Demoine courier., 1854-07-27


f.om his o,rn fee book in his ocn Handwriting,
as shown by the report of the referee, upon Ills
OWN admission. as shown by the judgment rem
dered against him in the District Court, and ms
admission of the justice of the Judgment by Of
fering TO Offset it with county orders.
He has thus rendered himself liable under the
26ls section, l4O chapter of the code, to fine
and Imprisonment, and is also by Che same sec
ton forever disqualified from holding any office
under the laws or constitution of this State.
as 26lS. If any officer within this State
! CHARGED with the collection, safe keeping, trans
fer or disbursement of public money rnlawfully
convert to his own use in any way whatever, or
use by way of investment in any kind OF prop
! erty. or loan without the authority OF law any
portion of the public money entrusted to HIM
for collection, safe keeping. transfer, or DIS
bursemcnt. every such act is an embezzlement
of so much of said money as is thus taken, con-
! verted, invested, used, loaned or unaccounted
for. and upon conviction thereof he shall be i'm
prisoned in the penitentiary not exceeding five
years and fined in a sum equal TO The amount OF
money embezzled, and moreover he is forever
afterward disqualified from holding any office
under the laws or constitution OF this State"
Two hundred dollars were also placed in the
hands of Given to induce him 10 SO appearance
bail for two men who were required to give bail
for their appearance at the District Court for
passing counterfeit money. The men failed to
appear TO answer TO the indictments against
them. Thus their recognizances were forfeited
and the $500 by our laws went to the School
fund of the county. Given refused to give it
up, was sued by the County and on some quib-
bic beat the county. The county took il up TO
the Supreme Court and thus it stands. So he
has some $500 Of money, clearly not belonging
TO him but to the county; and while he is quib-
bling and latcing the good people of this coun-
ty about money he has pilfered from them, he
adds insult to injury by telling YOU "that he
could not get a settlement = and to cap the eli
max in infainy and insult, he now comes 10
your very doors, as yet unwhipped of justice,
with his pilferings still in his possession, and
asks you to trust him with another Office. A
gross ~Siolator of the laws of the land by
his own acknowledgment; a fit subject
for a criminal prosecution, and by your laws
and constitution forever disqualified from hold
ing office among you, has the consummate i'm
pudence and unblushing effrontcry to ask you
to send him TO make your laws; laws, ~effecting
your lives, property, and sacred honor. Such
a man TO ask to make laws to govern honest
men! Well may the people cry out "Oh shame,
where is thy blush 20
Once he concluded to act a wiser part ex-
plored Texas, and many thought that he intend
ed in that far off land foreverto hide his dishon-
ored and cast down head from the view of a
justly indignant people, whom he had so great
ly wronged. But a small clique in this county
posted to Abba, and succeeded in foisting him
upon the Democratic party as a candidate for
State Senator; breathed faint, Pickering breath
of life into his morally and politically dead car
cass, and are now seeking 10 drive the Demo-
cratic party and all others, If possible, into his
support, in order 10 endorse him, phiteuashhim,
and thus re-instate him in the good graces and
opinions of honest men. And you who vote
for him will help TO carry out this outrage upon
the people, and offer a premium for ~villainy and
corruption. ONE WHO KNOWS.