The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-29
The Census Printing.

Messrs. BoRLAsD, J
H HAM. Senate.
Messrs. GoRMAN,
ga ZEN, House.
Messrs HAMLN and SMITH, of the Senate,
are Free. soish--one of each of the parties
Wing and Democratic. Messrs. German and
STANTON are Democratic Compromises
these make a majority of the committee. Is this
combination of Free-soilers and Compromisersto
give the greatest and fatiest job Of the session to
the Union? So itwould appear But how is II
that Mr.. SMITH, Wing, goes for the Union
Why, we are informed, or advised, that there
are indications that the Republic is a second
party to this arrangement, and is to have
a share Of the work or of the profits. THE,
however, ia an interference with pretenson
of the Administration to the control of this
job through the Census Bureau-and hence
there is some futtering, and hence Mr.. SMITH,
on sober second thought, speaks against the
resolution after it is offered. Mr.. BoRLAED.
however, who opposed the Compromise, supports
this arrangement. Dir. BoRLAsD, however, is
understood to be one of the acquiescing Demo
Gratis ia the Compromise, and in favor Of the re.
union Of the Democratic party on that basis.
Now the cost of patriotism and of Urionism
is becoming too great in this country. II will
bankrupt the government, and even the wealth
of the South. That section was required to
pay the half of ten millions for her own spolia-
ton in Texas alone, by the last Congress, and
the government was called on by the last pro-
prietor of the Union TO pay him an extra allow
ance of hundred and fifty thousand dollars or
so, for advocating submission and denouncing
its opponents; and now the present proprietors
of the Union demand about the same for preach
ing acquiescence and reunion, and for counting
and scoldng by turns the Free-soil and the
Southern Democrats, and the Union Wings.
The present proprietors of the Union, however,
are better traders than the last He worked
through long session, and much hot weather,
and then demanded his money. The present
parties have only been few months at work,
and demand money in advarce-lhe full amount
The pay of a Democratic organ is now a sort
OF settled amount. It is about one hundred and
fifty thousand dellars. The proprietors of the
Globe received that on the census of l840-the
last proprietor demands II for the labor of 1850
Now we are little curious to zee how the
proposed arrangement can be made We shall
look with some interest at the number of Wing
votes the Republic will be able to pnt In per
agreement. And above all, we are curious 70
see whether there is one Southern Democrat,
one Of the men who opposed the Compromise
and advocated the right of secession, who
will vote 10 reward the Union newspaper for
advocating the doctrine Of hanging HMM case
his State called on him to defend her rights,
and he was true TO his allegiance
Southern members have voted for the dismem.
berment Of their own section, and voted an
enormous sum out of the pockets of their own
constituents 70 pay one of their own States to
sell out sovereignty, population, and power to
the North. They have voted 10 pay the editor
Of the Union an extra allowance On the reward,
We presume, for denouncing them as "dishones.
or insane" But these exploits in voting will be
far outdone by the vote 10 establish and aggran
die paper that advocates the constitutionality
of hanging them for obedience to the laws Of
their own States.
The naughty and clamorous AboItionists and
Norherners have heretofore accused the South
of pride and Of bullying. She is the most meek
and forgiving dezll Christian people. She loves
her enemies, and does good 10 those that de-
spitefully use her and prosecute her. II her
cloak is taken away she gives her coat also.
But there is no scrptursl authority for con.
ceding monopoly Of our love to our enemies,
There is no sciptural prohibition Of the love Of
our friends. We propose, therefore, that the
Southern Press shall have some Of the census
printing. But we are not exclusive We pro-
pose that 1t be fairly divided among the differ.
ent papers Of this city Of large circulation, with
out reference 10 party
There is great reason for This arrangement
The census tables can be inserted from time TO
time in these papers, and thus attain circula.
ton among the people Of vast extent, beyond
that of the entire census volumes. And we desire
it TO be explicitly understood, that we want the
National Era included in this plan. We want
the facts Of the census to go out to the readers Of
that paper in its columns, and crush its theories
OF Soutbern poverty, misery and decline. Let all
the leading papers Of this city be eligible to a
hare Of the contract on giving just security, and
let them have fair compensation. And LET this
thing be done openy-and don't LET reunion
Democrats and Freesoilers, and Wings, and
above all, Southern Rights men, be seen voting
together, to give a fat job to the organs Of the
Democracy and Of the Administration, on a Sc.
cret bargain.
We know the editor Of the Union ia hard
case. To say nothing Of his compensation as
private secretary Of General JAcKsor. he has 20.