditors, burnt our
fingers" and done sundry 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 injury. Men whose charac-
ters are thus marked by acts which may
define set of pluhdering scamps, areI