The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-08
For the Advocate.

and that returned is endorsed "no skunk wan
ted here-J. OvERHoLT," kis false. J new
or wrote such an Endorsement. They made
the fasehood, and then give Vt 10 The public as
an excuse for their attack upon my character.
Men who will pursue such a vile C 'utse
are unworthy of Notice. M, official acts as
Treasurer are at al times open to the Com
missioners Of The County, and to the people to
whom ! am responsible. Bot not to The pro-
prieIors ofa foul sheet, who make faIsehood
out of malice, and ask questo0s for the pur.
pose OF getting a chance 10 backguard me if
reply. Some better than a year ago, an ar
tlcle appeared 10 the same paper, with forged
names Of respectable persons. made with the
Same intent as that which ] now alude 10.
Let them bOtn 90 together; they shall have no
answer from me. Much as the people Of DO'
yer wanted press for the benefit Of their
town, both parties were glad to ge, rG of the
msnamed democrat, which wss considered
disgrace to 1t. So long as it pursues the dis
honorable course, with which i, has again com
menced here, it will be considered Disgrace
any where. J. OVERHOLT.
New Philadelphis, July !, 1871.
D'The human heart is like a jug, (says some one
no mortal eye can look into its recesses you can Judge
of its purity only by what comes out oft five Judge
Mr.. Overholt's heart only by what comes from it-by
what appears over his own signature, we shall do him
justice. The man has made himsefappear far more
guilty Of The charges preferred against him, than the
public then believed him. Who, that reads the above,
but must through in look at it in all its bearings;
see the magnity displayed in calling this paper by a.
mother name in the same paragraph where he denies
having made the Endorsement. See the falsehoods he
utters. in attempting to make guilty of forging his
own name. See the contempt with which he affects to
treat the questions put 10 him-the flying off to other
subjects-gong to Dover-and lastly setting himself,
up as ajudge to tell the people wha, 'dishonorable
course, this press is pursuing, and what "dsgrace
it is-in his opinion. Faugh! Surely we expected
better things ofthe Honorable County Treasurer Wo
hardly supposed that if he would not condesceud to
wire the stain of corruption and vlany from bis
garments, that he would s,oop low point out
the dirty spots in o,her's Ifhe had no "beam in his
own eye" why the necessity of stretching his vision
clear to Dover, to find ''mote'' in oursl But to the
point
Mr. Overhol's communication says, "It (the Demo-
craft states that they (he Editors) sent me paper, &
that returned it, endorsed" &c. This is false. Here
is what we said "We on Friday morning we found
on our desk the paper sen. to Mr.. Overholt, with the
following additional inscri ption, ''No skunk wanted
here.>.>J Overholt" He denies having written 'sach
an Endorsement But does he deny that we received
such an inscription on the paper back! Does he
deny that the same cpeJer was brought back with
hat identical inscription on il We dare hin to it. No.,
we repe the charge orhavng made the fasehood, and
hurl i, back upon HIM, with the indignation i, de-
serves. We stand by, what we baid and can make it
good, every letter. What then is the upshon Why
ifhe "never wrote suoh an Endorsement. somebody
else did. We cannot help that. lfhe suffers every
Scampt use his name for the purpose of insulting ha
fellow citizens, He must abide the consequences We
should not have adverted 10 this part of his commun-
cation, (for it's too rhng) had he not attempted to
place in false position, and then make that position
the trap door by which lie was to escape from the pub
lie eye, and eude the whip ofusice. But you are not
gone yet Mr. Treasurer; come back here.
He says, "My official acts are at all times open TO
the County Commissioners, and to the people to whom
am responsible" Very we'll. For and IN behalf of
the people (of whom claim to be party we labor.
Their good, is our good To them we hold ourselves
responsible for the high trust they have imposed
We hold it to be our duty to give honest aud faithful
accounts of all legislative and county proceedings; 10
closely watch our public servants and for any mall
conduct their part to at arragn them at the bar
of public opinion. These are some fthe duties devo-
wing upon Free Press, and we intend carrying them
out. So Mr.. Treasurer Overholt. stand up before
the public while we talk 10 you.
Your base and ungenerous course OF conduct last
mer, in collecting the taxes has outraged the feelings
of the people throughout the County. You demanded
spece orsome, while from others you took paper You
collected large sums Of silver coin off The people by
threatening, and abusing them. You dispored oftha
coin for your own interest and heneft, and you paid
nothing into the State Treasury hut paper money. (And
we remark that one hundred dollars of silver then was
worth one hundred and ten dollars in Bank paper
You taxed and charged heavy bills ofcosis agunsmany
ofour respectable and worthy citizens, and made them
pay it, others you charged costs, because they
not opposed to you in politics. We will here state
case. Did you not charge Mr. Simon Beck, Of this
township, the sum Of eight dollars costs, because he
came in few days too late to pay his taxes and on
Mr. Becks demanding receipt for the eight dollars
costs, did you not refse to give him one? Mr.. Beck
has no receipt to this day to show what become Of his
eight dollars, s. much ofhis hard earnings eStorteG
from him, and the support of his family. Mr. Beck is
highly worthy citizen, and as hard working man as
there is in the County, and wiial true Democrat.
But don't set down. We are not qulsdone yet At
the June Gession ofhe County Commissioners, of1s40