Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-03-24
Mr. Richie and the Globe.

Mr. Richie and the Globe.
Mr.. Jno. C. Rives has published, in the Daily
Globe, another assault upon Mr.. Richie, in an
swer to his account of the manner in which he be-
came constrained to give up the Union. We
make an extract to show the state of the issue
between them:
'But the reasons which he assigns for disseminating
his newspaper, show that the justice which he asks
is the last thing he will allow to those from whom he
seeks it. So Tar from it, he concludes his career by
doing the greatest injustice to the friends who have
gone furthes to serve him. and makes most dsngen
uous appeal to the public sympathy at their exrense,
and in violation of truth. He says 1 repeat, was
willing to remain at my post, though L was more
willing toretire But in fact the last has become the
only alternative which lett to me. Congress
have thrown an immense quantity OF work my
hands, even in the expiring days of its last session.
although l attempted to persuade them to assign
the printing on handto another office. [n suisse
quen paragraph he specifies portion OF the increased
burden which his cruel friends put upon him, and
which he pretends had broken him down. like the last
feather on the camels back. Here it is:
"THE RESOLUTION THE EXTRA SENATE.-We
pass over the circumstances connected with the resolu
ton passed bv the Senate for obtaining ory-ve thou
sand copies OF the last report OF the Patent Office 1t
has been said that it profitable job to u.s. and
our friends have congratulated us upon success in
| obtaining it. When we tell them that they are labor
ing under a gross mistake-that we cannot, without
making additional sacrifice, pint the copies on thu
stipulated terms in which obliged print the
copies of the House OF Representatives, which were Or
dered under contract and by which we are bound
when we remind them that these facts made
known to several Senators before the resolution was
passed, particularly to Mr. Borland hmseltthe public
will see at that the copies cannot be printed for the
Senate without serious loas to office. Even our
friends may be as much surprised opponents may
! be delighted by this communication"
| "Let me tell the public the truth about this matter
The friends who had supported Mr.. Richie wanted to
get rid OF him. and they wish to pay him to go-not
| mel m rstD n xyas q
resolution to give him the prices of 1919 less fifty per
cent for the work done by him, under his contract
This can say certainly, would have yielded him
more than $780, 600 clear profit; and think, consde-
raby beyond it, in consequence oil the large number of
extras voted. After Congress adjourned. the attempt
| was renewed in the Senate; but it was thought too
change the price OF work fixed by the legislative act,
and the contract under it, Hssupporters, therefore,
sought to reach their object by increasing the pro-
table portion OF the work under his existing contract
so as to give him considerable bonus on quitting They
therefore gave him in the called session Is thousand CO.
pies offhe last report ofthe Patent Office, which with
the House copies, according to his own showing. will
yield for the last session 81 800 81 clear profit This
with his profit on the same work for the previous
sion, will make his total profit the Patent Office job
$96l9 a 100 The half which remains can be execu-
ted Mr.. Richie does it, and yield profit Of $4S09,
81 to the printer. To who knows the price of set
ting up thousand the price Of a ream of paper,
and the cost of running il through the press, the proof
ofthis is easy as show the cost OF one hundred
thousand eggs at l. cents per dozen Yetn the face
| of this ready proof Mr.. Richie exclams against the
cruelty of his friends who have he says crushed him
with new burden, and compelled him to resign his
station.
"Well if Mr. Richie has been thus overwhelmed by
oppression the part of those whom he least expected
it, he shall have offer OF prompt relief from quarter
whence he would least hope for it. l will take the
burden off his shoulders will give bond and good Sc
cury to execute the Patent Office report Jon better pa
per- better time and in better style than he has exc
cued the portion already done, and so save him from
this last calamity. Nay more, will give him s 900
for bnckng this burd my back, although it is
| what inconvenent for my Office, not engaged on
Congress work, to undertake the job l make this Of
| Ter when pay twenty per cent. more to journeymen
printers than paid when the greatest portion Of Mr.
Rltches contract was executed There are other prn-
tiers in this city, whc believe will give still more for
| the privilege Of relieving him. fear Mr.. Richie, like
! the old man who invoked death to come and relieve
him from the load upon his shoulders, that dev-
erer unexpectedly appears, will eXcuce himself by say
ing that his burden about to slip away from him,
and he only called for help to fix it on his back"
The assistant editor of the Union (Mr. Over
| ton), Mr.. Richie being absent in Virginia, I'M
dertakes to say that Mr.. Rives' offer would be
promptly accepted, and promises to make an ex-
posure of that gentleman which will set him down
forever.
ANEcDoTE OF JEFFERsoN-Mr. Statlsbury, in Ar
thurs Home Gazette relates the following anec dote OF