New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-30
GOVERNMENT PRINTING.

The subjoined leader from one OF the abiest and
naturally most independent of the Southern Democratic
journals, with which rarely have the pleasure OF
agreeing on any Political topic, expresses our own
views so fully and clearly that need hardly re-
terate the expression of our well known convictions
We only wish to remind readers that held pre-
cisely the same opinions when party had Government
patronage to dispense and that regard the Quarter
of Million Dollars annually thrown away in making
shameful partisan job of the Printing of Congress aud
in advertising Mail Contracts, Navy Contracts &c, in
Journals of no character or circulation, absolutely
insignificant in comparison with the moral rotenness
thus engendered aud the deprivation of the Press
necessarily involved. The jobbers who dispense this
corruption fund inevitably expect to have their other
peculations whtewashed and vanished in requtal OF
their lberay and thus Gas with the swindliDg Con-
cressiona Mleage every dollar obbed out of the Irea-
sury to sustain party organs actually costs the Treasury
ten in incidentas and far in the loss of official in
toarty ond accountability we have robbed the Peo-
ple of much for you now do you back US in taking
ever so much more for ourselves and friends" such
is the unwritten but well understood compact involved
in this current 6spensation Of Government Printing
There being absolutely no diversity OF sentiment on
this subject among journalists who earn their own
living and do their thinking we await with some
curiosity the action of Congress respecting it, Can the
depraved exposed rotten, shameless system of Public
SwudDg be patched up and htched along by means OF
new shuttle of the cards iairer distribution OF the
spoilsl We will believe it when we must. Mean
time consider the following editorial of The Richmond
lrdBsinor:
PUBLIC PRISTIYG.-This subject win is all probability
engage, it certainly deserves the earnest attention OF
Congress No conviction in the public mind is stronger than
that the abuses connected necessarily with the
present system Of Public Printing ought at once to be
injury the moral sentiment of the country and should
be rtstrained in its corrupting influences.
Tie freedom Of the press fir m all legal restraint and
superyisen Terct and complete in the United States
and propcry conducted by true spirit ofeevated patriot
i'm and lofty morality the press must prove the slres de
tense and protection 10 the penanancy OF our institutions
and the liberty Of the people. This result likely to be
attained by forcing the newspaper press OF the country TO
rely exclusively for its successes upon the spontaneous
support ofthe public That press then will most certainly
Give the greatest public favor which characterized by
the highest talent the most answering political integrity
tie purtst morality and the most fearless advocacy Of the
entereets othe country This finding the readies
resIonse in the minds of the appealing with
eurg certainty to the hearts of the people would produce
spirit Of emulation among papers as TO which should Dc
fearless advocate Of public rights ithese happy results
could be fully attained, any sensible APPROXIMATION TO-
ward them would certainly be an immense gain
Nothing in opinion would contribute more toward
this end than the complete separation OF the Government
from the newspaper press lhat cannot De WISE ana we
had almost said honest discharge Of public trusts,
which by the laws Of Congress and the action Of the Gov
eminent puts clear annual profits OF hundreds OF thou
sands Of dollars into the pockets OF private individuals i2r
rrug the Congressional documents aud proceedings IL
extrhyecant and monstrousit is demOrazng and cor
ru1ng and ought at once 10 be abolished II Congress
would establish Printing Bureau, and attach il to OF
the Departments the whole difficulty would at once be re-
moved The work would be far better done than Of pres
en and upon far better terms The enormous proht now
realized by private citizens would be saved to the country
/ no inqf
be reduced the lowest point of proper economy Hap
ry for the country it is quite certain that no expsr
In printing could result wore for the pubic than hat oil
But IL the divorce Of the Government from the public
press to result in still more exravagant expend
iuie Of public money for public printing! the ganto inc
country in other respects would BE- Of ncaeulable value
Itwoud disband at and forever from the service o
both the great political parties at Washington pariIan
editors committed before hand life and soul heart and
limb 20 defend right wrong every act OF party hhu
IT, administration They paid 20 proclaim 10 INC poo
tc every day the absolute infaliby OF their sorVan'
~, rcolos servants tnko the money entrusted 10 tne
Il Ia vast upon hiroj To ropcaon' mem
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ini 60 ne nily cfod,able 81 aa independent
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