The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-10-22
The public Printing. and the Printers employed
upon IL

The Public Printing, and the Printers employed
Upon this subject the following statement appears In
the New York Express OF Wednesday last IL is IN all
il parts the most complete and iasehood we
have seen even in this " caavass Of frauds"
Correspondence Of the NJ " Express.l
GOVERNMENT PRINTERS IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON Oct 10.
No employment IL is sad is to be given 10 printers IN
the printing department OF Congress and the executive de'
pamenls oil government unless the printers are members m
good standing OF Jackson Democratic Association oil
Washington City" Such Is the rule established by Gen
Armstrong. the recently elecrd prnier to Congress-
A Mr.. Cunan, il is understood in Washington, has been
placed charge OF the printing department OF The esao'
ilshment and him all practical printers who Apply ior
referred by General Armstrong " COURSE
This Curran under tho direction and by the advice ana
instructions Of his employers o course, IN ihe exercise
Of procriptive rule with regard TO the ei
ooyment of practical printers he would not dare do DINER
wise General Armstrong s then, held responsible Tor me
course OF agent in the establishment OF the rule hat no
an shall be employed The Office Of he public p"ier u"s''
he MEMBER Of the JACKSON DEMOCRATIC AssooAoN of
THE Cry WAsHISoroN
The Of poor, bat highly respectable, WHO" may
of this city, made application 20 General Armstrong lew
days for poyment on the pubic Pfihuhs' he 20
ing printer and for some time past engaged IN
a newspa per establishment of the southern States
lie was by the General to his representative 10 me
printing dspartment-ths Mr. Curran The answer 10 me
application from Mr. Cunan was substantially, y mol In
these precise words, " No one will be employed IN the
office who does not belong the Jackson Democratic Aso-
citation Of this city,. The application 10 General Arm
strong renewed he again referred TO Mf' Cur
ran but no attention whatever was paid 10 IL as the
name OF the applicant not found upon the list Of mem
beers Of the jackson Democratic Association
high anded exercise OF prescription, surely, on ths
nan of government contractor Make the Of It.
We do no, know, and have never inquired whether any
one printer engaged establishment upon the public
printing or upon the Union. is or is not member OF the
Jackson Democratic Association" No Instructions have
been given the employment OF printers IN this es'ao
ishmen having any reference whatever TO such mem
bershp or TO the political opinions OF persons making
application for employment. We have suggested to Mr.
Curran that in selecting from applicants Tor work ne
might properly prefer among skilfnl and industrious
erin,ers the men having families No other instruction
or suggestion as preference OF any SORT has been gwen
No other rule OF preference in respect to capabil.
10 and workmanship, has been observed, The person
uarcuay alluded to in the last paragraph OF the above
is nOp and has been for several days. employed in
our office.
We deem it due 10 Mr. Curan TO insert, in connexIon
with this subject the following letter from him:
WASHINGTON October 81, 1852
/ G., The Nav YORK. Express received by this days
ma contains letter from It's correspondent in this city
dated the 18th Instant, in which IT Is represented 'ha
under your advsemen and Instructions have prescribed
whg printers from employment 10 your once. ~ ~ouiu
be an act supererogaon IN me 10 pronounce " e Peo
ME and IN this District that the entire letter, In al
is pau is uniruethat has been fabricated by the cor
re spondent Of the Express knowing II TO be tissue
alsehoods He had not particle oil ground upon whch
base H. So far have advised In Tue m asr, u Wal
ha he nrnter In the city having families should be pre-
errod in giving ploymsnt In this regard you nave
pressed N UGH solicitude upon the subject That policy
without yoar advice would have been my rule OF aouon
provided always that the applicant was competent
printer -, a,,
ocb has been the press for employment and your desire
10 crafty the applicants that have taken In more hand
you As man. should despise myself were capable o
pursuing proscrplve policy towards the working man
and as democ must have epudiated the rncple
Of my party before could have done 20 Prescription o.
the is principle which, IL IL belongs pecu
ary to the creed OF either party, of that party which
the poudent ofhe Express belongs but which he
disgraces by the unuthiu which he has pursued
We the faith democ ratio parry will be
duced 70 such rsakasu to become nieaa enough in IL
desperation punish the workngmin for honest diff
Re renee OF opinion Were the democratic parry umphan
tomorrow, should desire to i retaa'e the whole
sale and unreIendng proscrptve policy practsed undel
the admni,rati OF Generals Harrison and Taylor Ia
dispensing official patronage There cares in all de-
\ paftments Of the government which demand the com.
m,erstion and foFbearance Of triumphant party.
This correspondent says, That the son oil poor but
highly respectable widow" &c.
Now the only application made for employment for the
son Of widow lady made 70 General Armstrong by
Democrat member Of Congre. from Mississippi This
young man was from the South. Immediately upon the
application being made known TO me gave him employ.
men upon the Union newspapers and such was my de.
sire accommodate that had to transfer one OF the old
hands to the Congress work make room for him In
selecting the compositorsof which there fly
on the Congress. work. inquired their politics. /
emp lyed them with reference 10 their qualifications and
umsauces far As knew them. can fnrIhe' say,
that il 50 happens that OF the seventy compostors
poyed in the Union establishment about III rds Of Them
are whissi and OF the third democrats there but
six members Of the Jackson Democratic Association.
deem il due 10 truth and justice that this contradiction
should be given 10 Of the sponden Of the
Express.
Respectfully, yours &c,
WILLIAM w. CURRAN.
To General Armstrong.