The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-09
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Mr. msr.haIi's spsschss --rublic Prsnting.
Our duty to ourselves and TO the public requires that
,houd notice the prominent points in the speeches dev
.,.d by Mr. Marshall. OF Kentucky, in the House Of
representatives on Friday, the 27th Of September When
=, shall have performed that task, we the subject
for the present. with the intention Of doing no more than
d repel such assaults malice may urge againstus
Ills already known to readers that Mr.. Marshall
VA, member Of the Wentworth Committee; and ii is
hardly necessary to say, that be has made most nwar
anabe use OF the record OF the proceedings Of that CON-
mtee, by distorting the facts 10 our injury. Heeven
veu, so far as to justify The conduct Of the committee in
relation to u.s. and endeavorei to sustaia himself by the
c that we were permitted to appear before the commit
ps BY counsel. for two weeks before the committee
closed its investigation He forgot to say that the CON-
mt,se had been collecting evidence for nearly FIVE
months before the record submitted to US; that we
had been denied the lawful right Of examination
that portion OF the time allotted us was taken up by
new witnesses summoned by the committee and that the
committee had proracted its investigation until so late
period in the session. that could 60 into all the partic-
uars the before the adjournment Of Congress- Thus
We were compelled to conne proof to the prominent
points,, in order to conclude the examination in season
Had we not done so. have no doubt that on Friday,
the 27h of September. the voice Of this same Mr. Mar
venting report, and affirming that we were afraid to
permit the facts Of the case to come TO light
Mi. Marshall thinks that the country will be startled
10 ascertain that. although we were allowed to an
pear before the committee just before the close Of the
session. "no one s0ord Of testimony has been introduced
a particle Of eudence has been txhbted-to provs
specific loss" Now. with all due difference to Mr. Mar.
shalls superior judgment we must be permitted to say
that the committee performed that task tor u.s. In the
very commencement OF the Investigation, Mr. Went
worth produced abundant testimony to prove that the
contract prices (omit,ng the census returns) were far
below the real cost Of Congress work and there be
any soandness in the rules Of arithmetic that was equiva
lentto evidence that there specific loss II Mr..
Marshall can prove that there can be general loss
on a contract embracing many items. without being
forced to admit that there must have been OF ne
eefGty specific loss on particular items, then he
sreally great mathematician and his name would be
more fifty associated with those OF Hutton and Werner than
with that Of John Wentworth, Of Chicago 1.-THE commit.
tee had not there must of necessity have been
specific loss we could only have supplied the omission
BY proving that the rates Of printing under the contract
were below the rates which are paid for paper, press.
work, composition, &c. As TO the specific amount of
that dInerence-consttung the specific ioss-we were
prevented BY the action OF the committee itself from avail
ing ourselves OF the only witness who could testify on
that subject Our foreman, (Mr Trenholm,) under
whose supervision the work had been executed was the
Only ho h.vo II
was at oil times within the reach Of the committee and
yet "ths country will be startled" to ascertain tina, he
was not summoned before it. He was not-and never
has been-nterested in Mr.. Belts contract, which en-
saeed all the congressional printing OF importance and
here was no evidence the record which even tended
create the belief that he was ever interested in
II At any time. But. had the case been otherwise,
there was much propriey 10 summoning him 10 ties.
lily As there as in summonng Mr. Towers and permit
ing him TO testify 10 his contract and the manner
Of It's execution. When our counsel examined the rec.
ord, he wished to avail himself OF Mr. Trenholms test
nony, and he included his name in the list OF witnesses
which he presented to Mr.. Wentworth. Much to hi.
SURPRISE the was not sent; and the next day he
"" informed by Mr.. Wentworth that the reason thai
The summons had not been issued was that "a question
Of interest might arise" This decision placed us under
ns necessity Of occupying great portion Of the short
lime allotted US in proving stale OF facts which would
establish the admssbiity Of testimony to the neglect Of
more important points
MI Marshall next petends 10 present estimates OF the
actual cost and the contract prices OF two documents or.
dered by the last session, and not yet executed Mr.
Marshall pledges his reputation arithmetican for
The accuracy Of his calculation. We know not what the
value Of The pledge may be- only know that bis esli-
mates are taken entirely from paper which we find ap.
penoed 70 the journal OF the committee paper to which
honame signed add whose accuracy no one is respon
nole unless Mr Marshall has made himself its endorser
we nave not the space to 20 over these figures We
therefore simply remark that they are utterly unreliable
or tne estimates do not even pretend 10 embrace ALI The
elements OF cost, while they credit us with amounts
which the contract does not allow us For ;nsa,cs 4,
mat we lose nothing by the wear and tear AZ
SPe ana machinery for printing the two par,. Of IN,
rent omce Report Zoo 200 volumes) and that we do
mol lose sheet OF paper in the thousands o
necessary for such large undertaking. On The obe,
nand assumed, without, particle Of evidence 10
am that we are interested in the binding Of the extra
numbers Of The Patent Office Report and tina, we will re
nze BY that job profit Of sla4s u.s. By this mean. !,
made TO appear that we will realize s7s25 o. in pr;n,.
s zOO,sOo volumes, containing in the aggregate r2s
s','soo pages But Mr. Marshall despite his "anthmet.
equation" makes an Of S945 90 in casting mn
:" own l'ems while he improperly states that we real
sc p'on' OF si.oIs IS for binding Deduc,inr these
e,'os' and then, according 10 Mr. Marshalps own
showing, the profits both parts OF The Patent oce
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