Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-07-10

tho there exists ind sensable necessity for
thorough and radical reform Some years indeed
tins Ivy concusivoly shown in elaborate and
lucid Ropor, to tho Senate from Committee Of which
Mr.. MorcLeai OF Ky Chairman. We then insisted
the propiey &C change in the manner Of executing
the pubic printing by the adoption Of the contract systcm
applicable every other branch Of the public SERVICE
winch would necessarily bring about by the comPouion
IL would create, fair relation between the labor ana the
price, and what s desirable than that, eject
divorce between the Government and the Political Press
The importance Of the proposed reform. in both Of ,hese
aspects, cannot fail srk, the miud Of the mos
pefieia observer
We dscu iu ihs outset being influenced, in toe ssht
es degree, by any feeling Of hostility the gentlemen who
hold the Office VI Congressional printers II the pre-
rent systrm is continue, We Know c. whose
unng deSouon MS parry better entities him 10 The enor
nous perqsites tbs editr OF te Union; ard of oor
teyes, the sisaes; wish to ua"ser the i'd
vontagoous posuoh any oser individual OF dis party
L. tie present. prices Of rrntnG to ts sIwEys
paij--prces by via ch BAR & Ryos % bret
roJ Converted ron baakruPis inO sniiO'Gi'Jsw. hat
no obJecuon c.ntnIIg tile ofhee an iha nsnds o. Va
Riieh Ong parry To the success Vi wGsh h
Sss devoted aud alen,s retain their .scendsney
Bot systom not be night which enable, mau ILus
Speedily fortune, by "&nrsitanI charges
as.ins tie government and especially wen tn,
mau lie regarded the oEs-S ol ine Gse tive And
the chunp IN anS de eLde OF Patty Who's, vii
cJustiues the eaurs his ,fice. We uu.y "pPc.
ed to tie rocy u! Peasionnga Fte's to uiGicae To-
conduct f nose who peusion it The editor may be
u GLqJes IOn-Ss I'sguity and 81 eoda' hrnn7s,
bat when great inducens ats exist 20 n rain em csn
sL., Nh,re deserved an! euosizs aud deien7 ne
Of ,quvoca pr Measures 1 inunpns ton
6cnc, ae tcrutIliIo1 be STINT when ne should de
nounce, ald - defend w'e's Ie rnoUd SdCk, vii be L.
often irresistible Tor such Td~se inhlsucs,
indeed lufeqsendy opersSe !np6.e"pby ~ him at
heir A. all events our rem furnishes rs w'in
tut one .IsSAL o. tic eTouo@ OF stern ane
lofty iude sndence tho part OF tue individual holding
the Office OF Primer Congress. That individual
Gen Duff Green wao, although we have oitSn differed
with HIM IN opn.Onr deserves honorable mention m THIS
connection But what lho penalty The office was
taken from hilh gwen another, who would be
seville proseE'5ers said more consistent! The
men who lavshed upon him The public treasure could moi
brook the idea that he should their conduct with
the tp mt OF free man, conducting free Press. And
euch we hazard nothing in saying, would be the fate
Of the editor o. the Union now, were he, by acci-
dent to differ the Executive upon any leading
81 he do upon Su5T-eAsIFy question in ls37-snd
exert the influence Of his press TO defeat IT, jour
ial would sP'ng into existence, and become the
recineht both Of Execuve favor and pa
trousge-ust BAR & RIves superseded Duff Green,
when tue latter vcnturod QUESTION the in'ahoty
Gen Jackson The free OF these remarks msy perhaps
De accurately og ~ u
peeHRiqry results OF the exIs ing system.
10 May last xr. French, the Clerk Of the House Of Re
preseGiuu,es, las told by the Washington
pCadenI Of tae bslumoe PSno; bas:ng ais opinion upon
The am ,unt actually pad MGssrs Blair & Rive.
session Vi the last Congress. estimated
sum necessary Cor the payment OF tie printers the pre-
s-.,.n q; Se3 900 The bill Of Messrs. Richie &
Hess t. the ls e March, three montis amounted
$3.50. The Hose having Appropriated only $4,000
h.ton a hem
tai, ni. Freaca states that Hessrs r. H. have pie
81 Inn, st.emar OG the due tnem for the prnt-
ing the port OF COmiis i"ner % Paients-Sb2I9I
maxi, q I sun OF s7s527 10 oeance heir
up the lsl 1t Nach and rsy FOR the printing o!
tie Z. port Since the LIST Of hGrch mueh Prnung
h- been ordered ard is the opinion Of the Clerk, sos,
OGl j, a iw 10. tae additional 27yuHais to be
made Nf French, here ore, asks r this ADDITIONAL sp
,,pr ian Even Mr. -hnsoU o! Tsnntssee-noI apt to
be ,,r. lry thing Go?e ny his pGIiy-was pre,sr
ed erc, (he said,l the Of Soc.
900 T. bs paid Tor the printing VI the House OF Represen
1aycs over end above tie paid for toe printing the
long &c sion d, tie lest Congrtss and, his too after
r..u.uon % rer cent had hen made upon the pne 81
Mes,-s oar & a;vas This, he exclaimed, spee
men ,. mo5ern democratic economy" H. however The
profits upon t. printing only such egitu'a'ey
and properly arse rom the labor performed, IN Ohe
branches # the pu5ic sery:ce-and why hcy should be
greater we cannot p-rceVe-hsfs would be reason T.
cynpsiI except PEI haps that printing had been
do.d ,,,a ,cas necessary. But let Report d
fne Patent Ofce \ sample Of the pr1tets profits Ii
aopsrr. tbatt-s Hou,s ordered 10000 coiss, cost
62 7g7 the Senate O0O copies ~ addIOla' orf
OF ISL O--muking an aggregate Df Gili,H0 os pun;-
ius single dycumeui-te Prchts "a With ne est =
mailed b. Ar Johnson a Sj7 COO ! = the gsrIs
and in;Ocr-bls a5r.c the more h7ErsI TIT. tae ''Js
+ ruure & ;Le peuof. res. occs tee or,st
ct tno Executive srd the ctmpOn o. 'o 's 'rorn
sc,lo u,,sg onormJ.' u IT, awe Ee:rue17
NJ D Wa OF IL. tsOu to se'sci Cpn.l,tC6 - Whca
tho sYpe,i iefrfcC. rsdc OIs ord IG,s-Tog k.
port 10 Ice H. lse Ia. 'nary. TIE ooHn.1eH
, fore Mr. Tower. dr G,dooi, .an',er primers 10
gs,hi, gton sey.fsI g-asn, .'oersd to 1ned 81
y sent 70 sru ~, M ru'y &c 4 Eocuris oh 'h'n
deL1'e oy:I fsg'r me ifes 'us; ga h. - ~ paG
tor suts rYrk. W Gdsvn's oVt or r. ~ exc -,
clro rd.ynral pIinis t.r byt e., be rs;'s Vi 1919
e1ss D. rc.ustd4i Per ceLt ana for olst, 353
per cent lev 70 the pa 'sr p'yds 5,t -
mD Towers trok- that ~nriEef tao prLuug Junr ~.
b,to u.usr no pr,es 1t 1873 ud BE- fedacec
3s} re-, al ,,'e fer mp is4iiOn th, got
h.. ~ts-f, cfri5-s 70 "cho1pep the e.. pn;l.
Couge,s aud - spaiatg ~ .age on af.'Dnt OF th %
u0unz" ct Govsumoni RON ,ls ~ph2s, rress. gyon
which iudusrc- necelssfiy J.h- ". El5 c"uupunx
tic c,muuec recommend c!l-.Ihcl, y ins lsy,trl
kinds Of prrtng eqIirsd By rg-ess. and 10 tux ho
printing Ut each cas5.t' Sp-ts IcD, 70 the Invest Bro
OF hs ability 20 psffonI pe works . nov done In 70.
gard the printing 4 toe several Dep--tmcns-and thus
give tie pulung lby-e who pra,. b. trade nd 20.
paaro from the p,l'ioa press, which, nough IL mly be
noa uudsf TIE honest and too nse,sibe
pecunary nf1encos be sFsyed n course by srcb
pair, conjeradonsmuy hereafter fell into the hands Of es.
s,cnous and aysrcious individuals We can see
poss be objection proposition which pisces the public
pinisf footing With oil other sppicants for government
There be other supposed necessity
supporting Executive orgaa by bountes from The pub
lc usasury and that constitutes with Us, think
will with the iaps, dooisvo aud overwhelming argum,n
aqs.si the toogsr t,ssion Of the eHsrog system. II
wtvrr. the House sni refuse sd0pt this suggestion
the committee suDmt alternative plan, providing s, III,
pnnicr shall insi,ad II the present prices be allowed IN,
reasonable aggregate Of the paper. ink composition
and prcsswok a5d forty ceo I'd luoaa that amount
so.ne rhsdgo u imperauvoly dsmani,j-and. unlegs
be efssts1 bscre of which o1f-sl have bot litn
boo 80 u.tte srith bur noignhor " the tTnssu w o