The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-10-03
Public Defaultcrs.

Auditor Woods made loud complaints "R"'"s'
John Yontz, of Licking county, in his speech at
this place, on account, as he said, OF Yontz's de-
faIcations Now if Mr. Yontzis public deiauller
and embezzed the funds OF the State, we say bring
him to justice, give him fair trial. and compe'
him to disgorge his ll-gotten pef. IT he Is inno.
cent, however, Auditor Woods should be branded
as adeiamer and traducei of the character OF
puitess man; and should hereafter be entitled to
no countenance among honoroble men,
Read the following from the Cincinnati .ddofr-
tiser and Licking Herald. 1t places this matter
in rather different light, from that in which Au'
ditor woods placedit.
From the Cincinnati Advertiser.
RASCALLY DOINGS.
The famous s'Rascality Committee" as was ex-
pected of them, looked at every thing in party
point of view. Their testimony was all taken er
parte No confronting or cross-examination ofW it
nesses, by the persons accused, was allowed. The
object was not to elicit truth but to get up an cleo
tioneering document. And 10 this they succeeded
JOHN YoNTz, OF Licking county, who had been
acting as Superindent of the National Road, was
one of the mer designed to be vctmzed by this
Rascally Committee.
Yontz was not only fair game in party point OF
view, because he held an office which some score
Of partzan hounds were bowling for-but he had
played off cutting sarcasm upon Kelleys coward
ice some two or three years before. Kelley had
had little sparring with some member Of the
House, and next morning came in with the silver
han die Of dirk, very ostentatiously sticking out
from among his rufIles. The next meeting, Yontz
concluded the House withlaughter, and put Kelley
fairly beside himself with rage, by making his ap-
pearance with pine dirk and corncob handle stick
ihg out OF his pocket.
Yontz, we say, was considered as fair game, on
account of those considerations. and accordingly
figured largely in thereport, where he is set down
as defaulter 10 the amount of some ten thousand
dollars. Of course, as this matter was got up 10
be used in the election campaign it must be used; /;
and accordingly, we have had Mr.. Bebb echoing
the Rascaliiy Committee, and the .Atlas echoing
Bebb. But there is one way of putting the asser-
tons ofhese capital-makiDg partizans to the test;
and that way, unfortunately for them, has rpened
into full blown conviction that those who have ac-
cused Mr.. Yontz, do not themselves believe their
| own accusations.
| Mr.. Simeon Nash on the part of the Rascality
Committee, commenced suit for the State against
Mr. Yontz, in the Common Pleas Court of Lick
ing. In respect to the history of the suit, the
Licking Herald says:
SMASH even went so far in the commencement
! of the suit as to sue out a capias and had Yontz
held TO bail in the sum OF twenty. or twenty-five
thousand dollars. With great flourish Of trum-
pets, during the last spring, Nash proceeded TO
take dispositions TO make out his case against Yontz
but when conf onted at the different points de-
signated for taking depositions, many Of the .'men
of straw" whose depositions appear IN the book
| were not to be found--others whose depositions
were taken required their oaihs to be corrected +;
and before they got to the end of the times and
places to fake depositons, Nash as we learn, aban.
doned the field
..The trial term for thisgreat case was last June
The defendant, YoDtz, was here ready for trial.
Nash was not to be found. The Attorney Genera
j (Stansbefry) was here. but he was unwilling q
have any thing to do with the case further than t.
Iurge upon the court its continuance, because o
The absence Of NASH The court continued thu