, 1854-06-03
A word 10 GFumblerS.

We fear that large majority Of our readers will
never thoroughly understand how difficult II is for
person engaged in the conducting Of public Jouna
to please every person, or even fractional part, with
either the matter of its publication. Could
even MAJORITY Of the reading public he made sensi
BILE, that any publisher Of newspaper Observing the
name) generally endeavors to use his best efforts or
the qualification of his readesat the same time keep
ing an eye to the duty he to the state terrific
ry in which his lot has been cast-we opine that
grumbling and fault finding would soon be at u dis
count.
A divided duty, Is an extremely difficult one to dis
charge satisfactorily, and we at present find ourse
occupying that very unenviable dilemma.
In the first place, there are a class Of readers who
appear to feel interest in the perusal Of the laws
passed by the recent legislature and GRuNBLE because
they occupy so large share Of paper to the ey.
clusion Of other matters Of general interest
Another class embracing the legal profession, judg
es justices of the peace shers cOnstables and coun.
ty officers in general, desire the publication Of the
laws as paramount to every other consideration. 1t is
necessary for instance that the assessor should know
the description of property upon which the law au.
thorzes tax TO be levied, and it is equally important
that the taxpayer should know the per centum IT.
qured to be collected The duties of judges of pro-
bate-of administrators and executors the act rca-
ting to justices of the peace and consables and the
practice before justices Of the peace the act TO regu
late the practice and pleadings in prosecution for
crimes the act relative to crimes and punishments
and proceedings in criminal cases-the practice act,
and many Others have been loudly and earnestly de,
manded for the benefit Of the public and We have been
compelled to crowd almost everything out of our col
umns in order to secure their publicity.
Once and for all, we will briefly state the relation
which we sustain towards our readers and towards the
territory:
1t will be remembered that before the adjournment
of the recent Legislature that body with the aid of the
commission, framed code of laws which entirely sr.
persceded those which had heretofore been extended
over by Oregon All the laws OF that territory in
force here, were repealed
The legislature then authorized the publication of
the laws in the PIONEER 4 DENocRAT, legazing
the laws thus published, competent Of being read
in evidence, in any court Of justice in this territory
until the first Monday in August next
1t having been utterly impossible for to print the
laws in book form, to be made available for coun
ty and territorial officers in the discharge of their i'm
mediate duties the only alternative left has been 10
follow the instruction and direction Of the Legislature
and commence the publication Of such laws as arc
most urgently required in giving direction to county
officers and others, in order that they might know
what to do, and how TO do II.
The question is-shal we have no laws at all, capa
BILE Of being acted upon, until published in book form
and thus. for some time to come permit the action Of
the legislature to remain dead letter-or shall they
be presented at once, in order that all may have an
opportunity Of becoming acquainted with, and be d.
rected by theml
We shall proceed as heretofore, until they arc con.
cuded-devoting such space convenience will per-
NIT, to matters of common nteres-hoping, after the
laws are all published, to make suitable amends for
the space they have occupied.