The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-05-26
From the Washington Madisonian.
PLUNDERING TIE TREASURY


PLUNDERING TIE TREASURY
TO SUPPORT THE GovEREMENT PRESS.
The Administration Party in the House Of Rep
resentalives decided yesterday, by IA deliberate
vote, that the publishers Of the Globe shall contin-
tie to receive for executing the printing of the
House, TEN PER CENT. more than other men actu.
ally offer TO do the same amount Of work 1t APP
pears from the evidence presented by the Commit
tee, that two offers have been made TO execute the
printing: one at the rate of TWENTY-FIVE PER
CENT, less than the prices fixed by the joint
luton of March Sd, 1879; and the other ut the
rate of twetny per cent, less than those prices.
RESOLUTION offered by the minority of the spe.
cinl committee fcciting these facts, declaring that
the House does not deem it expedient to pay the
Printers n higher rate of compensation than the
prices at which other persons competent to do the
work are willing to perform il; and proposing 10
fix the prices accordingly. This was voted down
by the partizans Of the Executive; and PROPOSE
uon Of the majority Of the Committee to make a
reduction of only fifteen per cent. was adopted.
Even this moderate reduction, still leaving the
prices exlravagantiy high, the Administration man
ayers have conceded with tho utmost reluctance
The proceedings ofthe Committee show that no
orig nal proposition plan for the reduction OF the
prices submitted at first by the Chairman.
That gentleman was drawn into sanction OF the
reduction of fifteen per cent as the lowest OF lhe
two propositions for that object, when he found
that all the other members of the Committee were
in favour of reduction greater or less degree.
1t is thus that The national treasury Ia plumber
ed for the support of the administration press.
Not satisfied with ordering, day after day, an nm
ccedented and enormous number OF extra copies
of almost every document however useless, to be
print ed---squandering the public money on THIR
ny THOUSAND copies of Salt Documents, which no.
body will ever read or care abcut-rHIRTY THOU
SAND reports of the committee for the destruction
of State Credit-THIRTY THOUSAND dialogues be-
tween the Secretary of the Treasury and MI. Ben
tom designed to prove that thirteen millions OF dol
lars less than thirynne millions, and so on In
,he erd of the chapter; not content with this
enormous and continual extravaganza, they must
give the executive printer TEN PER CENT. over and
nhfIn uhatNy Oul hp mi
even if there was economy in the amount of PRINT
ing ordered, instead of the widest extravaganza
and prodigality The honest Woodworking people
of this country will look upon this extra allowance
of ten per in other light than an election
eering fund taken from the public purse, with Il
view Of sustaining the President Official organ in
the great contest which is now gong on between
the Office holders and the people. The order has
gone forth from head quarters that the Globe must
be gthened, its contributors Increased, and its
circulation extended far and wide. AMOS KEN
DALI himself has descended from the station of
Cabinet Minister to give it the assistance of his a.
bites Il party ad Vocate; experienced, vigorous,
astute and never standing on ceremony with truth
conscience when political object is to be gain
ed. He has already given an example in this city
of The means by which he intends to force in
creased circulation Of the paper to which he has
allied himself of his manner of raising that sub
scripon to the Extra Globe, on his own account,
of which he told the public, Messrs BLAIR and
RIvEs 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 De-
-partment draw ing salary of a certain amount;
and they have been requested to put down their
for six copies Of the Extra Globe at five dol
lars Every body is aware that although this mod
est application quietly made request, it will
operate n mandate, 10 be dis"beyed at the peril
of dismissal from office. The same system will be
. ursued towards all the officers and agents Of Gov.
crnment throughout the land. A general tax is to
be levied to increase the resources of The paper,
and pay foi the services of an ex-nember of the
Cabinet.
All these Instruments, means, and appliances
will fail to accomplish tho purposes OF their au-
thors. Our trust is in the People. They have
taken their cause into their own hands
They will recognize aud support their best doion-
dors and break down and tramplc in the dust the
wooden oraclcs set up by pampered power TO ad
and govern them.