The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-16
a y,,s Cslumny Hsfut.d.

A vale CaIumny Hsfutsd.
We regret exceedingly that we are constrained, by
sense OF duty 10 Others rather than to ourselves 10 notice
most wanon and unmitgated calumny that appears IN
the columns of the New York Evening Post OF Friday
We have extracted that portion which relates to the
coupling Of the name OF Senator Borland with ours IN
respect application 10 Congress for relief on account
of contract for the public printing There is only one
truth stated in the whole article from beginning to end,
and that is the fact that Senator Borland the letter
the contractors for the printing here copied; aud even
this truth blended with iasehood and groundless
insinuation as to become in effect, falsehood. This
letter speaks for ITSELF and clearly shows that Mr.. Bor
land wrote it, as the chairman Of the Committee Print
ing and by its direction In the view Of men, and
especially of those ncured with the odor Of abolition, no
person can do us justice without dishonesty and
dscredt With them, simple justice TO Thomas Richie
is bribery and fraud Members OF Congress cannot be pa
,rotc and faithful wi,hou, prosecuting and striving to
ruin u.s. al the expense of the honor and beray OF the
nation "The aboer is worthy Of his hire" everywhere
unless it be Thomas Richie laborng for the public;
then, to ask for sheer justice, is either beggay
knavery Such are the candor, magnanmity and honor
of the writer for the Evening Post But far as he be.
spa,ers us with calumny and abuse, regard as the
u
character of the man long experience OF the world
has taught us that those who most ready to mpute
fraud and dishonesty others need vgilant watching
themselves Where the writer for the Post and his abet
tors, and those whom they assail, all known, will
require very little vindcation from their charges
In regard to the pretence that Mr. Borland il our
special agent and the nsnuaon that he acts for com,
pensalon, we dsdan give any other answer than
that ii is an unqualified alsehood it destitute Of even
the slightest semblance OF pausibty. Mr.. Borand
las neither acted as our particular friend foe On one
occasion in the progress of this printing affair, in which
we claimed an item of credit of $250o for particular
lob he opposed us most vigorously, he had an un
doubted right TO do if he thought were in the wrong
and at all times he has treated with simple justice
AZ an American senator ought to do according to his
own high sense OF public duty The letter addressed by
him to the contractors for the printing the organ oil
the prinng committee, has been proven by events TO
have been wise measure OF precauton II was
intended to apprize them that, however low was
their price, they would be held strictly TO their bargain
This was such a course il became the committee to
pursue il shows that they understood their duty and
were above the petty art OF entrapping the printers into
heavy loss The assertion OF the Post, that the con-
tractors prompted or induced Mr.. Borland to write this
letter is totally untrue all respects They had no con-
ference correspondence, communication with HIM or
the committee directly indirectly on the subect and
the first knowedg they had that such letter was writ
ten or contemplated from the receipt OF the letter
itself We give this point the communication Of Mr.
Trenholm and MIR. Belt, and in the foregoing remarks
we speak in our own behalf Nothing but the most de-
based and hbera spirit OF detracton could have led TO
this pratuitous impu,aion Mr. Borland. He stands
too high in the estimation of the country to be injured by
that or anything else emanatng from the same polluted
source We have corrected this farrago OF groundess
fabrcaons, not because we deemed them likely 10
prejudice Mir Borland but for the reason that ne 10
struck al through u.s. and sought to be involved IN trans
actions with which he had no more TO DO than o" un
prncipled caumnator himself In dsmlssng TINS atAck
upon the character Of Senator Borland from further no
tee we will only add that, if there were any other
words in the English language adapted TO the writer IN
the Post stronger and appropriate than those OF tsr
and base oalumniaor, we might Justly apply them were
we not restrained by sefespec from dongso Inc stale
MISREPRESENTATION OF "iraud in obtaining the printing,
in order to break up the contract system rs repeated win
as much afecation OF sincerity If 1T was not over and
over again shown TO be miserable Islander. We have
said enough and now leave this malignant vender OF
coined facts and disepuiabe nsinuaons to pursue MS
wonted taste. If il be in his power to harm us we are
greatly deceived and to hi" foul mou,hed," billings
gate we have seen and heard too much OF that in our
day 10 give thought 1t is easy for biackgusds to
prove aheir own araeters but they are not competent
witnesses to prove the characters OF Others The New
York Evening Pos, has sunk TO a level below which,
nfamy itself cannot drag it down. There let 1t he IN ths
common se,oer We have cast handful OF quIcklime
mon il in passing BY and may remain undisurbed.
hereafter along with the .o,her objects OF oaihng and
DISCUS, with which, alone, is fit to be associated
From NJ Y. Evening Pos.
Wbcther Senator Borsnd, who mployed As the tool
of Richie in Senate and who put up TO wrie the
lannon's letter to Trenholm and Belt and TO the other con-
their contracts receive anything FOR his services OF
whether he Is to enjoy the satisfaction OF making himself
without reward Sa matter on which the puoic
will obably be informed But the fraud IL patent
and gsring, and is amply proved by the conessions o.
Trsnhom, the who was con'edefeteo
with Rche and who Ia doubtless be compensatsd iof
the veby with portion Of what may be obtained no"
Congress Tho confessions made 10 various Pelsou
they were made Lempe Towers, who took ps o. w"
public printing low they were made 70 c. ,".
ing; they made Cornelius wendell o. 80" 49,
Wendell a. Bep,buysen, who were mol ops .T.;, 49,
tractors for the public printing! IN short w. - -.
gu bic talk and Senator Borand. who was , 49,,
mar In this foul Rame, doubt kne" Us w" $50.
going on . either Trenholm or iSl'omc'
Tn, following !. the letter of Mr. Borand referred to
in this paragraph:
Couulrrgs ROOM or PsINriNs,
January 4, 1850
a usn';on 10 my remarks in the Senate. the nth
80 Of ne public printing expressing