Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-07-04

ofMr LaUd.s fT "Tiessales and COLLECTOR ef-,to.
~ I VIII now resume the corsidcrsti-a # tie satf~ct ~.
stating my 'ixih objection to nc reelection n ffa LsfIs..
which is, tiat BE- is 81 a frriiar an spc-a,afiar disrof-
tor That nc has h~cfeiofo.e managed his own aIais Iufi-
differently, and must IN an rcasoaa5le probability ia some
q his operations ani ventures meet with losses azain. ana
ifom losses maT become a dsfa1ltcr % the tfut, v.u have
Ie9o'ed IN him, i you. IN your mistaken siuiae.s anl SYM
Taty shall ie-eioct hm 70 a second term e Three wears.
There D. 20 tcllirg h7w these maneyet agents AMI fres. ft,s.
stand, until they la,c lcn the oarc. are seeuisca 10 settle
up ni Y over tic money o. lati anl retire. TliIasnt
sy rH b. The result in Mr. LarGi's case. bat fea.oain-
rom The history an cxieFierco of tho pas. j. tho INST ica-
'ona5ie conclusion 70 anlye at. Whcfeees an officer WHO +.
iniIu'tcd with the care anil s~afe-keci iS Of The fu.lc mon
ey-c'paris fom the ocucct Ia'c, AMI tcgius to iuxcstria
Ms InFa'e business and operations, tie result Is easily fore
tn Loss may follow loss Until finally Gof.catian
ends tic oheal history u The nan. II would bs impoltc
and uawse . give sanction ~ tic castin- II your votes 10
such conduct; and the sooner you Jock 10 your interest, AMI
welfare in the matter tie tcttr.
That Mr.. Lands Las been trading anil opcfafiag largely in
Hoss, Cattle, Wheat, Flaxscod, Oil, &c. &c. within tic la.t
two years, is so noiotiaus. that / need only refer 4, IT.,
brinS It 70 your recollection, should you have forgotten IT.;
and you to a determination 20 act st oucc AM psomeuv IL tie
matter II Ar. Lads dfi ~; use Tic public money in
these operations just Iefcucd T., whore dill he ct lie nor
ey to do II with, as his friends say be Is poor lie must
have invested at least SIN TiIOUSANDdoUals in hogs. ct
Tie, &c. last fall This is no tiding sun, and IL viii be We
- 10y III NN- ia"D"' IT. 'htfiH away any ltre iifif>-
st9ns that may have been mldc ugoa tie Iubiie mind. If il
en- be d5.e. The history of tic Surplus revenue" ard
common school fund" IS a souovfa continental Y up3n he
practice Of keeping men in Office trIa afor term. who VIII
embark tho puihc money H. Viii ardhazafious speculation.
What became Of tbs fuadi | ask yoa Were they not
embarked IN private al i~utiviluaI speculation and with
the he Of intentions no deuit; bat tic result was, As t viii
always Re under similar management. the loss e nearly The
whole Of tie N ncy. Would thee losses have occurred il
the one term principle had been a'hoeI to will answer
no, Then let VI Lands serve out lis orc tenn Of three
wears; settle Up with the State and county; ray over any
balance that may or ousat 10 lc in his possession; retire
hom public into private life "carn his bead By the sweat
Of his tIow" fr a year or two, anil # the pccqic f4 tlcy
cannot get along without III, assistance, they know rhcrc 10
fud him AID hone 70 procure his very valuable services. Mr..
Lands fought under the one tom banner, psoclsining
loud and long that ONE tenn Of three years was long enough
for any man u hold the same Office; but lis views and opn-
ions have been s~aiPiceked upon the Golden reef and love
of neaanaa.
The Iav that authorizes ,hc collecting ani safe keeping
mot using Of Tie safe ana county revenue, at tic same
time fixes the salary or allowance TO- such cflec.ias ana
safc-kecpins # the public money, an not one wfId = sid,
which ~ any possibility can be construed iato a Yesmat osh-
license 20 ,ho Treasurer 10 use the same 81 hcr BY Themselves,
ihcis agents or b.okegs, OF all Of them fs private speculation
or sharing. Now should a collector 50 forget himself as u
employ siIreys to SKIN AMI GeCc his n~ci-hbaIs and fieafs,
TO whose kindness and friendship he. owes the Office, oasht
he not to b. secuted down AID let to act Up u rs "ewn
hook, without having the iGOhc purse ilhac4 u MIA, 10
AID him to take the 'Fouud Of flesh blood or no Blood, and
grind down the poor and oprressed' The trade Of sharer
AL skinner belong to a hcartles', coll5laolcl. whi'c-livcs-
cd class, or species Of animals that IS rot iaiiseuous to our
fec ms itu;ions, and to which you will not give the least
courtenancc, and in so doing will hold your agents guilty
who have connection with them, fI The purpose Of shaving
you cut Of your haTl earnings, in the payment Of your TAX
es. Your txcs arc high enough in all f'iFness compared
with the price Of the f.uits Of your toll and labor, TO save
you at lcast from the knife Of the vui'Gfcs, who generally
make their nests about our towns ana villages, in tc neigh
boihood q Banks and Bank makers, to prey upon the ncces-
sites and misf1rtunes Of the poor and uaf gtunatc, who are
struggling With lauiable zeal to pay their taxes.
How Will Mr.. Lands account for the tueirc huqdIed 4ol-
lars of the peoples money found in the possession Of tic la'c
Sheriff yickors' Was IT there iy accident, or how did il
get into his passession' The business that Mr.. Nickcis foi-
lowed was hat Of a broker, ard ar Lands krcw it. WI
M. Lands dare deny, that lie Let hm have the mercy, and
that 1t belonged to the county or State, for the purpose Of
shaving the people II public money, for what purpose was
it placed in The hands Of a broker and who was to have
the profits msde BY using it, The inference Is plain NJ
doubt can rest upon the mind Of any honest man for one me-
ment, as to who was to be benefited by the sharing shat
was 10 be done by il. Let Mr.. Landis clear up thi, tansac
ton, before he asks the pcopl, TO continue him in the Office
another tenn Of three years, contrary to the preached anJ
proclaimed Doctrines Of the wing party, and the doctrine that
he advocated and avowcd when a candidate before YOU three
years ago. Let the whis patty land | am one of them re-
m mber the fate Of GOV. Bigger ard Wallace, ten shoI
u >ihtts AHf - '@'tf't - 'hhN' Ff0f - ~
When the interested office holders anl expoctan;s see pro-
per TO abandon one Of the cardinal doctrines Of the Viii.
party it is tine the people should peak as they ave here
tolore spoken, in tones that are not to be misundclst,od, an,
compel those i~nirsueIs aud managers TO hi!c their guilt
faces, from the gaze Of an Indignant, but much injured reo
pic.
| am informed that Mr. Lands and his particularly an
ieresied friends say, that l am his personal enemy, an,
prefer these charges against him from ''spitc and vindic
tive feelings" THIS l deny in toto. MIR. Lands is OF
the wrong scent when he charges me with motives. which
his consequence is not able TO excite. lie X very macl
mistaken when he suppoScs / would 50 Ear forget the in
teFcst of tho people, as 10 attempt 10 inJurc so 'JaifJ"i
trsSig and raiuaJie' a State and county officer, - Nh
Lands saws he makes. This Is all CANNON, and intend
cd To divert the public mind from a close Investigation o
his conduct as collector. lie Is trying TO get Up a ials
issue and the cry Of persecution. To smother up aud mys
official career. Why need Mr. Lands to revive the &c
collection of old transactions, IT II l. not I
raise a dust and escape from meeting the present invcst
CATION like = man, who knows that he i IN tho right, an
de6cs and invites the sevcrcsi scrutiny into his public acts
Is this Mr.. Iandiss course, or J. II the reverse TIL
way Of getting out OF the sc.afe won't do. II Is all stu
and humbu~-cry only intended by him and his trends >
div IT vour attention from the facts Of the case. ! 4
most calmly declare that it i not the man. but the act
and doinss OF the collector end Treasurer TO winch max
my objections. wish Mr. Lands well. | would ne
complain If he had n dozen WhiskeY mills, or rs muc
money as would enable him to start as many sharing an
sl;nninr shops. but I viii and do object 10 having III
public money used for any other than its legitimate OF
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