Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-14

his State and country
AGarbled Publication. Our talented, amie.
bic, courteous, modest, entertaining, ingenu
Gus, truthful and knowing neighbor, day or
two since, essayed to break the force of our
late exposition of the Know Nothing candidate
for collector of Washington, John ". McCalla,
of KY, by publishing what purports to be an
oficisl history Of the settlement of his accoun,
as taker Of the Fifth Census Of Kentucky
With characteristic regard for the truth, how
ever, our nsighbor ommitled to publish a
portion eff the record as il exists in the
ot6ce Of the Register Of the Treasury which
was certainly furnished with that whi.h our
neighbor did publish; which, b al it been spread
before its readers, would have dispro7ed al
that our ingenious neighbor essayed to make
good by this publication, viz, that Mr. Mccall.
las account as census taker in Kentucky, was
not left uncloEsd, as we alleged, until l845
The portion to which we refer embraces two
certificates written across the back of the
vouchers and the Comptrollers letter upon
them, in Mr.. McC.'s own hani writing, end
signed by himself, dated August 10th, 1913
declaring that the persons in whose favor he
had drawn the drafts that had been charged TO
him, were his assistants when engaged in
taking the census OF Kentucky
These conveniently omitted eel tifc ates prove
the truth OF cur point that he failed to close
bis accounts, as the Kentucky census taker,
With the treasury, until l848, the vouchers in
question no. having been passed to his credit,
through hia OWN laOhos, of course, until that
time
II seems that Mr. Webster uh.n Secretary
Of Statc,) did net choose to place the money
due to bis assistants in question in his hands,
as he did with most Of the Marshals,
bet directed the disbursing agent here to hold
on to it, and honor Mr.. McCaila's drafts for il
to the order Of those to whom it was actually
due. AS it was paid out on bis drafts he was
charged with it Of course, and If lie had been
such man Of business as one should be to be
entrusted with the management Of $500 600
per annum on account Of the city Of Washing.
ton, he would not have been from I84l to
lS4S in 30 presenting his vouchers for it as to
have his account closed. We have not the
least objection, if We can find space, to o. plain
to our talented, amiable, corteous, entertain.
ing, ingenious, truthful and knowing neigh.
Dor, mIny other circumstances connected with
Mr.. MeCalla's financial transactions with the
Government ard with individuals on behalf
of the Government, &c including facts in
volVed in his management Of the contingent
fund Of the Second Auditors ofice--the pay
ment Of its messengers or laborer's wages, its
stationer's bill, tax bill, &c, all Of which
will 60 to substantiate our position that he is
by no means Is thrifty, systematic, and re-
liable in his system Of transacting financial
trusts Or business, as one should be to proper
ly discharge the duties of tho post 10 which
he has lately been frauduleutly returned.
Forestalling the Markets Tho good PEG
pie of the northern cities seem just now to be
in a more decided stew than ever before, over
the practice of fOrestallng the markets TIE
papers Of Boston, New oIk, and Baltimore, are
tesming With complaints of the injurious ez.
tent to which the practice is now carried. In
New York, tho middle men arc said 10 make
an average Of enc hundred per centum profit,
on everything in the shape Of vegetables and
meats brought into the city by the farmers, in
person Matters have long been SO arrang ed
IN the markets OF that city, as that no citizen
is allowed an opportunity to purchase for the
copsunr,icn of his family directly from the
prCducor, while the middle men combine
equally to beat down bis prices, and to extort