Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-06

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deem duty oapPrize YOU of the fact and through
you, the members fthe General COMMITTEES
1T will afford great pleasure to act in COMFORT
with the Committee in all that the great
Interests of the party, and have no doubt but the
present union will greatly facilitate those interests
| Il have the honor to be- very respectfully,
= JAMES WATSON WEBB,
| In behalf of the Editors,
! Was he not unable, with the aid of Major Noah, to
obtain the recognition of his paper the organ the
| Republican Committee? Did he not, after having
assaulted Major Noah, we have already shown sti-
Pulatc with him for the of his name, under ebeief
that the name of the whom he had abused would
advance his pecuniary interests"
Congressional Docun'euts-Gaies s. Scutou.
we promised not long ago (and we will in a short
time redeem it) to publish at large, the Debate ON
printing the DocuInents--for some months the che.
sen theme of Jackson vituperaon against Gales and
Seaton, Editors of the National Intelligencer, and
the opposition minority in the Senate of the United
States In the mean while, we extract from the
Camden u.s. G Journal, Ia Jackson paper) a letter
from Judge Smith of S. c., explaining that proceed
ing, and the true of opposition it in the Sc
nate. Such is the high standing of Judge Smith in
Virginia. for political integrity, that his opinions will
weigh down the interested slang of Duff Green and
the ylndicve cooperation of his copyist in this
city.
From The Camden Journal
a a., etter from the Hon VIM Smith, to gentleman
| DC read With interest by our citizens
! WASHINGTON CRY. March 49,
| My Dear Sir have by this MORNINGS nn; 70
ceived your favor of the 10th inst in which you say
my vote for the allowance to Gales & Seaton for
printing &c. is welded against me with considerable
effect Upon that subject you want my reasons for
my vote. &c ! will give you them briefly
! The documents intended to be published were off
of print and would shortly be lost entirely unless
reprinted Gales g. Seaton are the best printers in
Washington Mr. Livingston, of Louisiana, de-
voted jackson man, who his aid de-caurD at the
battle of the 9Th of January, 1915, at New Orleans
and now extremely devoted to every measure that
General jackson proposes. He was republican Of
93, has never deserted the Jefferson or Jackson STAN
dard He IS, moreover, very literary gentleman
and is distinguished member of the u States
Senate, from the State of Louisiana This gentleman
1t was, with all those high claims to attention who
offered the resolution for printing the documents and
for them to be printed by Gales & Seaton He Offer
ed this resolution and supported it. The most INTEL
| ligent printers in Philadelphia and New York were
consulted and decided that the price was very rea-
sonahlH one. The calculation was made by Mr..
Lowrie, the Secretary ofthc Senate. He made the
utmost calculation, taking all the documents, whether
necessary or unnecessary. and with them ALL would
amount only l08 900, very inconsiderabIe sum-
when compared to the Importance of rescuing these
documents from the oblivion to which they were
doomed shortly to go, unless reprinted. But it was
well known that instead of thirty volumes not more
than twelve fifteen volumes at most would com,
prise all that was necessary for future use. This
utmost expense. Whilst this resolution was in pro-
gross, by which Gales 81 Seaton 20 do this work
at So 25, who called himself Greer offered to
do this printing for So But nobody knew Mr.. Greer
! and nobody believed that he knew any thing about
printing. When his proposal was not attended to.
Duff Green, who TO doubt, had used this man to ret
Job for himself came out and made his own propo-
SAL TO do this job for one half of what Gales g. Seaion
had proposed. This was evidently not with a view
to benefit the public, but to procure Job for which he
expected to be paid at least much as Gales g. Sea-
| ayp in in I'll;
way: lie was to set out at So 62J per volume and
when done, he had nothing further to do than to have
1t certified that he had lost 81 62J per volume and if
would have been given him at once. This would
have brought it up at least to the price of Gales &,
Seaton. This was consequence that Duff Green
knew would most assBredly follow not as a favor "a
him in particular, but what Congress does everv dav
for other public undertakers He was to undertake.
1t as the public printer to Congress- and he was iust
as certain OF obtaining this relief he was sure he
should do the work.
This was made party business by those who
w'shea TO procure the contract for Duff Green.
the journal account of its personal illusions IT
He published that had voted for this large sum that
might favor the distressed family of seatsn. This
knew nothing of 1t was truly oratuitous bod
every to believe that he had made this rcnrc
sentntion that it might reach home for no other mr.
pose but TO enable my enemies, politically mean TO
put me down. assure you upon my honor SO far
from doing what did to favor Gales 81 Seaton. that
had not been in either of their houses for seven years
We are not on friendly terms. But knew they
would do the work far better, and as cheap If not
cheaper, III the end. L have other reasons which
weighed on this occasion. Duff Green is the nrn,cr
to Congress, and gets slowly that we ca get no
documents to send to constituents until thev ara
published broad IN every newspaper.
Besides all this intended before the business ,vas
begun, to reduce the number of volumes at least one
hsf by nterposing resolution to stop curtail the
BOOKS oil this sort which shall hereafter be cver to
the members of Congress.
But, my dear sir, the great offence of which have
been guilty, IS, have remained TOO long in the Sc
nate. There arc two or three other gentlemen who
want my place, and who cannot wait until serve out
another term. This business is of piece with tho
attacks made on me in 1922 l have offended abont
to the same degree in this case. have been in the
senate eleven years, and by opposing the various
Sc TOr f,,,,po III.