The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-08
THE UNION.

made the copies Of the Congressional Globe aud Ap-
which he furnished the last session OF Congress
We DO not estimate the copies furnished the Senate.
as We do not know what he charged Tor them.
This amounts 10 fraction more than pIoht OF VI 81
him sl5 900, he would still have realized from those
works the sum of 50 096 o. The whole cost OF those
publications furnished to Congress was. as We have
shown, Sl5455 96 for the whole session. he charged
Congress $500 yet early the oath OF July last
Mr. Myes testified snder oath before the investigating
committee, 1--WE quote from the evidence , si33
s a1 .ss Sss
ng certain numbers Of the Comg,soaa Globe and Anpew
a, the a, least Of si6o day at his and
expected TO lose at that rate until Congress adjourned"
Now, we do not assert that MIR, Riyes has committed
OF the character Of The transaction for himself from the
facts stated bat we defy him to present calculation
which can make his statement good II he has the bold
ness TO present such calculation, we can show II to be
utterly incorrect and erroneous We have doubt that
the inquiry mentioned above. and the answer quoted,
were concocted out OF the commtee,ro room. Mark he
says he is making NOTHING" by furnishing the Senate
and House with the Congressional Globe and APpendiI ;
aad then he says he is osng At the rate, al least OF $3.50
day at his establishment" The plain meaning OF this
language is, that this enormous loss was sustained by
filing the subscriptions ordered BY the two houses Of
Congress Taking the matter in this light, we repeat
what We have sad--hat DIR. Riues canno euen leaurg
out the grdtuity OF $4,000 for reporting, present
statement that will sustain his oath before The commit
tee unless he presents statement that can be proved TO
be utterly erroneous How does it happen would ask
that possessed of that knowledge which Mr. Rives
pe,ends TO have should have far mscalcuated How
happens It that the immaculate Mr. John G. Rves found
losing $3.50 day printing, with overcharge in his
favor OF fifty per cent Does he plead the length OF the
last session. We have shown that he made from Con-
reporting Does he say that he had TO furnish large
number Of subscribers with matter than he expected
to furnish II he does, he does not speak according to
the facts; for the figures show that his profits were in
proportion to his subscribers. But, we ask, did Mr..
Rves suffer anything BY the PIotracted session Of Con-
gress And did he furnish to Congress Or to his other
I nh he
their subscripions We think not. The whole country
anticipated that the Jas, session would Be long and ar
would be OF great extent Did Mr. Rives share in this
anticipation when he was estimating the expenses OF his
publicatons' Let Locking to prospectus, we
| find the following:
fast the proceedings of Congress will make number.
Subscribers may expect number Teach week during
Of week afterwards. until the end Of the session
EACH VOLUME WILL PROBABLY COMPRISE TWO THOUSAND
This prospectus bears date October 9, ls49." Mr..
Ryes is here telling the good people what they may
pect for their money He is praising his wares. Ias
SEPARATE and distinct Volumes aud Mr. Rives told ali who
might patronze him that they might expect him 10 fur
each volume. %s ws Cd hs us
late protracted session Just this much, to wit:
i tsengmss. a Gloss a,o 17s pages
Total a,7e2
This gives an average of just 500, just lo4 pages
less 10 The poiume than he anticipated.
/ We have sci down naught in malice We have been
Liberal TO Mr. Rves-morc liberal than he would
dream Of being to any Had been disposed to do
him injustice, might have estimated the cost OF his
work the that the committee of invesli-
CATION esAaedthe cost OF congressional printing exc
cued al the Union Office. Had we done so, we would
have estimated his presswork at twenty five cents to-
ken, and would have allowed him nothing Tor waste
paper and nothing for contingencies Then the figures
. would have stood thus:
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