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Our readers will find in another column, the report of the proceedings relative to the public printing. Let not our readers be frightened. We have no intention of stir ring this much vext question again-for we got out of the hornets nest this time. We doubt not that the people of Arkansas are as much aghast when this subject is touched upon, as Macbeth was when Banquos ghost arose. For once in our lives we are content with the result, and an editor certainly de- serves much credit when he is found to be contented with any thing, We only ask leave to explain.

 In Congress and in all the State Legisla- lures, 1t is the custom to elect public print CT. It is good old custom handed down from time immemorial The good people of this Territory, however, thought that us they themselves paid the money, and were some- what poor withal, the custom was ssmore honored in the breach than the observance" and so got into habit of taking bids for the printing. This year, however, the United  States pays the money-and we thought that the rule ought to cease, as the reason for it had ceased. The Legislature, thist time, was the agent of Congress-not of the people of their employers expected any bidding in the matter. We were mistaien--for, having ac- eepted the agency with fear and trembling, the Legislature thought it best to use great economy, or it might never get such an agen~ icy again.

 When we found, therefore, that bids were to be received, we determined to act in a business-like manner. If we could have been eLected printer, we should have been proud of the honor done us, and the eonfi- dence placed in us, and would not have stick led at the prlce--but we thought it too hard to get no glory, and work for nothing.

 Our political feuds and our business are two things. We are willing to fight the Gazette, horse, foot, and artillery, iu politics but our business is another matter The editor of the Gazette and ourself, therefore, proposed to the publishers of the Times, to put in bid higher than the bid of last ses- sion--for which either of us would do the printing-and then, our bids being the same, the Legislature could elect either of us.-- This the publishers of the Times refused ayerring that either MT. Woodruff or ourself would beat them in an election. We told them that 1t was very well, that we should make a reasonable bid, and if they bid lower than we, they could take 1t. We did as we said. The editor of the Gazette and ourself put in, each for himself individually, the same hid-which was nearly Mr Woodruff s bid of 1851. The publishers of the Times, however, thinking we were playing some trick upon thems made their bid abent thirty two per cent. lower than ours. They over