Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-03-27

No n 6 q z| Udosrl ~ g.r.-ws learn
that the @ County ts.. H. has .S no:
s(Sunt paid in b he CITY Treasurer and Sheriff
HospeoslssiHe Nh tie ubiio money, shs
M. Error = clip thl above from your pa
per Of this moruing. Tx6 SSis> inference to be |
drawn from the article Is, that the Sheriff and
city Treasurer have collected ne County tax in
money and have been "spsculating" Herewith,
eyPurchasiug county ordsrsrst. sssdiseoansz end
turning them into the county Treasurer at par,
and in lieu Of the money actually received. .pA
On calling upon you l was informed that it
wssnot written BY you, but handsdin during your
absence. The authors name did not obtain, nor
have a. yet been able to, discover any one who
does acknowledge the authorship, Under these
circumstances, as your columns have been opened
to an anonymous attack on me, you will permit
me to use thesame channel, to inform the writer
whoever he is, that the charge or inference, so
far as the City Treasurer is concerned, is totally
and absolutely false, and that he, ss matter Of
course, has been guilty of gross and soiul false
hood. 80 i9i'nJ 7di 81 81
1t is true, that the County tax was paid
over in County orders, but it is also true that
they were paid to me by the tax payers, and that
the law authorizes and compels me to take
them. ~ 1t is also true, that there is no
County money in the hands Of the County Treas
urer, and never has been, and equally true, that
there never sosu be, as long the County orders
in circulation, exceed the amount of County tax,
as much as they have done, since the existence Of
Ramsey County. (2.)
If the anonymous slanderer who 'penned that
article, show that have ever, either directly
or indirectly, purchased received one dollar of
County orders, at discount, or have received
any in any manner whatever, except in payment
Of taxes, authorized by law, he WILL he is the
ninth part of a man, produce his proof.
All funds and orders in my hands were paid to
Allen Pierse, County Treasurer, on the LIST day of
February, as the law directs. My return of un-
paid taxes was duly made to the Register of
Deeds, as the law directs, on the 9Th day of Feb
ruary, and shall be ready and present, to render
my account, and make final settlement, unto the
County Commissioners, on the day specified by
the law, viz, at their april session, three weeks
hence. A copy of that account and settlement
will be furnished you for publication. (3.) If
from them, or any evidence that can be produced,
it can be shown that l have been ossspeculating
with the public money - it will be time enough
to drag me before the public on such a charge.
IA the mean time, 1 with my securities John R.
Irwin, j. M. Marshall and Joel E Whitney, will
probably be considered sufficiently responsible
for, every dollar that j has passed through my
hands. 49, -.f... -f...I .,,-e
The object of the paragraph fully understand;
I ~ g &l.
| which have received more than one underhand-
ed blow. For the information of the gentlemen
would inform them that they have caught the
wrong Indian - and that they sciH fail in their
object. -, 9o-.-.
| Whenever the responsible author can make it
convenient to become Uisible, shall have few
words to say to him personally. In the mean
time shall not trespass further upon your col
umns. Respectfully, anla3,~i ~. ,lg3o8ig
DANIEL ROHRER.
st. Paul, March 23d, 1855.
REMARKS.
We give place to the communication of
Mr.. Rohrer, with no intention Of &c crawfshing -
as our amiable friend of the Minnesotian would
have it, but to place the gentleman correctly be-
| fore the public. In this view of the case we
are somewhat glad the matter has been agita-
ted, for it gives an opportunity to investigate
the subject, and exonorate those who are really
honest, and place the blame on those who deserve
it. For Mr.. Rohrer we entertain no feelings but
those of kindness, but we think the length Of his
communication unnecessary and his personal al
lusions uncalled for. We believe the facts in the
article stated are correct, and see no reason
why Mr.. Rohrer should feel aggrieved further than
the natural inference that he had been specula-
ting with the public money. This he denies, and
this is sufficient. Had we had time to investigate
the matter prior to the publication of the article,
it undoubtedly never would have appeared, but as
we had not, it received publicity.
'e 1. The charge made by us that the County
Treasurer of this County had not received any
County taxes in cash, is sustained by Mr.. Rohrer,
who says such is the fact, and the law authorized
him to receive the Orders. This is all right. In
this respect, Mr.. Rohrer has done nothing but bis
duty.
Mr.. Rohrer also states that there is no County
money in the hands of the County Treasurer,
never has been, never will be as long as the
County orders in circulation exceed the amount
of County Tax, &c. 1t therefore follows that our
remark" that the whole amount paid in by the
City Treasurer and Sheriff of the county has been
paid in county orders, is also correct. The facts
then, as given, are substantiated. We now wish
to inquire if it is right and legal for those per-
sons who collect the County, School and Terrific
rial tax, to deduct their commissions out of the
funds received, and pay themselves in money in
stead of County orders, &c ? Forinstance- sup
pose $4,000 of the County tax is collected, in.
County orders, and $4,000 of the School tax in.
mo,tsy, and $500 of Territorial tax in Terrific
rial orders, is it right to appropriate the fill
mount Of the commissions out Of the money re-
ceived for the School taxi If tits, how is the
County ever to receive any money Sup
pose tho County nevor doos receive any thing for
tax but County orders, how is it to get out of
debt? There is discount of from 25 to 80 per
cent. on County orders. Now we will suppose the
Commissioners are authorized to purchase site
for a poor house. They offer this man $l2 an
acre for land. He refuses it and wants SIS, be-
cause he says he is to be paid in, County orders
and he will be obliged to pay discount on these
orders-what's to be done? The cash would buy
the same land for S. an acre-a clear saving to
the County of $40 on an acre, but there's no cash
e, tho Trnaaurv sCVoe that,s tvrn "a 30 c,,o ,,