The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-10

sve contracts that he has not acquired any other pro-
duetvs property in Washington and that these gener.
Gus opponents would make the poor Richmond editor
poor indeed. There is looseness and incons ICY Of
statement in this passage Of the New York Evening Post
which mark, indeed its whole article Here we are FIRST
informed that his debts were not less than s2l ooo but
In the next BREATH like Falstas men in buckram, they
suddenly amount TO $4,000 i4s&
But the whole statement is out and out false The
! GLOBE establishment was not transferred 10 Messrs
Richie, Cameron, and Others unknown" II was never
transferred 10 Thomas Richie; but it was trans.
ferfed TO Richie & Heiss, and to no one else !;
and the first payment was made. as we have al.
ready stated. by Major John p Heiss Now. will be
perceived why Major Heisss has been thus far
sedulously omitted The Cerberus who concocted the
editorial Of the Post knew that the present editor Of the
Union-the " first named" he is termed in the first
paragraph above-contributed no part to the payment
and therefore they fail to mention his partner in order
to give the semblance of truth the idea that he
have borrowed money from person, so as to bring
in Mr. camerons that person. But this is not
enough. Though the three headed Cerberus may have
but single yet each tongue demands its separate
kfalsehood to roll sweet morsel. Mr. Folks name
must be brought into this masrfor what reason no one
say The twenty hundred-dolar bills did not come
from him, nor did one cent Of the amount come from
him or from Mr. Cameron
We turn again to the second paragraph and present il
for what il is worth with this single remark that the editor
OF the Union. after than fortysix years devoted to
the interests Of the democratic party is scarcely to-day
worth onefouth the handsome fortune which has been
built by the democratic party for the mere business
partner OF the late Globe establishment But to proceed
'.The shocking was,efnlness and poHigacy which had
this period had aroused public Indignation which. acting
s nj s
ing Congress and portions ofiha required Tor the dspa-
acoordingy. The amount Of printing ordsssd was i'm.
mense. beyond all expectation, Yet twas executed
promptly than while Mr. Richie the avorite monopo
list and obber Of the work. and fully saved
the public" a3 8I II
As to the shocking wastefaness and profigacy"
which characterized the expenditures for printing imme
diaely after Richie Heiss purchased the Globe estab
shment we have say that they printers for two
years under terms 90 per lower than those paid
Messrs. Blair Ryes for period Of about twelve years
During the time that Messrs Blair & Rives were pubic
printersthey paid the full Of with the excep
ton Of single Congress- during which those rates were re-
duced Is per cent The highest prices paid to Richie
Hess were 20 per cent less than the rates of rsis
During session Of Congress only they were paid those
rices but the succeeding session the prices for the pnc
pal part Of the printing further reduced to 33 per cent
less than the rates Of 1870 IT, therefore, public ndg
nation has been aroused by shocking wastefulness and
profgacy," the editor Of the onion can truly say that it
should not be turned against him. nasmuch the highest
prices paid to him far below the louest ever
paid to his predecessors As TO the great reform made by
the adoption of the contract system by the twenty ninth
Congress- by which is alleged that $500 were saved
to the public there is hardly printer in Washington
who does not know that the gross Of printing
executed, by which this saving is alleged to have been
made. would under the rates OF 1872 scarcely have
amounted TO half that He be ADLER fnancer
than we pretend to be, who make it appear that
100000 be saved in executing work for which not
than 100000 evenwoud have been paid under the
terms enjoyed by Messrs. Blair & Rives.
To proceed with the article in the Post
"But February ls49 came round The contract law be-
Ing still 10 force the benecaries Of the old aad corrupt
system determined TO restore It, with all It's advantages 10
the contract system by cunning and indection. Numer
GUS bids Were received, many proposing low but fair
work But the iorsmsn Of Thomas Riches printing
Office found have bid 50 low for the mas OF
were regarded rs the catspaws Of their employer q,
the time. Ii was known that they had means Of
office, no capital no business reputation credit The
rata al rhh they offered take the oork ioe Aat
at proWouneed them shans bids and the pretended bid
ders be the Peter Funks concealed operator
Ia an Intended imposition upon the government The chair
man OF the printing commee In the House indignantly de-
nounced the proposals from the Union Office sham bids,
unreal Offers, tbs TO premeditated fraud and called
upon the Speaker disregard he and give the
TO the next lowest bidder who evidence OF honest in
tenton, and was prepared with the proper security
"rhe confederaies Of Mr. soon appeared
In e persons OF Thomas Richie and Thomns Green
sonnaw, who offered themselves security for the faith
fu performance OF the about be taken by Tren
holm and Belt They We're accepted and the contract was
awarded
'.rhe scheme was known to be to keep these straw e
es OF beore tho public until after Congress
should assemble and upon business until the usual
large number Of documents should be ordered and then to
refuse do the work. la order compel Congress TO abro
gate the contract and return TO the old jobbng system, by
which Richie would have been enabled to clear during the
fifteen months Of tho Congress, az least half million OF
dollars"
We call the attention OF our readers to the words above
which have alicsed, they will be hereafter
particularly adverted to.
"The benefciares OF the old and corrupt system de-
terlnined to restore IT," They banded together and
consped to abrogaie the contract system by cunning and
iudirection." We have nothing to do with this. We
never the bene6cares OF the old and corrupt sys
tenn Of the prices OF 1919, even with fifteen per
cent. deduction from those prices, and zoe have
never conspired with any one to abrogate the con-
tract system; but il we were empowered to send for
persons and papers, could show that there "Peter
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'"wAsmssror, September y 1850
aMr friend Just called my the lying
Evening Post Of