The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-01-07

which is false. He never received and
dlsbursrd but 1880 of that $500 levied
for repairing the Court House: SO that
in that one entry he falsely charges the
county with 3 per cent on ~7l6 %, and
received $2l.4S which his CONSCIENCE,
if his "Chpek" is not 100 stony" ought
10 induce him TO restore, or at least pre-
sent TO the POOR.
And this is the man of the ''paciIc
disposition and hahrts,' cit would
seem he also has other habits who
abuses us so gllbly because we referred
not to HIM, but to the manner in which
the county funds had been squandered
How many such false charges have
been made we know not, for we ara not
following the deviou, ways of this spa
ciic' man, only so far as his abusive
article forces us to GO.
AT this point we make this remark,
and let it be noted by all concerned. for
/ II is not worth while. as We suppose, to
be filling our columns with re Les to
such articles as Mr.. Scott seems only
abb to write-let it be noted that we
stand ready to maintain the statements
of this article before any man or any
men in private or in public before any
committee and before any Court; and
whose feels himself wlongcd let him ap-
ply the test.
We now take up the last paragraph of
his article 1t relates TO the 5000 extra
salary received by him. Referring TO
it in former article we said without
attaching any blame to the late clerk
for receiving it, il the Commissioners
chose to pay \! to him--we have to
s. say that it was an outrageous robbery
"of the county," He does not see prop
or to accept the excuse we allowed him.
Well thea let him stand in any other
position he likes better, or that he feels
better suits him. We repeat that that
extra salary, by whatsoever allowed.
and by whomsoever induced, was
an "onrngeoas rojjery Of tire coun-
to-" No service was rendered by 'lr.
Scott to entitle him to it. Perhaps an
other "sickening sensation" will come
over the "raciiic" man at the announce
mrnt.
But let us see. Prior TO the lpvying
OF the Direct tax in ISL the salary of
the Clerk TO the Commissioners was
$3.50 per year. +. a Ellis Esq, who
was Clerk IN Al, when new assess
m"nt was made, received for that year
$500. Before the nrXt levy vas made
the Commissioners passed an order, that
owing to the increased labor growing
out OF the new assessment and the levy
ing "i the direct tax. "lOO extra should
be LEVIED tor Mr.. Ellis III compensation
for the sad IncrcaS" labor in the two
wears; this 800 and the regular salary
OF $500 was levied for him in 1872; 50
that h. received $1,000 salary for the
two years II" held the office: or $500 a
year. And Their" has been no such la
hcrS performed in he Office as he per-
formed. ! he whole system Of the
books now Kept was arranged by him;
brs !1"s all which he made copy Of 'hr
entire assessment in all the Districts, for
the Court OF Appeals, for which l.c re-
ceIv"d not one cent OF extra pay. Mr..
+. then received but $500 a year, not
withstanding the Few assessment, and
the extra copy for the Court Of Appeal +,
which cost SI5:2 70 ha COPIED at Ea,ton.
Mr. G. II Joyce got $500 year for the
TIM he held the Office; the present
clerk received the same salary while he
held il prior TO the election Of 1881 |, and
. Nj. Scott received the same sum for
! lS32, but in 1888 he charges and receives
$500 extra salary; which we now say
was without prpc",!'n'; without law and
without any valuable consideration rem.
dered. He had no more labor to per-
form (and the books will show it, than
he had the year before, or than had
been performed bv other clerks durinr