Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-02-17
A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.
From the Washington Correspondent of the Ne,O
York Courier.

From the UaShington Correspondent of The Nelc
York Courier.
have viewed, with disgust, the practice which
has characterised the administration presses,
ever since Gen. Jackson came into power, OF
dragging the private affairs Of their adversares
before the public. 1t evinCes d vulgar spirit,
and deserves the Reproduction of every upright
man, whatever may be his political bias. No
press has offended oftener, or more grossly, in
this respect, than the official paper here. On
this subject the Courier IL Enquirer, and the Ma
tional lntelllgenCer, have great cause To com
Plain of unlairness. was particularly disgust
ed with recent instance of this, KNOCK down,
drag OUT mode Of Warfare, on the part Of the
Government paper.
After the publication Of Mr.. 7'yler'S report on
the Bank, the Globe passes by every thing else
i'm it;-overlooking all which touched the con-
duct or defence Of the Bank, and picked out
Of the documents for public animadverson a
private letter from Gales 4 Seaton to the Prcsi
dent OF the Bank, (Which by the bye the Bank
had no right To violate the confidential charac-
ter Off enumerating the different articles of
property which they had mort9aged to the Bank
for the purpose of securing their debt to it
This disclosure, which an honest man would
think redounded to the credit of those debtors
of the bank was, as have stated, selected by
The Globe for publication, TO make the credu-
lous portion Of the public believe, that because
those individuals had given to the bank lien on
their establishment, for the payment of money
borrowed to carry on their large business, that,
therefore. the establishment belonged to the
bank. This sort Of attack has been carried on,
by the Globe, on the Inteligencer, for several
years. without the slightest retort; while its pro-
prietors possessed abundant materials for retail
iation, but which they have not used. Such,
however is the fact is shall show you.
| have several times observed, in certain
northern papers, reference TO some deliberate
transactions of the editor Of the Globe with the
Bank of the United States; but it is only lately
that learned, from a member OF Congress, that
the transaction referred to, was matter Of Off
cal record, on file, in the office OF the Clerk of
the House of Representatives.
Il seems that among the documents reported
to the House, by the Investigating Committee
in 1882, there was statement OF the transac-
tons of T. r. Blair, with the bank, bat which
was, with sundry other of the documents, inclu'
ding list of the debts Of the Members of Con-
gresS to the bank, &c. was printed. Why BtdH'S
account with the bank was withheld from the
printed documents and those of other Editors
given TO the public, cannot divine. Be that as
it may. have through, the aid of a member OBJ
tanned a copy of the suppressed document and
as an act of relribuive justice, give IT 10 you.
The following is the statement furnished, by
me Bank of the United States to the Committee.
sin reply to IT, requisition for the accounts
" OF the Editors OF the Nauunal lnleIilSehcef;
| 20 The Telegraph; The Richmond Enquirer;
g The National Gazette; The Pennsylvania En-
;'quirer; The Globe: all the information has
F." been furnished, except in regard to the last,
(which is as follows:
son the pay list of the Branch at Lexington
| % Francis p. Blair appears as payer 81, 300
| Z" He is. however, no longer liable for this sum,
shaving made an arrangement with the Agent
{" for desperate debts, at that place, including
" that debt. His liabilities We're as follows
Aug. 16, 1920, Francis P. Blair and
others SI,50o
Interest to Nov. 30, 1880 1850
1880
F.P. Blair and others $500
Int to Nov. 30, 1880 2,345 Sc ! 6, lac sc
| + cd. 26 F. P Blair and others 800
Int to Nov. 30, 1880, 96s 50-2,46s so
$50 744 81
| On the first of the debts above mentioned,
some payments had been made, but in Nov.
1890. F. p. Blair was released from all his la
biHties for the following terms
LIST. His fee bill, as Clerk, S37 az
I'd. b. GRATIS note, due 1st May, 1881,
and then paid, for 200 90
Making. 1897 AZ
And this man, who in full discharge of his
liabilities for 2O,744 dollars, paid 237 dollars,
now makes it matter of public accusation, a.
n,;n.t bs poltic al rivals that instead of paving