By the Constitution Art. 2. Sect. 2. The president is authorised to nominate and w[ith] [the] advice [?] to appoint certain enumerated Officers," and all other Officers of the United States" [whose] [undecipherable] [?] herein otherwise provided for [?] whose [appointments are] not [herein otherwise] provided for — [undecipherable] [?] [?] [?] established by Law." But Congress and where [they] vest the appointment of such inferior [?] may by law [vest?] [?] appointment in the president alone, Officers, or the [courts?] [?] in the Departments. Courts of law, or in the heads of Departments. Is a Printer to the President an Officer of the United States? Is he [?] to [?] [?] [?] [?] by [?] [?] his office [?] [?] nominate [?] the Senate. — It is evident that there ought to be a public Printer, not only to publish the Laws, and Papers [?] [?] [?] Printed [?] [?] [?] other [?] and Official what either [Province?] [?] [?] [?], but [foreign?] and also [?] Papers, as Departments, but [?] [?] Papers, [?] the different [?] to which [they?] [?] [?] [?] [?] authorize. It [does?] sooner to [?] [?] President [?] exercise to Power as President not granted to him by the express Words of the Constitution, or [?] implied by some Exposition in that Instrument. — be [they?] appoint a Printer, who [calls?] the Printer to the be [?] [?] but he cannot be considered [?] as a President but he [can?] be considered [?] as a private Person, and entitld to [?] Compensation, without without a law ascertaining the Sum. If the Departments employ that Printer, [?] to pay for his Services and Compensation as [the?] [?]. I would suggest — Authorising [a?] Printer at Washington — [?] [?] Senate could not be induced [?] [?] [?] [?]. [?] [?] [?] [?] to [?] order to [?] against [?] [?] Persons of unquestionable [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] Printer lost [?] attachment to the Government [?] [?] [?] to publish, United States [?] whose [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] Dollars, [?] [?] [?] to publishing [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] Papers which other [?] [?] all Papers [?] [?] [?] [?] Departments, [?] [?] Government [?] [?] [?] Departments of Government shall [?] [?] [?] [?] shall [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] the place — [?] [?] to appoint, and [?] [?] [?] Officers. Printer, [?] [?] [?] President [?] [?] by [?] shall It will be said [?] Printer — [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] appoint [?] can [be?] appointed [?] [?] by the President, [?] [?] [?] [?] [undecipherable]