Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-27
w,srr oy Tup PUBLIC MONEY.

Eriracf from he Speech II Mr. bosa u Gao.
In looking after some of the items OF e"nnngent ex
pen~es. MIR. Bond sa,d lac turned hs attention 70 inc
official Register. COMMONLY called ,se Blue Book re-
Gently laid upon the tables OF the members This
book printed under the direction of the Secretary oil
State ana designed by Congress 20 aiibrd correct
ohe'I information To- the Peoples but M" fearful u
can oe as G,e relied the Official documents rom
the Treasury Department. Indeed, am nov begIR-
ntng To suspect oin, every communication thai comes
10 US. The Blue Book plrports TO give Information !"
matters connected with The term of two 20 "
the Item OF printing cor Congress, say som O''e''
1887, u October 500. the While ~'n'ah' the'f s'o-
ted paid Blair and Rvs. as printers ot Tie sen
ate, IL SIS5gI 81 Tnis - a gross error; whether
deSisNHd or in1dycrtcn l. INN aierial-u proves mat
this ohcial volue seat by the Secretary o Safe
canis"t be relied on. On referring 10 the docuneh'
No oiths House asthe present session, II appear
That SOL S23 Of paid for the printing OF the Sen
ate IN 1888 This then for one year OF that We
~ time included n the Bllo Book, Is largely more
Than double the aIa0unt there stated paid for pc
r-d oft,vo years. How much more than 81 600 was
paid Blair N Rvcs during the time, have not nquir-
! ed probably near another $4,000. But the SUN, ia
an official document. Is reduced down 10 ST. 53l So
/ and 50 goes forth to the country. However, even
with this impression errvr. il II be SUCH this BluC
BOOK contains sufficient display of Executive plro
mage % cali the public attention the Of alarm
You may there see the numerous and large sums OF
money pad by Mr. Amos Kendall, the chief OF tho
fishers Throughout the United States. who daily
adNo"aiing The cause Of the Administration, by cast
ing the vlcst calumny aud goscs personal abuse up
on every one who happens to question any Of the
measures OF Nj. Van Barren and his followers. Ma
NY instances cOuld be designated but | will cOnion
myself ny naming ono IN my State (Oho). Thi
volume no doubt furnishes similar instances in othc
States. The Blue Book exhibits different sums q
money paid by Mr. Kendall in the course or the tyy
years ending m October last, Medary a Brorher.
amounting 10 very near ten thousand dollars. III
have made no IN the addition, tho exact sum
S9,Slo Al These individuals publish papos call G
the Ohio Statesman, the leading Administration jon
nal in the State, in which, I will TO asser
there Is generally contained as much vile calumn
and personal abuse of the opponents of the Admins
iraiiou can he printed the dirty sheet whc
they issue. They are paid both toy the General Go,
eminent and state Administration. How IL happier
thai Air Kendall has much work for printers ut IA
seat of Government IN Ohio know not But ih
] publisher ogthe Statesman perhaps tell. Thl
are IN the enjoyment Of this patronage and more III
AdmInistr ,iion party being in power in Ohio the IA
winter, conferred upon these individuals or of
Of them, the Office of State Printer without rcducir
e the price OF the work, when at the very moment
eral responsible practical printers expressly offered
do the same work nj rates varying from 20 per,
less than then allowed the publishers of the SieSma
We have had n similar IN this Iouse his s1ss
z The friends Ui the Administrator, both here and
= OHIO, suffered an opportunity Ia escape by VIII,
n large Sums of money might have been saved ; and
Is am sure that both National and State Treasuli
r. need relief.