, 1856-02-29
Under the foregoing law, j. W. WILEY


was elected territorial printer, April l7th,
1854 and as such, qualified within ten days
afterwards. GEo. b. GoUDY was elected
printer, January 27th, lS55-deposited his
bond with the Secretary within ten days al
forwards. but was not officially recognized as
such, or qualified, until the 2lst of April,
following, after The expiration of The gear for
r6ich the first printer tcas eIected. This trans
pired in accordance with the decision and le-
gal Interpretation given to the law by Secre-
tary C. II. Mason.
In view of the foregoing, We claim that
Geo. B. Goudy is the present legal territorial
printcr that he is entitled to all the rights
and benefits of said office until the 2lst Of
April, 1856; and to continue as such, after
that time, until his successor is elected AND
qualified"
We furthermore contend that the laws and
Journals of the late legislature, belong, for
execution, of right, to Geo. b. Goudy.-
In compliance with suggestion contained in
circular of instructions from the Office Of
the the Comptroller of the Treasury, early
in the session he requested Of the chief clerks
of both branches, that copies Of the journals
might be furnished him from day to day, in
order that the execution Of the printing
could proceed regularly along with the ses-
sion. About one half Of The eo~nca journal
has thus been regularly Jurnished-6oth J0Dr-
mails hare been commenced, and considerable me
cIanical labor, DC, has been bestot0ed on them.
As far as furnished, those journals are still
in his possession and since the adjournment
Of the legislature he has demanded, OF the
chief clerks, full copies, which they have re-
fused to furnish. The present printer, has,
in all things pertaining to his duty dis
charged It promptly, up to the time that
the majority in the house disgraced them
temselves by the mock joint convention cleo
ton arrangement. He is prepared, at q
days notice, to re-commence the work on
the journals and laws, which, but for the
fraudulent conduct Of the majority in the leg
stature, would very nearly at this time have
been ready for distribution.
We ask the people to remember these
things. Let them recollect that in conse-
quence Of the unprecedented conduct Of the
pizzcrrincktum majority, although many new
laws have been enacted, and many amend
ments also made to former laws, the people
will be deprived Of knowledge Of their sub
stance, or of the recorded conduct Of their
servants for months, and perhaps year to-
come. But enough for the present. Let
the people determine whose fault it is that
the publication of the public work will have
been unnecessarily delayed.
We seriously believe that neither Wallace
nor the majority contemplated that the pub
lie printing should be executed, until, as they
fondly anticipated, another "tOOOl" and
midRigM" majority could be elected, that
would endorse and ratify the infamy Of the
last. Their object would seem to be, to
have the whole matter of printing deferred,
and referred for adjudication to the next leg
islaturc- trusting to the chances Of its be-
ing pizzerrincktum in character-meantime
keeping the people in ignorance Of the en-
aetments passed or OF their daily proceed
ings. But unless We are grossly mistaken in
the honesty, intelligence and spirit Of the pcO-
pie of the territory, these political charlitans
will find, after the next election, "that their
riilainy has Orerleapsd Itself"
Although we have long since ceased to be
flattered by compliments, yet, coming from
the source itdoes, we properly appreciate the
notice taken by the Oregon Staiesman, as to-
the manner in which the Pioneer aud Demo
eraI has been conducted.