The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-11-12

ng from source that compcls me 10 notice IT..
In the first place we will examine the first part
lf the charqe-"without lawn The words of
lhe law, as quoted by Mr.. Allison are, sand d.
rect the Auditor to publish an exhibit of the re-
ceipls and expenditures Cor the past yearN II
have no statute at hand, but believe the quota
ton TO be correct; then the question naturally |
presents itself, was the exhibit that published
an exhibit or notg Was not every cent ofreceipisl
and the sources from whence received, every
cent of the expenditures and the purposes fori
which expended, published? If so, it was an
exhibit TO all ihtents and purposes, and Mr.. Ed
ney's assertion must 60 for what il is worth. III
such was not the fact, Mr.. Edney's charge must
be correct, and must be guilty Of official per
jury. As TO where the guilt rests will leave for
Others 10 determine
One more word to Mr.. Edney: will he please
to inform the good people of Harrison county
why the Legislature, in framing the fee bill, al
lowed fifteen cents for every hundred words in
making out the receipts and expenditures when
only ten cents are allowed for the same amount of
any other labor in the Office, if it was intended
that he should merely send the printer copy of
the record book, as easy labor as any done in
the office?
The second charge of Mr.. Edney- "without
precedent"-is still in worse taste. Now if
am not very much mistaken, previous 10 Mr..
Miller coming into the office, it was always pub.
: lished in the same manner as published by my
self. Taking the publication as it appears in the
newspapers published in different counties as
evidence, and think Mr.. Edney, or any one else
will not for moment question that as sufficient
evidence of the form and manner in which the
exhibit of receipts and expenditures are publish
ed in those counties. Franklin county, at Co
Ilumbus, the seat of government, Belmont. Car
roll, and many other of the surrounding coun
ties publishes them in precisely the same man
ner that did, so think it will not take an owe
stock of common sense to determine where tht
merit Of this second charge must rest. But be
fore closing | will state that during the time
held the office was urged by prominent men o
both political parties to retln to the old plan o
t publishing the exhibit, and one individual in par
! lticular,a prominent whig, insisted with me that
was the proper person to make the change, from
the fact that it was Mr., Miller, of the same pal
ty, that first introduced the plan of publishing b
items. After one years experience in the office
! finding the manner in which they had been pub
lisLed answered no valuable purpose, except t
the creditors of editors of party papers, from tn
fact that | had in more than one instance TO e2
s plain OF exhibit the record book to save the Ire;
: surer or some other individual from the charg
of embezzlement, where money was paid short
IIy after the first of June, the enquirer not bein
able to comprehend why all money paid previor
y to the publication did not appear on lis face.
r Further, our retrenching Legislature having fl
). ed the price of legal advertisements at one do
lar per square, which was 25 cents per squar
}. higher than the price paid Mr.. McGonagle, a
u ter rconsultng with several of our prominent me-
1t determined to return to the condensed forr
G and save the county at least one hundred dolla
n per year.
" And TO avoid the charge of having made Il
change for electionecring purposes, although
I, had the manuscript ready, delayed the public
ettion till after the election. Sol think the chare
: of violating sworn duty comes with but bi
grace from the above gentlemen, more especi;
II " as could have received some eight Or Ten d'
n lars more for the same service on Mr.. Edney
o. plan.
III have now done with the subject, and | c.
:, assure you that it must assume some very il
~ portant feature if trouble myself with it again
at J. SHARP