The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-09
Oar Washington CORE sponsoree.

WASHINGTON, september 9, 1852.
Tie Pabitc Printsng-i Lutte Trouble The
Pueblo Endfans- Wh0coQlc Ft(ding-. Presidential
Iiunder, ttc.
1t is kno nn that Congress, dur;ng tie late eession
gave Father Richie little comfort from the public
treasury amounting to about seventy FIVE thousand
dollars clear gain in confederation as il was asscr-
ted, Of his losses Ly making bad contract, tut in
reality to reward him for party services, and for
'sayiig tho Unio0'-his own Uat1s nc Tspsper
IL Aso made ample provision for General rmstr5ug
Mr. hitches successor, by elec'iug him public Psia-
ter thro wig all tue printing, legislative aud
u'ive, 60 far as WashiGgtun is concerned, hts
bands aid to induce A. Boydc Hamilton to give
up his contract to Armstrong. Congross threw cut
q per centsge bait in the form Of condition. Bat
Hamilton not having accepted Of this, Armstrong
has not yet obtained the printing Tho former
wants the latter to buy out his Office, but he viii
not agree to it And thus matters stands; Hsnil-
ton psefering, il is said to 20 aud execute his
contrast rattcr than swallow the aforesaid bait,
aud be left With large amount Of printing material
probably worth $4,000, on hand On tho last day
OF the session. there very much printing order
cd by Congrcss--the manuscripts mQkiug COOL
CARLOAD hundred thousand dollars viii not pay
for the printing Of the various documents aud Il
may be That two hundred Thousand dollars will not.
50 while Armstrong is hanging back and not max
ing arrangements for buyipg out Hamilton, HamiI-
ton Is diving into these fat jobs. Surely the Union
ia still in danger
The Pueblo Indians had n conference with the
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs this afternoon.
There are five Of them from New Mexico, and they
visited this city by invitation Of the government,
SO that thoy might have an opportunity OF seeing
our manners and customs, and gain some kns wodge
of our national strength. They arc very religious,
and are Of the Roman Catholic faith. They read
and write very well, and are represented MS pcace-
able industrious. and good to their wivcs differing
in this from Indians generally, and from not few
palo faces. The Commissioner said to them that he
should DO happy to receive lotter from them sooa
after their return homo, written in the American
language, having been we'll pleased with tho one
| thoy had written to him in the Spanish To this
one Of them replied, he should DO very happy to
learn tho American language while he was Journey
ing on the road; and that if he should do 50, he
! would most certainly let the Commissioner hear
| from him through that medium Medals were dis
tributed to these people. With which thoy were
much pleased. One Of thom wore medal, which
was given to him by a friond, he said, two years
ago; It bore the likeness of King George the Third
The Commissioner. in vain, asked for it, offering
to buy it; the Indian, however, consented that tho
head should be cut out, and that Of some other
person put in its p,acet
During the month Of August there were over a
million of Congressional documents and Buncombe
speeches and pamphlets folded in tho folding-room
Of tho House of Representatives, at an expense of
over fifteen hundred dollars to the Government
All these, and millions more, 60 through the mails
| free, and unde tho potent franks" CAPITAL