Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-06-07
A Printers Declaration.

When in the course of rascally events it
becomes necessary for hungry and half
starved editor to dissolve the friendly bands
which have connected HIM with villainous
patrons, and assumed among mankind
that separate and just station, which his pow
erty and Independence Of spirit entitle him to,
decent respect for the opinions of his honest
supporters requires that he should declare
the causes which have impelled him to the
separation
We hold these truths to be sefevident;
that editors were created like other men,
that they were endowed with certain natural
propensltes that among them is disposition
to eat, drink, and keep themselves comforta-
bly, clad-to secure these blessings, laws were
instituted among men, securing to the credi-
tor his honest and just dues; but when vii
lainous $500 exemption act becomes destruc-
tive TO these ends, it is our right to institute
a new system, laying its foundation in such
principles as shall seem most likely to pro-
teet 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 suffer
able than to right themselves by aboshing
the forms to which they are accustomed
But when long standing abuses, and a total
disregard of every generous feeling, having
in view the same object, evnce design to
reduce to absolute starvation him who has
lahored for years to supply them with mem
tai almeut it is his duty to repudate friend
ship, and provide 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 destruction Of
their best friend and benefactor To
prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid
mind:
They have refused, time and again, to pay
the first continental "dingbat," although re-
peatedly 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-fxins inestimable to us and
formidable to rsscals only
They have refused to supply us with any
aid whatsoever, to facilitate our business
operations; thus rendering US in measure
incapable of pursuing with light heart and
buoyant spirit our legitimate business; the
Office, in the mean time, exposed to all the
danger Of an invasion from without, and CON
vulsions within.
They have endeavored to prevent the
population of these States, by depriving us Of
the means necessary to feel and clothe the
young Naragansetts according to our de-
sires.
They have combined with Others to sub
ject us to the worst grievances, foreign to
our good nature, and unaeknowledged by our
laws.
For cutting off our trade with paper ma
kers
For imposing debts upon us without our
consent.
For depriying us in many cases of the ben
eft of market money.
They have plundered our pockets cheated
our creditors, burnt our fingers, and done sun
dry other cruel and barbarous acts, unworthy
the character of gentleman
In every stage of these expressions we
have pet.tioned 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 a set of plunderng
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 time
to time through the paper aud by letter of a
Black List" We have reminded them of
our circumstances, of our emigration and set
tlement il Carlisle We have appealed to
their sense of justice and magnanimIty, and
then we have conjured them by all the ties
of good fellowship, to send us the F." Almighty
Dollar" or we would inevitably interrupt our
connection and correspondence with them
But they have been deaf to the voice Of hu-
manity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in
the necessity which denounces 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 citi-
citizens.
We, therefore, the editor of the american
Democrat, appealing to all honest men for the
rectitude of our intention, do, in the name
and by the authority of our "better half +"
and nine small children, with one on 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, and
ought to be, totally dissolved. And for the
support Of this declaration, with firm re-
lance on the protection Of our honest pa
irons, We solemnly pledge renewed exertions
to our pen, our paste-pot, and our noble
scissors Carlisle Pa.) Democrat.
JUICE GoULD, Of the Ulster county, n. Y,
Court, has decided that married woman