Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-03-16


,hor;tv of the Postmaster General, he pronoun-
ces the facts intended to be conveyed by me !"
the information gave the house, as posh'rety
untrue Sir. am not now about to complain
of The coarse language in which the gentleman
has couched his denial. presume ne seiecta
that which was the most congenlal TO MS ie''
mos. and the best adapted TO his taste.
fMr. SAUNDERS roseto explain. Mr. WRIGHT
n, FIRST rcfus ed to give way; but, on being ,"-
formed thar MIR. S. did not intend other reply
cave way. when Mr.. S. said he had felt autnor-
ized. by information received from the fos!,
master General, to pronounce as ne hao eo"e.J
Mr. WR1cHr resumed. The gentleman's ex-
n,anat;on makes no difference. He now says
he felt authorized to pronounce the information
intended TO be given as positively false-lior
tina, is the fair import ofi;) This Is rather
strange language TO use on tins hoor. or
saw it is not in the power of the gentleman 10
produce any authority from the POSTMASTER
General for contradicting the facts intenaee
to convey to the House. What are the facts!
said the New Hampshire Printer, that maze
SO much noise about the printing OF the laws
being withheld from him, had mail contracts OF
greater amount than the whole sum Pald ior
printing the laws in all the newspapers. Inc
gentleman, on authority, admits he has con-
tracts 10 the amount Of S2,9S5. Was what
said. then, not true? II is true he had mail con,
tracts. II is true his mail contracts are OF much
greater amount than the sum paid 10 any one
Printer for printing the laws, but 1t is not quite
as great in amount as | had supposed. That
is an immaterial circumstance. The commu-
nication, on which the gentleman relies, from
the Postmaster General, shows that the sum
paid this New Hampshire Printer, on his mall
contracts, though not quite as much as suppos'
ed, yet is about thirty times as great as he re-.
ceived for printing the laws, for the loss oil
which he now bowls so pteously. The gen
teman should have the whole advantage OF this
error. The Printer in this district the gentle
man SAYS, has transferred his contracts, and only
retains lien for his advances, and draws the
money on the contract until he is paid Sir,
wort saw, on the authority OF the Postmaster Ge-
neral, that the information intended 10 be con-
viewed in the statement Of this transfer is posi-
lively untrue; but will say, do not believe
the statement in the sense the gentleman has
given it to you. We have species OF thing In
the Western country called men Of straD. do
not know whether or no the gentleman from
North Carolina is acquainted with them; but
will venture to predict this pretended transfer
is to some men of straw, got up as mere pre-
4ext or cover, and that the Printer, still enjoys
all the profits of the contract and is the real o,cn-
sr. The Postmaster General is in no way 10
blame for this; the contract was for service at
great distance from this city, and II could not
be expected that officer should know every per-
son to whom a contract is transferred. Ill am
right, an imposition has been practised upon
him. call upon the gentleman to say where
he gets the authority of the Postmaster Gener-
al to pronounce the Information / intended TO
ptrs,o IL m aV
be natural enough Tor one so addicted 10 pry
into the motives Of others, to slide into the er-
ror Of the gentleman. His method OF getting
rid Of facts, and of placing men in hostility to
each other, without any act OF their own, has
the charm of novelty to recommend II. III he
lived as far East as he does South Of us, he UNI
doubtedly would have his invention patented,
and, ten to one, in these hard times, we should
have him travelling through the country vend-
ing State, county, and single rights 10 use his
improvement. Ifhe should engage in such bu-
siness, and shall come into my State, think he
will find some counienance. Our People have
been somewhat taken in with patent rights, but
they will probably esteem this invention equal
to that of winged gudgeons; that have been so
extensively sold among them. In the absence
of money, they will enable him 10 complete his
assortment of light wares, and give him wing
ed gudgeons in exchange FOR his rights, upon
equal terms.
The gentleman from North Carolina says he
had his feelings excited by the picture drew
on former occasion, of Catalina, the traitor,
whom his frierd from Tennessee introduced in
the House. My tone, and manner, and empha-
sis, showed to him conclusively that General
Jackson was the man for whom intended the
allusion. He asserts that while was willing
to wound, was afraid 10 strike; and then az
firms, with deep toned emphasis, that when the
People shall learn that gentleman on this
floor had so far presumed on the latitude Of de-
bate, as 10 institute comparison between an
ancient traitor and the man they esteem hero,
they will receive the Information with one burst
Of deep execra,ion and indignant contempt
The gentleman from Tennessee, (Mr. Hous-
ton now disclaims any allusion to the Presi-
dent. Why then did he, introduce Catiline?-
He tells US il was merely in illustration! Illus
tration-of what, pray you? The gentleman
had rung in all their changes, his potent catch
words Of bargain, intrigue, management, and
corruption and iniquitous coalition, (Which he
how repeats and dwels upon in delight) against
the President and his Cabinet, and their friends,
and then he vociferousy exclaimed in triumph,
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