The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-03-24


The Way the Money goes.
| The Senate has, a, length, succeeded
in forcing Mr.. John Woods, Auditor Of
State, to inform that body Of the amount
Of money dra wn from the Treasury by
the travelling committee, whose osten.
sibe calling is to axamine the books,
accounts, &C., Of the Board Of Public
Works. This committee, consisting OF
Simeon Nash, Roswell Marsh and De-
mas Adams, jr., the two former broken
down politicians, have traversed the
State eIec,ioneering for whiggery, and
so little confidence is TO be placed in
their reports, that a whig editor was
mulcted in heavy damages for SANDER
in merely republishing portion Of the
charges made by them against Mr..
Dickenson.
The amount Of public money paid to
each of this committee. is rendered by
the Auditor of State, thus:
Rosw Marsh, salary at So
per day. Ssss 90
4" travelling fees
at 10 cts. per mile. 4s8 80
Dcmas Adams, jr., salary at
So per day. 954 90
&" " travelling fees
at 10 cts. per mile. 332 80
Simeon Nash, salary at So
per day. 1906 90
I" 4" travelling fees
a, 10 cts. per mile. Ss4 %
$4,967 s5
To this add
Salaries of Clerks at 50 per
dav. 1872 90
Travelling expenses Of do 1876 SO
Witness fees, Postage, Sta.
tionery, incidental expen-
ses. &c, 5G5 80
The amour, is increased 10 S6,926 SO
Nearly seven thousand dollars drawn
from the treasury to pay whig com.
mit,ee for s.rolling through the State.
taking care of the interests Of the whig
party.
The printing of The report of this
committee,in in | 846-the very one found
to be so libeIlous that a verdict was
rendered agains, whig printer, for
publishing part Of its contents. by
jury Of his counlry,-is estimated by
the Auditor at Sl.6G3 90
The report Of l847 at 9S3 10
Making for printing $2,666 30
TO this amount, add The amount
(S6,926 36) above given, as the salary
and expenses Of the committee, and
1855 90 in cost, which the State had
10 pay for a suit commenced by the
committee against John Yon,z, and this
travelling committee have cost the peo
pie of the State, the sum OF ten Mou
sand four hundred and seventyeight
dollars and lightweight cents.
The Auditor attempts TO show that
this committee has been productive OF
good 20 the people. One instance we
have noted, in the State being forced TO
pay 1885 90 for costs, incurred in the
suit against Yon,z, which has never yet
been brought to final trial, and proba.
bly, never will be. Ia a suit against the
securities of T. G. Bates, where a trial
was had, and the State failed, The costs
are not given, and which suit is emu.
merated among The good to the State,
acGruing from the investigations OF this
travelling committee. Not one single
cen, has been saved, but on the contra.
ry, large sums have been squandered by
The raising of this partisan committee.
and that, TOO, at the time when the peo
pie are groaning under the weight OF
high taxes, raised, as we have shown,
to support n slrolIing committee 10 60
about the State electonserlng for the
whig party.
Thus are the taxes of the people
squandered, and thus does the money of
the people 60. No wonder that a par.
ty acting thus need an apportionment
scheme violating the constitution. to
keep them in power.-Slatesman.
@Tbe Democrats Of Cleveland
elected their Mayor, Alderman, Treas.