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ficc. It Avas removed tlicnce to Columbian Hall, Stearns's 

 Building; and finally, Jan. 11, 1831, to its present quarters. 



8. The Salem IIegister. This paper was commenced 

 during the first year of the present century, May 12, 1800, 

 ■when the first number Avas issued Avith the title of " The Im- 

 partial Register." It Avas published on Monday and Thurs- 

 day, by William Carlton, ayIio had AvithdraAvn from the 

 Gazette, and dissolved his partnership in the book business with 

 Thos. C. Cushing, several years before, as we have already 

 stated. The Register started in opposition to the Federal party, 

 and during the violent political struggles which ensued, was an 

 able supporter of the Republican cause. It selected for its 

 motto the folloAving lines : 



" All parties here may plead an honest, faA^orite cause, 

 AVhoever reasons best on Nature's, Wisdom's Laws, 

 Proclaims eternal Truth — gains Heaven's and Men's applause." 



Dr. Bentley aided Mr. Carlton in his neAV publication, as he 

 had previously done in the Gazette, and his famous Summaries 

 and variety of miscellaneous and local articles, soon gave the 

 paper a decided character. In a few months, Aug. 7, the title 

 Avas enlarged to "The Salem Impartial Register." This was 

 continued until Jan. 4, 1802, Avhen the word " Impartial" Avas 

 dropped, leaving " The Salem Register." At the same time 

 the original motto gave place to the well known verse which is 

 still printed in the paper, and which was written impromptu by 

 the late Judge Story, who is said to have scribbled it in pencil 

 on the side of a printer's case : 



" Here shall the Press the PeoiDle's Rights maintain, 

 Unawed by Influence, and unbribed by Gain; 

 Here Patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw, 

 Pledged to Religion, Liberty, and Law." 



During the autumn of this year (1802) the editor, Mr. 

 Carlton, was convicted of a libel on Timothy Pickering, and 

 suffered imprisonment therefor. This occurred just after the 

 election of a member of Congress for this district, when Jacob 

 Crowninshield, the democratic candidate, was chosen over Mr. 

 Pickering, who was the federal candidate. The Register had 

 asserted that " Robert Listen, the British Ambassador, distri- 

 buted five hundred thousand dollars amongst the partizans of 

 the English nation in America," and intimated that Mr. Pick- 

 ering might have partaken of " these secret largesses," " some 



