The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-09-26
TO THE PUBLIC.


The Washington Globe Of the Oath inst, contains
an article under the editorial head of which The FOL.
lowing is an extract;
"The editor Of the lntelhgencer ,rouM most re-
syecffpAy ask The editor Of he Enquirer hoto he can
reconcile 10 his conscience JSi and honest raaa
10 publish 10 The rorid production [Mr Dunean's
speech consisting maiHg Of tissue Of eaiamnies on
The good name and honesty Of idiriduaiS," &c. It's
IN this mporbg language that the editor Of the National
iGtegencer inSokes Nj Htche to exclude from the
readers OF his extensively circulating and well
Cd PRINT statements drawn from the record, establishing
frauds corrupt bargaining and the lowest dissimula-
non on The parties connected with the printing for the
House 81 Representatives Does the editor OF the In
,egepcer deny hat while ALLEN ostensibly pro.
posed as printer TO the House. in order certain
Conservative voters who could safely vote for the
Bank press, secret bargain was made with Gales d
Seaton that they we're TO be actually the printers Is
denied tina, Gales Scaton agreed give Allen price
Tor ts cloak Of name for certain portion Of Conser-
yatiyes and for practising the deception Of assuring
other honest men Of the party (who would consent
to give the patronage Of the House the Bank press
directly or Indirectly that he would, good faith exc
cute the printing in his own office? Has the editor Of
the lntelhgencer dared to contradict Mr. Duncan's
sistenent showing that the page OF the public docu-
ments printed al The lnelligencer Office is diminished
and the type enlarged violation OF the legal standard
whereby thousands Of dollars Of fraudulent, profits have
been obtained, and his means increased Of making good
paid by him to the snecure priDter, Allen .e..
These facts are nconfestably proven by the depos
lions taken by the committee Of inquiry and are
put beyond the reach Of doubt by the face Of the
printed documents themseses-the express letter Of
the law fixing the size Of the type page and the
OF composton--and by the Treasury records showing
the actual amount charged and received beyond the
lawful rate" ...
Nothing can be, in itself, more undghifed,
more disgusting To the public than the picture pre-
scented by three public journals at the of govern
ment, necessarily quarrclling about the public print
ing This fact alone furnishes the most conclusive
evidence of the propriety Of divorcing the public
printing from The newspaper press, and would be
sufficient, even if there were not other substantial
reasons 10 justify such measure. The Madisonian,
for one, is ready, il need be- to set the first example
in this behalf and sacrifice its entire interest in
order hatthis degrading and worse than useless
lroversy may be at once and forever terminated.
The nsinuations, not to say charges, made by the
editor of the Globe in the extract above quoted are
of such grave and serious import to the subsc riber
that he feels constrained by the duty he owes to the
public to his friends and TO himself notice them
in his proper person. @t......t T
l. The charge of practising the deception Of as
surfing other honest men OF the party (who would
to give the patronage of the House to the
bank press directly Indirectly that he v would
in good faith, execute the printing in his u own
office" pronounce to be false, without the least
degree of mitigation, and defy +. P. Blair or any
body else, to produce the proof ".
2. If to procure The execution of my contract for
printing BY the Of the materials Of another
bshment, and paying The proprierors therefor under
my own superintendent and direction, be Corrupt
bargaining then have the acute sensibilites of Mr.
Blair not beled him. ":. r. #.-.
g. The charge of +" fraud" in the printing, is pre-
ferred against parties upon whom rests none Of the
legal responsibility of the contract. am alone re-
sponsible with my bond of $4,000, for the execu.
ton of the printing OF the House according to law
The editor of the Globe, and DR.. Duncan Of Ohio,
pretend TO have possession of some exparte tesimo-
ny taken before Mr.. Blar's committee of inquiry,
establishing frauds" This committee did not finish
its business and made no report. This ex-pare tes
tinoDy then have been surreptitiosly distracted
from the archives OF the Committee room, or COM
muncated to Mr. Blair and his endorser in viola
ton Of confidence and propriety. Not having had
access 10 these dispositions" nor having been con-
ironted by the accusers it is impossible 10
the charges they may have undertaken 10 establish.
But ofthis, desire the public to bear me witness.
Let the Washington Globe, upon its own response
billy dare to charge fraud in the execution of my
contrac, for printing the papers and documents of
the House Of Representatives, upon the party who is
alone accountable, and pledge myself 10 test the
question forthwith in legally constituted tribunal Of
public justice, and try and be tried upon it according
to the laws of the land. s..
THOMAS ALLEN,
Printer 10 the Ho Of Reps.
WASHINGTON, Sept 26, 1893.
&C EFT THAT MAN on THAT NrwspAprp