Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-07-25
Galphinism.

Now that we have got a term which By
common consent is voted to be expressive
of public plumber Though we do not think
the payment Of claim like the Galphin is
public plunder,) we hope there will be
thorough sitting of matters at Washington
which will expose the real treasury leaks
Our opinion is, that those who have rung
their charges most loudly on the Galphin
claim, have done it to conceal their own
swindling operations-just as the thiefcries
out " stop thief with more expanded lungs
than all others in pursuit. For instance,
the Washington Union has not bad an issue
since the fact Of the payment Of the Galphin
claim came out, that did not denounce the
act as robbery; and its notes have been ta-
ken up by all its little echoes and set to
every phase Of the political gamut. And
vet the publisher Of this same Washington
Union has been guilty Of sv indle-a Gal
phinism, If he likes the term better,-ten
times as bare faced and rascally as the
worst construction that has been put upon
the conduct of Mr.. Secretary Crawford
After employing two journeymen in his Of
fee to underbid all others for the public
printing. Mr.. Richie contrived to induce
the Senate to print the decision of the Su-
prems Court in regard TO the capitation tax
on immigrants, and 1900 copies were or
dered, printed and paid for at the rates de-
cided upon by the bid of the government
printing, and cost 1852. By some hocus
pokus, IL, 900 extra copies Of the same doc
ument were then ordered by the Senate,
and Father Ritchie's men Of straw did the
job; but instead of charging the same rates
as for the regular edition, he assumed that
this job was Of a particular class, on which
he was entitled to receive two dollars per
page per hundred copies"-the words per
page" being an Interpolation of his own =
and he charged for the job the modest sum
of $4,000! When he found that this pill
was too large to 60 down with a plant
committee, he abated about f,oo thirds Of it,
(rare honesty! and consented to receive
$l2 500 which was paid! 1.-THE work had
been done according to the regular contract
under which the first edition was printed, it
would have cost about $3.50, or $4,000
less than the price received, and S36, 600
less than the price first claimed. This mo-
ney undoubtedly went into Father Riches
pocket, although the contract was taken in
the name Of his journeymen; and yet Fa-
Their Richie is vociferous against the admin
istration which has paid the interest on a
claim Of forty years standing claim
declared to be just one by democratic
Congress! In this Richie swindIe we
have genuine case ofpublic plumber, about
which there can be no question; and if
Congress ever gets through with GaIphin,
we hope il will take up Richie, and apply
the same rules Of justice to him that he has
clamored for in the case Of Others We
have no desire to screen Secretary Craw-
ford, or to justify any improper leaks in the
treasury. Let the truth be known and JUS
tice lie done, hit where it will. Bat when
men are clamorous for punishment to 9TH
ers, let their own conduct pass the same or
deal. In other words, if Secretary Craw-
ford must be hung. lin the public judgment)
let Richie be suspended BY the same rope
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