New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-17

Political PAY.-The w asblngtOh DW'e'y' ol-
lowing out the idea we threw out few days since on
the comparative services and pay of Mr. RircHIE and
Gen. TAYLOR thus states the case
And how much Thomas Richie and John T. Heiss
Tho trbole amount of their enormous emOuments II IL
impossible 10 get at with any precision. We publish
below details which copy from single Blue boos
of moneys paid to Richie & Heiss TO the amount OF
n ore than QUARTER or A MILLION or Dollars
For the Department OF Stale 80 nv
For the Treasury Department leS2 wv
For the W AT Department 80 N,
tor the Navy Department .'''''''''''''''' les ~
For the Post Oeice Department 55eo ~
For the e ~ =,
For the House. low
Making s277,i6s 81
Now we should be pleased 10 know what public ser
vices Mr. Richie and Mr. Heiss have rendered the
country TO eutitle them To Executive ana Legislature
favors that have enabled them 10 become DEALERS N
Com MINIS from the emOluments OF some two or
three years public printing IN spite oil the annual thvus
ands they have sQuandered in magnificent living Ana
with what face can these sssai Gen. Taylor foT
the receipt fihe hardesrned richly meriIed an6 com
paratively humble emOluments OF an American ouoeI
Yes Mr Richie for sitting in his magnificent apart
mens taking his daily ride 70 the Capitol IN MS own
carriage with his equpsge, loungns on the senate
setees In his weLbrushed brass outtoned coat white
vest aud unsoed white kid gloves, "a fresh turn 0ei
every day) figuring about and dancing nseti OH MS
legs Al the splendid assemblies at Jackson Hail. ana NJ
the MAGNIFICENT entertainments OF the Heads oil depart
nent and the Foreign Misunderstanding At the uNui
Gus dinners of the French, English ana husslah Aoa
running this round OF rank
destination and writing occasional paragraph lauas
tory of Mr. Polk in the columns OF the CH'oH this
TuoNA, Richie in single Congress fingered some
S277 46- - of the people money. ,,.
Durrg the same period OF time one Ola IAN han
TAyI or was winning immortal honors by his splendid
achievements 10 the service OF his country nder the
burning suns and presidential moonlight OF Mexico, ne
WAS bearing our hag N TRIUMPH through the veteran
lerions of Arsts planting II on the towers oil monterey
and the ridges Of Buena Nista-sharlng a tne "nHe
the tolls the privsons, the perls OF his hHmoesl SO
dicrs-and finally dispensing with nandiu OF ia" re
fruits the disciplined and concentrated hosts Oh osns
Anna And all this sleek and psrnpered in1hion VI ol
hcial patronage fat;enins s25 i6. thinks oNEAAlp
BY THE ENJOYMENT or A MAJOR GENkkAl
Let US see how the accounts stand; 80. ~.
Richie & Heiss ..--...-..---.---.-e- to 90 ~ ~
Zachary Taylor .---..--.---- - - -.
Both paid out OF the public Treasury We nave no.
heard that Gen. Taylor makes any complaint oeesuse
the official printers have become the propne'ofs OF
gold mines from their immense emoluments wnile
be had been receiving jus, enough for supporting "
ordinary expenses his rank and an establishment io
his family But Mr.. Richie does complain oil zen
Fsylors pay. and abuses him every day in the "a
because he receives the emoluments OF MAJOR uen'
ers 70 the amount horses and travelling expenses IN
cluded, of $685..
Is Mr.. Richie such simpeton not 10 see that no
can read his abuses of Gen Taylor. for receiving
SEVEN THOUSAND Three HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE
DOLLARS NINETY CENTS, without thinking OF Mr. Heiss
COL d MINIS. and good Mr. Riches TWO HUNDKED AND
ricHr DoLLARs AND EIGHry-rwo CENTS