New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-07-12
Cougre-s. Nr. Garland and the Democrat
&c ReNicw.


observe an article founded on q Report made ID
lie House Of Representatives. in which my name
and the Democratic Review are - Introduced
a.. IN ihe absenc, Of the persons better able 10 an
.wer i. 90 call Tor some notice e. NY hands 4.
makes TIE following substantial charge thar M
Hu-h \ Garland. the late Locofoco ClerN OF
the House OF Representatives, gave some Coz.
tracts tor the supply Of stationery ard tor the exc
cu,ioa Of certain .ithographic work for the House
q Representative. 70 the proPrietor- OF tie Dem
ocr.c Review OF cxorbitant prices. over the lower
osiers Of other competitors. a. an ayowed matter
u partisan favor and patronage. Now though
have 10 means Of going into any detail IN reply to
any specifications Of a charge OF this kind-ha'lng
never. during nv former business connection with
III Llnetrce IN the publication Of the Democratic
Review. had either any part in or ANY considera-
bic knowledge OF the business concerns OF that con
rerr;en-yct this am able 20 say. which. In gen
ora. crm. is Sufficient rer ly -o the charge winch
anr-,r, 10 D. made in this Report and repeated IN
your article: namely that there was thorough IN
ve.,i,aiion into the same matter BY Committee
,f ,ae last Congress. invited by Mr.. Garland him
.ell and stimulated by a keen spirit OF party AMI
.no.ity; and that il resulted. =, vas informed and
boge,e. I'm al entire overthrow Of every untayora-
bic irnputation against either that gentleman or
Nj Laugtrca. 20 the fuu satisfaction Of the Com
nirtee The present Report would seen. 70 Dc got
do ON 4 principle OF unfair < pGrtc and one-sded
irrai.ition AKIN To that which has already stamped
50 deep a .cal 81 disgrace on many portions al
least. of the celebrated PoindeNter Report. The
person, see named witnesses are the sane ne
wrrc examined before. and recognize 10 them
two ~ least. VINO had strong motives 81 an assr
hostility. derived from disappointed compctiion'
and frustrated anticipation OF profits. te warp ana
color ihci. testimony. have lo doubt OF the en-
TIRE a1iit, Of eitnsr Mr.. Garland ~ Mr.. Langtree.
both resident in the interior OF Virginia, acquairt-
I'd with al the merits and circumstances oi the
transaction. referred to, fully - meet and r.iutc
tire dispersion, Of the Report from whichyou quote.
If after ihc former investigation. at which TIE!
had the opportunity at being present a. parties
they should consider II necessary or proper.
One word farther. This Com rlittec seems 70
nave descended 80 low as TO quote from the Dem
orfatic Review a passage giving personal de-
.cr.pi.on and culogy OF Mr. Garland. and TO con-
meet IL with the charge above alluded 20, IA the re-
.ation II cause and ciect-n manner di.gracetul
on.y to thi. committee. Now. though not resi-
dent At Washington, (wherc the Review was then
pol, 81 she'd at the time OF the publication OF the
article cputa ming thi- pa--eso, ,ot halpen 20
know that 1t wa, communications from n Pe1
OF "a rcry strong azd ercH r'0lcn' ~ h'g' Wh".
in the .Aetche. Of the general appearance ot tn
House Of Representatives and Of number OF the
prominent individual. ia it thus brought within
yiew. included Mr.. Garland, tie CierA; notice.
OF which that gentleman wa, vel worthy, whether
from the pen OF liberal foe partial TREND. both
~ Young man ofabii!y and distinction 10 las native
State. Virginia ; :, a scholar. gentlemen. and a
man Of high personal worth and purity ot charac-
ter and as being a. that moment an object Of a
particular interest from the public Importance ot
| his position and action in the Organization ct the
House. on the yexcd and exciting question OF the
/ Ncw.Jer,ey Members Respectfully YOURS, Sc.
i. l.. O'SUILNAN.
I'VE publish tie above with pleasure A. the
defence Of the Editor Of ne Democratic Review ;
but We must be allowed to add that it does not in
our view at all inyalida,a the fact. adduced in Mr.
Linn, Report quoted in our last In our way Of
thinking. the naked emp oymeut (Which is not and
cauuo, be dcncd) OF the publishers of partisan
periodical to furnish Stationery, Engraving and
LiNoerapty for Compensatory being dealers IN
neither-0a, a tiagrant and corrupt abuse ct pa
trona-e. If these publishers furnished these aFti-
clcs at fair price then the actual Staiioners, En-
grayer.. Nc. were deiraudcd of i've profit winch
fairly belonged 20 them. Ii otherwise. then the
Government, wa. dcfrlulcd into paying double
prof., on the wo.a. Such are the grounds on
which we have condemned similar though got 50
lacr,rt. ac., in other Instances, by Wings as vel
as othcrs-wc cannot al aadon them now.
[EL Tribune.