Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-11
From ihe NJ ,Lhatt;n n Advertiser
THE AUDITOR OF STATE.

There is some;Al, 6 so remarkably Pc
culIar Ill the m0dHs opeTaAdi OF federal
warfare, that We have frequently wonder
cd ourlght at the credu!lty and couule-
nance. (eVen meagre and impotcnt as it
Isl which has been heretofore awarded to
the political demagogues Of incoDgfous
opposition. The most striking polnr OF
federal policy to which we al.uae, is their
lnyeterate proneness to slander and de-
traction. No matter how elevated the
the character OF their Intended victim:
the niger the better, in their ESTIMATION, J
and indeed on this pollit, we may not dll-
fer. We have more than one favor 10
thank them for-tor they have certainly
aided III more than one Instance lu QbU-
sing good men into power, at periods car
llcr than they could possibly have other
wise reached 1t. We admire their prn-
chant, inasmuch as it ministers In the
main, to democratic triumph. We are
drawn into these remarks by a cursury
review OF some proceedings OF the late
Ono le lsialure, OF whlcn we have mol
lie ore had t.mc to make deliberate notice.
it viii be recoiecled that the result OF
the late election lett rather blue streak
in the horizon oil Ohio whiggery, and that
the preponderance OF the democratic par
ty IN the legislature, was an event caicu-
lated to draw out the most desperate
struggle and stratagem of the opposition.
1t will also be recollected, THAI us long
ago as the early part OF last year, John
A. Bryan, Esq, (prescnt Audltorof State)
was frequently and confidently spoken OF
as candidate for Governor. In conso-
nance, however, with that amicablc emu
lation and spirit OF mutual concession
which has always formed the true demo-
cratic coment, his claims were waived-
not " indefinitely postponed,' as some
would have it-but watoea by concession
OF friends.
That Mr.. Bryan, under these circum-
stances, should become target for the
shafts OF the opposition, is perfectly natu-
raj. We have not conspicuous man Ia
our entire party, who has not at times
been subject Of similar attempts at os-
tracism ...
We diycrg', however. The object Of
this article Is to place before our readers,
in as brief compass as possible, the
system Of party legislation adopted at the
recent session OF our Genera Assembly.
After every measure had been rcsortcd
to by the panic-makors for the defeat of
Mr. Allen as u 5. Senator, and all fur
thor opposition in that quarter was Iound
worse than useless, the next point desig-
mated for tho concentration Of til ir wrath,
was the Auditors Office. Charges We're
grayeIy made, and a committee appointed
to investigate alleged ~busos in Mr.. Bry-
ans Office. The report Of that commit
tee is somowhAt parliamentary curl ST.
ty, and is met by Mr.. Bryan in dignifed,
and triumphant defence.
We regret, (in justice to Mr.. Bryan
that we are unable to publish his whole
defence; but we have selected such por-
Ions as will be found most cssential to our
present purpose. After some predatory
touching the report OF the COM
nittee in reference to the Treasury Of
ice, the defence proceeds thus:
The committee, in rcmarklng upon
heir first entering on the examination Of
he business of this Office, alluded to it in
he following terms: " The committee
lext commenced an examination Of the
Audtor's Office, beginning with the books