Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL.

January II, on the motion al Nj 'NnrRwoon. Of
Kentucky, 10 rceommH ruth distractions. ~.
an engrossed dH making appropriations for
the support Of Gorerament for lS36. including
contingent expenses Of the House. NC
Mr.. WISE said Sir, it was far from me 10 say
word on this subject, hut am called 40 against
my will, by the gentleman from OHIO, (Mr. " hi
uesey') HN remarks are 50 tue, and 50 Just and
soJust rebnke to me-, dat ann compelled TO
make confession OF the error Of my ways. llo is
right and was WRONG. 1t Was l. >ir II WIS
who made, inadvertently made, the motion To punt
the 10000 copies Of the Presidents message. cod
forgive me and ifihe country will f4llI,r me for
tins one time, promise never 10 be caught 50 Of
fcnding again.
but have been paid al deserved for Asst
ing the Globe TO this lucrative. inb The " efoee"
was thrown down TO me the other div IN that print,
and hope the House " III permit ne 10 take II up
now. Like kentuckan or old Nirpnan
braes of his doube-barrrl run. hi, POINTER 1np
and his sweetheart" 81 did Blu n Ri,rs meet
my charge OF gross negligence and delay IN the
public printing. | charged "gioss negligence
0ad dttdV IN the erecutioa II m, o.day Of this
House > and they bIag tLaf 'hey have " the best
arranged Office, the most unrrmittjngIy 1aholous
office ~ the CIV" That plea. sir, did not tender
an issue, aud did not respond 10 ,l.c charge The
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message was STALE, had been printed in every VII
"age newspaper, aud rad hk every body had
gone TO our rcmotc,t boundaries, aud nearly come
back again. helQrc haltd dozen copies Of il had
s stI r', va ~. 81 .,o9'' u'a nearly e'aP
nv ''' va ''' '''h Ph'u up any con
49,, o' -" ''' '"o''N' WY was 'h'N
''" ~ i''N'" "'N "''n "' eau l''
",s'sn'' ,o' It, No want ei materials can he
i''i'' ~. ms "'n InoN"ea "Iuee h'd pleh-
- ''''N !" i,ih'>n ',o'''oa, oi c"itfs 10
""a ''' ',>" 'n''a' oal" MOI me
Sun, ''''','a,S nave deR' to execute the order OF
Wv iio">' VT wee TIE ord ftd '"r"S Kept back
""'" '',c "hoie number 81 ihest Tor sals was rA-
>''', VOC Ter '1' notion OF lie gentleman
rom hcntuchY, toteeonmlt this bill, with nStrue-
"ons' No'sa "uch with We" Ia the mileage
., me'nu'r>' as 10 reduce the printing bill Of the
house do"n from us present enormous sum to the
o'o standard | WISH above all things, TO sec the
amount OF : me n7rphmehf' patronage 10 ihc
Puoiic press rednced-io see " the 6oseinment'
patronage divorced from the public press. The
patronage which the Glo'c alone received from
the Executive Departments in less time ,,an the
last Two years amounts to more than torty fhou-
sand dollars The cost OF the PRINTING of the
House alone, in the last Congress, WAS more than
one huidred dhd hHg NoUSaad dollars judy
my OF the future 10y The past, and tie probability
o an hcrcdsc IN fact, being urcatcr than that of a
dtninufion of printing, the printing et the House
for this Congress viii not he short of that for the
last, and Blair Rivr> Will, for the ncu two
wears, enjoy an undivided support from th, Go
vernmcnt' OF little short Of two hundred thonsand
dollars An hundred thousand wear, u.,,
can the public press he pure ? Is wonder that
II is degraded and corrupt That i, i, no LONGER 4
faithful sentinel and mus, no, he. cannot hc, re-
lied on Is there no remedy Yes, sir, plain
one. Give me d committee with mower Ia ,end
for persons and papers, aud will Show Won tba,
the public printing can be done thirty MR. cent.
cheaper than i, now is. Purchase s., our ,un
press, sir, and employ a >npcr;uIenicn, w;,h
regular and liberal salary give cmnloyn,rn, 70
the working-men to do lob work nlon,. and rrno,c
this corruption this sinking bribery from ,b. l,nn
tain of political information I,t The ,oj;t;e1,J
press depend upon the p4trauarl ~ tbe p,onI,
alone for IL, simmer, ,nJ ~ NC sgP't
TO them and to truth. lii cost ,''..l l,
corruption does, buy purity in tho ,rcss ., ,ny