Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-08-31
From the Statesman.

From the Statesman.
! OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT--FED
ERAL REFORM UNDER SOLIT
UDE EWING-LET THE PEG
PIE SEE TO THIS!
ST. MARYs, Aug. l, l94l.
\ Col. Saml. Medary:
Every person in Ohio is well aware O
the wretched bowling kept up by the whis
party during the late administration, a
bout the speculation and unlaithfulnes:
of public officers. No small share O
venom was he0ped upon the Hon. Johr
P. Helfenstein, late Regisierat Lima, ano
that too by James ". Riley, the present
incumbent, who was among the first ap.
pointed by the present ami prescription
administration. But what now are the
complaints from many parts of this land
district, against this public fuDctionary? p
His clerks and his man Friday, Mr.. Dut-
ton. if public fame speaklonly half truth,
enough has already been done TO con.
demn in the blackest turpilude, any off
Ger who has sworn TO discharge with i'm
partiality and fidelity the duties Of their
office. AS Mr.. James W Riley was a
mongst the first TO comblain, and without
any reserve of expression and foul dec
omation, Aagainst the conduct of the
public officers of the last administration,
he cannot complain against the seve ost
scrutiny of the present, and a proper re-
taliation,f not against himself, at least
against his coadjutors.
Lest some of your readers may conclude
that the following story was Matched up
Oy the tongue Of sander, without founda-
ton, submit it 10 you as it was told by
the pa,ties themselves, who are men of
respectability and most undoubted verac-
ity. Many reports are in circulation a.
bout the conduct of the officers at that
Office, and yesterday morning the writer
of this article by accident fell in compa-
ny with two Of his acquaintances, who
said that thy were just from Lima, and
vented the most bitter dennnciations a.
gainst the conduct of the officers: and |
one Of them said that he had violently |
opposed the late administration and
help 10 put it down. but that this was more
corrupt.
Their statement was that VIM. Cluster
one of the party, had gone to Lima, on the
5th day of July, with 800, TO enter land
ne ar his fathers and mat upon goiog into
the Registers Office, he enquired of
gentlemen in the Office if said land was
vacant Mr.. H. Dawson, The Clerk, an
swered that it was not; that he had en-
tered The land feur months ago, and that
he wished to sell it, as he did not wish TO
reard improvement and that he might
have it for Sl25. As Mr.. Cluster had
only the $IO0, sad-Davison agreed to
lake the 800; and that Cluster gave bis
note for the $25, and when he paid it be
could get his duplicate, and also the deed;
that he had went home and got the S25
md lifted his note. He then showed me
he duplicate made to Mr.. Dawson, dated
he 5th of July, lS4l, aud the note
hat he had given for S25, dated July 5th
IS4l, and words as follows, as near as
,an recollect; wish had taken COPY,
'ut can get one any time required:
"$25,0O-One day after date, prom.
Sc 10 pay H. Dawson $25--it being
balance on the E. half Of s. w. ar. of
Sec 35, T. 7. s. R. ! E., as witness nv
rand, this fifth day Of July, lS4I.
"his
AVN. ID CLUSTER.
'tmark."
And after Mr.. Custer found that >the
tote and the duplicate were both Of the
'ame date, he suspected the trick, and
With his friends, went into the Receiv-
'r's Office and on application, saw the
very money that he gave Mr.. Dawson,
md learned that it was paid BY him for
hat land, on the 9th Of July, aforsaid.
Oh!thA beauty,ofthis reforming admin Q
stration!--a fine specimen, truly, of what !
10 will have -and only onein thousand n