The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-19

The quarrel between the BLAIR and RIvEs,
or VAN buren, wing Of the Democracy, and
the Richie or Richmond wing, RACES as fierce
ly as ever, if we can Judge from the demon
STATIONS passing between the ex-edtor of the
Union and the conductor Of the Globe. We
take no interest il these family jars, but we
Gull two or three remarkable passages from the
last article of Mr.. RIvEs upon Mr.. Richie,
which we submit to the consideration Of the
two Houses of Congress, in proof Of the emf
nent deserts of their official reporter"-who
alone of all printers and publishers in the Uni
ted States enjoys the privilege Of circulating
his publications free Of postage.
Take note, in the first place, of the manner
in which this "oficial reporter" insults and
libes Mr.. MoREHEAD and Mr.. Neville,
by the insinuation that they, as members Of Con-
gress, were the attorneys Of client who was
pressing private Claim before that body. Mr..
RIvEs is speaking Of certain reply of his to a
question asked by the standing committee. He
says:
"it was nevertheless used by Mr.. Morehead, and
insisted on by Mr.. Nc Willie, in the House, for this
the Standing Committee on Printing. stized the
occasion to put THAT FALSE CONSTRUCTIONS ON MY
TESTIMONY to justify a vast increase the prices
OF his contract protested against it at the time,
and offered explanation and proof through state
ment in the GLOBE, presented by Mr.. Orr, "a mem
Der of the committee before which my testimony
was taken,) to chow that my testimony was per-
verified, when Gas Mr.. Richieha presen ted in cap.
itals) the chairman of the committee, Mr. McW
lie indignantly proclaimed to the House his feel.
ings on the subject He said: TWILL NOT ALLOW
1T TO READ. Oh ALLOW SUCH TESTIMONY TO
COME BEFORE THIS HOUSE,. MAN SHALL NOT
EXPLAIN AWAY HIS OATH, BY A LETTER OR STATE
MENT, TO THE PREJUDICE OF ANOTHER, WHO ID AN
OPEN ENEMY TO HIM.
This certainly proved Mr.. Melville to DO a
VERY ADRoir ATTORNEY for Mr.. Richie; but he
certainly did not manifest the zeal of true Rep
csentative of the people by refusing to permit a
full statement of the facts to 60 before Congress
when urging it to give a bounty of about two hun
bred thousand dollars to reward one who had de-
frauded bona fde bidder of his contract-violated
that by which he contrived to defeat him and to
defeat law OF Congress establishing the contract
system."
No one, we feel quite confident, can read
the annexed paragraph from the same article,
without admitting that Congress has loaded
with extraordinary favors and privileges a
person who is eminently scholar and gen.
,leman, if nothing else. 1t will certainly con
tribute very much to the advantages of the
rising generation that the writer of such pas
sages as follow should be permitted to circulate
his periodicals without the payment Of postage:
al do not know that comprehend clearly what
the classic English authors mean by 'piling Pelion
on Ossa;' but l do know that l am the 'or,e who
can stand under all the extra numbers that Con.
gress pile upon me at Mr.. Ritchic's rates; and
now say to them, in the language Of Engand's
candle snuffer poet, who admire above all pro
fame writer's, Lay on Sc"