New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-14
Public Document.-ofacial Favoritism.
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cannot help making reference 70 the difficulty
experienced IT getting at The Public Documents
sometimes As soon as the Postmaster General :
Report was sent TO Congress, want 70 the Clerk :
Office Of the House Of Representatives 70 obtain an
abstract of 4, at and some other Documents accomPa-
nvinz the Presidents Message Tor the information
ofvour readers 1t vas taken. however. immediate
" to the Union Office TO Be printed. followed II
there that evening but was unable to obtain a
perusal. rs the obliging Foreman was absent.
and the Documents were locked up By him On
" ednesdav yesterday with the sanction OF the
Clerk OF the House Of Representatives, / went
again 10 the Office OF the Congressional Printers,
but with the same want OF success as Il had been
sent Tor bv letter from the Postmaster General and
had been taken from the bundle which mad been
permanently lodged in the keeping oil the House -
TODAY went again and succeeded N obtaining
sight OF il but found ont that The Postmaster General
mad unustha5ly tsEsn i % be exclusively COPIED ior
the Of single Se~-fork paper ms = not cniy
unjust but unwarrsned. Heaven knows the peope pay
dearly enough for the support OF Government officers
and when neir servants condescend 10 give an account
of their stewardship those whose shors devoted 20
the giving Of the most important intelligence 20 the
people should be permitted obtain what these docu-
ments contain OF public interest without waiting seT
eral weeks FOR their publication
do no; complain o. the conduct Of the Public Printers
The proprietors Of the Union ooglng and gentleman
w. Mai HESS since he became one OF the official Editors
has been remarkably obgiug the press was evdenc-
ed among other occasions on expressing the President
Message Tuesday last Mr. RTTCiFTE and he nave often
taken much pains and trouble to furnish slips with mat
rs OF public interest to members OF me press not even
on their exchange list but why does Mr CAVE JOHN.
son abstract document which the press wants 10 exam
inc without favor give il 10 the Reporter OF one paper
who keeps il all night al his odgings while Others
anxious 10 SEE it only in the proper place where me
House which owns Il has crdsred Il 10 De kept M printed
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feri,to be carried 10 private lodgings though Congress IN
trusts them with it. Much les have Mr. CAVE JOHNSON
who has By law his right 10 IL order II out Tor these
uuruosss ffavorrsm We are willing 20 let the RES
DENT have his organ but the members OF his Cabinet
700 far when 'tcy select their organs too lie may say
that he did oblge the press but truly ne knows
TINT 10 gve 20 one and withhold from al! the others =
no, the way to obl;ge Had Mr. JoHNsoN given perTls-
sion to have copies taken he should have extended
equal privileges % all the papers Who mad correspond
ents on the ground wasting their time in ruuss efforts
till he had gwen the advantage OF whole day. start to
one speak Just AS feel from what know e the
case Ii Mr. JOHNSON is not to blame none will be
more glad TO say than myself. II Is the hrst case
how sver in which have known pubic document 10
be thus used.
When any important documents are submitted to
either House they should be sent 10 the Clerks room
and remain there till AT least an hour or two after Con
gress adour for that day or there s great naste 10
have them pr 7tcd .he printers from courtesy might
permit gentlemen OF the press - see them az mar 9yoe
provided il did not reard the operations OF the PRINT
ing but documents should not be taken and used. ss
this has been tor private purposes, 10 the detriment OF
others and away from the control OF Congress
Surprising might still keep You early advised as
others procured abstract 10 be sent 10 night By Tel
eeraph for tomorrow morning offered it 70 be sent
the papers generally though cost me some trouble
10 prepare IT, had /, al the Telegraph Office by :
o'clock but on returning TO know whether it Ind been
sent learnt that the Telegraph out OF order some
where near Philadelphia. Will YOU inquire what WA
the with the Telegraph this Thursday evening
1t looked strange to me though did not suspect any
one here Was it GU, of order about o'clock this
evening IcHELiEU.