Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-01-02
M Gaere, Davis of Kentucky. on behalf

Mr.. Garfet Davis OF Kentucky, on oenaii
of federalism, as you will Tecoilects monrned
most p,teousiy over the corruption OF the po-
Iitical PRESS and maintained that his wing
gery led him to strive to dlsconneet the Gov
eminent patronage from it. He expressly re-
pudiated the idea that the small saving pro-
posed by jefferson & Co. was matter OF any
consequence. when compared with the lmPor-
lance of rescuing the virtues OF the country
from the yawning gulf into which they were
about TO be entonbed, by following the prece-
dent, upon this subject. set by the hrst Con-
gress, and endorsed by each succeeding one,
down TO the present time. This was all well
enough for .:Buncombe;" and his brother Fed
eral members were very willing that his speech
should be regarded as the Wing theory IN the
premises. But. true to their former practice,
with the exception of fouENnembers, they vo-
ted in body for the conductors Of a political
press; and thereby proved that, however VIII
ling they might be to reap capital from the
positions laid down by Mr.. Davis, as Their
policy, they had not the slightest idea OF car
rying them out in practice.
In the Senate, Mr.. Clayton took the oPpc.
site tack, and labored to tickle the fancy OF the
people, by showing what stickler for econ
omy his Whiggery made him.. He was In
trusted with the management OF the wing
cause before that body, as MIR. Davis had been
before the House, and argued, with apparent
earnestness, and with his usual ability to prove
the greater economy Of the proposition Of Jet
fefson g. Co. His Wing colleagues (as in
the House, did not justify their intended vote
against bis positions by reply; because that
would have deprived them of the capital they
hoped to reap from the devotion TO economy
running through every line of his speech
They threw their balo for Gales & Seton.
v no had not only made no proposition to do
the work at an apparently less price, but had
obtained from the Twenty seventh Congress
at an advance of twenty per cent. over the
prices to be paid the publishers of the Union
for similar work, upon the ground that the in
creased pay was but a fair remuneration for
the services reformed.
The case may be consisely stated as fol-
lows:-The Wing Senators, en- masse, have
declared, by their vote, either that the propo-
sed saving of the public money by giving their
printing to Jefferson & Co., was a sheer hum
bug intended but to make political capital for
their party or, on the other hand. that they,
as a party, do not care to economist. And,
in the House of Representatives, they have
no less clearly stamped the speech of Garret
Davis, urg ing the importance of divorclng the
Federal patronage from the political ptess. as
a sheer party trick; or, they have avowed,
that, as party they are not in favor of separ-
atng the two. The Young Democracy, as
they style themselves, stand in just as awk-
ward position. Up to the decision of the
Democratic caucus, Ito obtain the vote of
which, they had sent circulars to the members,
and cen almost had pulled themselves TO
death) they did not throw out hint of an in
ten'lon Of offering to do the printing for less
than the established rates. But so soon as il
was known that not one democratic represent
tative would sustain them, they came with
a flaming proposition TO take the job, and thus
save fifty thousand dollars of the money OF
the '"dear people," The Democracy of the
House have shown their opinion of the want
of good faith in this offer, by the nnanimity
with which they voted to reject it,
In the Senate both parties have unanimous
ly stamped it as unworthy Of dependence.-
In the meanwhile, the ''Senor" is affordine
lots of fun to folks about town by his doses OF
"Cato"-over the fallen virtues of the Repuh-
LEON one day, and his stuck-pg squeals-
on account of falling to get what he considers
his share Of the public patronage-on the next
MACON.