The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-09
The C.IIfornia pIes..gs.

We call attention to the following refuiaon, made by
Mr. Melville, in the House of Representatives, on
Thursday last Of the gross attack made BY the Rpub
l" to the effect that the public printing had been delayed
for the purpose Of suppressing information:
THE PATENT orTIcE REPORT. ETC.
Mr.. McWlLLiE, from he Committee on Printing, re.
ported the following resolution
Rsoiped, That thy thousand copies Of the mechanical
pIoa and INA. evenly s9pe. ?, the ascau
Mr.. McWILLIE stated that the reason why there was
difference IN the numbers ordered from the fact
that the agricultural portion OF the population much
larger than the mechanical and the work repre
sened as being too large for volume the discrmna
ton became necessary.
Mr. New further stated that while he had the floor,
w g0aS ass me ss Of o.
on yesterday morning The charge contained in the pa
per was against the democratic party, generally and he
supposed, the Committee on Printing, specially. Ii
charged them with having. from improper motives delay
ed the printing OF the Presidents message in relation 10
California The charge OF the Republic was in the fol
lowing words:
"THR PxxsrpkSrs ANSWER TO rHE CALL or rnr rwo
HOUSES lis there any r'ops in withholding public docu
is hs he shall not COME before
the people with the facts necessary to explain and vnd
before making his speech. Of the documents
TO Congress In answer 10 the calls OF the two houses the
but an ACT Of iaee 70 The Pesaens q smody .o@c oi
his views and expressions. Mr. Calhoun Says
have the ofhe Executive 10 tho calls
the course which took the which u acted, In ref
erence to what done In California Iuadersand me
dns'ons have NOT get beew printed But there is enough
known to justify the assertion that those who profess to
have advised, aided, and the movement which
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Now, ask the American people what kind Of Justice
iowatd the President and the administration they
pet from opposition msorities which make calls upon
President for official papers, and them If they do
swer their purpose, hoggermugger them up In the print
ers closets There was long and loud ouicy by Mr..
these documents the opposition msjores were hot and
patient 10 them from the PTesdent clerks
employed AT great make the copies
aud when Mr. Calhoun makes speech months
ward, he that the
printtd'
ave protest against this kind OF warfare The oppos.
ton the two branches would have deugd the
country these documents long since, they had
but since they only that the old has acted wse
", pudenty, and pauiocaly the documents cannot be
PINNED Even OF the United States cannot pro-
cure copy enable him assail the administration
dersiandngy, This Is shabby and shameful"
Now, Mr. Speaker, Continued Mr.. New , il the edi-
ruth as to abuse the democratic party or to nsnuate That
the committee acted from improper motives, in keeping
back the message and documents referred to- BY calling on
he public printer any member OF the JOINT committee,
either oil the Senate this House, he would have found
mai the committee, far from suppressing the docu-
meats had ordered the printing OF other documents,
which had been ordered previously TO the communication
Of THIS message, to be suspended, and that this message
and documents were being printed and would in
very lew days be ready for delivery The editor OF the Re-
public, on inquiry would also have found that the mes
sage and documents will make volume OF more than
l aday $3.50