The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-05
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pity you. Nature never designed you
for Commissioners, and least of all, ma
ture never designed the presiding genius
of the Eagle for the place he now occu'
pies. But when you. unfortunately tor
the interest of the county, were elected
to your present position--nalure' t"nd oi
harmony in her works, changed her law
and allowed YOU 10 be accompanied
through your official career by one IKE
Yourselves, who thinks you to be great
good, wise and experienced men, upon
the principle of reciprocity The Bug
rest fool sOmetimes looks upon another
a little more knowing than himself as
"some punkins," aud the favor is natu-
rally returned from self.interest,
We had intended to let you slide for
the present, knowing full well that the
sensible men Of your own party though
of YOU as we did, and we had no hopes Of
influencing them to act against you; but
your paid organ has appeared in your de-
fence, and in connection with yours, we
must necessarily examine its blunders.
Ii handles its usual epithet Of falsehocc
with its usual facility; but we have to deal
with facts and have no desire, at present,
for personal controversy. That man is
no, considered generous or brave, who
selects an antagonist of too small cali
bre.
1t might be well enough for you TO ex-
cuso yourselves for paying about $500 to
I, mend bad job, by saying that one ofthe
abulments sunk, were it uot known that
quarrel had arisen among yourselves
, upon this very question, one ofyonr own
body conlending that he was unwilling
: to pay the original contractor aud enter
ing his protest against the payment
"An abulment sunk" Do you counte
Il nance this kind Of delence2 "An acci
(, dent to which any one might be liable!
e This is presuming rather much. An in
,. diyidual who understood his business
l. would scarcely construct an acute angIe'
!. bridge, and Commissioners, who under
|. stood their duty, would scarcely pay to
% such a piece of work. All this, too. i
d made as defence. after having quarrel
l. ed among yourselves aboit the paymen
r. oflhe original builder. This is as grea
. blunder as the first. Will you neve
d get wisdom, or must we blame this apollo
D. gy upou the "lille 'un" that has spoke
n in your detencei
d You say that you made money by pur
y chasing the" Creed Farm" and selling
u. again. This even you ought to have dis
n. cernment enough to know, does not NEE
the charges made against you and wi
not satisfy the public. 1t was your dl
- " to advertise the laud, and you didn't d
!" it, You faiIed TO pursue the melhoC
10 .' which was plainly your da'y, and allow
u cd the sales to take place, without Inform
u ing the public. When proper reply
!" made to our article upon this particua
I" subject, we will examine il more minute
u ly; until then such course would be Ell
" lrely unnecessary. We rest upon ~
part, unless you have a better detenc
to Was it no, your duty to advertise Il
ng farm for salel
Is. We now call your attention to anolh
to item of our charges, which your paid q
er gan attempts in vain to reply to- II
iul editor of that paper would vainly hu'
his readers believe that we "devoted I
small share of our columns to him." al
lis would console himself with the pleasiI
gh reflection that we deemed him worthy
u, our steel. We care not how much cou
's' ty printing he performs, provided h
charges are no more than they ought
oi be, aud we can assure him that we wou
not do it at amy price, were it conditi'
ld' precedent. that we should say oryou
ut The Commissioners have faithfhHy P'
as formed their duties, NeUer were pub
he officers more ScrxpalouS in the dischar
on' of their trusts" We couldn't do this;
he though we have not accused you OF d
NV honesty or want of integrity. we are
IDS well satisfied. as is tho public, that y
'st, were not designed for your present po
of tons.
For your amusement. you had bet'
scan your organs article about printI
:" Unfortunately for your and his own
wv " rucily, he copies our proposal in full q
" " thus destroys his defence. This is
NV tho way, which his ancient precep
w. would pursue; and it is rot thus no wo,
" advise him.
~ Our charge was, that 5000 would ha
been liberal compensation for tho IL
of county printing Of $3.50. We did |
/. of say that 5000 would be liberal comp,
MIR salion for an item nf Sass. We want
,ree Clerks printing in the bargain, for in /