Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-03-30


the ID day q aiy 1See 70 appoint asieg:ss 20 me-
at Chicago, H. On "Wednesday Inc iSsn Gay o. Miy
next nominate candidates. for Presoeu; Tio wee
President Of The United 6iatsE
TgE report submitted 70 Congress fbe
other day, by the committee appointed 70
investigate the subject Of the public print
ing, has made some revelations that will
not sci Tery well on the stomachs of our
Democratic sticklers for retrenctnsut and
reform, IN times gone by. This printing,
As has generally been supposed by the people
was necessary for Congress and tie various
departments of the Government, md was
paid for ont Of the public money. Bat ii
appears from the report Of this committee,
that much larger sum has been annually
paid for this printing By the present eco
montreal Administration than the work &c
stusuy cost; and why, will be Yerr aatuf-
ally asked, were these excessive profits
paid 70 tbe Public Printer The answer
70 this question appears in the evidence
taken before tbe committee and submitted
70 Congress with their report And what
is that answer Why that the Public
Printer might be enaioled 10 contribute
largely and Literally 70 the support Of the
party Orgaps-aad 10 the defeat Of the
will Of the PeqpLe in the choice o' their
representatives.. Among the items Of the
amount are .S4Q. 500 per apnum paid for
printing Postof6ce blanks, Of which one
half went 70 the printer and the other Eaif
70 the support Of the government organ.
called the Laion, or more lately the Cosl-
stitasi9u. The Chetronep Of the committee
having asked Mr.. Wendell 20 his mo-
lives in becoming owner Of This sorg@n.'
the following testimony is elected:
"a. The editor of the organ is generally
supposed 10 command the patronage Of the
President. There is good deal Of this
work at the disposal Of the President
say an aggregate Of 100000 per year,
more or less.
SO. At the disposal of the Presideut?-
4. Yes, Sir. That patronage the organ
has commanded for years. II is impossi-
bic to keep paper up here without gov
eminent support.
so. Is this 800, 900 worth Of patronage
you speak Of at the disposal Of the Presi-
dent personally? A. The law provides
that IL shall be under the control Of the
signifies TO his cabinet that he would be
pleased To see A, B, or C get it, as mat
ter of course they will obey his wishes
It has been a matter of custom for the
President to dispose of it, Nr. Buchanan
has done 1t, and his predecessor, Sir. Pierce,
did it. never had any intercourse with
the cabinet in the matter my intercourse
has been direct with Mr. Buchanan, and
was SO with Mr. Pierce.
40. You say the aggregate amount paid
for the executive printing per year is
500, 900? A. From S85, 900 10 $4,000.
think that it will average 100000.
80. Do the profits on that printing aver
ages fifty cents on the dollar? A. A por-
ton of it averages much more; but the
average on the whole of it is about thirty
FIVE cents on the dollar.
20. Was there ever any understanding
with You while you had that printing that
a portion of the profits should be used
toward sustaining the organ2 A Yes, sir;
It was given for the purpose of sustaining
the organ" rs
These Democratic organs can we'll afford
to. abuse the people aud the peoples Rep
reseutatives-they get we'll paid for it
The Consntution, the Presidents organ,
gets almost its entire support from this
quarter, and is among the vilest sheets Is
sued from the press. Another vehement
partizan paper ip Philadelphia, the Penn
Sylvanian, was pensioner to the amount
Of eleven thousand dollars per annum; and
also the Evening Journal, a Philadelphia
paper, for less sum. But even this is
not ali. The evidence of Wendell shows
that he sent several thousand dollars into
CLANCY Jones' district in Pennsylvania, to
assist in returning him to Congress, and
different amounts to other points. We
have no doubt but what portion of this
money is now being used in the Connect
cut election, to influence its vote. No
honest man, whatever may be his party
sentiments, can wish them success in any
such endeavor. These attempts of an
odious Administration to corrupt the peo-
pie by the use of their own mouey-to
purchase support which the unbought SEN
riment of the country would never give
them-demanda severe and crushing re-
Nh. D1ckINsoS, of Prince Edward, stated
in the House of Delegates of this State, the
other day, the startling fact that there
were but eighteen counties in the Common
wealth in which there had been no default