Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-02
rha pnhlic Printing Plumber.

When BTigadier General Geo W ashIngDn DOW
mao vac srpointed Superintendent Of Public Prln-
ting. the public hae1 the appointments - having
been conferred upon an honest man man taat
could not b corrupted With oil the public printing
piunder in the gift Of the government. The Mates
had been exposing the public printing pluuder
from tie frst issue. and had bed 1t up to the pab-
lie With all its corrupting abuses. When the Brig
adler assumed the duties Of the Office. We pre-
.umed that the right man had been selected fur
the right place; and 10 satisfied were we Of this
fact. tbn published several editorials written
by the Brigndier himself) indorsing his honesty
aud applauding bis efforts to reform said abuses.
Little did we suppose then that the Brigader
would ~ soon lie led away from his Original.
no doubt. good intentions by the tempting baIt
held out in the distribution Of these spos. The
erpose made ly The publication Of ''Wendeiis
letter. which was read in the Senate caucus, is an
evidence that the inducements were too strong Tor
him TO withstand: however. IL took pretty heavy
hii t. tempt the BigadIer. newsoapsr-tbe
recognized organ of Democrniic Administration,
and 500 600 per year bcsides--is not to lie wink
ell ut every day. The following is the extract
from Wcndel- letter, which exposes this inia'
nous bargain
WAsnINcroS Dec. 8, 1856.
Denr Sir In answer to yours Of the 9th inst.
would cav that the following the facts in re-
lalion 10 my transfer of the Union newspaper to
Geo W. Bowman, prcsumng that he was at the
time Superintendent If the Public Printing. and
that the following extract from the United States
Statutes Mt L,rge, Thirty Second Congress. fret
session, chapter 81, section 6. page g., has nm i'm
mcdintc bearing on 'hc case:
SrcTIox G--That the Superintendent OF the
Public Printing shall not be- directly or indirectly
Interested in tho public printing &C., and Tor nny
violation, &c, shall be imprisoned in the peniten-
tiary Of the District Of Columbia for any term not
less than one nor more than five years, and in ad.
dion thereto may be fined in any sum from one
thousand To ten thousand dollars.
On the 9th Of March, 1859 | stipulated to
transfer the inioa 10 General q. W. Bowman,
under certain conditions and to pay him. also. the
sum OF 10000 per annum out Of the profits Of
the public printing. In pursuance thereof. on tho
llth Of April following paid him, as per sub.
joined receipt. 5000.
Received, Washington d. c.. April IL, 1859, Of
G. Wendell, three thousand dollars the same be-
lug on account Of twenty thousand dollars per an
mum, stipulated to DO paid by said Wendell "a
provided in our letter Of March 20 1859
Gro. W. BOWMAN
This shows that B,wman was interested in the
public printing as early as March &c, and that he
received three thousand dollars cash on the llth
OF April. lie off slated M Superintendent of Pub
lie Printing, and drew his salcry therefor, up to
the l2ih # May, as per receipt on file in tie
Treasury Department; aud reference being had
thereto II will more fully appear their six weeks
after he hecanc interested in the public printing.
These the simple facts in tho case - Fash
iagton StatSe
\ MOVEMENT AGAINST NEGHuIsiN CANADA
At the Court Of Asszcs Of Eascx county. Upper
Canada. the grand jury have made presentment
to The Court, based upon representation cmnna-
tug from the authorities of the township of An
dertl"n, in regard to the negro population Of the
aonnty. The grand jury submit the document
that Was presented to them to the court, and urge
that some action be taken in tie matter The
Audrrd"n authorities say: I'VE ara aware that
nlnotenths ot tie crime. committed in tho county
ct Essex according u the population are 81 com
milted 10y the c"lurei people" And they further
nrE" that some measures may be taken by thu
""sernmr,'tto protect us aud our property, or
persons "i capital will I've driven from The cuun.
try. The court. olluding to this present
mcnt, remarked that "he was not surprised
Mt finding preiudicc existing against them
(the hcgr"cS) among the respectable por.
ton of the people, for they were incident
sl,ttles4, and dishonest and unworthy ol Tho sym
pnhy that some mistaken parties extended To
them; they would no, work when opportunity was
Presented but preferred subsisting by thie,iny
rom respectable farmers md begging from those
hcnesnlrntly inclined" What u commentary ON
British sympathy with American abolltionists =
Aud what commentary also on rc exrrtipns of
American "holi'ionists II improve the condition
OF the negro, hy inducing him to desert a postion
III which lac IL made useful to society only to
BECOME nuisance TO nnoiher-.iye.
BnssIuL IGNoRANcE.-Th Republican mem.
brrs OF Congress have made what we think very
scnsel'ss speeches, rs to the sympathy with John
Brown IN the North. Perhaps they hnyo not
rightly defined their sympathy: bat when Senator
fessenden said he did not know man at tho
North who sympathlz"d with John Brown, he
mercy tDtrrd has orn ignorance. There was not
town hardly, OF any mark. in this State, where
,.lrrc wasnot sympathy with him ON the day
when the aforesaid John Brown was iytominousiy
hanged.
We believe that Senator Wade, Of Ohio made
n like foolish statement with that of Mr., Fessen-
den
The Republicans nre mcaly-mou he'd they
should nj least tell tho TRUTH aud. furthermore
comprehend that the nHssos of the people in the
North heartily detest slavery and its concnmi,ants
aud that they sympathze with attempts to exter
inmate IT. They may talk the other WAY as much
az they please, the facts PLAIN to every bow in
onrrnblic schools.-Ncr BeitorI Mtss. Mer-
c'nB'
New MOVEMENT TO ENCOURAGE SorrurRs Man
ufAcTrREs. 1HgHstd. Deccn.6cr 80 -TheCharlea-
ton t"uner of yesterday states that it has the
best authority Tor announcing that measures are
in progress Tor n general meeting Of the presi.
uehts anu directors oi the Southern railroads to
| provide Tor the Southern manufacture Of locomo.
ti'e., and all other railway equipments.
AFFAIR OF Observation-Disclosures Dec 3O-It
was generally supposed that the d niculty yester.
day between Messrs. Grow Md Branch would be
settled through friends, but it is currently repor
ted, tonight, among the knowing ones, that nego-
tiations have failed. A peremptory demand for
satisfaction has passed.
Wendell Phillips. in published card, denies
unequlvocally any knowledge of Browns inten-
ton TO invade Virginia. lIe says he had little
| personal acquaintance with Brown; aud whenever