COUNTY POST.

LITCHFlELD, JANUARY l2, 1927.
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llIC1F lElJ, JANU UART l2, l827. T'he Rip Rap Contract.-This formerly much

 talked of subject is revived again, and appears | likely to make considerable noise in the pot-

 ical world, and to occupy a porton of that short time that Congress can remain in ses- sion this year. The revival of this subject is in consequence of d letter published in the AL exandria Phoenix Gazette, and written by Mr.. F.. Mix to Major Satterlee Clark. That such of our readers as have not access to the Washington papers may learn the history of the present question, we shall publish the let ter alluded to, and as much other relative mat ter as our limits will admit.

 From the .4lsrundrm Cazette, Dec. 23.

 Most of our readers we presume have ei- ther heard or read of the celebrated ELIJAH MIx, whose name has hec1 so often associated with Castle Calhoun and the Rip Raps. This distinguished parsonage has again made his appearance in the political world much to the annoy ance, however, of those who contribu- ted, and were still endeavouring to contribute, to his fortune and consequence. He has kick ed up dust in Washington, from which the whole tribe of his late. associates are flying in every direction, denOuncing him with an in tenslty of bitterness, eqlalled only by that of their previous friendship. It appears that the War Department was yesterday about to close a contract for a further supply of stone neces- sary to the completion of the Notifications at Old Point Comfort, and that this same MT. Elijah Mix, had made the lowest proposals :; but just when he and some of his particular friendsin the Department thought that every thing was as snug as heart could wish, gen tleman oppOrtuneIy arrived from New-Y York and as the Roanoke Senator would say, blow ed them sky high sir :! sky high!!

 The gentleman alluded to is the author of several articles, signed Hancock, (which ap- peared in, the New-York papers,) serutinizing the official conduct of MT. Calhoun, while Secretary of War. To this gentleman Elijah Mix addressed letter, under date of the first of Nov. 1925, charging MT. Calhoun and Mir. Vandewenter, of the War Department, with a direct participation of the Rip Rap contract, and stating that he had the receipt of the lat ter gentleman for lO.5OO, portion of which was declared by him, to be for Calhoun's use. The letter was marked cOnidential;" but Hancock not choosing to consider it SO, com municated it to the Secretary of War, who immediately rejected Mix's proposals, deem ing him unworthy to be party to a contract, and thinking, probably, that such man might have the hardihood, hereafter, to make an at tempt upon his reputation.

 We have procured a copy of the letter, which will be found below. Uerbatim ct itera-

 tim. For ourselves, We acquit MT. Calhoun

 of any participation in the prcfts of contracts

 made by him but we are mot disposed to ! aConif him If nnr cnn xno A;,h,

 leve the charge in relation to MT. Vandewen-

 ter, who is the brother-in-law of Mix, until he

 shall have yndicated his character, and pun | iShed Mix for so unnrincinled an nnfraoe