The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-13
Tho Public Printing.

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Respect for the House of Representatives before whom
the question OF our relief il pending. iobids in
erferng with The debate and proceedings of The House
Upon one point, however. we feel ourselves bound to
declare in the presence Of God and Of man. that
tered into the contract without the slightest collision
with any printer to put down the contract system We
20 further and state positively that made effort to
arrest the contract system that kept part OF the
public work back as has been insinua,ed for the pur
pose OF producing that result and that far from hold
ing back the public work with any such view, every
effort was made despatch with the utmost possible
rapidity There is moi workman attached to the
office who will not testify to this fact,
MIR. Wendell speaks OF con yer5ation which he had
with another person upon the contract system What.
ever he said this point before the Investigating
ntlce Of last session, in his first examination, when
there was no cross-queston him, is entirely dis
spa,ed by his subsequent testimony under
nation Then the disncness OF his memory disappear
ed the distinct conversations forgotten and he adj
mtted that his belief OF combination mere nl-
preston. The idea that democratic Congress
ticpated in March, 1919, when the contract was made
must be utterly ridiculous 10 any who will reflect
upon the state OF affairs that time AS to what other
persons may have told Mr. Wendell what differences
he drew from conversations with other persons, we
have nothing to do, for we are not responsible for
them.
If Congress had but made new arrangements twelve
months ago TO carry the public work, soon we
discovered the operation OF the contracf they
had but entered into these arrangements we
had laid before them this proposition, in reply the very
liberal suggestion made to by the chairman of the
Printing Committee of the Senate. January. ls5O-il
they had but accepted proposition lay the contract
their feet, it would have saved world Of loss and
anxiety. great deal OF trouble 10 them much debate be
fore Congress- and much irk discussion before ou
readers. We regret that our whole contract had no
been cancelled. carried according all its coad
\ tons. And why should relief be denied after W.
had faithfully complied with the conrzctafter we hat
executed the immense quantity OF work thrown upon u
as well if not better and more pro@plg than any publ,
printing which had been done-aiter too we ha.
admitted the unfortunate character OF contract am
agreed 10 surrender il Why should case be assim
lated that of another contract which had been carried
out withou, any proposition 10 give up, and which had
been executed in different a spiri'--wth paper and
printing every way inferior, but with perlusi,es Gas
to maps. engtavngs. &c) every way superior. Heaven
forbid that should undervalue any other work
should have prompted 10 say this much, il we
did no, with regret how claims be preudiced
BY those OF another and different Blu, we trust
to the Justice aud, dare TO add, the magaanimy al
Congress We trast that the representatives OF n grea
people will " be just, II they are not generous"
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