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

SSlt' "oeh vi Tue Wnole sum he was to
receive. Ours is precisely similar case,
though, considering the size of the two
works, and the number of copies of each +,
be printed, the deficiency in the revised laws
is by no means as great as that which the
publisher of the private acts was permitted
to make up without a word of strife. Our
contract, we maintain, has been executed
honoraby and in good faith, so far as to
clear us from any forfeiture, the Advocate
to the contrary Notwithstanding; and we ask
no more indulgence than we may of right
claim, no more than has been extended TO
others, to fulfil it to the letter so far as the
number OF copies is concerned
HE REVISED Laws AeAIN.-Ihe F9r-
Itelt. The Advocate will insist, that we
have forfeited from one to taco thousand dol
lars on our contract, and s'that it is the
duty of the accounting officers to see that
we pay it." How does this appear? Win
The Advocate be so good as to tell US that?
Has The Slate sustained damage to that
amount, by any misnanagement neglect,
or failure on our part? Nobody will con-
tend that it has. On the contrary. the
Pnblicis now enjoying the benefit of ear
three thousand dollars which we have ex-
PEI labor and materials furnished
tort.~us Of the State, for which we.have
yet received but nine hundred dollars in
return. And ifthe Advocate will counsel
the officers OF government to withhold
compensation for service performed in
good faith for the benefit of the public.
merely to crafty private enmity or party
luminosity, we hope hereafter, he will
omit, for the sake of consistency, 10 talk of
honor or dishonoroble conduct.
Has the State, we would also ask, suf-
tered damage 10 the amount of two thou
sand dollars, claimed by the Advocate, in
consequence of any delay which zOe have
Iinterposed to an earlier distribution of
the laws? Let us see. Our contract
was TO be completed by the first of July.
Mr.. Cloudy was allowed so days after the
delivery Of the last form to bind 5000 CO.
pies, the number required for distribution
through the State, and reasonable time
for binding the remaining 500. In Mr..
Goudy's bond the following condition is
inserted:
"The said work to be completed and
delivered at the office of Secretary of
State. the number that will be needed for
distribution to all the counties in the
State, in fifty days after the last form is
printed and ready for delivery, and the
remainder in a reasonable time; and for
each and every weeks delay IN compile
ting and delivering the work deduction
OF six per cent. shall be made from the
whole amount of compensation"
The number of copies required, by law,
to be distributed through the State, is
three thousand. More than that number
OF complete copies were delivered in sheets
on the 9Th day of July; and by the con-
tracts, both for printing and bindipg, the
public had a night to expect, that in fifty
days after that time, that is, by the 25th
OF August, the 5000 copies would be rea-
dy for use. But Mr.. Goudy's contract
was moi completed ill about the Goth of
September. We are not positive as to-
the exact day, but are sure that our
statement is not very wide of the truth:
we cannot vary more than day or two,
and even that error, we imagine, is in Mr..
G's. favor. So that here appears to be a,
delay of more than three 7reeks on the part
OF the binder, which is attempted to be
thrown upon US. No complaint is made
that there has been delay in the binding;
the State is not counsellcd to speculate to
amount of five or six hundred dollars on
Mr.. Goudys work-the grand speculation
Is to be made from the printers. Mr..
Cloudy, bound to suffer the same penal
ties, on failure, with US, is three weeks
or more behind in the execution af HIS.
contract, are are five days behind; there
fore, Mr.. Cloudy is to be paid for his la
Dor TO the uttermost farthing, and zue must
forfeit all we have done. Sound logic
thus, indeed; but 1t is precisely that
which the Advocate adopts, and which he
would have others adopt.
tErWe are informed that Col. Green
up has been directed TO resume the duties
of Superintendent of the Cumberland
Road, and carry into effect as far as pos
slble '1lhe views and arrangements of 1t.
Brown" Mr.. Browns views are, we be-
lieve, that great portion of the work al
ready constructed, will have to be taken
down, the old material removed, and pre-
paratons made for building new work with
better material and in a superior style Of
workmanship. His arrangements, in part,
contemplate the removal of the material
of old work that has already fallen. No
Instructions have been given 10 let out
new contracts at present. A final action
on Lieut.. Browns report on the Road, and