Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-30
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP,

WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
How this World is Given to L-g."-We
have for some time past noticed in the COL
umns Of our talented, ingenious and truthful
neighbours journal, yclept " The Organ"
tthough the Know Nothing party Of this city
rspudiats it as the exponent of their senti.
ments,) articles upon the public printing and
the advertising of the Government, which
embrace false, and, therefore, characteristic
statements concerning our own business. We
have stood this thing in silence up to this
time, simply because we took it for granted
that being the statements of our truthful, tai
ented and ingenious neighbor all the world
at once comprehend the amount of credit to
which they were justly entitled. A friend at
our elbow suggests that there may possibly be
people In the world who do not understand
the true value of the assertions of our talented
truthful and ingenious neighbor, and under
his advice We proceed in few brief para
graphs to set his roorbacks, in this connection.
at rest. Thus, in his issue of the Oath inst,
he says:
The whole amount of money expended
during the past year for advertising was
$40 zeo 10, Of which s20,7S9 "a was paid to
the IatelLsesacer, S2l $40 20 was paid to the
Star, and SCI 500 IS was paid to the Uniox.
These amounts are independent of the amount
PAID each for advertising proposals for naval
supplies, proposals for live oak, proposals for
supplies to decks and yards, proposals for
naval clothing and small stores which amount.
ed In the aggregate to s13.592 "a, of which
M nj
papers received one-third ga, $50 81 The
aggregate amount received by these three
papers for publishing government advertise
ments IL S17 ,2o3 81 or, to take another view,
the Government of the United States paws
three papers In the city of Washington more
than $4,000 each, annually, for inserting the
same advertisements. We have only included
IN the above calculation the advertisements
which have been paid for, there are many bills
yet remaining unpaid, the amount of which
We cannot ascertain "
Concerning this "Organ"-like statement,
we have TO say that it is FALSE. Under the
law, passed, We believe, in l845, the Govern
ment is directed to cause the advertisements of
its different bureaux to be published in the two
Washington papers having the largest circuIa-
ton, and the President is authorized also TO
ington newspaper, provided that the prices
paid for such publication are not higher than
those charged by the respective publishers to
individuals for advertising. Under this law,
on the atidavits of the book. keepers and
pressmen Of the contending newspapers, these
advertisements were duly awarded to the
Star and Lntelltgeacer, the President selecting
the organ Of his Administration the Union,
as the third above referred to. The proprietor
OF the Star has, therefore, to thank only his
own capacity TO labor and make a paper of
extraordinarily great circulation, and the
kindness and good sense of citizens of all par
ties, IN all quarters Of the United States, for
having obtained the government advertise.
ments.
Now, as to the statements of his proven.
bially truthful neighbor with reference to the
amount ne received from the Government in
the year 1855, to which he refers, he 1.-THE
SfoI'S editor and proprietor) has respectfully
TO oner him cash, in hand, $4,000, if he will
guarantee to pay him the difference betwesn
what be really received from the Government
on account of advertising in the course of that
year, and his estimate of SIS, 900 as that
amount Nay, the Stars editor and proprie.
tor will deal even moro literally With him.
We will give cur talented, truthful, and in.
senuOus neighbor $4,000 if he will engage
land give satisfactOry security for the fulfil.
ment OF has obligation to make up the difFer-
ence 70 US In hard cash, down on the nail. he.
tween ms aggregate estimate of s25. 900. "a
the sum received by the Star for Govern.
men' advertisements in the year 1855. and
the amount actually received for ,uch .av.,
assments inserted in the Star, in pursuance
Of the Law above referred to, between N. g..
OF July, 1854, and the first of july, 1855 ~.
Blue Book being made up to that time. ana
that book afording the data on which our IN.
gsnuous, truthful, and talented neighbOr s.sl ,
TO hunnifuggIe the public. These offers ara
made seriously.
Our talented and truthful neighbor has
MADE serious and deliberate charge, and
propose to make it eninently to his adyan.
tase 70 subssantiate It, We know that mos,
OF tnose who lost their money by betting ON
hs Judgment In the last virginia vrh.rn.,o,
RAJ election are under the impression. that
while advising them to bet one vav bs 90.
himself lining his pockets by betting thron ~
.ooi pigeons on the other side; robbinp ths,,
OF their money, as it were, by such a r..n.c,.
able operation We, however, discrsdit All
such stories, believing him 10 BE- faz more Of ,