Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-12

geneta' government las none But, TO retotn
from this depression to Judge Smiths letter
From The Camden journal.
A letter from the Hon. VIM Smith. to a gen
ileman in this town, extracts from which an
pear below, will be read with interest by our
citizens.
WASHINGTON CRY, March ID.
My Dear Sir: have by this morning 8 mail
received your favor of the 10th inst ~ which
you say my vote for the a llow ance 10 Gales IL
Sea'on for printing, nc. is welded against me
with considerable effect. Upon that subject
you want m, reasons for my vote, &c.
will give you them briefly.
The documents intended to be published
were out of print, and would shortly be lost
entirely, unless reprinted. Gales & Seafon are
the best printers IN Washington. MIR. Living
sion, OF Louisiana, is a devoted Jackson man.
who WAS bis aid de camp at the battle of the
9Th Of January, 1915, at New Orleans, and
now extremely devoted TO every measure that
Gen. Jackson proposes. He was republican
of 90. has never deserted the Jefferson and
Jackson standard. He is, moreover, a very
literary gentleman, and is now n distinguished
member of the United States Senate, from the
State of Louisiana This gentleman il was,
with all those high claims to attention, who
offered the resolution for printing the docu-
ments, and for them to be printed by Gales u
Seaon. He offered this resolution, and sup.
ported il. The most intelligent printers in
Philadelphia and New York were consulted,
aud decided that the price was a very reasona-
BILE one. The calculation was made b, Mr..
Louvre. the Secretary of the Senate He made
the utmost calculation, taking all the docu-
mpnts, whether necessary or unnecessary, and
with them all. it would amount only 10 $l0S,-
600, n very inconsderabe sum- when compar-
ed 10 the importance OF rescuiag these docu-
menfs from the oblivion 10 which they were
doomed shortly TO go. unless reprinr ed But
il was well known thai, instead of thirty vol
umes not more than twelve or fifteen volumes
al most would comprise all that WAS necessary
for future use. This would have reduced il To
S50,O0O. Now this was the utmost expense.
Whilst this rrsoluIi0n was in progress, by
which Gales Il Sealon were TO do this work AT
IS 25, man who called himself Greer, offered
to do this printing for So But nobody knew
Mr. Greer, and nohahy believed that he knew
any thing about printing. When his proposal
was not attended to, Duff Green, who, no
doubt, had used this man 10 geta job for him
self. came out and made his own proposal, 10
DO this job for one half of what Gal S L. Spaton
had proposed. Ihis was evidently not with u
view to benefit the public, but to procure job
Cor which he expected to be paid at leas, as
much as Gales & Ssalon had proposed, if no
more. This explain in this way: lie was to
sci out a. s. 81 l.2 per volume. aud when done,
he had nothing further to do than 10 have II
certified that he had lost 81 ~ 10 per volume,
and it would have been given him at once.
This would have brougb, II up at least 20 the
price Of Gales & Seaton. This was conse
quence that Duff Green knew would most as.
suredly follow, not as a favor TO him in partic
ular, but what Congress does every day for
other public underlakers. He was to under
take il as The public printer to Congress, and
he was just as certain OF obtaining this relief,
as he was sure he should do the work
This was made party business by those
who wished to procure the contract Tor Duff
Green.