Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-21
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.

1t lbs Deeu IpT iOii5 tIile cHdTgtus US lilEz
Wing press, that the "Globc'' has been sus-
tanned by the party in Congress, at the ex-
.pense OF the people; that it has received i'm
.mcnse brides, in the way OF public printing;
and that, in consequence, 1t has never failed 10.
use any means, however disgraceful which,
lit thought would conduce to the benefit ofthel
sparty which has just gone out ofpower. These;
Statements, which have been heretofore madei
by the Wing press. as to the immense amount
received by the editors ofthe "Globe," for theI
public printing, have been at length subs;an-
! hated by the .iiobe itself II the Globe does
/. not acknowledge thereceipt Of the full amount
charged by the Wing press; 1t acknowledges
enough to render II matter of vital interest
Ito the people of this country, and one which,
they should have an eye to, in all future cleo
stions. Let it be remembered that the editors
were during the last winter reelected printers
Ito Congress, and that the new Senate have
sousted them from the appointment.
In complaining OF the injury done by this act,
and the loss blythe great expense incurred in
preparing to perform the duties Of the Office,
we learn from the Globe that expenditures
were made IN adrance, amounting to at least
100000" Here is data upon which to be
Hound calculation. We may fairly conclude,
! that the editors would not be willing to take
Sess than per cent on this capital for they could
loan..it out, on good security, at that rate; and
we are willing, in orderto be liberal in the ex-
IRENE, TO consider this as al ofthe capital. The
interest on this sum is $4,000. We believe it
) a safe maxim, that in any business the personal
service of one who is qualified to carry 1t on,
fls equal TO the legal interest on the capital en-
sployed. Here We have two men whose ser
svicc, at this rate, would be worth $4,000 per
annum: and making altogether $4,000 per
zannum which Blair & Rives have received
sfrom the public crib. Can any man deny that
we have here been liberal IN the extreme; and,
sfor one we have little doubt, that the Iaca
{ tuat amount is more than double the estimate
(which we have made. Let US be distinctly UNI
derstood we do not question the ability Of
athese men to perform the duties ofthe Office,
swell; nor that they have done so to the best of
sthose abilities; but we wish to point out 10 the
people Of this country, the dangerous tendency
sofmaking the Editors ola paper'(which paper
Ais the mouth piece and the organ of powerful
5 party, and from which every other one oFthe
same political cast takes its cue) each interes-
8 ted TO the amount ofS9,000 per annum, in
the welfare of that party. When we consider
THAT the gain, or the loss of this sum,s entirely
dependant on the political bias of the majority
lin Congress; and that the men most interes-
ted in that political bias are placed in the very
situation which of all others enables them to
have it of their own choosing, can it be Won
sdered at for one moment, that every expedient
(which the ingenuity ofman candevise, has been
resorted to, in order to mislead the people, and
blind them as to the tendency of the course
spersued by the party which these men are thus
paid to nais.represent. 1.-THE time and trouble
(which the two last Presidents have expended
i'm divorcing the Government from the Banks,
8had been employed in diyorcing it from the
press, they would have deserved, and would
|have recevedthe lasting gratitude of posterity.
& The political contests which for the last twelve
years have been agitating this country.resolve.
themselves into what!-a contest between two
firms, lGales s. Seaton, and Blair & Rives)
for the public printing. Ifthese firms had not
abeen SO deeply interested in representing
the course theparty on which each IS re-
spectiTely dependent, the people would have
long since known the truth, and when as once
they know il, they act correctly. We say then
.tothe people, defend yourselves from yourselves
give the public printing to men who have no
connection with paper DON'T BRIBg mrN
4To DECEIVE. So far as the action the Senateo..
The case of Blair & Rives IS concerned. We
give no opinion, for VIC are not sufficiently con-
versant with the facts to be justified in doiup
80. But knowing, as we do. that the opinions
o' the people as 70 the passing events of the,day
! are and must, dependent almost exclusively on
the newspaper press, We arc DESTROYS Of seeing
50 far as il can be rendered 50. the vehicle
truth, and not ofmerc party abuse and rlaisrcp-
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