The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-12-29
Mr.. Medary Charged as a Defaulter.

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Ifa nominal balance happensto befounnd
upon the books of the treasury against Q
democrat, though he may have claims a.
gainst the governmentmor than sufficient
to oyerbalance it, he is forthwith charged
by the federal press as a defaulter 1t ap-
pears from the following paragraph, copi-
ed from the news items in the Philadelphia
News, that Samuel Medary, esq, the able
editor of the Ohio Statesman-a man a
bundantly able to respond to any amount
which the government may have against
him--has recently been charged as de-
faulter: S'@-s5
ANOTHER DEsAULTER.-lt is alleged that
Samuel Mcdafy, 5sq.. editor of the Ohio
Statesman and late postmaster at Colum-
bus. is delaulter to the government in the
sum of Ss677. Ample time has been given
him for the adjustment Of his accounts,
and final demand Tor payment made
and refused. A suit to recover the money
has therefore been entered.
To this charge Mr.. Medary thus re-
spends: 4gtor.. .-,yralI
Some of the whig editors we presume
are desirous of getting themselves into
trouble if they knoac how. $500 default
out of tens Of thousands that was intrusted
to our hands! Well, that is an almighty
affair! But even that is not true; and if
the pimp VINO prizes about the public Offices
knew anything about the accounts, he
would have seen that we had paid over
every cent that was due the government,
as shown by our monthly and quarterly
returns; and it was long after we we're
turned out OF the post Office here, before
we had the slightest suspicion that our ac.
counts and those Of the department differ
ed; and j! was not until November JUST
past that we received copy of our ac-
counts from Washington, by which we
could make a comparison and ascertain
where the difference existed uGt
We then instituted comparison, and
found that we were not credited with sew
eral vouchers, duplicates ofswhich we're
in our possession. one alone of $l25 from
Williams and Andrews, of Delaware. for
wrapping paper, several small amounts Of
differences, and reported error. for the
first time made known here in the allow
ance of commissioners. OF course, we
did not pay the draft for $500, because
we knew it was not due, but wrote the de-
partment that we were ready at any mo.
ment TO pay all that was due, if on full
anything was found due.
We have sent to Washington our vouch-
ers and statement of the differences to
person fully competent to bring the mat.
ter TO close.
Mr.. Farrells the present Auditor of the
Post Office Department wrote me on the
9Th OF Decenjbar tEiat suit would be order
ed; but being more OF gentleman than
he pinp and knave who corresponds with
he Atlas, appended this remark:
"Thc circumstance that the liability of
;our suretlcs is limited to two years, which
will expire with the present month, unless
preserved by suit, will, trust explain suf-
icientIy my inability to delay further ac-
ion ia the premises
Here is full explanation why suit was
brought before there was time for final
adjustment oi the accounts--done in
,antlcmanly and courteous manner, fully
himself for the necessity under
he law, and certainly against which no
complaint can be offered 5r
Yet with these facts existing and upon
ecord, this panny-a-liner makes up his
statement for the Atlas. Mark the dates!
The letter to us from the auditor of the
POST Office Department is dated the 9Th Of
Decembsr; the letter TO the Atlas is dated
he 8h Of December, two days after. So
hungry are these cormorants for prey, that
hours could not pass until the
ibeller is at his work of defamation.