The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-01

.ooksn to by US 10 regard tohe printing One Of these
Gentlemen informed US that Mr.. Wentworth and
ana other were present when he was questioned !;
N. other that Nh. wsntworth and two others
,of committee Of nine) were present when he
,..s examined Both OF them We're indignant at the
on,.ons which bad been propounded TO them. Both Of
,a,m testified thai we had never approached them
IN the subject of the printing, on sought 10
oaueoce them in that respect This evidence did not, OF
course, suit Mr. wentworth !, and accordingly ID was
a.s,royed, and is not 10 be found on the record. I
When these facts were communicated TO us, we at
once addressed letter % Mr. Wentworth. demanding
.eond time the right OF crossexaminaon That letter
was never replied to- and have 10 believe that
was never laid before the committee There were hon
orabIe men on that committeeman who never would
have permitted such injustice il our demand had been
laid before them, The committee continued its investiga
;oo in secret until about three weeks ago. Then we
w.rs informed that the committee had completed its
oyesgaton and deposited its record with one Of the
clerks Of the House Of Representatives, and that
,s could examine il until the end Of the week during
N. sessions OF the House, and might afterwards ex
anime witnesses and crossexamine those who had pre-
yousy testified We at once protested against this
course Of proceeding not having given that right OF
cross. examination to which we were legally entitled
But at the time, offered to accept the meagre
unyilege which had been accorded. II our foreman
was permitted to examine the record, and named
attorney permitted appear before the committee in our
.,sad. This was granted and early possible
within two days--our attorney notified Mr.. Wentworth
that he was ready to proceed, and he furnished at the
ame time list OF witnesses. ss ll ttt. lf
The committee had been examining witnesses for four
months and half. We had not been examining wit.
nesses for Than the same number Of days. when il
was stated in the House OF Representatives that the
committee could not report because we examining
Witnesses This statement induced us TO bring the
examination to close possible; yet we were
not permitted to do so before the committee or rather
Mr. Wentworth, summoned and examined three new wit
nesses the examinaiion OF one Of whom occupied the
dngs Of the committee two days Of the meagre time al
bted TO u.s. Yet notwithstanding this unfair treatment
We succeeded in proving that we had executed
tact fathfuy-that every exeron had been made by US
hurry on the public work. and that the delay which had
occurred was not properly chargeable to In proof Of
this we mention the fact that majority oil the committee
would not concur in the report which Mr. Wentworth
bad drawn up against us, and which be falsely pretended
be was anxious to lay before the House of Representa-
ives
We have thus given plain narrative Of the facts Of the
case but the events Of the last few days, rather nights
compel us to say more 54
The Senate convinced that had fully complied with
The terms OF the contract and that had suffered thereby
amended the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill by
provision that the losses sustained by the contractor for
he public printing should be made good and ten per cent
on the cost paid by way OF profit This proposition
carried in the Senate by vote Of SO to is MIR Hamlin
the chairman OF the Committee Printing, and one Of
The fifteen stating that he voted in the negative because
| he knew that printer could not live on ten per
cent When the Senate's amendment was brought
up in the House, we are told that such an exhi-
bion Of fsndish passions was never witnessed in
deiberaiye body. The host was marshalled by
Wentworth, who mindful Of his former misdeeds,
feared to open his lips to the House. His willing
euenants and tools Messrs, Evans Of Maryland.
Marshall Of Kentucky, and Orr of South Carolina
Evans was smariing under the lash which duty CON-
rled US some time since to apply to him. Mar
shall exhibited degree of mental obliquity Of vision
which mars all his perceptions. The wonder 10 how
a man like Mr. Nj. should have suffered himself to be
played upon by such man as q the honorable John
Wentworth" At one time he endeavored 10 show
that we had taken the contract at minous rates in
order 10 compel Congress to break up the contract
system Five minutes afterwards he was rendering
himself ridiculous--to say no worse-by endeavoring
10 show that we were making money out OF our
contract. AS TO MIR. Orr. the country needs no ex.
phnation Of his conduct We have labored for months
preserve the Union OF the States and therefore Mr.
ors our enemy-biter, malignant. bind-like adder
uaused with poison These men led the van OF the
opposition and to them very much indebted for
The injustice we have sustained. IN
Personal Events In washingtoa.
We stated the other day that we have become much