The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-24


character and know OF no reason why they should no,
SO continue, owe them no thanks Tor past iayors, and
no grndge Tor past injuries. Occupying such poson
deal ont 10 each and to all OF them, equal and
| exact Justice
# seems TO me. that in the action Of the committee
upon this subject OF printing there has been no bona tae
effort employ any one execae the work except Don
elson Armstrong With the majority OF the commit
tee the part OF the House OF Representatives this
pears clearly 10 have been the case Ii seems that no
other establishment was thought OF in connexion with
this printing or was treated Us worthy 10 receive IT, ex-
cept the Union establishment With the majority i was
Donelson Il Armstrong at the beglnning-t was Donei-
son Il Armstrong through its whole progress-it was
Donelson h Armstrong al The conclusion.
| Mr.. STANTON, of Kentucky, (intenupiing) VIII
the gentleman from Mississippi allow me 10 say word
Mr.. BROWN. II am at all mistaken want to be
Dir. STANTON The remark the gentleman has iast
made does apply me. attempted, at early part
of this struggle get this work divided out to Donel-
& Armstrong and John IT, Towers, and offered reso-
luton to that effect did for this because
there necessity al the time OF doing something, |
thought those gentlemen were prepared TO do the work
and proposed to the committee TO give to them such
m SCH n from the Soue U
my friend from Kentucky lMr. SrANToN,l that he insist.
ed upon having Dcneson & Armstrong in the contract
somewhere. Now, sir, while these gentlemen [Messrs.
STANTON and GoaMANl were indulging their pre-
dilectons for their friends, it seems they never
thought of indulging other gentlemen To- the same
and Armstrong, and their diskes for other print
ers aud editors and it all right that they should In
duge them, But other people indulge their likes and
dislkes then these gentlemen think il is all wrong They
think it very odd that other gentlemen should refuse TO
give up their opposition TO Doneson Armstrong but
they at time TO have been willing to yield their
position favor OF these gentlemen These tacts beng
true, say there does not to have been bona de
single purpose OF procuring the public work TO be done
in the speeiest manner and by those who would DO II
the cheapest and best But there TO have been
but purpose running through The whole proceedings,
from the beginning the end, and that to favor the
printing establishment OF Donelson Armstrong That
tohtac In
ais What object 10 is this that the committee did not
20 to work in good faith obtain The printing upon the
best terms but that they made the public interest second
ary the private interest of the Union establishment.
Their position appears to have been, that unless Donel
son & Armstrong could be included in the contract they
would make no contract. This IN my Judgmen,, was
wrong Why not contract with other parties, if they
would do he work speedily and as cheaply Why
did the committee, from the beginning 10 the end, insist
without special reference 10 The speedy completion OF the
work, thai this particular establishment should be in
cluded in whatever contract made II was the duty
OF the committee TO have given the coniloclor every
reasonable indulgence and il he failed or refused TO dG
the work have reported that failure 10 Congress and
they pat the work in other hands they ought TO have
employed the man who would do ii the quickest cheap
The honorable gentleman the chairman OF that com
mttee. Mr. GoRMAN,l IN the course OF cooquy yes
terday, endeavored TO impress upon the minds OF this
House, and lar his printed speech could do A. upon
the minds Of the county, that there was something k'
an understanding between gentlemen entertaining ex
treme views or other words between what is callel
the southern utras and northern free soers An inma
ton than made IN the progress oi the de
bate that there something like coalition between
these extremes, and that by agreement they were acting
in concert upon this question No such thing is true
me- Iepudiaie any such insinuation. come from wba
quarter il may. act here solely and alone, upon m,
own responsibility, thinking, never aqurlng, ant
never caring whether any other man North or South
or is not acting with me. .E
4 The gentleman from Indiana tMr GoRmAsl intimale
that he will expose these understandings For me- he
quite liberty begin But before be puts my friends
or myself on trial. would advise him 10 try his hand OF
his associate, the gentleman from Kentucky, Mr. STAN
TON He is capital subject TO practice on. shall ex
pect TO hear him say RICHARD STANTON, slayeholde
and pro slavery democratic representative from The slave
holding State OF Kentucky, stand up and answer 10 ih
House, by what warrant you were found in an unhol,
coalition with TRUMAN SMITH, free-soiier and abolition
whg from Connecticut, voting TO divide the pub
lie printing between the Union and the RepubllcP y
would be interesting trial. and should watch its pro
gress with great interest Let the gentleman settle ac
counts like this between his colleagues on the committed
before he charges coalition upon others II seems Their
account taken OF coalitions like theirs But II per
sons occupying such extreme positions as The gentleman
from Massachusetts and myself found opposing bar
gain made by others holding quite as extreme position
as do we hear great outcry about coalition coall
tion II the bargain was made by coalition, II may b
opposed - The same way II esTe M was nsSns
TRUMAN SMITH acting together, In making The bargain
there can be nothing wrong IN The gentleman from Mas
sachuses Mr. RsTouLl and myself acting together ii
opposing H. II | am lound acting with gentlemen enter
tanning extreme views against The contract, II will b
found that il was made by gentlemen holding opinion
Mt STANTON. OF Kentucky, (in,errupting) II tn,
gentleman from Mississippi will allow me, will tell hin
The result We succeeded in bringing Connecll
cut whg senator and abotionst to the support oil com
promise press
Mr. BROWN Yes, sir; and when he came over b.
brought with him whg paper which has heaped mon
abuse upon the democratic majority OF this House thai
all the presses from Maine TO Louisiana. It's column
teen from day to-day with abuse OF members OF thI
House whose democracy has never been questioned
northern and southern When you talk abou
your free soil ally from the North going Tor conpro
mise press lei me remind you that he carried you
a whig press, and that one the most vindicve OF then
all The country will inquire how this was brough
about-how. with an verwhelmng democratic maiofii
in this House, and eqaaly elective democratic major
ily in the Senate you have not been able to choose
democratic printer Why 1t that the Republic wa
fastened upon us Why has this coalition been formed
These are the questions that will be asked And th
will be- that Donelson Armstrong might be pro
vided for That is the whole secret OF the maer--tha
! is the nest in which the coalition was hatched.
Mr.. POLK, Qnterruptng Will the gentleman fron
Mississippi allow to PROFOUND question TO him
Mr. BROWN. Simply question.
Mr. POLK. Will you vote TO elect the compromis
Ua,on press TO be public prinierl
: Mr.. BROWN. | will not vote to elect any newspape
editor public printer said so yesterday
Il Mr. KING. | rise 10 a question OF order.
gentleman IRON New York, (Mr. KIse,l frce.soiler
says am gu, OF order. [Laughter.l
Mr. BROWN. beg not 10 be interrupted by a side
bar colloquy.
4 The SPEAKER The Chair understood the gentle
man from Mississippi TO yield the floor the geniema
from Tennessee, [Mr. PoLK.l
Il Mr.. BROWN. did ior question, but not Tor