Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-02-14
Election OF House Printer.


The caucus nominee Of the Democratic party
was Yesterday elected printer TO the House Of
Representatives, by vote of 81 out Of 100,
which were cast, having majority Of % votes
over his competitors, and yet he received 26
votes less than majority Of all the members
constituting the whole House. This result was
brought about by combination Of several
Southern Americans and few Republicans,
with the Democratic party. When the cleo
ton Of Speaker was depending, for several
weeks the Southern Americans refused to cast
their votes for Mr. Richardson, because the
caucus which nominated him had insulted the
American party by the adoption of resolution
denouncing this party as enemies Of civil and
religious liberty.
But it seems that this insulting resolution
was lost sight Of, in the election of the caucus
nominee for printer, though it remains TO this
hour without rctraction or modification. In
what manner and by what arguments, those
who refused to vote for Mr.. Richardson be-
cause Of that resolution, and who voted yester-
day for Mr.. Wendell, can justify their votes,
we are not advised, and of course, cannot make
known to our readers. They are responsible
to their constituents and not to us, and we
leave them to make their explanations to their
respective constituencies Nevertheless, SSH
aaihi tas audita logui," (what we have heard
we may be permitted to relate,) which we pro-
Deed to do
1t has been currently reported during the
last few days, that Mr.. Wendell had promised
a portion Of the proceeds of the public printing
to some Southern Americans to be dispensed by
them in the establishment Of press here, 20
sustain the notions and opinions Of the Southern
branch Of the American party, and to keep up
other presses now advocating those opinions
elsewhere. OF the details of any arrangement
we have not been informed, nor have we any
other knowledge of the existence of any such
arrangement than that derived from common
rurnor and from facts seemingly justifying the
rumor.
If any arrangement of this sort has been
made, it was doubtless fair business transac-
ton, and we are far from imputing anything
dishonorable to the parties to it. We are SIM
ply endeavoring, as public Journalist, to give
our readers an Insight into the causes Of GER
tain results, which, to the uninitiated, seem
strange and inexphcable Under what induce
ments, or TO promote what political ends, a
few Republicans came to the rescue OF the De-
mocratic nominee for public printer, we are as
vet unable to furnish any suggestions, and we
leave them to make their own explanations
,,,;tho,,t further a1usion to them.
There are politicians in the country who
have enounced combinations of antagonistic
factions created for the mere sake OF the spoits.
w epresume none such have been connected with
the disposal of the immense patronage of the
public printing There are politicians too, who
profess to be anxious to limit the public expen-
ditures, in relation especially to the printing,
binding, and engraving, within reasonable and
remunerative limits There are Americans"
who, in public harangues before the people,
have denounced the extravaganza in these
items of the present administration. We trust
they did so with an honestpurpose to retrench
and reform these expenditures.
We will, ere long, give them some hints on
this subject, which will put it in their power
to show their consistency. We viii give them
one hint now, which we hope members of the
House of Representatives will suggest to the
Committee on Printing. 1t is this: we will
undertake to do the binding of the books which
may be ordered blythe House, as follows: the
octayos at the price fixed by law, and the
cuartos at one-half the price paid during the
last year. and give bond and surety for the
faithful and prompt execution of the work.
We shall send copy of this days issue to
the House Committee on printing, and we re-
spectfully ask their attention to our proposals,
and we say to them that as good a binder as
lives in the United States shall do the work
n5H@ W. rrnrn informed last evening at the