The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-09-20
GALrHIMsM. Amid ths Locofooo cry


GALPHINrsM.-Amid the LocofooO cry
of Galphin, if We chance 70 rStort and
put in word about the extTavsgance
nearer home aud which the people in
this neighborhood know more about, the
Eagle fatty conlradicts the charges aud
is unwilling To examine intu county GAL
phinism. With this, it thinks we have
no right to meddle and considers any at
tempt to curtsil extravagahre in county
expenditures as very small business
Nevertheless the Commissioners viii.
hear of US, until a reform is demanded o
them by the people. and. they are con-
vinced that it is not their duty to give
democrats work at double prices, Scarce
" year has elapsed since we brought
home to the commissioners species of
very bad management in disposing of the
Greed farm" The fact was denied
and the assertion was made that the farm
was sold at its full value.. Since that
time some $500 have been put nm that
farm by way Of improvements. 1t was
purchased from the Commissioners for
$500. We understand that it has been
sold for SIS 800 Here, counting suffi.
cient for improvements, there has been
clear profit of at least 800. We state
the facts-the tax layers can draw their
own conclusions. The Commissioners
had no more righttn dispose OF that farm
without public Dntice than they have to
contract for a bridge without inviting
bids. The differece in this case is so
large. that the general fact cannot be
evaded by any attempt to induce the tax
payers to disbeleve the charges. They
will inquire into them.
We find an article upon this same sub
iect in the Zanesville Courier which will
have bearing in this locality. While
| (Medill, OIds) and others are around the
county, disseminating charges against the
Cabinet, some of which Lucofoco
House refuses to endorse, it will be well
for the people to obtain of them some in
formation about these home charges, aud
Induce them To clear the skirts Of their
own party befnre attempting to impeach
the honesty of others. The following is
the article alluded to: ~t.. -~f.t.e
CouNrY EXPENDITURES Difference
Our lrieul OF tile Guernsey Times is charging up
tile Loco officers of Guernsey county an unneces-
snry expenditure of some three or four thousand
dollars Ia their administration of the affairs oil
that county tor The last year. .stt
We believe that the official documents of the
State will prove cOnclusyely. that wheneverthe
interests of the whole Stale, or OF any particular
county Of the State, have been coniled to the
management OF Wings they have been better
managed aud at less cost, than when under the
cuntrOl ol our political opponens. Take II You
please, the construction uf our canals aud other
! public improvements, aad compare the cost 0i
/ those constructed under the infringement OF a
Wing Board of l'ublic Works with those construct
ed under the charge oi Loco Bonrd. Take the
expense Of your National Rond while managed
by John Yontz. and compare them with the ex
peuses Of the Road since it has been under the
control OF John Hersh aud Moses Surchet Take
| the expenses fyour State Legislature VIXEN com.
posed uia majority OF Wings. wi,Nthe expenses
ul that body when Uur opponents have iha tity.
aud IN every Instance II viii shaw very large
q l..l - n
viii hold good in reference To equities Wien our
! opponents had nndsWlted control OF Lick
/ lag county. the Audilo,s Of that county would
mnnase ti figure up bill OF fees against the coun
/ ty Of about s. 400 per year. whle the Aadt0r OF
Nuskingum county--n county continuing greater
population than Lckins-cnuld only h9nre his
fees up tn about halt TINT amount Or :" Demo
cratSc" friends IN Guernsey appear - have learn
ed the at from their lrieuds in other coIudies,
I We notice. amIng tue items enumerated by tli,
| Times us going ia part to nike ur the bill al
county expenses D last year, $3.50 paid the Eli
tors ul tue Jetersoniau, (LoCo organ) for printing
Assessors blanks, aud slG0 for printing The Gen
Grul Laws. These two items a!nne atinunt t.
$40 Iu Ninskiugun we of lne Courier, by the
grace of the Wings got the privilege / attending
To these duties, under the direction oi K Peach,
Esq, Whie County auditor, aud furnishing pa.
pci uHl nSScsSo'S Uiuh~S '"St ~" w
this county, {coutalnins three more town Ilps and
a much larger ulaliDn than Guernsey tue cost
was ..--.-.---- $29 90
Publishing General Laws, ..-....... Al so
Making III all. --.....-....-.-.-..S 40
Aud being about one-titth the amount paid by
"Demucratic" officers 10 "Demucutic" Editors in
the county Of Guernsey lora ess amou.t Of work
If other things ARE paid Tor in the same p0por
tion, wa do not wonder that our friend OF the
Times should think that "a charge can do NJ
harm"
wThe Banking Holse of Messrs
Ellis & Morton, Cincinnati. which was
so hard run upon the other day, has pass,
ed through to the ordeal aud resumed bu.
siness.
WoRTH $200,-The following is the
Jenny Lind Prize Song for which Baru'
um paid Bayard Taylor 5000, There
we're originally three verses, but the first
was omitted: ..
| greet, with full heart, the Land of the West,
Whose banner Of stars DER aworld is unrolled;
| Whose empire o'erShadows Auantic's wide breast
And opens to the sunset its gateway of gold
! The land Of the mountain-the land Of the lake,
And rivers that roll in magnificent tide,
| Where the soul Of the mighty from slumber awake,
And hallow the soil for whose freedom they diedl
Thou cradle oil Empire though wide be the foam