The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-18
Tn. RepubIic Newspaper aud Ourselves.


The R.pabi,c Newspaper and Ourselves.
We think the Republic has treated us somewhat
harsaly in It's article of yesterday Our conscience
void of all offence in the evaporation Of sectional and
patty amnesty to which reference is made. We
hdently and proudly refer past career. on more
than grea, OCCASION when the Union jeopardy
Tor our vindicalion against all charges OF hostility or
disloyaty TO its preservation If we have opposed
ures, it because felt be our highest duty TO
oppose them, If we have opposed men, it was for the
same II we have been earnest and Jealous, we
have not been malignant envious, but anxious alone
to country We may have often erred and
who has not But we have persisted one hour in
such after discovered II we have, the heat
and smoke OF political contest, wronged men. have
fastened to repair by making the amsnds honorable
as this hea, and smoke hal passed away But for
the glorious Union had feeling but Of attach
menl and veneraon-never did we strike blow but in
its defence.
The Republic says application 10 Congress Is
addressed no, TO It's justice bat 10 its magnaniny and
beality alone We confess do confde much in the
magnanimty and beraIity of Congress- but far do
depend It's Justice: yes, justice SOLICIT
at its hands The Republic says we have taken
tract, and must abide by it. This is very true; and this
is just what willing to do if the means of
obtaining could be promptly carried into execution Tor
immediate action is necessary our reef-to one who
is mourning heavy debt Tor the purpose of doing the
public work. and who, for thousand reasons, wishes
this whole be settled by Congress present
session Delay would prove distressing. if not en-
tirey ruinous.
The Republic says aso that if we have sustained loss
why not show it, and then Congress should grant
lief This also quite true, and is precisely what we
have already done and what adversares themselves
asserted and proved before the Wentworth Committee
We had sustained by the delay Of Congress organize
for weeks with all hands readiness, and all
preparations to begin the work complete The printing
OF the Calhoun pamphlet taken out of hands, but
did not complain The printing of the treasury report
on commerce and navigation, which will cost Congress
considerable sum- also put into the hands OF another
printer. We did not then complain The printing of the
census which had been counted part Of thefh
ness of the public printer. and which had induced me
terms of the contract be put in low has thus far
been withheld from We did complain of this.
But here is pamphlet printed by at the special order
of Congress- against wishes, expressed in let
the House OF Representatives and il is estimated
come under contract, an enormous sum Of about
500 900. We do not wish to claim exorbitant
We anxious TO have ii settled the basis with
all the other work We WILL BESIDES even reimburse near
$4,000 for another job which amounts to 1897 400. but
! on which we have only received ne-thrd of that
We would reimburse this money-ws would yield the
exorbiant claim for 500 OoO if Congress would but
relieve from the oppressive parts of That
claim anxious to waive We would never
make il, but ourselves from the ruin that would
under the other parts OF contract But what
might complain of is this that after the work il done
in the highest style of which the art of printing is
susceptible, and amounting, we understand, from the
principle maintained by eminent under the proper
Interpretation of the contract, to about 100000, Con-
gress its last session. instead of granting relief, in
order to execute the immense quantity Of printing left
upon hands, adopted resolution, the face of
the contract, too, directing that the Taylor pamphlet
should not be paid for by the accounting officers Of the
two houses without providing at the same time any
other tribunal for auditing the account. We might
specully complain OF this violation OF the contract
If we disposed 10 be queulous And yet during
all this time have faithfully performed part
of the contract and confidently say that has the
public work been promptly or better executed
Further delay may runous and we trust confidently
to the justice and magnanmity Of Congress to grant
immediate reef Such is the state OF the and
If il does not prove that claim is founded jsce,
we frankly admit that we know not what justice is.
"Oh Judgment, thou hast fed to british hearts,
And have lost their reason