The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-10


Q. 1851, had 14,5oo subscribers
This is certainly "beggarly account of empty
boxes" and calling for liberal Intervention Of
cong ressional charity.
But, Notwithstanding the lean and hungry con-
dtion of the Washington journals, we are utterly
opposed to the corrupt system Of making them do
pendsnts upon the treasury-opposed to it, root
and branch In times past, the profits sccruing to
the printers to Congress, may be counted up By mil
lions; and yet what good has it done! They who
have received the most are as poor as ever; while
those that have become rich upon their fa. jobs
are still unsatis6ed. 1t is still the cry of the horse
leech, So Give, give" We, therefore, propose the
abolition Of the whole system Of party bonuses to
party organs, root and branch and also Of the pre-
sent miserable and corrupt contract system; and
approve the establishment Of National Bureau,
for tho execution of the printing of the two houses
ard al other departments of thegovernment. To
this alternative Congress will be compelled to come
at last, and the sooner the bettsr-the sooner cor
ruption in this business will be stopped, nd the
better will tho public work be executed.
A national printing Office might be so organized
as to carry on the printing Of al the proceedings Of
both houses and Of all the rub ic documents,
cotemporaneously with the Proceedings from day
to day. To do this would require large number
ofprinters, reporters, editors, and translators,
division Of the work into various classes assigned
to various departments Of the printing office,
large supply of types and materials, and large
number Of steam presses Of the best and swiftest
description All this might require heavy outlay
in the beginning; not, however, equal to the GEN.
sus job but the profits saved to the Treasury
frn INIT Onf kun he A.
short, would cancel the whole expense. The work
be done, tho plan is PRACTICAL and can be made
entirely efficient. Let Congress order the estab-
lishment Of national printing bureau, upon this
plar and they viii not be egislating half the time
in the dark, as they have been for the last ten
years. from the incapacity Of the public printers to
keep up with the documents We understand that
some Of the work Of the last session is even yet ia
the printers hands If the committee on printing
would sec a practical illustration of what can be
accomplished in well regulated establishment,
let them detail of their number to the Office of
tie New YORK HERALD, and he will be convinced
that in properly established government Office,
airy amount Of printing ST all descriptions, can DO
executed in the shortest possible space Of time re-
CURED Such results, however can only be obtained
by method, system, order, discipline competent
men, classification of the work, and Hoes six or
eight cylinder fast presses but, with such mate
rails, and proper arrangement, the debates OF
Congress, Including the documents, might oil be
laid upon the tables Of the members from ono day
to another, from the first day Of the session to the
last. If Congress wish to make the experiment
upon reasonable TERMS" let them give W q carte
blanche, and We will soon put the national printing
bureau into smooth running order and the plan
shall comprehend daily journal, including all the
latest domestic and foreign intelligence, especially
relating to government afairs, for the prompt in.
formation Of the two houees; also the current 70.
ports ofthe debates in the tive houses on the morn
ng after tho debate-also, every document or re-
port laid on the table, the day after having been
delivered in either house.
The old Flooding system which has existed at
Watlicgton for the lGet fifty years, i behind the
times, aud behind the actual necessities 81 the go.
veInment. The system OF party jobs to party or
saus, 10 Fystem Of corruption too garing to be 70
'statlehcd. douceur OF hEusred thousand or
Wo may be useful, very uscfQl, to tho central or
gan, ia tho work q Presidential cea, paign; but
och work can DO dispensed with. If the party Dr.
ara at Washington cannot exit upon IT, indie
endent export Of the people, lot them die--let
Oem sell oIt their stock in trade and 70 TO some
hirg elso-it "a plain thoy arc no. wanted. Tho
ontract system &c also been found wholly unsatis-
,ctoy. The prin.srZ fcpe under 1. has been