The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-30

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| A Counter Blast to Poindexter's Report.
In March 1871 obtained from Mr. Curtis the privi
ege OF supplying portion of the printing for the Custom
House and all Bills against the Collector amounting
the whole to one thousand and sixysx dollars
laid before Mr. Pondexter for his scrutiny the 10th
November.
Soon after Mr. Curtis into Office and before the re.
5uation established by which the Collector alone
order for certain stationery from of the
which we supplied, amounting in the whole $40 So
IN dollars before mentioned This is all the stationery
We have ever supplied to any department, OF the Custom
House and this was furnished without the order or know
lodge OF the Collector at the time it delivered.
Now let us see with what cander and truth Mr. Poin
dexter has treated this subject
At page las of the Report Mr. Pondcxter states the
principal supply of printing and stationery for the Custom
House given to us by Mr. Curtis shortly after he
into office that we are journeyman printers, and near
relatives OF his" sc.
On the next page it is stated of u.s. They had no
means to supply stationery TO the Custom House and yet
they made those supplies at their extav agant rates
&c "a few Examples will to show the general cha
racter of these Bills" Examples then professed to
be given to show general charge for oosca paper
per for letter paper per ream for steel pens per
gross" and " for one Ledger"
Now that we never have furnished any paper
to the Custom House. except ream of ruled ooscap
and one ream of letter paper ruled which very
items mentioned by way of example" to show the gene
raj character of the bills We have furnished any
Ledger except that mentioned by way Of erample
nor have furnished any steel pens except three
gross and it, i'll addition the items mentioned by way of
example," show the general character Of these bills,
for stationery Mr. PondeXter had mentioned other small
items amounting to twenty dollars his erample,v would
have included every item Of stationery have fur
nshed to the Custom House; and the whole would
have footed up at $40 80.
We admit that upon all these supplies of stationery we
made profit of between eight and twelve dollars and
deny that has exceeded that And yet throughout
the report OF Mr.. PoindeXter we and
again mentioned by name if had been the general
atoners to the Custom House. and guilty of the grossest
exoron III our charges for stationery Even corrupt
motive in Mr. Curtis in dealing with US for stationery is
nsinuated.
In respect to the prices charged by printed blanks
and printing bound in books appears according the
testimony OF Mr. David Fct-if that testimony correctly
rcportedhat we have charged more than Mr.. Felt says
he would have been willing to do the same work for
This may be But the better would have been to
have inquired what Mr. Felt in the habit of argng
like work. Wswill do Mr.. Felt the justice to say that
do not believe that he ever gave the testimony attributed
to him in this report.
We have seen a statement-and produce thunder
the hand OF a respectable citizen of New York certifying
that Mr. David Felt charged his customers the rate Of
for cap blanks four sheet from $40 $27 per ream
Again the certificate states that Mr. Felt charged for
cap blanks two sheet Sl2 so to SIG ream ruledn
Our price for this article Sla to Sl4 Other cap
blanks Mr. Felt charged from SIS $40" for while
price $40 per ream.
But why could not Governor Poindexter have allowed
to be when printers cheapenng work?
At page l47 unounded and false nsinuation is made
that the paper on which the blanks furnished by us were
printed provided by the Custom House Contrary to
the truth and without anything justify it, this miserable
insinuation is gratuitously made
Who knows whether specimens of our work were ever
exhibited to MIR. Felt Had been present should
have suggested to Mr.. PoindeXer the fact that he had
himself allowed approved and certified be and
right printing and stationery bills for the commits
son in the aggregate, quite equal TO the amount of
stationery bills the prices of which would make very
disagreeable table for him to contemplate if cOntrasted
with his market value as he reports the evidence of
David Felt.
Since Mr. Poindexer would give us no opportunity for
explanation, let know that required
we must cross-examine little now, and we do it by fur
nhna liable made with perfect accuracy and truth
from the bills stationery and printing for the commits
correct,
OF George PondeNter by whose approval the same were
pad and Shargea to the onea states IN TINS city when
counts OF his saone and present the following table
Tsr5 OF NnSr1
PRIcrs APPROVED .rHr Gov. P. FOR SUPPLIES o
STATIONERY TO rHE ISvrsIieArIso CoMMI'sIosER
.4,teles Supplied mkt. rai Prices incurred By Cor. p
}s ssI:5y e. PERI, s3'osS
Wrapping paper do, s7.5Oto TO- Tor y71s to SOC pqrJ
s p s S per ss Scr 81 s to 4 & S1
sysin: % ss1 Pond SS 8 50 s SIsS; s.
sand per bushel, 50 sG.ai, Tor i2e per 'papernj
Rn as. hds &C. ' ST. ST. g ana S.
Let not Mr.. Poindexter say that there is any in
this it is accurate to single cent, and the calculations
all made precisely the principle adopted by him
in his tabular statement at IL of his report and the
several bills of stationary tor the commissioners approved
and signed by him equal the aggregate whole
amount of all the bills Of stationery furnished by to the
Custom House.
sent for TO Washington and the House of Representatives
concludes grant the request of Mr. Poindextcr ap
point court of inquiry to investigate his veracity.
He has objected price for printing blank bonds.
II the committee of the House of Representatives goes very
deeply and infinitely into the of bonds hereby
nominate with great respect for his high character Gen.
Felix Houston important witness and he cannot
testify as 10 the cheapest mode of getting bonds then
withdraw the nomination.
Mr.. PondeXtcr has been pleased in his State paper
page las to call us huckstes and reproach because
we are journeymen printers" We admit that we are
"journeym printers" having Office for such job
work get but in former day Of greater pros
perity printed and edited respectable Wing paper in
the interior of this State and unknown
members of Congress. By misfortune, and the duty of
supporting others dependent upon exertions
well off in the world formerly but in DAYS
past had time and opportunity read the public prints
from the Southwestern States and the OF public
trials in the courts In this became acquainted
with the character Of George Pondeyter and is bee
know who lie is and the enomitcs that make up his
history for the last forty years that not much a
Aicted by being called "hucksters" and journey
printers" in his report.
We take leave of this notorious person. giving him
tice however that he besows any epthe upon u.s.
such the excusable Of his habual vices entitle
him will forthwith take revenge being printers
by putting in type, and publishing his biography,
from the pen ola brother jouneyman printer and cores
pendent of ours now in Mississippi.
T.&J. WAIT, Printers
May 81, 1912. No. LA Nassau ST., New York.
| THEArRIcALs.-Hom takes his benefit this eve
ming at the Park Theatre The Maid of Saxony''
| is repeated A full house may be expected. This
opera, the is seen, the 1t ls criticised
and yet it is liked. and liked very much. Some
of the music is very like the old church stye--some
| like Mozart's stye-somc like old ballads-some
like nobodys. Let Horn, however, have a good
| bnuse