Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-27
COUNTY PRINTING.

Since the suhJect OF County P'inuos
has again been brought forward by the
organ of Black Republicanism in this
county, we propose to sift the matter to
the bottom, and will show that even in
this our people have been robbed. The
late convert on Jefferson street, in sllud'
ing to the proceedings of the County
Commissioners Court (as published in
;ts columns on yesterday, did so in
half apolegetic manner, saying it was
simply an advertisement. and thus
evidently lodging public censure.
Then, again, in the next sentence the
distinctive politicsl principles OF the Az
oyauche is alluded to as being the reason
why this infamous Board of Commission
ers would select the columns OF that
sheet az the means OF making public Its
official proceedings. We very well under.
stand what the distinctive principles are,
as alluded to, and have not doubt that
the public is fully informed as to the dis
tinction won by our cotemporary in the
advocacy Of negro equality. We envy
not such distinctiveness, bat would prefer
Co think and act with our friends at all
times But gentlemen and newspapers are
sometimes ambitious for separate stand,
for the reason that it brings them nearer
the public crib, where they may tho more
readily feast off the people. 1t we Will
hat for moment give our attention to the
doings of the County Board of Commits
s;oners il will be discovered how much 1t
NAYS to have distinctive political princi-
nles. To maintain these principles the
Commissioners Court, July %, 1863, gave
their proceedings for publication to the
Memphis Bulletin, long since defunct.
Then. after the death of that paper, it
was found necessary that the EreDfng
Post should be supported, or soon it would
he numbered With the political slain.
So the price of publishing the doings OF
the Board was raised from fopr cents
nor line To fifteen cents. All this was
done in order to maintain the distinctive
principles spoken of by our eetemporary.
But we will publish the BIDS OF the news
papers of the city for this county patron
age, and the public may see what rascsl'
ity has been psrpetrated in the selection
of an organ for the purpose:
German NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in German
as low as the lowest.
New Zeit-No bid.
EyFsIse L EpGRR-A Advertisements eight cents
per line, first insertion; i've cents per line,
subsequent insertions. Local. fifteen cents
for first instertion.
Bulletin LIVERY thing three rents per line. for
ii st insertion: two cents Ter line for subse-
Ayaiancht-Four cents per line for first inser-
ton: two cents per line for subsequent in
Appeal Eight and half cents per line psr
day.
Bulletin-Three cents per line for first inser.
sertion; two cents per line for subsequent
insertions. Accepted.
1t will be discovered from this that the
Post did not put 10 q bid. the reason
being that its proprietors claimed for it
the right, by law, of being the legal ad-
vertising medium, and that the Board
had no authority to select another for
the business.
Since the newspapers we're all called
upon to send in their bids. it was not,
after ali, more than mockery upon the
rebel portion of the press. The LEDGER,
among the number. forwarded at once
;he price for which it was willing to do
the work. If, as is claimed by the Arg
lonche, of yesterday morning, that the
publication of these proceedings were
nothing more than mere advertisement,
then the LEDGER was and is willing to do
the publishing for twenty-five per cent
less than it is now being done by the AZ
alanche. And we will go farther than
thst, and say to the County Commits
sioner, that the LEDGER will publish any
and every matter of interest to the
public arising from the action Of
their Board, and will not charge the
people Of this county one red cent The
thing of making public the official pro-
ceedings of the County Court through
newspaper, selected aud paid for the
purpose, was not, before the organization
of the present Board. ever heard of
before in this county. We ask Nessrs
Merriman, White, Louis, Lewis. and
the "nsger," where they fnd the law
enacted in this State empowering them
10 impose such a burden upon the tax
payers Of this county, Iii not in the
statute book, and the appropriation for
the purpose is in violation Of their duties
as County Commissioners, and vile
fraud for political purposes.
Bot we will take another view Of the
subject, and will presume. for argument
sake, that our Commissioners have the
right to designate some newspaper and
pay it for publishing their proceedings
In that event the law would most Ger.
tainly demand'ihat the lowest bid should
be accepted from the newspaper having