The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-02-24

ufeErAIp. unless at tho option Of the Proprietor
G,EF Advertisements inserted nt SEVENTY
,tie first, and half that sum for each subsequent
insertion.
6::T.. The number of ineertions To bc marked
Soa'sll Advertisement nr they will be puhlishef
until ordered 10 be discontinued, and charged
ssa one DOLLAR per square for a single
insertion. Quarterly and Monthly Advertise
ments will be charged the -'nc single in
sertion, md semi monthly the snmc "a
st.1a.1zzzzsz-es-=.. zsH e Err1r1z1e
tain the means of propagating par-
,tscular political doctrines. and for the
purpose of. controlling public sen
timcnt. We have already had Il good
deal of experience in this matter. !
have lately seen at least one article
published in an organ. and editorially
introduced, as possessing the entire
proportions of the original publication,
when, in fact, one half of the original
article which it proftsscd to quote, was
excluded, and the portion rcpublisl,cd
was turned to an entirely different pur-
b'ose from that designed by its sauthor.
Ihe.first part published apparently as
u Whole was quite unccptionablc, and
this latter portion, which did not ap-
pear, giving an offensive character to
it all. 1t reminded me Of Milton's ar
,chansel, ruined, still beautiful and i'm
posing i'll the upper portion Of his,
person, but very much dctormcd about
the lower cxtremitics, laughter. For
myself ! decline to give such papers
! the. public patronage. While | am
! Tor paying. to the last cent every
man i'll our employ, and while am
for making liberal allowance for that
time-while am unwilling that any
man should work for me, or the
7 people:1 represent, or the government
10 which | belong, without a full, fair,
liboral, and generous compensation,
Yeti demand that our accounts shall
be settled in Il Busincss-like manner.
! wish:to know for what we are con-
tracting. When the bargain is to
be made all, the printers in the coun-
try, should be invited to come into
fair and honorable competition. Let
the committee receive propositions
+; from any who may propose to do
" Sho MoTn, dlu titcii lCI llclll uccluc as
they may think proper, according to
theymerits of the several competitors.
| am i'll favor Of the amendment of my
>ffiend from Maryland, ]AIr. Evans.
that the paper shall be furnished by
the Government, ami the names Of the
individuals in the resolution be strick-
CT put.
!. MIR. German. Will the gentleman
from North Carolina allow me for a
momentl That gentleman is aware
that Blair & Riyeag'aa The printing tag t,
in that case may be guide for the
price in this. Now, ask tl,c gen
tletRan from North Carolina, ithc sup
poses; any committee composed of
honorable men, and honest men, who
have the letting of that contract, will,
for the purpose Of allowing any party
to make money for any political pur-
pose or any other purpose, make al
arrangement for this census printing at
rates above those generally paid for
the same kind of work?
!. Mr.. Venable. The gentleman knows
that do not doubt the honesty and
integrity of amy member Of that com
Inittec.
Mr.. German. Then | hope the
gentleman will not continue to insist
that the course Of proceeding propnscd
in this resolution will result in
corruption. If supposed myself
capable of an action OF this kind. !
should consider myself unworthy of IA
seat in this body.
Mr.. Venable. 1t was no part of
my purpose i'll making these remarks.
t9 implicate my honorable, gallant
frlend, the chairman of the Committee
on Printing. know that he would
recoil from contamination or the Sis
picicn of corruption with the sen
sibility of a wound-his nature is too
elevated, and his heart too pure. This
is also true Of honorable gentlemen
connected with him upon that com
mittee. | have the hig CHEST confidence
ia them. But they are not practical
printers. They do not understand the
art and mystery Of printing, and there
fore say that the contract should not
be given Internationally to Donclson
.& Armstrong, and leave them to
set their own prices. Besides, will
show that the census printing now
and that the prices of printing and pa.
per are now greatly below the rates at
the date of their contract.
MIR. German. If the gentleman
viii allow me will tell him that
one member of the Committee ON
Hrlnting, upon the part of the Senate.
tMr; Hamlin, is a practical printer
y Mr. Venable. That makes the
chance a great deal deal better. But
as WAS proceeding to say, will
snow that the census printing under
Blair d Rives was a very different
matter from what the census PRINTING
IS now. We have been shown that f
will take volumes upon volumes tc
complete it.. The Office of Super
intendent promises to fill the COMING
decade. | have not stated. nor do
lintend to state, what Blair g. Rivcs
hNT Ia.n4