New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-12

Though Official us!ieassnce may never be pur-
she6. its exposure, nevertheless is puOl'c bene-
fit. The fear Of public opinion may sometimes
" baud wretch ia ORDER" who otber~ise mi Sht
.ttep hmsClf Up to bis chin in official punder, if
te felt himself quite sure Of immunity from the
law.
We have word or two more to say about tie
State Prison contract.
II val be remembered that We showed, 10 8 re-
cent article tat the boot aid shoe contract Mt
Sirg Slpg was awarded TO one Gilbert, as the high
est bceeI f convict labor; that nen the bargain
ess 10 be competed, one Ross appeared as the
assignee Of Gilbert; ard thar With him contract
vss mode, Sctualy lower il terms than t.D Other
bro. made TO the Inspectors one Of which was re-
iecrtd because Gilbert offered Eve eghtbs Of q cent
more per msp and the other becsuse il proposed
t. psy two prices privilege which, nevertheless,
WIS low giyep to Rose. Some other facts have
c. NE TO our knowledge, which suggest further
con NETT.
Who = II B. Gilbert We are not often bafled
in our iuquiIles but this bit Of Intelligence al.
together eludts Us lie may be, for aught We
know, mcst worthy ard respectable gentleman,
~ho orvss bis osn gig, a responsible mao whose
own word is better than other peoples bonds.
Ony v cannot find him. We shall not outrsg.
Mr Ross feelings BY the iupGration cast upoo
Mrs Camp IT, relation TO her friend, Mrs. Harris,
bat We shall acknowledge an Obligation to Mr..
Ross If be viii send Us tie street and number Of
bis friend
For there is tits little Circumstance that needs
explanation: Wien, on tue lSth Of December,
those worthy servants Of the State the State Prison
Inspectors. met at 5 ug Siug, to receive tue bids
FOR convict atcr smopg those for the boot and shoe
contract we're t~o in the came handwriting. Ooe
If these vas siened L. r. Ross, aud of-red-let
the fact be nottd-354 cents per day per man.
The other bid vac that Of II. b. Gilbert-the Mfr.
Gilbert whom " cannot frd-the Dir. Gilbert of
VII IL VIZ have tried 10 vain 10 gain sODe tdngs-
the Mr Gilbert 10 " HON the contract Was s~sr led
Ard then Be Is suistes. A few days later, when tie
Inspectors met a. AlbsDy TO conclude the contract
We csuDot learn that mortal eyes rested on any Sir.
Gilbert IN that pre.eDce. But Mr Ross Was there.
He, 'or sugtt ae krow, may have come direct from
Nj Giibert's ho.pitsble roof, aud had bis pockets
luAi VI AAr VI VI us
and the transfer Of toe contract At any rate,
he gard he would take the award made to Mr Gil
bert and be 90, IT, he who, under his own name,
offered only Sd cents for this convict labor, came
forward bow to take it at 4Os cents. Did the mys-
ferrous Gilbert part with thing SO good as this
eyideptly ust be, to bear sn advance Of from S4
cents TO 4os cents, without suitable renunera-
ton Or lie he as eccen Tic snd rich as he IS uu-
known, and bss habit of throwing, in this reck-
less way, thousand dollar contI acts TO LIS
friepds We do not say that we pause for q
reply" SIS that would imply that We expected an
sn.wer But if the great unknown. in the spendid
solitude in which be teyotes himself to the practice
of the virtues has habits of this sort, We can CON-
mend TO bis distinguished consideration circle O.