Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-01-31
CoNGREssloNAL PR1NrISe.-The Wash
iug,od correspondent The Baltimore Sun

CoNGREssIoNALP PRINTISG.-The Wash
iuglon correspondent Of The Baltimore Sun
says:
The National Intellisencer, few day S
ago, contained an elaborate article on,
the expenses of printing, in which some OF
the statements lately made in northern pa
q pers. in regard to the Washington press are
completely relued. But the National Intel
lieeucer does not, I believe, eojustce TO
Messrs. 'Wendall & Van Benthuysen, who
have made statements Of their losses.
@hicI, they pu, down al s7,0OOor there's
abou,s.
These $1,000 are not the aggregate OF
their losses, but merely The difference be-
tween moneys received by them and
moneys paid out. There is neither inter-
est on The capital, remuneration Of their
own time or labor or the enormous de-
terioralion of material taken into The ac-
count. With these. the loss is as The lnlelli-
gencer very properly states, five, and six
times greater. II is in fact nearly
$4,000.
III the computation Of the cost Of paper,
The titelligencer, averages The ream at 40
cents less than their cost. which alone
makes difference OF $4,000
The fact is, nothing is so. common, rs
for persons not acquainted with the ex-
penses Of printers and publishers Of news.
papers, 10 overra,e their profits; that envy
and jealousy among the profession should
have fallen into The same error, is hardly
excusable. II printing is SO profitable a
business, why is it that out OF the whole
number Of papers published in The Unned
States, not FIVE per cent, can be said 10
carry on profitable business.
Mr.. WEBSTER AS A LITERARY Man.
[, is stated that Mr.. Webster has been for
some lime past. engaged in writing his
tory Of the administration Of Gen. Wash.
inston that will extend to three volumes.
This is curious occupation for MIR. Web.
ster, and belokens the belief that his life
nf action has passed, and that period Of
meditation and literary leisure supervened.
The work will no doubt sell remarkably
well. His debut as literary man will
be looked forward to with great deal of
Interest. The administration Of Washing
ton was different from that Of any sue
ceeding President. During his presidency,
the parties were in stale of confusion
and. agitation, and did not develope their
distinct purposes or peculiari,es until the
second term. There has been no presi.
tlency that resemhled Washington's but
Mouroe's which also presented a fushion of
all par,ies-from which, however, sprung
the elements Of the two parties that have
eince struggled for ascendancy in this
country. We doubt whether General
Taylor's presidency will presegt any fea'
lures resembling those Of The presidencies
of Washington or Monroe. Gen. Taylor
Himself, from his lofty patriotism ndpurI-
ty of character, may possess great power
and influence; but party spirit prevails 10
too great an extent, at this day. TO expect
a season Of quiet or repose. The discou-
teitcd aud defeated, politicians, both Nor
,hern and Southern. are commencing
vehement struggle. and they will no doubt
present violeut opposition 10 the admin
istralion Of the hero of Bucna Vista.
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