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explicit evidence Of tho t1an TO which tho r1enoy
thus obtained VISA 10 be nppsd.

respectable wtncssos. atr. rtliilirH rcsurt, 10
,leurcrata provaticattnn. lilo s"cara tlIhe a1hj.
nun ,lsmo; and tha. llo (rhiIlihs1, fsating that
1}ahaci1e uosllt retain tho contract ~ lis own
porannal prorBrty n!ter much tn1taly aud labor,
iInlly porrlinded 1lltlaacto to hsaign tho cun-
tract tu tho ,J0Hr,Mi Company, for which lle
(rhlll!ps) was compelled to pay him s5,25o, 10
raae which thu note waa RIfot-
On tho contrary, o. provon By tho nasigntnont
tsolf (payo t7s), ii waa executed batoro thu bills
Fu'tllor. that Iailhncl.o bid for tho journal
Company TINT ho icvcr claimed tho contract
dill not receive tiuar for It and that tbs noto
was made anu tho money rathod On It. to pay Of!
tho straw bidders. Df nil Tits 1if. rhiipH l,n1
f,tl knowledge. set hal tho hass!iI'uul to swear
| to 4 directly -ttlTnront state Of faclB.
ThlH Ia rroya., by the official toc,imenta, ro-
| luctauly drawn from lLEs handb by tho Commit.
tne.nlony Of hts partnors of tho Jo"rhat oatal,-
| llshmeue. Hea iIaNes lH3-:i 1856, and l37-90-
'0l. Of tho printed Investigation tcstn,ony.
Tho enurlntty of hlhpa' falaelioods nndGr
| oath tB aggravated BY his nltr1in preteKt that
:. Nakor waH turned out at the Cntppany that
l3akor and Pllllpa. rapreAonstug tic Journal
| Company, weEo compelled 10 pAY MI enormous
lsicc for tlss ssocl !" that "45,2'o premium Oh
the printing contract" WA o1acto'i. Theso
Btatolnou.n / have 1e4aon to believe, aro totally
| untrue.
As. however. tina. IL rh'tllps afralr with Bray
| mNn And 1}althacsIo. aud not mine, and nRamuch
NJ lo ~, temporarily At leaat, on ti" salne side
Of politics *itsi tluu, l DE- not aeem i neces.
ti,otn thov competent 10 protect thenl-
lliA cowarlIy nlinc, that lie. as the lnnocout
| proprietor OF tho Journal hna buen "sklnncd" "
| by tho conniyauco Of lliH la:a partners with
ills. " ' ~7'' '0'''''f'7
Mini. I31hncho and myself wero awarded tho
| printing contrast according TO lar. We bocsnio
IN, M frttA u
| COMPANY, for myanif,
T. When 1t became necessary to commence work,
instead OF dividing It equally botwaen tito two
oilces. It WAS found to bo more convenient to
do II all at ono establishment. The contractors,
thorofora, agreed upon o. por ceut az sufficient
| to do tho labor,-th,la allowing fair priutorB
profit for Mse Of otce, material, labor, cso. Tho
! banncc 45 por cont, Was regarded as contract
ora' profit, To be eqnaly divided lstNoou tho
'Iour"d! Company aad myBolf. Mr.. PhillipB
cnucurrod iu thB arrangement, and so tlld Mr.
Dakor; and in pursuatco Of 1t, tho agrcemont on
paEo 236 wns executed.
mud for mo. and still bottcs for tho journal Com
! rany. That Company held the position Of Pub
lio Printers, with lta prestige and credit. 1t also
received tho 2211z5 per cent contractors' protlss
aud the ordidary printers profit out Of tho o5
per cent.
II s1r. phtllira' statemont DO correct Tint +
received tho nvaila OF the 23} por cont, onc-ha!f
Of tho contractors profit, it follows tint hc, the
.ioufna! Company, got tho other 221h1 per ccut
being gag, 40 from thia aourco alono.
Nor was this all Phillips, representing the
Journal Company, received, uarnely: tlo profit
| OIL tho Is per cent, Ut least 10 per cont Of tho
amount say &c, $40; to which may ho added tho
asnal!cr sums ho rocoivcd from the State by sharp
practice. II lso tried aa earnestly to "grab :"
from tho Stale III from me, his profits cannot bo
| less Than ssO,0DA OF $4,000, subject to tho do
! !ucton Of tho origfnal $5.250 pa:d to b1y or the
! blacknaitcrs.
Not ono dollar Of tho amount received GANG
| from tho Journal Company, nor from Str. Phil
lips. Az Joint contractor, tie ayniIs OF 1t wore
| equally divided. Nor can complaint bo made
tint did none Of tho work. Whom tho contract
wns perfected. 1t did tho Btate no datnago whether
| tho work was douo in QUO or botl, ot!lcoa no
n,urc could Ge charged than tho contrnct price,
| Tho Hhrowd mon Of tho Journal Compsny want
ol tho na.no Of Public pr,ntess they also waus-
Cd ths loas slase Of tue monoy to bo mado from
'llad executed halt Of thu work, I should
have made half OF az tho profits. lly contract
| way worth more than tho amount received.
! TAls surplus rhilhps received. ind IL still un-
I harpy.
| TLo "g1abs, tho "HteaIa," tho Justification OF
accounts, tho oysrchaygcs, tho hnrd swearing,
! which diaturbod tho public mind regarding tho
printing all camo 70 tho surface after tho Jour-
nal aud tie public printing passed from the
| hands Of honorable mon into tho control and
manipulation OF D. L. Phillips, who IL RESPONSE
bio fur raising tho charges on the books, "a
shown before tho Investigation Committee.
Iam not disposed to defend tho Old ptActco OF
1ico which has oxlBtod for many, usny yoars
past. THO fault began With tho Law, which nlado
it easy for any onu printor, shoemaker, black
Br1ish, or what not. without press, typos, or
work. and having only aheet of whito pnpar-
to put III q so-ca1lcd "schlod rroposa!." Such
persona proposed with tho intention to soil out
to those wl,o could do the work:
| lsosponatbo pfintors, with al their capital In
their businoHB, known 10 30 Ablo aud conlpetcnt
10 do tho work, were pcrnistently blaeknailed,
increasing necessarily tho coat to tho State. 1t
Ind becono cllBtoI, known to al for quarter
Of 4 century past. The State officers Lad TO
power to prevent IT, The numerous "Htraw
biddera wore always sure to oe around, clam-
oring to 10 ..bought off," am glad the law has
been 30 changed as to protect legitimate blldnrs,
as we'll As the stnto, from custom oxpousive
md damoralizing.
In this particular instance, the difficulty las
nrison, not out Of tho money expended oil black
1naieIs, but from tho faos That tho execution OF
tho State printing fell inLo tho hands Of
tho inscriptions David Il. phillips,-
| browod III double-aealiug. so unworthy Of
| coniidcnCe, TINT au parties, a'nr,nod, booamo
! satisfied that knaylRa PRACTICES wouid accom-
pany bis management, And now, With idiotso
! ulYrontery, impugutng the public intelligonep,
ho avoks to tranafer the loproSY OF lis Disgrace
| TO men who. unlike hinlsclf, laTo 1cputatloaH
| worth preserving.
| An apology 10 duo your readniu for tho length
| OF tlla communication. It Ntll be obv.oua that
n reply and refutnton Of the attack upon myself
could not be suhdo thorough In less spaoe. hauy
details azo omitted, lest this - Fragment should
Iocomo woar,somo. Enough has been given to
Tx tho brand Of falsiner, slaudoror, and couard
iMfelibly upoh the forehead OF tho defamor who
attacks beh.nl the back. and cowardly asaa,ls In
tle dark und anonymously.
In # any wonder, thon, Will, tho t.uo character
that lsadtng Nepu6iicaua ia Illinois refuse 10
admit him To tho confidence aud secrets oi tho
party, and tgnoro his Jonraas ~ AL unreliable
aud untrutlful exponent Of party principles.
L. L, MEn4Irr.
THE NORTHWEST.