Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-06-09
The Parish Printing.

public much. But the principle upon winch II
was awarded the party who got it, does.
Having business from home last Monday,
We drew up a few lines, respecting the Printing.
directed to the Police Jury. We stated that
we were aware that a description Of work in
our line of business, was to be contracted for
by the Police Jury. and a. citizen Of the par
ish, It was our privilege to bid for it. We then
stated that we would do all the printing re.
CURED by the Police Jury-such as publishing
their proceedings, ordinances, notices of cleo
tons, &c. &c.-for the sum Of $3.50 per an
mum. Had there been any definite price, fixed
by resolution, to be paid for the printing, we
would not have made q bid for any amount IN.
der that. But there was no fixed price, Aid
the right we exercised, (which was also perfect.
" legitimate and honorable in q business lightly
did not give any occasion, we thought for the
indignation apparent when our petition was
read. Suffice it to say, to be brief, that our
offer was rejected, and their next business was
to vote it to our contemporary. giving him tpe
hundred dollars for the work!
We felt perfectly confident that our offer
would be rejected. But we wanted that rejec-
ton to be recorded. Had they voted our OPP
ponent the sum Of $3.50 (what the work could
have been done for) neither the public nor our.
self would have had any right to complain. But
tho majority in the Police Jury did otherwise
they gave away $3.50 Of the public money
land if the people are willing to stand it, it is
their business, and we have nothing to say.
The talk, as we understood occurred On the
occasion about the Wings favoring rs to so
great an extent when they were in power in
the Police Jury, is all Moonshine. We have
received prescious little favors from any source
save that which come from our own hands.
Instead Of the Wings fsvoring Us, it was our
opponent whom they truly favored. In ls4s,
when we were receiving from the Police Jury
5000 for doing the printing, We were asked BY
Mr.. Paulin Dupey, . whig, if we would con.
semitic dividing it, as it was thought that both
papers ought to be equally favored. We did
SO. After one year, our opponent stopped
his psper-comEenced another in q couple of
years-immediatsly made appliction for q por-
ton of the printing (our party still in pow
er)-our contract had not expired, and hs failed
for once-renewed bis exertions to get the
printing the following spring, when the Police
Jury agreed to put it" to the lowest bidder.
We got itby bidding the lowest-nothing; our
opponent bidding next 70 nothing, eighty dol.
lars. After enjoying our contract about six
weeks. the Democrats got in power, repudiated
the sale by which we got the printing. and gave
our opponent (the same one with whom we
divided the printing in lsas) the sum Of $500
to do the same work!-and the present is the
third yesr they have given him that sun. 20
The above are facts-sslaring and undeniable
facts, which we can fally substantiAts were il
necessary to 60 to any length OF trouble about
As soms sort Of an sxcuss for their proceed
ings. however, they say that We received as
high a. sir hundred dollars for the printing for
one yeass becauss A. GRASS, treasurer, stated
in his account with The parish that he had,
10 n year, paid draita from this Office 70 that
amount. 1851 ia Id. |
Here We draw this msttsr to . close without
we hope, recurring to i again. We assert il,
and We can prove II By the Treasursr's books,
that mp TO the spring Of 1853 the psrish psiu.
ting was never madea political mattsr-snd we
stats, and can prove il in the same way,
that for such work q our contemporary has
been doing for ths parish for the last two years,
W. never ssesiysd over os50-and never at any
time received $500 Per annum ; and We will
cover any reasonable amount that any one
x. bet that ws have. 81
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