Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-10-06

prm-tar.g Administration '1 -at0H SEQ ltr 3pfre-
a-,4,sr ii unnecessary millions. N't Which, h} log
r.ru~ The, load iac BIDS Indispensable, 90 The sup
qat ii Government. Their corrupt appropriations
euhe .ye private, lota., auJ pCn.rH 1'Jrlsts, afe
--soss .4es,t ta1 bti which mf 's Il..,i Cd, Oh,
GovHmgut 'dpped.
Bu, another mode IS ndopisa By 'hc federal
party hNn. the magnify an oHb'r House, to
swell lh1 expenses against tho WISHES OF the Id
m,ui,laiton, and then charge the cNuayagance
10 h. For example al the present session, the
House printed more than one hundred thousand
dollars in documents, many of them not worth
the paper now made waste papcr,l on which
they are printed. or this sort is volume Of
one hundred and thiry-eight pages, consisting
entirely OF the cancelled drafts OF the Treasury
which my colleague Mr.. BoNpl called Tor, aud
had printed He could have had no motive in
calling Tor this bat to make "a, job Of ral5 and
figure work for Gales aud Seaton,--ltis fust as
valuable a work us so many cancelled checks
drawn ON bank In the beginning Of the ses-
SION, Nh. Garland OF Virginia, a Conservative,
called fer the correspondence OF the Treasury
with the Banks. The House was informed that
there were not clerks in the Department sufficient
to prepare It during the term OF the members. 1t
would have made fat job of at least $4,000,
on which the gcnUaman's friend, MI Allen, would
have had a per Contagc aud Sales and Seaton
their profits Another call was made by him for
all the documents IN regard 10 the doiaulterS to
the Treasury and this would have been to copy
and PRINT the papers of the office Of tho Solicitor
Of the Treasury out and out, this would besides
the expense of copying, cost at least S5u,oto
more for printing, II was found there were not
clerks enough to make the copIss, and Mr. Car
Iasd moved a resolution to authorize new appoint
mcnt for tins purpose, but It failed. THIS shows
what the Conservatives and Wings would have
done, by way Of bringing grlst TO Gales and Sea
tons press, TO afford vast profits to them, and m
crease the per ccutuge Of Atcn.-Nht they
have done appears, from the gross sum OF hun.
died and twenty thousand dollars for the extra
aud present session Of tic House printing, with
an ancar of fifteen hotsnnd dollars yet to be re-
cciyed for it, with lorty,thrce thousand dollars for
books ard at least fifty nine thousand dollars to
be realized, at the same rate, for the approaching
session, showing an aggregate OF TWO HUN
DRIED AND THIRTY SEVEN THOU
SAND DOLLARS for one branch OF Congress
for one Congressional term whereas 3Icssrs.
Blair and Rycs have received during the six
years my colleague Mr. Bond has scanned
lhclr printing, only one hundred and SIX thousand
dollars for Congress printing and materials, AM
| one hundred and fourteen thousand rom all The
| Departments, for The samo time.
But the most scandalous part Of this history o
the printing Of the House is yet to be told. Al
| though Gales and SCuton received all this money
| II ,,lg
| Alien was elected 10 perform this conldenlia
| trusl, although be had only about 2 or ~ votes
| N House Of pig members. Does 1t not looh
| rs though after three days balIollng a corrupt
bargain was made, under which II was arranged
that Allen w2s to become nomnally the printer
10 the House, but Gales and Seaton were to do
the work ard receive the pay Alter the caucus
was held which consummated the Infamous agree
mont Of such was the casc,) by which It was
stipulated that Gales and Sections friends would
20 over 10 Allen and unite wIlh the Conserve
tIycs N his election, suspicious were excited by
the announcement Of thus determination and
several of the honest Conservatives, whose votes
were necessary 10 the success Of Allen, interro.
gated HIM as to tho supposed intention Of Trans
lcnng the printing 10 Gales and Scaton. lie
denied positively that there existed such an en-
5agcmcu', and pledged himself to execute the
printing IN bis own office, declaring that he was
making provision for that purpose. That he made
the pledge, and forfeited it, - established by the
statement Of gontIcmae on this floor, Mr. Syn
der. Of Illiiois.) --Ihcir votes wcfc IN effect,
sold to Galos and Scaion, although they pro.
tested, IN advance against beng made accessory
10 sueh shameful and corrupt Transaction
Mr. Chairman, high public trust personal ~
IT'S character, has been latmed out IN violation Of
all principle and decency to individuals TO whom
it Is known a majority of this body, as well as
their constituents, were unwilling 10 coniide II
and Allen, in violation Of another Republican
principle, holds slnccurc. Will any one here
after say, that this House TO be trusted TO elect
the Chief Magistrate Of this country, when il Is
found, that in ccciing printer, pccunlary con.
sideratons, the basis Of bargaining between par
ties, have controlled the result
Another natural consequence Of a, bargaining
has been discovered before Tie committee ap
pointed 70 investigate the subject THIS com
miucc being appointed at the heel Of Che session
ha, not yet had iimo to make ful investigation
and report bot feel at liberty 90 use thc in'or
IutllOU WHICH 1 NttB t4bIifth H'''f " VIM
sworn before IT, \ first rate practical printer
called on by that committee to measure the worl
and calculate the prco which II was Lawful i'
charge Cor u, and compare IT with that which
Gales and Seaton, 10 tho namo Of Allen, a pm
ter to Tbs House, had received ior il, found ha
he first document ptinted for this House at thu
| session. BY Gales aud Sealon. was fraudulent,
| printed and that diminishing Tie page and usni
types different from those authorized by law, the.
had made an Illicit profit, amounting 10 betwoel
thirteen and fourteen hundred dollars. lie eH
umncd another document, and found d Ike frau,
committed and m unlawful profit Of bet@cc
3 and 500 obtained byt. THIS was bal a be
| ginning. The committee had not time TO prose
cute the inquiry further at lhis session, and oskc
leave 70 continue !, a, the next, which vas Grant
ed. haze a statement ofihcse iacis. IN writing
from the witness, as sworn to by him before lh