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you would relieve me from attendance in the House at night, and give me an opportunity to write up the Journal for the next day. These requests you half-way promised to comply with; but you failed to render me the assistance desired, although a resolution had passed the House authorizing you to employ temporary assistance. Your engrossing clerk, although not working except during the sessions of the House, you allowed two assistants; and you yourself divide the labors of reading clerk with Mr Lamer. Of me you exacted the full performance of the duties of Journal Clerk unsided, and regardless of the accumulating work occasioned by the rapid reports of committees. Although I am a rapid perman yet of clearly foresaw that the first day that an extra amount of work should be done by the House it would be impossible for me to get the Journal ready in time; that exigency occurred yesterday, and you promptly and abruptly discharged me from your employment. Under ordinary circumstan