The true Democrat., 1856-12-23
The RuhIic Prinlpr

 The Public Printer.
 Our little article of last week, offering our unhappy neighbor of the Gazette the consola. ton he so much needed after his sad defeat for public printer, seems to have stirred up all the bitterness of his nature. It has been said that to divert the mind from one cause of grief to another alleviates its sufferings. We trust our neigh feels better after the indulgence of his 1 bitterness against us in his last issue, and we say to him, in all sincerity, if such indulgence affords him any relief whatever, he has our free permission to proceed in 1t. As his abuse in jures no one, we are too happy to serve our dis consolate neighbor at so tritling an expense.
 The editor of the Gazette is a persevering songster but he exhibits no variety in the mu- sic he furnishes. He sings over and over the same old songs, and worries down the patience even of his friends. The song about the lle- gality of the printing of the acts and journals of the last Legislature which he sung so often last summer, and which was so universally con- demned, he now again repeats. Alas! poor fel- low, he seems to have no idea of public opn- ion, and but small degree of selfrespect.-- Defeated, disappointed and maddencd, he ap- pears to have lost both his judgment and his taste. One of the proudest and most approved acts of Gov. Conway's administration was the printing the acts and journals of the last legis- lature. The people desired to see those things it was their rght-and they thanked Gov. Conway for the publication and distribution of them. There was but one voice in condemna- ton heard, and that voice. like the old tory's in the revolution, is ever heard, amidst the rejoic- ings of hi; countrymen, crying Jeef! 6eeE 6eefi
 The editor complains of the few thousand dollars expended in printing the acts and jour nals When this government, from motives of economy or any other motive ceases to pub fish its acts and doings to the people, there will be an end of all sponsibiity-an end of all rcpubcanism. The money expended by the State that is most fruitful in its benefits to the people, IS the money expended in printing pub lie documents. It is democratic to inform the people of the acts of their public servants; the reverse is dark-lonternism
 The editor tells us, now that he is de- feated, that he ",souH not accept office from the present General Assembly,! What a disinter- ested declaration Before announcing so rash a determination, had not the editor as well waited until office was offered to him? The editor of the Gazette can, however. with as little danger of personal sacrifice declare that he never will again accept office from the peo- pie of Arkansas. He might gain some credit for the declaration, he certainly cannot lose any thing. The detcstible, proscriptve doctrines he has advocated, during the last eighteen months, have created an impossible gulf be- tween him and the favor of free and gene rous people.
 The editor is dissatisfied with the election ot a public printer. He objects to the naaner in which it was done-of course he does. It could not have been done to suit him by de- mocratic legislature. The fact that he WIS de- feated so badly was more dispIeasing to him we suspect than the fact that too individuals were elected If, however, his quibbles afford him any relief, we do not object Notwith. standing the sympathy we expressed for him last week was so ungracously received we cannot refrain from renewing the expression oi il. We really feel compassion for our unhappy neighbor, and why not tell him of it?