The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-08-10
PALLADIUM CORRESPONDENCE.
wAsHIxerox. d. c., August 8. 1869.

81 w ASHIN0TON, II august d, looS.
The strike among the plate printers employ ed Il
the National Bank Note Company in New York, ha
had the effect of suspending work in the printing bu
reau Of the Treasury Department for few days An,
necessarily delays the issue Of the new fractions
currency. 1t is not improbable that Sec'y Boutwell,
will ind Il to the interest of the Government &
transfer this work back to the Treasury Depart
ment.
Perhaps . word concerning this Printing Bureau
would be Interesting. The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, formerly known the Currency Printing
Bureau, was established In 1852 by Secretary Chase
There has been many changes since its 6rst organ
saton, But not until Mr.. Boutwell, became Secreta.
~ did the much needed reformation in printing take
place. The Secretary has complstely changed it,
whole working, and now ignores the very expensive
and impracticable mode of printing Greenbacks b.
what il known the H drostatic Press introduced
by 3. NJ. Clarke, former Superintendent of the Blu
reau under Chase After an endless amount of ex-
perimenting with these presses costing the Govern
men is estimated, quarter of million of dollars,
they were sold few days since to Philadelphia
Company for $4,000.
Tn, paper used for our currency, which has until
quite recently been made in the Treasury, is now
made at Glenn Mills, Pa, and sent to the Bank Note
Company Of New York, where all the legal tender
and fractional currency now printed. The seal
ing, pressing, separating and trimming are done
here. c2 ~ fG H'E4 1
Another important branch connected with this bu-
reau is the Book Printing, where all blank and &C.
count books of the Department. and Risky and beer
stamps are bound. In this Department alone there
are twenty machines in opera ton numbering and
sealing the bonds. rs R.Fu9oa gA
It is generally conceded that the many blunders
always occurring in this bureau have been caused
through the want Of practical printer a. its head
On thsresignation of Mr.. McCartee. who is, by the
way, . most efficient Blu sness man, Sec. Boutwell,
sent for Mr.. Chas. Neal, of Monrose, Pa, and had
long interview with him. It is quite possible that
Mr. Neal who is old steel plate printer, and thor
oughly understands all the workings of the Curren-
cy Printing Bureau, will be called upon by the Sec
rotary to succeed Mr.. NcCartee.
ouR CONGRESSIONAL LlsxARY.
Our Congressional Library, in this city is a great
institution To il all persons may resort to read each
day from to O'Clock, Sundays only excepted. II
contains over 900 Volumes the lar
ge.t library in the country and increasing every day
By act of Congress in 1865, copy of every book
thereafter published in the United States requi-
red to be forwarded to it by the publisher which has
made il increase FAST in connection with other
casions that only short time ago ithad 10 be great
II has filled all the space which can we'll be allotted
TO il in tile capitol, where it is, Efforts will be
made next session to have appropriation made
erect large building expressly for it bat no ma +
ter how large they make this edi6ce it is clear that
Il will not be large enough. for as the Good Book
says 'Of the making of books there is end al
SO the room in which to place them must be :llimt-
able, even if there to be no other books than
those Of our country. But as the works of all
tons and languages must be constantly added, still
greatar imitability will be required. That is, we
may be allowed to adopt the principles in Mathemat-
its of . less and greater infnity.
The Librarian, Mr.. Sponard, is a gentleman well
acquainted with books, and perhaps very good man
but not possessed Of the most popular manners to
the He does not seem either to display great
diligence in getting the shelves tho latest scientific
works. mean, of course, those Of other countries,
for those published at home before stated, must
come to the library. Every year new works the
Sciences editions Of old being bro't
out with improvements, and if they not read up
to date the mind is left far behind in knowledge
Now, there is not single very late work his Cas-
alogue in regard to astronomy, one of the most ad
vancine and interesting OF all the Sciences and the
same doubtless may be said of . number of other
sciences Then probably he 10 also rather too orsho-
dor. BY this l do not mean he have too much
Of rgst dory about him, but think he is influence
ed BY it too much in his orders Tor the purchase of
books. As illustration of this will mention that
friend Of mine asked him in my presence II be had
the works of Bishop Colenzo. He replied, Bishop
Colenzn's Aersical works Yes, sir, have Celen-
eos hereticAl works. Now most persons would
think that no matter what sort Of works Bishop CO.
lenzo's might be esteemed, his opinion condemns
isvaA fhanv NJ akad for nv fho tiAne
and might be offensive. NJ -s.,-,, ...ts.I r..
There are great many Latin, Greek, French and
German suthors, &c., with their translations also,
which constantly referred to, of ethical, meta
physical and speculative character, that he has not
the absence Of which may be accounted for, think,
BY their being outside Of, opposed to his special
train Of thoughto or notions, but which should be
found in every great library notwithstanding, and
which must be read if would be posted ~ to the
great thoughts Of mankind and indeed without which
we cannot be considered educated. t5- @
MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION.
The Mississippi delegation has been here several
days awaiting the arrival Of the President 70 lay be-
fore him reasons why the Republican party should
not countenance the Dent movement in their State.
They contend there is split in the Republican par
~ Of Mississippi; that all parties oppose the test
oath and DISTINGUISHING clause, and that those rho
are SO eager 10 run General Dent for Governor are
Democrats, or -secessonists with whom they can
mot affiliate. Genera. Ames has been here several
days, and during his stay made abort visit to Long
Branch to see the President the subject. He has
left for Mississippi with the il is report
cd, that the administration will oppose all move
ments, whether in the interest Of his brother nlaw
or not, which is initiated by Democrats to intrigue
special favors from this admins tration.
General Dent, believing tub should sta nd on
its bottom, it seems, has not changed his mind,
and is willing to allow the people to determine
whether he shall be Governor Of Mississippi or not.
Should the people of Mississippi prefer Gen. Dent
there will be no backward movement by him in car
ryng out the principles Of the Republican party,