The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-21
THE REPUBLIC.

q 10" nofe paragraphs from MI. hlvES's very
last valedictoy. After specializing on Mr..
RIr CHEFS groans over his Patent Office report,
and after making the offer to take the job off his
halads, Mr.. RwEs goes on to say:
MR.. RIrcHIE's DEMOCRATIC NEIGHBOURS.
Chow disingenuous is the attempt of this benef
ciary, who has made profit over all losses of at
least 10000 within the last six years, the jobs
obtalne d from Congress- now TO charge the friends
who ately strained point to add some thousands
more to his profits, with breaking him down. Il
Sas wilng'-he tells his friends abroad, not like
Ivy To dive into PARTICULARS to remain at my post
though was willing to retire But, in fact,
the last has become the only alternative which
was left me- This last sentence contains the
truth; but the reason he assigns for it, attrbutng
1t to large jobs lately voted him, is not true. MIR.
Ritchies predicament with his political friends is
precisely that of the poor man who, being interro
gated by his parson in his last hours said, Il am
soiAing TO 60. 1T is all WELL them replied his
comforter. 'as all your neghbors are willing you
| should be off, Mr. Ritche's Democratic neigh
bors are more than willing that no should retire;
but cannot say il is 30 with the Wings. They are
very sure their opponents will never have more
hungry fly, yet they apprchend one will take his
place that may bite harder"
In concluding his very bitter communication
to MIR. RrcHIE and the public, Mr.. RIvEs
says:
Mr.. RIvEs DOING HIS BEST.
al admit that Mr. Richie would have lost largely
on his contract if he had executed it faithfully. But
he will save at least $4,000 by printing the extra
numbers on paper greatly inferior to that men
toned in his contract. He will several thou
sand dollars by not working at night, when it costa
about forty iive per cent. to set up the type
and about twenty-five more to do the presswork on
Congress- work, than it does to do the work in day
light. He will save about $4,000 by getting ten
per cent. on the binding Of the Congressional docu
I ments. He has saued more than 81 900 on the
opinions of the Supreme Court, which he printed
by order OF the Senate and received $l2,5O0, when
his contract would allow him only 1857 20.
/ 81 defy Mr. Richie to make out statement, in
GLIDING the above savings, which will show that
he has lost any thing on his Congress printing. II
ia very easy for him to make out statement show
| ing very ncarly-almost exactly-how much the
printing has cost him. and the Register of the Urea
| sury can inform him, if he does not know himself
the amount of money he has received for it. If he
will make out statement proving that he has lost
money on his printing contract, and lay il before
the next Congress, believe it will reimburse him
| for his losses. am the late Congress would
! have reimbursed him, if he had made detailed
statement showing loss; but they were not willing
70 allow him from $l50,O0O to 100000, which
the prices Of 1919, less so per cent, would have
given him. for violating his contract and retarding
| the business Of the Government The full prices
of 1919 not now too high for setting up the type
ifitis done in good time; but they would be cxor-
bitant for the paper and press work, with So
per cent. of. The paper used on Congress work
in 1919 was made by hand. and the press work was
done hand presses. Now all the paper is
made by machinery, and all thoapress work is done
| by steam power-presscs.
| al told Mr.. Richie in former number that
was mot doing my best against him. He will
now be convinced that told him the truth.
0JOHN C., RIVES.o