Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-10
The Printing Piunderers.

The intelligent Washington correspondent
If the Philadelphia North American gives
Us some facts connected with the proceedings
Of Mr.. Taylor's committee to investigate the
account, of A. g. Seaman, the late Superin-
tendent of the Public Printing. He states
that enough evidence has already been OBJ
tanned to nroy2 that cngrayers i'll Philadel-
,hi:. and cl>ew here we're often taxed twenty
five per cent. on their bills. and the money
paid over 10 Mr. Wendell, the public prn-
ter This per certage was sometimes paid
over in pretended loans, but the collision is
too transparent u escape detection. 1t IL
easy to imagine what prices were paid for
work that would bear such discounts and to
which the contractors willingly submitted,
being content with their profits beyond them.
The same sor; Of work is now executed un-
der contracts, made by the present Superin-
tendent Of printing, 1T fifty per cent. on the
prices allowed BY Seaman. The testimony
shows that large quantities of paper, inferior
To- the samples by al least difference of
thirtythree per cent. wcr" accepted from
favored contractors; that thousands of docu
mcuts were recciptei for as printed and
bound that were never Delivered that thou
sands If yoluminou> documents were paid
for a. printed which were not printed, and
that thousands Of the most valuable publira-
tons ho's disappeared without any account.
These facts, which of themselves sum up
many hundreds Of thous ands of dollars, Illus
ratc only in Il small degree tho profigacy
and corruption which have lately grown up
here. They explain the manner in which
the public expenditures have reached their
alarming proportions, and how men who
only a tnw years ago we're needy, bankrupt
or bcggared. have come 70 set up fine estab-
lishmcnts, and sport gay equipages, assume
the vulgar airs Of the new rich. and to affect
the society 81 tlIrir bettcrs. 1t is no secret
here that most extensive combinations were
made in anil out Of Congress. by which these
abuses have been encouraged. under grad
uated 81 stem Of distributing the spoils, or
through other agencies equally criminal
The time has come when these knaves, some
Of whom have adroitly kept in the back
ground. should be exposed. - Wash. States.
HNENNESSEE LAND FOR SALE offer for
i sale my landed estate. lying near McMinn-
vile, Warren county Tennessee containing SIX
THOUSAND NINE INBRED AND FOUR
ACRES by recent survey. II lies at the foot OF
the Cumberland Mountains. nine miles from Nc
Minnyillc on the Stage road l"ading To- Nashville,
30 mile- distant. aud miles from Railroad De
pot The surface is gently rolling and covered
with oak poplar hickory. and walnut producing
mast in abundance. \ never failing creek runs
through the whole tract, and in addition. there
are about - fine Springs of pure igocstone water
The soil is sood--produc"- corn, oats. wheat. to-
bacco. &c. The cheat raised upon it has weighed
a. high 4, - 10. 10 the bu.hcl. Clover, timothy,
and herd grass also produced IN great abun-
dance without either guam" u plaster. The grass,
natural 4. the soil, j. in great quantities every
where through tho forests, from the first of April
until November. enough for thousand head Of
cattle and tea thousand head Of sheep. Amy
quantity y hogs can be- raised At very tritlng
cost from the mast. which lu.i- from October until
June About 900 ACRES OF LAND is cleared,
- with cabin, tor trnant'. and the Dwell
.A.1 LING is handsomely built, With or ~
rooms. good stables. 81. Society i. good equal
ling that of any nriglhurh.0d in Virginia. The
southern University under the auspices Of the
Episcopal Church j. 10 miles distant, and the eel
.hratcd Watering place Ber-hcba only -, Mills
churches. AMI common school. are ;unN enient and
numerous. The cma;s "a very mild during win
ter, and .GGs from excessive heat III summer. The
ruos pher. j. dry and clear of moisture or humid
ity from tho elevation of the couutTy-mnking IL
all that persons # weak Mng- could ask. The
constantly IL.I"d-IAS price pi these lands WouIh
make this fine investment to II gentleman who
also wished t" establish grain "E stock estate
To gentlemen too, who have large quantities OF
nc.ror, on ~. Northern border Of Virginia, and
who hold them only al the will of the ib"liiuLst,
thi. part uc tennessee. afford, s.!, retreat.
will divide the tract if desired, sell it in one
body at - Der n"t.. part III hand, and ;he balance
on riinc. satisfactorily secured. Address
GEORGE GLASCOCK,
HrMiunvii!c, Warren County, Tennessee.
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