Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-30

whenever i, should be 10 his power. wilhou in.
convenience 10 the House OF Representatives and
THf0at attaching po!aticat atjec's IN ne sc,ming
,g0t IL AFRAID MaM- whenever lie could go Gifecl-
ly 10 The point whenever he could isrly, with
/ ont attempting a political object Of any SOFT,
bring about an entire divorce between he govern
tlcnl an. The press, no one woGId 90 further han
he woald 10 10 t. But II Going hi, he did
not mean 10 act with a view 10 the success Ct any
one establishment il this ciiy or in apy other.
Alr t., on referfia. IL the public documents
on this matter said he iOaEd he u as not 50 mech
out q! The way when he hal attributed 10 liz uis-
/ lineulshed gentleman fio,G Kentucky rev
4 bonn zeal for economy, rs Inc gentleman Sc N,C
10 suppose lie had adyeried 70 he eifcuu., 80
ces under which The Is rcr cent baa teen restore
4 toihe National lHieI2eucef in 1912 and he found
\ iiom TIC Journal that lhe gentleman from Ken
lucky himself had absolutely voed for The rtS:o-
4 r'iion. He had the IouiGa before him 10 esq
b!l>h the fact. The gentleman ad told then Of
/ the enormous pToils made in The printing o! The
census and he compendium OF the census. ard
that seventy ODD lhorsaud collars might have
been saved IN that instance By The plan which TO
), now proposed. II that jub was So probable,
why was il found necessary 10 acd Is rcr cent;
| 10 the compensation 81 The printers OF The House
as established by lava
| The gentleman had said il was in vain 10 ex-
pect ilEraltaly ard canGor from the public
press Is long Is they were under the patronage
Of The government. Mr B. hoped The press of
this country was not IS corrupt as The gentleman
seemed 10 suppose. lie believed The gentlemen
in tins country usually connected with The press,
were as Intellectual, and, in his humble opinoa,
as honest, as other politicians; and he did not sec
/ in the public press oi The country evidence Of
i tina, corruption which The gentleman haG auIi-
/ tuted 10 il. How had the gentleman come TO
/ tha, conclusion? He knew OF bot two presses
/ bow III existence which had been extensively
connected with ihepublic printing. One othese
| was the National ln;eiliptncer. He believed
/ tidl establishment had enjoyed The public patron
! age for twenty years; and he asked The gentleman
/ il he had come 10 his conclusion OF the corrupt
\ ing influence Of The public patronage frcm The
course Of that press. He knew hat press was
conducted with ability, very great ability, and he
\ believed with as much fairness as characterized
most al the political presses Of the country. As
10 the other press 10 which he had alluded, he
/ should say no:hing. He wonid leave that 10 be
/ passed upon by others, rot biassed bv political
partially, as he admitted he was. lie should
say nothing OF The character Of the individuals
for whom il might perhaps he known it was his
1 intention to vote But said ly1r. B., | can speak
\ of one Of them with The confidence derived from
/ an intimate personal knowledge OF him from my
youth; and can say, this government has not
patronage enough 10 corrupt his poliiics integri-
4 ". The connection OF The public printing with
the press i calculated, admit, in corrupt times
I and IN coTrup. nations, to warp liz course. But,
10 this county, have not seen thai this has been
lis effect heretofore; il The gentleman has seen il
upon that one which has so long enjoyed lie CO.
vernment patronage, | leave it ior him 10 declare
Mr. b. further argued that, uner this plan, il
adopted al The present time, there could not lie 4
! fair competition, as they could no, allow all The
I printing OF Congres, 10 lie delayed until the mat
Ter was made known in Boston, New York and
! elsewhere. Al The last session OF Congress when
Inc press which executed the public r:nt.og was
favorable 10 The polliica majority 10 this House,
| that majority did reduce The rate OF cnmTensa-
ton; but they did not follow the example sci by their
predecessors, in fiIs. making a reduction, and az
| forwards restoring it-as according 10 the gen.
| tieman's own argument there was no necessity
whatever ior restoring il, except as a gra,uiiv TO
political iavorites. lie hoped The House would
vote down The proposition OF the gentleman from
/ Kentucky, and that hrY would 90 on and make
the necessary arrangements Tor The immediate ex-
ecution OF lhr work which was pressing on Them.
lfthis House were prepared 10 take The neces-
sary Steps towards letting out The printing, by
passing law, by advertising through their proper
officer for proposals, BY giving sufficient notice,
and opening fair competition, he was not pre-
pared 10 say he would IL, 90 with them; but be
did not think this House WIS required. Tor the
sake OF The pary pecuUiary advantage which he
gentleman argued il would effect, 10 >nfier The in
convenience ard derimeEtio The public interest
Of The delay which would lie inevitable were
hi, proposition 10 be aioped.
MIR b having concluded
Mr. DAVIS called for the reading of the rcso~
luton and amendments which we're read accord
ingly.
He also sent up. 10 be read al The clerks table
a pamphlet, purporing 10 he an cinier, on ne part
of some Individual or lndigiGDals - ex 10. the
printing Of Congress al rs OF SO! per cent. reduc-
lion from The present rates
Some moments were occupied in the req ding
aud il not being concluded
Mr.. THOMPSON Of Mississippi objected 10
the further reading, as all the members Of the
House, he presumed had hid j: laic upon their
desks.
Mr. DAVIS insisted upon is reading; and rba,
the genleman's object on in order 10 be efrcius !,
should lave been made before he reading CON-
menced.
Mr.. THOMPSON then moved 10 susrerd the
reading OF the paper.
Mr. DAVIS Withdrew the paper ard proposed
10 make few further remarks.
Mr.. DAVIS projected 70 say, that 'hc gentle.
man from Virginia was politician If rhe strict
ct sect OF he school 10 which ne belonged He
would put hi question 10 him. Dii h. wsnt q
press established 3. an sppeniage 70 he GoTern-
| trent? Under what law CT the Cons'i'u ion. Or
which Of The resolutions OF % would We find
press established Now, 10 believe III gentle
man, he has afopied his political principles IT
good faith, and he (Nr d believed that, in 10
main, he would wish 10 cary ont his principles
honestly. But he asked him i The GUvernmer,
/ having press
Mr. MCDOWELL here inlirna.ed ina, the
NH TOO q Tod, a..
| having discharged The duties assigned iten, ask
| ed Ia b- disc ha 2ed iuflh ciih.
Mr. DAVIS said such being The case nc would,
| for the present, give way.
Mr. hopkins suggested 10 the Gentleman
| from Kentucky that, as il r2h' be some lime
before The private secretary OF The P esiteD, made
his appearance, il woul! he as veil Tor him rc frc-
ceed ih his remarks.
Mr.. DAVIS continued. Referring he genie
rlan from Virginia "a his political Irrcir,s
and course OF action, he asked him 10 reconcile
them with his sense Of proprIe,r Of action ~ tins
House in relation 10 The abshmert II . Go.
vernment paper1 HIS predecessor was The leaG-
er in The ohjec; he (Mr. d. proposed YES he re-
peated, the sentemans illuslrious predecessor was
ia favor OF
The SPEAKER snddcny called the House t.
order. 10 receive The Presidents Message, which
was awaiting, in charge OF he private secretary
al the door.
After The reading of The Message, which oc-
cnpied nearly IN hour and half, was concluded,
The SPEAKER then Informed the House that
Mr.. Davis had the floor on the subject OF the cleo
lion Of printer.
Mr.. DAVIS arose, and said, 'ha, TO- 4 c rie.
sent he did not wish TO pursue The argument; hut
would move that The House should adjourn
fCries Of ''no" mo-
The SPEAKER PC, The question Of adjourn
menl; which was carried, and the House ac-
cordingly arose, few minutes before O'clock,
I p. NJ.
Remainder ofHc Dictate on % PageJ
The schr Eagle Dyer, ~ days from Barracoa,
brings n report that British brig OF war rad
been taken possession otby her crew and The off,
GERS murdered; and iha, she had commenced rob-
bing merchant vessels.