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

Funks Of some concealed OPERATOR" cstsrpaws Of
their employer al the tme''--wth "no means OF any
SORT to justify such an undertaking materials, no ONCE
no capital no business reputation, no credit -endeaypr
ing 20 get hold Of the public printing The Post con-
meets them with the benefcaries OF the old and corrupt
system; and il is NOT for US to deny It.
But the effort ~ made TO connect with the conspiracy
TO break up the contract system and the argument it,
that our foremen. H. TRENHOLM and William M Belt
put id bids which were rnously low 10 amount TO
proof that they did not intend execute their contract
Wewl not undertake to defend those gentlemen. They
are more than match for the members OF the triple al
lance, and they and will defend themselves They
have golden twig wherewith TO close the mouths OF
Cerberus; but they have truth with which they can
conquer him. As for Mr. Green, he never held the
slightest interest in this establishment, nor in the public
printing. sf. .i.st.es @
But to return The scheme with which the writers
for the Post endeavor to connect is stated in the last
paragraph above quoted Having asserted that the con-
tracts OF Messrs Trenholm and Belt were fraudulent
because the rates wsre ruinousy lou, they allege
that the scheme was to get large amount OF work
ordered, and then to refuse to execute it, and thus
compel Congress to abrogate the contract. This
base charge printed and published the 5th day OF
this monthnne months after the meeting of Congress
when il known to every member of that body that the
contractors have gone faithfully to execute and deliver
the work ordered by Congress, and that they have
cued and delivered unprecedented amount OF work
all Of which will compare favorably with any work
executed for Congress This fact dsproves the theory
which has been concocted for the basest motives, and
stamps absurdy upon the face Of il. We prepared
TO PROVE by the strongest testimony, that far from
refusing to execute the public work, have not for
one moment kept it back; that, far from keeping it
back, we have impatenty expedited it by all the
in power; and that have far expedited it, that
the quantity done far exceeds any that has been done
before Our assailants have forgotten to keep proba
by in view. midas should remember that it requires
great caution to conceal his long ears.
Aboat the beginning Of January, Riches agents stated
to the Senate Png Committee that they could do the
The Senate manifested cordial disposition connive
At the candaous ckeY OF which this the
first development Certain members OF IL, however, enter
cd into Richies schemes. One Of accommodating
senators sen to each Of the Washington printers who had
put in by Rltchies inssfumens circular letter. in
IN
system atthe same time suggesting means for securing
sUnuokly for the scheaers, Messrs. Towers, who had
rescued portion OF the printing from the grasp OF the
III % ws
the snbjec that they had taken the printing good
bonds few weeks after this Richie threw on the mask
and. in the course Of begging editorial in the Unon
printing and could did mean to fulfil the
engagements entered into by him ia the Of his orc
men," s8 e g!tt tg3 Fr @ NJ -gs4 s@
When the bids were put in. it was believed that, in
dependenty OF other considerations their relations to the
public printing would. as in s4o. have given them
share least in the largest printing job which is done
der f--xua unaa Tn that
case the public printers could have submitted much
loss the ordinary printing. for they would have been
compensated by printing part at least, Of the
But, the 2sh Of January. bill introduced
by Mr. Davis. OF Massachusetts,, from the Census Com
ttee, which took the printing from the prners
and placed under the control Of the Department Of the
Interior Then it became apparent that the printers would
suffer heavily under their contract After this movement
the prnterson the 4th February, not the beginning Of
January. as charged-replied to a very frank and
liberal communication they had received from the
chairman of the Senate's Committee on Printing, and
stated that they could not execute their contract
because the prices for that part Of the printing given
to them were ruinously low; but they expressed at
the same time their determination to go on long
their lasted, and comply with their portion OF the
faithfully and they have done Congress has
been IN session more IMAM nine monns anu uouole the
quantity Of printing ordered by any preceding Congress
has already been executed In fact the printers, who
denounced straw efhgies" have already delivered
more work than the advertise for proposals Of the
Secretary OF the Senate and the Clerk Of the House stated
would be required for the full term Of the contract
Yet it charged that they intended to Con-
gress by Withholding documents The charge is,
peat, absurd: ii was born OF malice and avarice.
So much for the first branch OF the falsehood As to
the second we have only to say that Messs Trenholm
and Belt, who are denounced Ritchies agents."
the contractors for all the public printing except one
class and that unmpoant and Of consequence there is
but one other person who has contracted for any part Of
the public printing. So much for the imaginary crcu
larso much for the invitation "to cooperate with the
tools Of the chief plottAn No such invitation was
given for there no plot and plotter-there were
no TOOLS and no one was invited aid them In reply to
the statement that have announced that were the
actual contractor but that could not did not mean
to fulfil the engagement entered into by in the
Of our foremen, say that it is base calumny, as
every member OF Congress, and every attentive reader Of
our paper, knows We have never sought TO conceal
that we were mainly interested in the public printing
but we have publicly, and privately and all suitable
occasions. expressed our determination. as long as we
could command the MEANS TO fulfil the stpulations Of
the contract although Congress has itself broken that
rart-reyinr on the iustice and magpanirnty of