The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-16
THE TRUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
FOR VICE PREsIDEMr.
JOHN TYLER.
PLUNDERING THE TREASURY

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Representatives decided yesterday, by deli
berate vote, that the publishers of the Globe
shall continue to receive for executing the print
ing OF the House, TEN PER CENT. more than
other men actually offer to do the same amount
OF work for! For the particulars of this char
acteristic proceeding of the spoilsmen, we refer
to the Congressional report. Itappears from the
evidence presented by the Committee. that two
offers have been made to execute the public
printing: one at the rate Of TWENTY FIVE PER
CENT. less than the prices fixed by the jolpt reso-
luton Of March Sd, 1919; and the other at the
rate of twenty per cent less than those prices.
A resolution was offered by the minority of
the special committee reciting these facts, de-
claring that the House does not deem il ex-
pedient to pay the Printers a higher rate Of
compensation than the prices at which other
persons competent to do the work, are will
ing to perform it; and proposing to fix the
prices accordingly This was voted down by
the partizans Of the Executive; and PROPOSE
ton of the majority Of the Committee to make
reduction Of only fifteen per cent. was adopted
Even thissmoderate reduction, still leaving the
prices extravagantly high, the Administration
managers have conceded with the utmost reluct-
ance. The proceedings of the Committee show
that no original proposition or plan for the reduc-
ton of the prices was submitted at first by the
Chairman, (Mr. BLACK Of Georgia upon whom
the Globe has so frequently lavished smiles and
encomiums.) That gentleman was drawn into
sanction of the reduction Of fifteen per cent,
as the lower Of the two propositions for that OBJ
ject, when he found that all the other members
of the Committee were in favor Of reduction to
greater or less degree.
II is thus that the National Treasury is plum
dered for the support Of the Administration press
Not satisfied with ordering, day after day, an un-
precedented and enormous number of extra CO.
pies of almost every document, however useless,
to be printed-squandering the public money on
THIRTY THOUSAND copies of Salt Documents,
which nobody will ever read or care about
THIRTY THOUSAND reports of the committee for
the destruction of State Credit--THlRTY THOU
SAND dialogues between the Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mr.. Benton, designed to prove
that thirteen millions of dollars are less than
thirty mine millions, and so to the end of the
chapter mot content with this continual extraya-
gance, they must give the Executive Printer
TEN PER CENT. over and above what would be a
most liberal compensation, even if there was
economy in the amount of printing ordered, in
stead of the widest extravaganza and prodigality.
The honest Woodworking people of this county
will look upon this extra allowance of ten per
cent in no other light than as an electioneering
fund, taken from the public purse, with the view
of sustaining the Presidents official organ in the
great contest which is now going on between
the ofhce-holders and the people. The order
has gone forth from headquarters that the Globe
must be strengthened, its contributors increased.
and its circulation extended far and wide.
AMOS KENDALL himself has descended from the
station of a Cabinet Minister to give it the assis-
lance of his abilities as party advocate expe-
rienced, vigorous, astute, and never standing on
ceremony with truth or conscience when a no
litical object is to be gained. He has already
given an example in this city of the means by
which he intends to force an increased circula-
ton of the paper to which he has allied himself
Of his manner Of raising that subscription to the
Extra Globe, on his own account, of which he
told the public, Messrs. BLAIR and RlvEs had
kindly offered him the profits during the present
season.
A subscription paper has been presented to
each of the Clerks in the General Post Office
Department drawing a salary of certain
amount; and they have been requested to put
down their names for six copies Of the Extra
Globe al FIVE dollars Every body is aware tina,
although this modest application i. quietly
made as request, it will operate as a mandate,
to be disobeyed at the peril Of dismissal from
office. The same system will be pursued TO-
wards all the officers and agents of Government,
throughout the land A general tax is to be
levied to increase the resources of the paper,
and pay for the services Of an ex-member of the
Cabinet.
All these instruments, means, and appliances
will fail to accomplish the purposes of their au-
thors. Our trust is in the PEOPLE They have
taken their own cause into their own hands
They will recognize and support their best de,
tenders land break down and trample in the dust
the wooden oracles set up BY pampered power
to advise and govern them.
Extract Of letter from late Van Buren, mar
in Tennessee:
1--WE long to hear the results of the proceed
ings of the present Congress. Times are getting
no better mighty fast. Our banks have stopped
discounting has almost stopped--and ou
money has all flown away. used to think I
metallic currency was preferable to bank, bu
find hard money, of any sort, is - sigh