, 1856-02-08
THE PRINTING QUESTION.

gerry JhSed plth the assigning, ASA octe"i
unscruprslOus, pizzerinettum, self,stylsd
democracy.
We will not, at this time, trespass upon
the attention Of our readers by recapitula-
ting the facts connected with the history
of Council Joint Resolution No. 5, in its
pilgrimage from one branch Of the legisla-
ture to the other, until the House finally
rcccded, and adopted it in the form it as
sumed in the Council, and notified that
body that the House was ready to receive
the Council in joint convention, for the OBJ
ject, as we are led to suppose, all hon
ora6le and honest men, might readily and
confidently have believed, for the purpose
of going into joint action upon the matter
or business set forth in the resolution by
which said joint session was convened, and
nothing else. Neither will it beIexpected
that we again review, at this time, the
conduct Of that knavish miscreant, and
perfdious scoundrel- -Clark-who, lost to
every sense of shame or honor-without
one redeeming quality to "give the world
assurance of a man." and the height Of
whose ambition is to become supremely
infamous-sought, and was awarded the
dirty job by kindred spirits, of moving vio-
lation Of the plghted faith of the House,
after the meeting of the joint convention,
that the said convention proceed to the
election Of Territorial Printer-an officer
which both branches Of the legislature had
agreed, by the terms Of said joint resolu-
ton No. 5, should not take place during the
session Of said joint cOnreHtiOn. Tho Coun-
Gil was explicit on this subject, else the
election Of all Territorial officers, eroept
printer, would have taken place under a
House joint resolution, introduced early in
January, by Mr.. Howe, Of Island, for that
purpose. There was not member in the
late House Of Representatives, but what
knew full well, that the Council VoiSI1 not
meet the House in joint convention for
the purpose Of going into the election Of
Public Printer. The majority in the Coun-
ell understood thoroughly the position Of
affairs as far as that officer was and is con-
cerued. They were fully convinced that
no vacancy legally existed in said Office,
nor would vacancy exist therein, until
on, or after the 2lst day Of April next
the date on which the present incumbent
was qualified by the Secretary Of the Ter
ritory Us Territorial Printer, and they had
every reason to believe that on, or before
the expiration Of such time, the laws, jour
nails, and other incidental printing ordered
by the legislature, would be executed and
ready for delivery. And the majority Of
the Council were firmly Of opinion, that,
by eleeting o Territorial Printer during
the late session Of tho legislature, they
would, in. fact, be but elec;ing an officer
that legally and legitimately belonged to
the nSrt legislative assembly to elect, and
which they, at this session, had no business
to interfere about or meddle with. 1t
would in fact, amount to the right Of one
Legislature doing business that properly
belonged to another.
But this meditated fraud on the part Of
certain members Of the House and Coun-
Gil, to entrap and coerce the Council, by q
Legislative trick, into the election Of q
Public Printer, had been contemplated, We
have reason to believe, from the time q
permanent organization Of both branches
had been effected, and as an item Of testi-
mony to demonstrate that what we say is
true, we will state, that, after the pretended
election Of Col. WALLACE had been made
known, certain person hastened from this
place to q neighboring town to spread the
news; and, in a conversation with ono Of
the initiated trietsters, explaining the man
ner in which the result had been accom-.
plished, his auditor coolly replied that
ltNOt was uO uCWo-tHos Hc OoS utVsFC WIN
ago, that such course sOOpld Be PHrsHed.'
Ono matter further In this connection
Apparent doubts were entertained by many,
land by some, too, who were well aware Of
the truthfulness Of our information), with
regard to our "WndergrOund" reporters al
Legation, published in this paper of the
18th ult. that whig and know-nothing
caucus was held on the evening Of the 18th
ult, when it was agreed upon, amongst
other nominations, that Col WALLACE was
to be supported for Territorial Printer.
Although we were taken by surprise at the
information, and had we not kROtOR our re-
porter, would not have given credence to
it, yet the sequel has shown that he was
fully posted up" in the premises.
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