Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-08-04
MIR. CARNALL's TRUE POSITION.


teous treatment in the /" Intelgencer." He mas
been spoken of personally in the most respectful
manner, in the controversies that now agitate the
citizens of Crawford County, in relation to his Of
fetal delinquency aud defaIcatons. And if the
facts as they come from the Recordso Of the County
Court, (Which can be seen by any person disposed
to doubt the published statement,) are too over
wbelming. it is his misfortune. He can never gel
out of the fix he is in, by denouncing us, or by
humbucging the people. They are not to be hum
bucoed by the mere assertions OF an interested
marty, when the books OF the County Court bear
testimony against him,
He has thought it to be his interest TO state, in
his eectioneering rounds; that the last Leltigen-
GER contained a tissue Of fasehoods on tho subject
of his reelection. We challenge him TO point out
single link in this great chain. We defy him
to the issue-we repeat what we said then. We
have invited his friends, who were babbng in the
streets of this city, 10 meet on this issue, and
they shrunk from it. The County Court was open
to us-the books were convenient but they pre-
ferred making ,heir statements in the country, at
remote distances, where the records Of the Court
could not be referred to, and where mere asser-
tons would be the weapons Of warfare. We des-
pise such mode Of conducting controversy
we hold in contempt men who would resort to it.
The people of the county complain of paying
too heavy taxes, yet when show that the fault
lies in great deg rec with the collector of our
venue, and that he is owing hundreds of dollars
to the county; and that in lieu of this amount, the
court has to issue scrip; some Of these very men
| spring up and defend this officer and his acts.
We generally hit back, harder lcks than we
receive, but in the present csse, we will only de-
fend ourself against the charge of Mr.. Carnall-
that are such a dealer in fasohood.
| Was it falsehood when charged Mr.. Carnall
with neglect Of duty? Let the law and facts speak,
the 9th section of Chap. l39, Digest, makes it the
duty of the Assessor TO file his assessment list by
the 25th March. The fact is, he had not per-
formed that duty up TO the 18th July.
Did we utter falsehood, when it was charged
in the Intelligencer, that he was a defaultor!-
What says the records of the Court, {? He stands
| charged on the books with Indebtedness TO the
County, over icenty-trro hundred dollars, for the
Taxes of 1913. He states that he "paid some
S4 900 of the dues for lS4S." He touk care not
10 say he paid this amount to The County, but left
the inference upon the minds of the people that he
had paid it TO the County. Now, we hear some
of his friends say, he meant that he paid that
amount to the County and Stale "! What signifies
how much he paid to the State ? Is that paying
it to the County? He yet stands charged the
| books with dcfulcation of 50 ,264 SO.
! We deal only in facts, and shall not attempt TO
Impose on the people by insinuatons and referen-
ces, as Mr.. Carnall has done, but shall give The
people the certified transcripts from the records Of
the County Court, and then leave it 10 them TO net
as their own good sense and interest may dictate.
VAN buren,, August ls, 1919.
A. MCLEAN, ESQ.,.
| Sir:-Pease make me out correct transcript
| from the County Court records, of all the settle
ments made BY Mr.. Carnall, Sheriff of Crawford
County, as assessor and collector Of said county,
since he has been Sheriff of said county. Certify
the same and charge to my account.
Respectfully, your obi serv't,
! GEO. w. CLARKE.
VAN buren,, ARK, lst August, lS49.
Mr.. G. w. CLARKE,
! Sir:-In compliance with your note of this date,
enclosed you will receive the transcript requested.
A. MCLEAN.
AT County Court, begun and holden at the
OOuTt IlOuSo III INC Olty VI an DuTeu, OOuHty vi
Crawford, and State Of Arkansas, on Monday, the
third day of January, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and forty-eight Present,
the Honorable Reuben P. Pryor, Judge, and CAL
vim Phelps, and Harvey B. Howell, Esqs., Asso-
ciate Judges.
Amongst other were the following proceedings,
4 to wit .-. r.. a. ....
/ .. .s r.t January 9Th, A. d., lS4S.
This day Court proceeded to settlement with
John Carnall, Sheriff and Collector Of Taxes in
and for the County of Crawford, and find the
same 10 stand as follows, to wit:
i .t. .-. III! DIR. a-
| To amount of Tax Book for the year
| lS47, r-.. .r.. 1888 II
! To amount collected for Fines, Ii
i censes, and Commissions on Mer.
chandze sold at Auction, 233 62
| ..t
/ tfr $36l7 80
i . CIR. ...
| By amount Of Commissions on Asses. ..
ment. D per cent, on $33S3 50, 81 50
By amount of Commissions per .5.
cent, on $233 81, collected for
Fines, Licenses, and Commissions .-
on Merchnndize sold at Auction, ii 6S