Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-08-20

posed that four should do the labor, and
would raise the salaries to 500 per
annum. BY this arrangement Messrs.
Green, Griffith, Smith, and Vanhook, left
the office. When | got into the school
defalcations, Ifound it necessary to have
another clerk, and Mr. Gonzales was en-
'ployed on that branch of public service.
Five clerks remained in the Office during
the winter, exclusive of the chief clerk;
and four are in it now, who are paid
from the contingent fund. If salaries are
too high, we are all culpable-for Mr..
Whitehill pays his clerks $500 per an
mum. This subject was before the Leg
slature last winter, when the Committee
OF Finance, in the House Of Representa-
tiyes, of which Messrs. Ford and HAR,
RrsON (good whigs) we're members, un-
animously made report, from which the
followingis is an extract.
"The committee are Of opinion, that
the number Of clerks in the Auditors de-
partment cannot, under its present organ
izatiOn, be diminished without injury to
the public interest; and that the amount
of the salaries by them received, is not
greater than IS paid for similar services
in the other departments Of the govern
ment, or for an equal amount of labor
and responsibility by individuals" See
House Journal, page 10.
The editor of the Republic also insti-
tutes a comparison between the postage
of the Auditor and Treasurer. The for
mer is stated at $3l0 So, and the latter
at $44 90, and tue contrast is matter
of wonderment and horror. Why his
good friend the Treasurer himself, if this
has fallen under his eye, | doubt not, has
INDUCED in one ofhis good natured hear
ty laughs at the editors ignorance or stu
pidty. The Treasurer's correspondence
is very t!iling, while that of the Auditor
is extremely heavy. There are 70 Coun-
ty Auditors, furnishing quarterly returns
of school moneys-yearly abstracts of
Duplicates continually writing for
information. There are 20 or 80 Turn
pike and other companies furnishing 60
day reports Of thoir condition and passing
vouchers for payments.-There are 30
Banks making monthly reports of condi-
lion and of dividends. There are is
Collectors Of Tolls forwarding abstracts
and accounts, monthly, upon many of
which The postage is from three TO Eve
dollars. There are sale lists aad delin-
quent lists,-and q countless host of mis-
ceianeous matters.
If the editor can find no stronger
grodnd for Impeachment, | fear me, it
viii be even worse failure than the
threa; of the gag lac, got up by his
friends of the GAINESVILLE press.--l shall
fattempt no refutation of the slang about
neglecting the duties oCmy Office. When
that charge comes up in proper form,
shall ask more substantial proof than
newspaper articles; and lest the editor
and his friends should lack in this partic-
ular, he is now advised, that in addition
to last winters list he will be- furnished
with some more of his friends who
through "asglect Of duty" have been
found fobbing public money, while crying
at the top of their lungs "stop theft
While thank Mr.. Gallagher and his par
ty for the early development of one o.
their principles, in reviving the old gag
laU, can assure him am the last mar
to be intimidated by such threatenings.
Very respectfully, yours,
JNO. BROUGH,
Auditor of State.
Will the Journal do the Governor the
justice to publish this correction of his
correspondent, and both lie and the Re
| public, give the antdote to their poison
| in relation to myself? r