The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-18

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The DAILY Globe Of yesterday contains the first install
msni Of Mr. John c. Ryess roinder 10 the reply which
have thus far made to his assault on " Of the a7h Of
November F-si.esql j.
We perceive that Mr.. Rives. having no faith in his
cause endeavoring shield himself from public odium
BY attempt to excite public sympathy IN his behalf
To that end he stated, as our first pumber in
reply to him published, that he would answer our
continued ataeks-his present number 10 headed Mr.
Ri,ehis's renewed attacks sspsed. lie, the sgxessos
wishes to place himself the deiensvy He has been
met and ovehrown and he wishes 10 induce the belief
that the quarrel not Of his seeking and thai we ara
trampng him. now that he il down. He entered the
lists voluntarily OF the powess Of his angle
right arm; and that he has been met despite his
braggadocia. which he thought would fright bis advsr
say. the giant cries aloud for sympathy and asks he
kind public TO look to his wounds and bruises ana see
how an evil-disposed man has fallen upon him and
beaten him without provocation and without mercy.
This quarrel is Of Mr. Rives's own choosing ---hs mus,
hide The issue. He published several speeches mads BY
Mr. Orr as speech. in advance OF the debate 10 which
they belonged We mentioned the fact and complained
OF IT, In reply, Mr. Rves threatened to assal us and
defed his assault He did assail u.s. and We repealed
the assault Not content with that we have carried the
into Africa; and the laws OF war allow that liberty
with an assaing enemy. if our memory moi as treach
erous that Of Mr. Rives. s.it s.sf isal
Our readers have already that we preferred 10 an.
Mr. Rves's assault upon in consecutive numbers
We intended also to reply his matter Of jus.i6cson or
exculpation in the same But we See from dc
first attempt he has made, that will moi be necessary
to follow out our original design. We therefore an
swer him in the manner we are now pursuing. XIV
Mr. Rivess first effort in his defence is 30 mingled with
prevarication and low scurrty, that we shall only no
ce those points in which feel interested. either 10
prove what have before written to be correct or TO
defend ourselves from new charges And we viii re-.
mark here, that we have not the fear under which Mr.
Rives covers. We care not what amount we have re.
ceved for the printing Of the 2sth Congress Every dol
lar Of the amount received according to lAw--our
rates Of charge were fixed by aw-every document We
printed was printed in obedience to the orders Of one OF
both houses Of Congress-. and charged according to s
legal rates Il matters not what received in he a.
gregae Put itat any sum. matter whatwe care not
provided always that il be understood that the same work
had it been executed at the lowest prices ever paid 10
Blair Rives, would have cost much than we re.
ceived for il. u gEs
Mr.. Riyes's last article is singular production Il
shows the confusion which has fallen upon him His
first paragraph states that he has read our last number
published Friday Yet he does not finish the column
before he pretends that he had not Mr. Farnhams
evidence which we had published in orr fourth number
Then he afterwards. in the column that be was
writing at home, where be was confined BY sickness
when he on the streets, apparently well and hearty
before last number was printed. Then, again, be
states, the top Of the second column part OF Colonel
Hickeys testimony verbatm, putting quotation marks
around the quotations and afterwards he siaies that he
has sent and got copy OF the evidence taken before Mr.
Wentworth's committee But we pass these things by.
they are nothing than characteristics OF Mr. Rves
and have but little bearing on the matter in hand, except
to show the nature OF the man we are dealing with.
The first point in our defence which Mr. Rives ventures
to assa is that in which say that the contracts do
specify the qualify Of paper We repeat what said
on that point and Mr. Rves has not been able 10 shake
what we said He quotes from the contracts follows
The done with all practicable despaich and
to be printed on royal paper OF regular uncut and Of
hes, and each single weigh less than nine
pounds."
Does this. we ask, specify the qualify Of paper Does
say anything than that the paper shall be Of
specified sse and specified Wsgh2 Mr. Riyes contin.
ues; 4 a-t
.The testimony Of Colonel William Hickey, who
secretary board for the letting Of the pupc printing of
paper and printing shown the coal report Of Professor
johnson. inside at the first session Of the rweny eighth
Congress The sample NJ the last lettings Tor tue Thirieh
Congess) the sane and IL was attached 70 the
Of the deviation OF the last contractor for ts Lettings
specify the weight Of the paper, and QUALIFY and
the bidders nor6ed that claose 20 ,is effect would
be In The contract, and IL was 50 inserted.'' t
MIR. Hickeys evidence is not part Of the contract;
but admitting il to be- then-whats Why he only proves
what The contract proves, to wit that there
sample mentioned in the second contracts, being those
for the alst Congress, tathoogh Mr. Rves has asserted
that there was, again and agan)he only proves what
we have alleged from the first and what Mr. Riyes b.
denied from the first. TO wit that nothing but the and
psgh of the paper mentioned in the contracts and
tina, no sample OF quality was mentioned in any manner
alluded TO- As to size and qualify, Mr. Rves says pa.
per may be very heavy and very bad. Before the
mitlee he said under oath, "ihee is grea, difference in
paper OF the same weight" These are Mr. Rives's st
missions Do they moi admit that we;gh is no, a test Of
the quality OF pape There is but oae answer The
question ye, Mr.. Rves now endeavors TO prove that
peishs isa u The qualify gp~r. Lei him do so then
he will not only prove that false thing is trus
but that be did not testify truly before the commit
tee, after he had been sworn to speak The
truth. Mr.. Rives knows well enough that neither
The size nor the Vegh of paper. nor both, is an
index OF its quality Tue frat ihingaccording TO Mr.
Rives himssl-o be considered is the material Of whri