The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-17


The SPEAKER But the Chair prefers 10 give his rea
son. The gentleman from Kentucky lME SrAsTosl is a
Mr. STANLY That Is all right am glad to hear il !;
but i've to one is pretty hard,
Mr.. STANTON, OF Kentucky, saidi am, unfortu-
nalely. member OF the Printing COMMITTEES and il
We're not should not trespass upon the indulgence
OF the House, wearied il must be with this discussion
But think have right, under the circumstances TO
Which 70 NV 81 m is hs :, s
proper TO pursue, member OF that commltee
signing such OF the public printing TO Doneson & Arm,
strong ana Gdeon Co. as the present contractor could
In connexion with this subject, much has been said
upon this floor about supposed coalition entered into by
the commlttee and am placed in the category OF those
who are charged with entering into combination with
men differing from me in political sentiment TO secure
Tor the publishers OF the Union portion OF the public
patronage. From the in which this charge has
been made elsewhere and repeated here. may be sup
posed that corrupt motives are implied. SO far my
own action involved, say TO the House and the world
that such impuations not true. and that had no
agency IN any combination coalition OF any kind My
sole motve in the course pursued was an honest de.
sire TO secure to the House, in the most speedy manner
the printing which necessary for legislative and
other purposes. believe my colleagues upon said com.
mi,ee were each and all OF them acluated by the like
honest intention; and affirm, in denial Of The stale
mens which have been made here, that no coalition for
any political or other purpose made by that commit
lee or any OF its members
No combination coalition for any purpose was talked
oil BY the members OF the committee, attempt made
to form one for the purposes charged. The only thing
which occurred that had any semblance OF coalition
originated with the editor oil the Southern Press, and
which has been alluded by the honorable gentleman
from Tennessee, Mr. Polk In relation to this should
have been SILENT il he had not called the attention OF
the House to il, and appealed to me to disclose the cir
cumstances.
When it known that the contractor, Mr. Hamilton
would not be able 10 complete the public printing in the
time limited by the contract and at a period when il
would be useful for legislative purposes the committee
had meeting, talked the matter, and, without any
hesitation. came unanimously to the conclusion that the
public interest demanded some immediate steps TO be
taken to remedy the default II determined tina, the
delay which had taken place in the delivery of the work.
the bad materials upon which il printed, and the
known want OF pecuniary means OF the contractor to
carry on the work, enough 10 justify the committee
IN the exercise OF the power conferred upon them by
the law of Congress on the subject. voted to give the
work which could not be done by the contractor to
Donelson Armstrong and this did before ever had
word OF conversation with them upon the subject
The House has been already informed of the action of
the committee in endeavoring to unite upon TO
do the work. While this struggle was progressing
in the committee, Mr. Ewood Fisher, OF the edi-
tors OF the Southern Press, and the leader of the Stale
and proposed combination between him and the editors
OF the Unon requesting that the printing should be d
vided between these two presses He informed me that
such combination would produce union between the
Stae-righs party OF the South and the national demo-
cratic party. frankly Informed him that thought il
would be utterly Impossible for him to get any part Of it,
that under circumstances could he calculate upon more
than Two votes in the committees that there but two
men upon il from southern States, and he had nothing
expect from the four other gentlemen, who northern
men. told him that to the speedy execution OF
the work, would 60 for his press, and would have
voted for him. OF any other man in The Union who would
do the , work speedily and upon good terms i the com
possible. did not believe that any political idea in.
volved in the result, and could how any political
effect was 10 be produced by simply employing men as
temporary necessity 10 do the portion OF the public print
ing not executed by the contractor Mr. Fisher finding
that his effort 10 secure portion OF the printing by per-
suasion was unavailable, tried what could be accom-
mi hat we cd
into combination between Donelson & Armstrong and
other persons and did not associate him in the arrange
ment, II would be prescription OF the Southern
Press, and be would make war 10 the knife upon the
democratic party. He avowed that the whole State rights
parry would go of in body, and that he and they would
do all they could TO defeat the democratic candidate for
Mr. WOODWARD. Mr.. Speaker. with the indul.
genee Of the gentleman from Kentucky, mir SrASrosl
will make single observation. He imputes 10 the
soulhernrghts party wish TO have the Southern Press
included 10 the arrangement with The Union and the Re-
public and refers TO supposed threat from the gentleman
the Press would be avenged by that party. Now sup
pose there is not this floor single member less dsn
cned break out between the sou,hern-rights
party and those disposed 10 make upon them who
would 60 into that war with promptitudc. than my
self and yet declare that do not know single member
Of the southern, rights party including myself who has
patton IN the public printing or with whom such thing
has been object There is not one, as believe who
would vote Tor The proposition Of The Committee on Print
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the Republic. We do not object TO Doneson Arm.
strong because they democrats 10 others for being
wings objection TO them is that they are party edi-
tors and not printers.
Mr.. STANTON. ] certainly acquit my honorable
friend from South Carolina, Mr.. WooDwARD1 and all
other sou,hern-ghis in this House, from any pari
cpaton whatever in effort TO make that combination.
Mr. Fisher had this conversation with in the roundo
OF the Capitol.
Mr.. WOODWARD. | can only say that Mt Fisher
had the perfect right to do it.
Mr.. STANTON. The first attack made upon the SUBJ
lect made by the Southern Press and my friend from
Mississippi tMr. BRows1 reerates 10 some extent what
was said by The Press and his language might well be
construed into the OF threat, that the south
en branch OF the democratic party would 20 of and
not unite with us in the election of President
Mr.. BROWN Will the gentleman indulge me for
moment
Mr. STANTON. Certainly.
Mr. BROWN. III | was understood in anything said
yesterday, The day before al any other time as in
timating directly or indirectly threat that the southern
rights or SateIgh party, any portion OF the south
en people, would be governed in the presidential
by The action of this House upon this question: then
! say have been misunderstood What meant to say
was ths that If the Press, which rejected the views OF
portion OF the southern people, proscribed-and
II was stated that IL had been observation-disclosures
ern people, | thought il exceedingly probable that
the votes OF those people could be relied upon in the
presidential election. did not mean TO say what hey
would do. had no authority to speak for them The
remarks made were by way OF argument, or rather BY
way OF friendly suggestions, that il better not 10
prescribe The press which reflected the views of anybody
and gave reason for doing that il reflected those
views IL you calculated upon the of the friends Of
that press, such policy was decidedly bad
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