The sun., 1873-05-17

feature, and yet 10 is encouraged and pro-
tected by the President and his Cabinet,
without whose cooperation it could not
stand all hour.
The very last issues Of the Republican
and Chronicle contained nearly nine solid
columns of this fraudulent matter, and in
order that the public may know precisely
the character of the knavcry, we give the
headings and the places where the advcr-
tisements legally and properly appeared;
"rroPosals for lmEroying the chann.l Of the South
ryep New IeTsry % piIadr laif ,, Agril s,. ,t,q
-" Proposals for fresh beef Fort Wood, New York
"pT9po, !, t9r The Improvement of Cambridge ilar.
GrfMfoposs.s. fM ssqs lor ire. Eel West Point NAV
-" propS,ss tor fresh beef whe,is Point, Sev YORK
r1f9g9'a, {s5 sgppiis, oats corn hay straw"
-" Proposals for army supplies. Fort Leavenworth,
Proposals for fresh beef Denlcis Arsenal, Cat,
EPiopo.ais for tobacco. st. Louis. Aphlt.
rropo,ss for trsnsporlstion 9gshs Neb, Aprll g.
"ProoPpo.ais tor @ resS Seef ort. shaw Roaon. E,.
'nd ann B.ker. Montsna reTritqryl - Paul, APrl r.
.."Propo'nls for army supplies. rortlsnd, oregon,
fropo.ais for frcsn beet san Francisco Feb
lr9pGsas 70. fuel forage aud straw B'nleia Ar
iropo.as f9r e,tension of bre"k"ater AZ Burling-
Proposals. for e1tcntion Of brcakwater at Plau,
PrSon5sa,, foT dredsiips. e. NV York. M,rt
Ppropo,a,s for TO-, t,9ppe. ,n .Sd ky Mai
proposals Tor improving the channel OF Tic Della
ware river between Trenton AMI Bordcntown, Sd.
"Praposis ior construction Of ice piers at Newcastle.
Proposals Tor army wagons Phi,deiphs. April 90
"propos,ls for fresh beef Omaha, \cb, Aprl
."rtoposas for coal aud wood. New York CITY
GSotce to contractors. Louisville. Aprn ge.
river u, Phiidelphs, ArTf ~.
] - ftrt md sfa f,Ne
"Prorotsis for superintendent lodge, and for en-
closing walls a Nliioiai Military Ccmeicrics. New
'"fropSssi. Tor fresh beef Post Of Raleigh, y. c,
"Goyernment sale of co9ndemned qusrterinSster's
" Sale OF obsolete and uu,,rvictable ordnance and
ordnance stores. New York. April H.
se 9t sSSon PORK , S9rg %Gs eT,cz
,."Gevernmen, sale Of army clothing and equIpaEe
"s.ie. OF gusterina.ter. property. Fort Le,ven.
"dovsrnmeni sale q hSr.,. tools, clothing, camp
EGc,cfnmcnt sale of condemned horses, quarter.
ma.ier, stores AND clothing anu camp aud garrison
"Trepo.ai, Tor n,n!oyig the channel Of ile Dcls.
closing walls at national military cemeteries. Louis.
,".Frop9slls tor army clothing and equipaEc. Phia
Propose, for fresh beef Fort Foote, Nd, NAV I.
Proposals for drcdse ,nd dump sco"s. Cincinnati
.Elro,o.a' for fuel, forage amidst Philadelphia,
Proposals for fresh beet Fort Columbus, April IS
| "Iroposas for tupples san Era cisco, Feb. H.,
Proposals for stone for.liOck Island Arsenal Rock
| Island Arsenal. H., April y.
Proposals tor Improvement of rivers and harbor'.
Proposals for. wrought iron beams. Rock Island
! Arsenal, III, April 25.
! Proposals. for Government hauling. rhiadeiphis,
"Proposlls for beef. Fort Hamilton, April "a"
These illustrations are sufficient TO cX-
pose the ilagIant chara ter Of the abuse.
The whole press from one extreme 10 the
other of the country has been ranSacked
for advertisements 10 he reproduced in
Washington. and made II charge upon tax
! payers without the color of law. This
robbery could not he consummatcd with
out the direct conuiyancc of those who are
charged with the duty OF defeating such
scandalouS frauds. But they do not scruplc
10 colludc, and organs which would sink
OF their own heavy weight into death aud
disgrace. are kept aiioat to render homage
I to GRANT and his Administration. W,
shall see what an inquiry on this subject
will disclose next winteri i'll Congress whcI
the bills are demanded The country i.
now in the temper for thorough investica-
tIun, and We mean TO do our part in letting
the rays OF sunlight in upon all this interior
darkness and rascality.