Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-03


him.
Q. That was In 1867
! A. think il was in 1856.
O. From 1856 who exercised the control owe
the giving out of the Post Office blank printing
| A. The Presidenf and Postmaster General,
through the p.stfnaster Geaeral. In Decemher
succeeding Mr.. Buchanan's coming into power,
he gave II to Mr.. Rice for a time
! O. Did you sub-contract for Mr.. Ricef
A. Yes. cir; that was the understanding. that
| | should continue IN do the work as heretofore.
| and have the control Of it. Rice receiving. !
think. forty-three cents in the dollar.
O. WIS there any understanding when this
work was given to Rice that any newspaper was
to be supported out OF III
! A. Il was under,tood that it was for the sun
port OF the Resasyiraniaa; such was the under.
standing.
| q. The understanding between whoml
I A. The understanding between tho President
and tha Postmaster General
O. By Mr.. Hindman. How do you know TINT
| A. From conversations held with them. in'
| sisted upon having more OF the profits of tho
| printing to support The U1ion, ns it was one Of
those rather Improbable pecuniary organs, nnd
Mr. Rice was very clam ,ruus 10 have u share for
the Penasyicdnian. and we finally settled on for
ty-three cents on the dollar. then made con
tract with Mr.. Croweil, who did the work Tor me
for forty Ave cents fifty cents, the dollar He
did il portion of the time for forty Eve cent,
md portion Of the time for fifty cents. bal
also the executive binding, which Rice thought
ought to satisfy me. but the profits on TINT were
not great. and the expenses Of Tho Tn,Oa being
very larse. insisted that should have all The
profits Of the post Office blank printing. | could
not keep it. however.
q. BY the Chairman. You stated that $4,000
were to be allowed out Of tho profits OF the execu.
tive printing towards supporting the organ under
General Bowman?
A. When parted with il in March last. | found
that, paying Rice and stephens. could not st,s-
tain The TaioH from the profits If the executive
work, and therefore proposed h give it h any
PARTY that might be designated by The President.
O. Who did you make this rropositr to-
A. To the President; and to pay $4,000 per
nnnum was my first proposition. Pending tim'
proposition Mr.. Baker. the collector If phiaael-
phin, came down tn procure md Tor The FSHnsYL
ranian. and finally had to nccele to giving 81,
900 per annum. $4,000 per annun of which NJ.
Baker obtained for The RnnSpiram,an. | have
been informed that $4,000 III the $50, 900 was
for The Pcnnsylrdaion, but my obligation is with
Mr.. Bowman for 500 900 That obligation exts.
ted still exists aud there has hecn no action had
IN relation to it. owing to Mr.. Is wmnn's refn-a!
TO carry out his pnrt OF the engagement, which
was That should do the Senate printing in
he was elected printer to the Senate. | paid MIR
'wman 1000 in advance when he took The
Union, and the balance secured To him by gi,int
him orders on the post flee work, which hecould
not draw, having no Ut icrs on II.
Again: we have distinct nyawal Of the under
standing between the President and Weniol,
when he former secured to the Iat,er tho printing
tor tho Executive Departments:
O., by the chairman. Was there any condition at1x
ed to your doing the work of the 3Ah Congress, by
which you were to own and conduct Pic Goyernmru,
organ, "Ths Constitution"
A. No, sir.
q. That WAS voluntary enterprise?
A. Yes, sir. The editor of the organ is generally
supposed to command the paironane OF the Pref
dent There is good deal of this work nj the dis
posal of the Presidentsny m aagres c OF 500 90
per year, more or less
Q. At The disposal of the prcsicni2
A. Yes sir. Tha, patronage the organ has COM
manded Tor years II being lmpossihc 10 keep paper
up here without Government, support.
Q. l. this 500 600 worth uf patronage You
speak Of at the d., ,sal Of the President personal
ly2
A. The law provides that II shall be under the
control of the heads of the departments; bu, II the
President signifies TO his Cabinet that he would be
pleased 10 see A. y or G. get ms matter of course
they will obey his wishes. 1t hns been matter Of
custom for the President to dispose of IT, Mr. Ruch
has done II, and his predecessor, Mr.. Pierce
did It, never Ind any Intercourse with the
Cabinet in the matter; my intercourse has h"cn
direct with Mr.. Buchanan, and WAS SO with Mr.
Pierce.
cutise printing per year Is Sl0o,o002
A. From $4,000 to $4,000. think it viii ave-
rage 100000.
g. Do the profits on that printing Average fifty cents
ON the dollar2
A. A portion OF II averages much more, bnl The
average the whole OF il is about sixty five cent
| the dollar.
| o. Was there ever my unicrstan ing with you
while you Ind that printing that portion of the pro
! hts should be used towards sustaining the orgnn'
| keaa air. f,raa utx fat ,n a,f.
tanning the organ.
Q. Was there ever amy understanding between You
aud the President MS to what portion OF the profits
should go towards sustaining the Gpvcrnmcn, orEaui
A. No, sir; I cannot say there WAS dirc,tnndcr
standing. l understood II, and suppose he did.
Q. There no distinct sum fixed upon ont Of
the profits?
A. No, sir The understanding waa thnt the paper
should Coon
Q. And that that patronage should support ii?
A. Yes, sir ] never had anything to say about ed
itngit.
II appears that Wcn1cl's intercourse respecting
the printing for the Departments WINS "dirc't
with the President who by common consent, con
troled the matter. We have not room for further
extracts to-day. but in another article shall show
how tho "organ" was conducted; by whom eli
tod; and expose the shameful practice Inaugural
ted under the present Administration, of allowin,
federal Office. holders to edit and control their owl
partisan and subsidized Press.
UNION PARTY CoNvESrIaN IN BnsroN. Boston
March 30. lS60.-The Constitution and Unior
Party Convention was held in this city yesterday
Two hundred and twelve towns were representc
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