The Trinity journal., 1856-06-21
A Printers Declaration.

When in the course of rascaly events it |
becomes necessary for hungry and half
starved editor to dissolve the friendly bands
which have connected him with villainous
patrons, y and assume among mankind
that separate and just station, which his
poverty and independence of spirit enttlc
him to, decent respect for the opinions of
his honest supporters requires that he should
declare the causes which have impclled him
to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident
that editors were created like other men,
that they were endowed with certain natu-
raj propensities, that among them is dis
position to eat, drink and keep themselves
comfortably clad--to secure these blessings,
laws were instituted among men, securing
TO the creditor his honest and just Dues but
when vllainous $500 exemption act be-
comes destructive TO these ends, it is our
right to institute new system, laying its
foundation in such principles as shall seem
most likely to protect us in future from all
fraud and imposition. Prudence, indeed
will 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 sufferable than to right
themselves by aboliShing the forms TO which
they are accustomed. But when long stand,
ing abuses, and total disregard of every
generous feeling, having in view the same
object, evnce a design to reduce to absolute
starvation him who has labored for years TO
supply them with mental aiilncnt, it is his
duty to repudiate friendship, and provide
new guards for his future security.
The history of these outlaws is e. history
of repeated injuries and insults, all having in
direct object the pecuniary destruction Of
their best friend and benetactor To prove
this, let facts be submitted to candid
mind
They have refused, time and again, to pay
the first continental 'dingbat" although
repeatedly called on to do So
They have refused to supply us with
wood, corn, oats, potatoes, beans, peas
pork and poetry, although our appeals were
long, loud and pathetic-fxings inestimable
to us and formidable to rascals only.
They have refused to supply US with any
aid whatsoever, to facilitate our buinesS
operations thus rendering US in a measure
incapable Of pursuing with light heart and
buoyant spirit our legitimate business the
Office, in the meantime, exposed to all the
danger of an invasion from without and
convusions within.
They have endeavored to prevent the
population of these States, by dcprying us
OF the means necessary to feed and cIothe
the young Naragansetts according to our
desires
They have combined with Others 10 sub
ject us TO the worst grievances, foreign to
our good nature, and unacknowledged by
our laws.
For cutting off our trade with paper
makers.
For imposing debt upon us without our
consent
For depriving US in many cases of the
benefit of market money.
They have plundered our pockets, cheat
ed our creditors, burnt our fingers, and .
done sundry other cruel and barbarous acts,
the character Of gentleman.
In every stage of these expressions we
have petltloned in the most humble terms
our repeated petitions have been answered
only by repeated neglect and consequent in
jury; men whose characters are thus marked
by acts which may define set of plundering
scamps, are unfit longer to be the recipients
Of our favor
Nor have we been wanting in attention
to these men We have warned them from
lime to time through the paper and by letter
Of BLACK List" We have reminded
them OF our circumstances, of our emigration
and settlement in Carlisle. We have ap-
pealed to their sense of justice and magma
llmity, and then We have conjured them by
all the ties of good fellowship, to send us
the Almighty Dollar" or we would ineyit-
ably interrupt our connection aud correspon-
dence with them But they have been deaf
to the voice of humanity. We must, there
FORE acqulece i'll the necessity which denoun-
ces 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 citizens.
We, thcreiocr the editor of the American
DemocTat, appealing to all honest men for
the rectltude Of our Intention, do. in the
name and by the authority of our "better
"' "'i" "h0 ehldIl cHliureil, Win one OIL
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
nd on ght to be, totally dissolved. And
for the support of this declaration, with
hrn reliance on the protection of our honest
patrons, We soemnly pledge renewed exer-
Hon" to our pen, our paste-pot, and our no
o'e scIssors.-Cariisie Pa. Democrat.
FEMALE ARTHMETIc = Young Hlfe, (who
naS oeeh puzzing her dear little head with