Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-08-17
Ex-AudltOr and Editor

Look into the Companion OF last week in an
article headed County Debt, High Taxes &c"
and read the following extractslfrom that ar isle
end il you do not see standing out in bold re-
lief, base falsehOod in the first extract, that
is fairly and palpably cOnradicted by the Sec
Ond; the dear help your eyesight, barring your
comprehension. -
The first to which we refer is in reference
to the Indebtedness Of the county at the last
June settlement which we give in full
"The amount Of outstanding orders in 1854
is not stated in the exhibit which has lately
been published but the amount OF orders is.
sued during the year was S6,l09 and the
amount of orders redeemed was $7,024, show
ing that the alAount Of orders redeemed was
SO Is; more than the orders issued from which
it is fairly deducible that :he amount of out
standing orders in June, 1854, was S2, 896. I"
You will observe from the foregoing that this
Ex.Auditor would have yol here believe that
at the first settlement after HIs ALL IMPORTANT
term of Office expired, the indebtedness Of the
county was less thans3OO And Of cOursein part
by bis financial skill but so soon as HIGH tax.
es are broached, then ALI the fault lies upon
the shoulders of the Wing COMMISSIONERS.
But listen to this Ex-Auditor Of SHORT mem,
Ory, in the same article, which reads
"In addition to the out utstanding orders re-
deemed the past year, there was paid over
$500 Of interest see exhibit great par. of
which was on orders issued between l845, and
1851"
Now. Why could this truth loving Editor, not
have tod the WHOLE truth in the same connex-
on, and have shown his readers that after hav-
ng paid S604.72, interest, upon the outstand-
ng orders, there was only money TO redeem
64l9, and 90 cents more than the amount is
sued. And tn erefore left the indebtedness of
the county $S4SO. 72 instead of Ss,8S6, as rep
resented by the Companion man. And this
state Of facts existing TO the full knowledge of
this Ex-yethe sees Ct to elude the main point
and II possible deceive the taxpayers of the
county. AL this cry Of Wing extravagance
by this recent Auditor, 6tly becomes him as .
true sentinel upon the Peoples watchtOwer. -
Seeing that he has for his four years services
as Auditor of the county, had orders upon
the same treasury for FOUR THOUSAND.
TWO HUNDRED AND TWELVE DOL.
LARS AND SEVENTY CENTS And
that too besides his fees as Commissioners
Clerk. member Of the Board of Equalization,
or as Ex-oFTIcio Fund Commissioner, which in
the aggregate, during his term Of four years
amount to hundreds Of dollars And all this
vast sum Of money is drawn from the same trea.
sury, that he in his more patriOtic moments
cries out TO the"dear people" /" stop the thieves
alias the Wing @ commissioners, whilst he has
nearly Eve thousand dollars Of the peoples
money ip hisbreeches pockets. This however.
is in perfect harmony, with ell the LocOfoco
leaders with whom We have had the misfortune
TO become acquainted. We in this instance.
hear this man calling, Justify, upon the dear
people" for help to saye the treasury from be-
ing robbed Of its contents, and verify, who is =
greater robbsr, than he Oh. how his bowels
must yearn for the SAFE xEEPEse Of these funds
from the clutches Of these dssperadOes, alias
Wing Off ce holders. Wonder il he cant ig-
urs q little more ? Ifhe do.Es hope bis mem.
Ory may serve him better.
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