The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-27

from Mis ssippi that he does in relation to my
self lila suspects me Of forming coalition
with the organs Of the Wing apd Democrats
parties. / suspect him Of doing precisely the
same thing with the Southern Press. lie sus-
pects me. therefore, of exactly what suspect
him: SO, If he kills my dog, will kill his cat in
the ZANE way. Laughter.
Mr.. BROWN. Let me say to my friend
from Indiana that he was never more mis-
taken. | have ut no time sought, directly
nor Indirectly, to give any part of the public
printing to the Southern Press And what ~
more, II 1t we're left to me to direct the whole
subject, would not give one dollar OF It to any
party editor
M. VENABLE. Wouldn't you give it to
the National Era Laughter,
Mr.. BROWN About as soon as to some
others.
MIR. POLK. ask the gentleman il he would
not vote to give it to the Southern Press :
Mr.. BROWN No, sir. | have already sta
ted, md believe it to be true, that it is wrong
in principle to give the public patronage to par
~ editors at all 1t destroys that independence
and boIdness which should belong alike to edi.
tors and representatives; it begets sort Of
paralyzing sympathy between the recipient OF
favor and the giver of it, which stnnds papaby
in the way of a fair upright equitable, and
honest administration of political Justice
Mr.. RANlOU The suggestion which the
gentleman from Mississippi Mr. Brown has
thrown out, TINT might be employed to defend
this coalition, places me in n rather unpleasant
situation; and, therefore,, beg leave to say in
advance that shall decline entirely to under
take any such task upon any conditions what
ever. A coalition which is founded In princi
pie can defend; but one which looks entirely
10 the division Of the spoils seems to me to be
entirely indefensible Renewed laughter.
Mr. BLOWN Well, ! have only said that
if a coalition should be completed, better ooun-
sci could not be found to defend it.
Mr. GQRMAN, congratulate the gentle
man upon his new coalition,
Mr. BROWN. II my friend, the chairman of
the Comittee on Printing, will look over the
vote of yesterday upon this subject, he will find
some reason to congratulate himself upon
another coalition. My recollection is that he
was found in very strange company on that oc-
cason If he will but turn to his friend over
the way from New York, Mr.. HAVEN he will
find in him eoadjutor with whom he struck
hands in making this bargain.
Mr.. GORMAN. ! was congratulatng the
gentleman upon his coalition with the gentle
man from Mass ichusetts, Mr.. RANroUL
Mr. BROWN. Upon tle great issues which
unite us as Democrats we work together And
on these issues | believe there is not more
trustworthy member Of the party on this floor
than the honorable gentlemen from Massachu-
sets, MIR. RANToUL.I Those are the issues
upon which the gentleman from Massachusetts
and myself unite. Upon other issues there is no
bond of sympathy between Us. The bond
which unites us is political only and the points
of affinity are those which unite the gentleman
from Indiana and myself, and indeed all Demo-
Gratis, But my friend from Indiana, Mr.. Cor
MANI aud the gentleman from New York, Mr..
HAVEN, seem to me to be united, and to have
formed a coalition to obtain the spells. Laugh
ter
MIR. Speaker, although ! listened with the
most profound attention, as always do, to the
remarks of my friend from Indiana, Mr. Cor
MAN am at loss TO know why it became ne.
cessary to employ two party organs to aid in
the public printing. ! cannot understand why
somebody else could not have done just as well.
There were other printing establishments here.
There was Towers's establishment, there was
Mr. Rives's establishment, and there were others.
But understood the committee voted down all
these establishments; they even voted down
Donaldson q Armstrong as my friend Mr..
part of the work the right hand of fellowship.
was extended by him to his Wing co-laborers
they agreeing to divide it between the two great
party organs, the Union and the Republic
ask my friend Mr.. GoRMAN1 if he did not vote
againt kiyes, and against Towers, and against
others.
Mr.. GORMAN. did.
Mr.. BROWN. Exactly; and other members
of the committee voted against Donelson &
Armstrong, and in this way no conclusion was
arrived at, until at last the two Wings on the
committee obtained their own terms, and got
half the job for the Republic. 1t seems t. me
that if my friend from Indiana, Mr.. GoRMAN,]
and my fliend from Kentucky, Mr.. STANTON
who was a member of that committee, had gone
with the other members of the committee for
Mr.. Rives, there would have been no difficulty.
Mr.. ORR. Will my friend from Mississippi
Weld for motion to adjourn
Mr. BROWN will yield for that purpose
Mr.. ORR | move, then, that the House do
now dourn.
The motion was put and agreed to; and
The House adjourned till IL o'clock tom NOR
row.
WEDNESDAY, April Ia, 1852
Mr. BROWN continued: Before enter upon
the subject which was under consideration at
the time of adjournment yesterday, desire to
correct an impression which ascertain to have
made Judgment upon the minds of some gen.
tlemen, whose opinion prize very highly. And
that is, that have been actuated in my course
by some feeling of personal hostility to the par
ties engaged by the committee to execute the
public printing. desire to say, once for all,
that distinctly dsavow any such feeling My
personal relations with all the gentlemen Cor
with all of them that know are of friendly
character and | know of no reason why they
should not so continue. owe them no thanks
for past fayors, and no grudge for past injuries.
Occupying such a position, can deal out to
each one, and to all of them, equal and exact
justice.
1t seems to me, that in the action of the CON-
mittee upon this subject Of printing, there has
been no bona Gde effort to employ any one to
execute the work except Donelson Il Arm
strong With the majority of the committee on
the part of the House Of Representatives, this
appears clearly to have been the case. II seems
that no other establishment wns thought of in
connection with this printing, or was treated as
worthy to receive it, except the Union establish
mept With the minority il was DonelsOn a.