The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-30

l
This sst0hlshed some of the unlntiAted Derlo
Gratis of the House, and among them one from
a Northern State, who determined on Monday
last that, being resolution day, to offer reso
luton of enquiry on the subject He CAV,
notice previously to the Speaker--but, althoug
the member attempted, throughout the day Il
catch his eye and ear by rising repeatedly, ant
beginning Mr. Speaker Speaker never
saw or heard him.
Now, we have no personal prejudice whatever
against Mr. Speaker BOYD. But he must excuse
us if we explain all the phenomena attending
this printing business. We consider that W.
have been personally and politically prescribed
that the law has been violated, and the publ,
interest sacrificed. And we confess we fee
more keenly this personal prescription than thai
of anybody else, or few or many. We insisted
This printing should be given to the several
offices in town, at fair prices. This was mega
tived. We then insisted, if it was given to
Democrats, we had right to share For we
have done more in securing the success of the
principles now recognized as the creed of the
Democracy, than the Union, and all the Demo-
cratic candidates for the Presidency who invited
him to his post, put together-and that is no
great boast. And we determined to make the
question, whether Democrat was to be pro-
scrbed for asserting those rights of the South
which it had always before been the duty and
glory OF Democracy to assert. Hence neither
the peculiar course of Mr.. Speaker BoYp, nor
of the forty who voted against all inquiry into
this matter, shall escape due notice, particularly
as that forty includes particular portion of
the party making high claims to economy and
to party fealty, are yet ready, as we see, to
surrender hundred thousand dollars to support
a Wing as well as a Democratic organ, and
to enable both to get up campaign papers.
We see, already, the fruits of this coalition.
The Union of yesterday even displays the
cloven foot. II comes out, and throws Off the
thin disguise it has hitherto worn, by inserting
and putting an article from the Mobile ADDER
User, cavingin for General CAss. And it makes
distinct overtures to the Wings who seeded
from the caucus a few days ago to Join the
Democratic party, promising an endorsement
of the Compromise ut Baltimore rs an induce
ment-aIthough that would exclude Il majority
of the Democrats from some five or six South
ern States.
Our readers may have been somewhat sur
prscd and fatiguel at the space we have de-
voted to the printing question. But we have
believed from the beginning of the session that
II was the true index of the course of certain
portion of the Democratic party. Professions
are cheap-but actions are not quite SO conven- |,
lent. And where party bestows its patronage,
there its affections cluster, and there its real
principles will be disclosed.
PROPOSALS OF JOHN T. TOWERS,
FOR SUPPLYING THE PRINTING OF THE SENATE |
AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FOR THE |
THIRTY SECOND CONGRESS-.
TO the Secretary Of The .Senaie and Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the United States. |
The undersigned proposes to supply the SEN
ate and House of Representatives, respectively. |
with the necessary printing for each for the |
next ensuing Congress, being the thrty-secol 4 |
No"Si coo, III SoHioIHllLy Will Inc " JOnL r6sO-
luton directing the manner of procuring the
printing for the two horses Of Congress- ap
proved the Sd August, 1886, and the advertise
ment of the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk
of the House of Representatives, both of which
are hereunto annexed and made part of these
and at the following prices; that is
to say:
FOR THE FIRST CLASS,
Consisting Of bills and joint resolutions of both
Houses: Commit |
Towers tees
offer. prices.
For composition per page SO 20 SO so
For the press-work, paper folding, and stitch
ing per page
For $50 copies 564 IS
and at the same rate for any greater number not
900 copies.
FOR THE SECOND CLASS,
Consisting Of reports Of committees of both
Houses, Uih indexes:
For the composition per page, octave