The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-02-11

| CEcI. COUNTY AND STATE FINlNCEs.-Tn-
der this head we last week gave a statement
of the monies paid into the Treasury by Ger
tain officers of Cecil county, during the year
ending September 3Oth 1853; and, also, list
of those stated to bc IN arrears at that date,
all of which we copied from the Report Of the
Comptroller, made to the Legislature.
Having knowledge of certain errors in that
Report, from receipts filed in the office of the
County commissioners, we pointed them out
in some remarks which we appended to the
statement. We now find that those were not
the only errors. Since the publication of our
States Attorney to Mr.. Jacob IIyland, in full
for principal and interest, in abundant time to
have prevented the publication of the error, as
for as he is concerned, by the Comptroller.
And later we have the following letter from
former Collector, who is published by the
Comptroller, as being in arrears:
NORTH EAST, Feb. I, 81.
Mr.. p. C. RIcKETTs-Dear Sir:-In The
Wing of last Saturday | am represented to
owe the State of Maryland snvcnty-scvcn
dollars and twenty-five cents (S77.25.) This
is the third time this statement has been pub
lishcd by you, although the money has been
paid and have a receipt for the same, more
than two years ago.
1t is not in my power to say where this
money is. At the time it was paid desired
Mr.. Gason to have the account settled on
the books of the Treasurer, and send me his
receipt. 1t appears to me that if this money
had been paid to the Treasurer and his attcn-
ton called to the settlement Of the account,
| would not at this time appear indebted to
the State.
hope you will do me the favor to correct
this statement that you have published with
such remarks as you may deem proper by
way of explanation. Yrs Resp'y.
WILLIAM BEAETY.
Mr.. Beatty seems to complain somewhat
that we have three times published him as
being in arrears. 1t has been our practice,
for some years, to publish from the Reports
of the Treasurer, (now of the Comptroller a
statement of the connection Of the officers of
Cecil county with the finances Of the State.
We do this for the information of such citi-
zens of the county as take The Wing; to
whom it is subject of interest, 1t appears
on this occasion we have done double SER
vice. having given to the people the substance
of the Report as regards our county, and at
the same time enabled those enormously re-
ported as owing the State, to set themselves
right before the people, and to have the error
corrected at the Treasury Department.
Here we find in the Comptroller's Report,
Messrs Price, Rowland, Hyland and Beatty,
published as delinquents, when they hold no
such position: having faithfully paid off all
claims, principal and interest. 1t is an out
rage on these gentlemen that the Comptroller
circulatcs their names over the state in the
connexion it is done; and if we have been in-
strumental in bringing the matter to their
notice, so that they may have the proper cor
rections made we should think we arc entitled
to their thanks rather than their censure.
GrYesterday we received letter from Mr..
Peace, former Post Master at Port Deposit,
saving that he had enclosed to tho State
Treasurer, for Mr. Lewis 7. Todd, the amount
stated to have been due by him to the State,
($6267,) which Mr.. Todd alleged was more
than he actually owed.