The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-08-27
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session ofthe State Auditor. Possession,
we have heard, is nino parts Of the law
the mere right only n part, and we
wondered how the Auditor could have
obtained illegal possession of$11O1. 06,
the right whereof existed in the county.
Well, just as we are trying to solve the
mystery, out ZONES the Eagle, ignorant
of course, and wants to know why our
officers permitted the State to obtain pos
session oftlfis money. The Eagle wan
ted light, and as that was just what we
wanted, we thought it best to let the
Eagle manage the matter-supposing
that the Red Lodge would certainly sat
isfy their darling pet. The next week
the Eagle appeared TO have obtained
some light on the subject and assured US,
the people, that the riddle would be
solved and hat the State Auditor would
be showed up as one oftbe most stupid,
laundering ignoramusus, that the State
was ever blessed with. We expected
rare ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was on
tip.toe-we feared for the State Auditor
and thus waited another week. The
light was not given us, the developement
did not take place, the information look.
cd for was not forthcoming-and as amatter
Of course the mystery appeared more
dark and its solution was looked for with
greater interest. Another week passed
aud our County Auditor begins the solu-
ton. The Treasurer had the funds in
his possession, the State Auditor wanted
them, and the Treasurer handed them
over OIL one condition,-if the Attorney
General should decide them to be the
property of the County, thoy are to be
paid back. This solution was written to
exonerato our Treasurer. 1t did to this
extent: 1t showed that the Treasurer
had the possession, that is nine parts of
the law, and it was claimed by him and
the Auditor that the right was in the coun.
ty-lhus making a clear, in~disputable IT,
tie to the money, and yet it was paid over.
giving the State nine chances to one of
retaining money illegally.
Here then is the Eagle and the Audi
tor deigning to give us light and yet nei-
Their affording rs a sufficient quantity to
allow US to see the States claim to the
money or why they paid it over to the
Auditor, when he had no legal right to it.
But the Treasurer was not satisfied with
the Auditors apology and so he tries it
himself. He wishes to be free from
blame. We will now examine the light
he has given us.
He thinks that the Auditor OF the coun-
ty does not do him Justice. The money
was demanded. but he came home with
out paying it over. So far, ifhe thought
the State had no right TO it, he did per-
fectly right. But he consulted the Au,
ditor ofthe county, and between them,
they agreed to pay i%tover, subject to the
condition before named. This was not
perfectly right.
Here after four attempts to give the
people light they are as much in the dark
as over. The money is illegally retain.
ed-so says the Auditors report. We
are told howit gotinto tho State Treasury;
but why wds itPmt there? The Auditor
says the State holds WegaHy-why did
he advise tho Treasurer TO pay over mon
los, to which the State had no legal titlel
Why did he not toll him to keep it, sub
lect to the order of the State Auditor,
provided it belonged to the State2
Would not this have been the proper
course} But the right and possession
were in tho county and yet the possess
ion was given away, upon tho mere de-
mand of the States agent. Truly there
are s,npid laundering ignoramuses some.
where; but with due respect to all con.
cerned, we do not think the. State Audi.
tor can wear the title with dignity. 1t
seems TO us that he has shown some
shrowdness in getting the possession
when the right was in doubt.
But now since the Eagle has deman-
ded light and since it has received light
from the proper source, to whom will it
lay the blamel Has it shown the State
Auditor up III the light it threatened TOT
Il seems to us not. Some one ofthe 9th
re three has earned tho title of stupid
perhaps all deserve 1.-THE people may
choose for themselves-for our part, we
will take the Senior; we think his ears
stick out a "leetle" the longest.
ES'The Eagle publishes some charges
preferred against the stock. holders of the
Ripley bank, charging thom with PERU.
wand this, too, after a public meeting
had been called, consisting ofmen ofboth