One Officer Owning Another
Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
June
Year
1846
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text
Gcorge Watterston, of Washington cily some few years sirice, was LibrarÃan to Congress. The Messenger attached to the office was Geo; Watterson's slave! - The offices of LibrarÃan and iMessenger are both held undër the General Govurnment. The salary of the LibrarÃan is unknown to us - probably from L2,000 to 83,000 a year. That of the Messenger is $700. Thus one officcr of the government owned ariother - nnd the salary of the Messenger was paid, not to the öflïcer but to the ownerof the officer! - Watterston was, and probably is, a Whig!