Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-10-02

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of the proper officers to see that they pay
it,"
! The Advocate here asserts, in a rounda
bout way, that the laws, the subject of his
history, were taken to Cincinnati to be print
ted. All that is truth; and is entitled to the
more respectful consideration, in as much as
1t is rare thing to find an article of thai
stamp in the columns of the Advocate. Iii
true, we took the laws to Cincinnati and
printed them there; we have never denied
1t, and maintain that we violated no con-
tract, nor disregarded any stipulation which
we had assumed, in doing so; for proof on
this point we refer TO the late history of the
revised laws, where our contract is fully set
'or'h. Nothing appears there, binding us to
print In this place or that, and if it was the
intention Of the contracting parties to com-
pei us to print here, why was it not so stp-
ulated in the contract?
1t is also true that the resolution which
the Advocate inserts in bis history was
passed, and that our bid was given in under
1t. 1t was then our intention TO do the work
here, and had the contract been given us
Immediately after our bid was put in, as II
might have been. as to have given us time
to procure materials, &c. before the adjourn.
ment of the legislature, the work ,rould have
been done here. Bat such was the delay in
giving US the contract, though our bid was
lower by several hundred dollars then any
other; SO long were we kept in suspense,
unable to make any contracts for materials
or workmen, Except on uncertainties which
might subject us to great loss) that, when it
was finally decided by large majority of
the Legislature that we should take the cons
tract, 1t was found to be almost an impossi-
olllty to procure material and hire work
men sufficient to do so large job here with
IN the time allowed us for completino if
The first resolution relative to printing the
laws,was introduced, Dec. 10, House Jour
nal page 1870. Urder that resolution we
made our estimates for bidding; our bid was
given in, January 2lst or 22d; but it was
not determined that we were to have the CON
trait TIL the 18th of Feb. House Journal,
page 57l and even then no time was fix
ed upon, nor were we allowed to siipulate
when, copies of the laws to be printed should
be furnished US, which in fact were not fur
nished till the 18th Of March. AT this late
day, with the contract on our hands, and
knowing that the public were depending on
US for an early publication of the laws, with
a larger work than we anticipated, and after
being advised and even urged by members
of the legislature to take the work out of the
state if it would hasten the publication, we
resolved to do so, and accordingly took the
laws to Cincinnati and printed them there.
When this intention was made known to the
Secretary of State, he made no objection,
but very readily gave us copies of The laws,
intended for publication, knowing where and
how we intended TO print them. Whether
he was induced to do so,because in that wav
he would release himself from the trouble of
experimenting the printing, or from other
motives, we do not pretend to say. Under
all these circumstances, every candid man,
we confidently believe, who looks at all the
facts, will admit that we were fully justified
IN the course we took.
Again, the Advocate asserts in his history.
keeping up his usual mode Of DECEPTION
by giving part only OF the facts, when the
whole would clearly show the Dubious sense
Iof his remarks to be equally false and base.
that we did not deliper $500 co,ies of the
laws on the LIST day of July, as we were
bound. Why is not the Advocate willing
here, as he processes to be an impartial his
torian, to give the whole truth without dis
guise? Why will he not say, that one form
only of twelve pages falls short, about 50
sheets, Of the number necessary to make
$500 copies complete, while of other forms
there is an equal and even a greater mum
her of sheets printed more than is needed
Such a statement would have shown, (aIl
we have contended for, and all we no,o con
tend for,) that our contract was executed in
good faith. and completed, by a fair construc-
tion, so far as to release us from any further
penalty, after we delivered the. last form con
lainlng part of the index and the secre-
tary's certificate. 1t would have shown, too
that there was no intention on our part to &c
fraud the state, or ask cent In payment for
work which we had not actually done. Il
has cost us as much to print the sheets
which we delivered, though they will moi