Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03

and in his anxiety to divert the public
mind from an examination of the CUES,
tons therein discussed, he seeks to heap
odium upon me, upon the mere suspicion
of my being the author of the article, and
thereby injure its influence, by resorting
to the very unjustifable course of ma
king insinuations which he has neither
the courage nor manliness to reduce to
charges.
But why should the geRaema" ~ sus-
pect me as the author of the article refer
red to E? l know of no reason /; unless
it be because he knows that l have the
means o~fknowing all the statements made
by Equality" to be true, except the
one in relation to Mr.. Tayler's being a
s%tockholder in the Mahoning Co. Bank
and that is a very immaterial one, when
it is admitted hat he is its Cashier and
Attorney. 1 will state however for the
benefit Of Mr.. "Truth," that l know no
more who the WeatherSfeLd correspon-
dent of the Democrat is, than he does
and if l did, l would not tell him.
As to what he says about the man,
ner in which l discharged my official du.
ties as late County Auditor, L have only
to say hat with that, the people of the
county ale well acquainted, and they will
determine whether it was well or i'll.
But he makes insinuations from which
he intends it shall be inferred that l
" hold some ofthe peoples money, while
the county had to borrow money, at in
terest, of the W. R. Bank to meet its liza
bilities," and that 1 dishonesty refused
or neglected to account for it when call
ed for, &c.
These insinuations l wish to pronounce
entirely false. 1t is true, however, that
1 am indebted 10 Trumbull County /; but
not for money collected, as the gentleman
would have your readers believe.
As County Auditor proper, 1 never
had, nor could have, any of the peoples
money in my hands; but by virtue of
my Office as such, 1 was also one of the
Commissioners of the surplus Revenue
fund from the interest of which a fund
bad accrued which belongedto the county.
This fund, which had been loaned out to
individuals, some years since, in sums of
of from 500, upward, some of which
secured by mortgage and some by
personal security only, the County Com.
m%issioners wished to apply to the bull.
ding of the Court House /; and requested
the fund Commissioners to collect it in.
In doing so there were claims against
certain persons whose names 1 could
give if it we're necessary, which were Sc
by personal security only /; and
both principal and surety being las time
has since shown, correctly considered
Of doubtful responsibility, it was agreed
BY the fund Commissioners, hat l should
AXE property of the individuals and can
eel their Indebtedness. This l did and
hus became debtor to the county, not for
money collected but for property taken
Upon doubtful claims due the county,
which 1 have assumed and agreed to
BAY, with interest, and for which l am
lbundantly responsible. This, the vile
ongue of SANDER has sought, by cow
lrdly insinuations, to torture into a de-.
'alcatiOn on my part. T. E. WEBB.
Warren, Oct. 1, 1856.
We insert the above, at a considerable
inconvenience to ourselves. We did not
'eceive it until Monday, and We no long.
n ago than last week, stated that COM
nunications could not receive attention
lnless handed in before hat time. At
his late hour, we cannot devote that
pace Il it, which the importance of the
demands.
Mr.. WEBB says: 1.-THE people of the
county are well acquainted" with the
in which his official duties were
discharged. AT the time Mr.. W. left the
Auditors Office, the people were not &C.
Iuainted with his official doings, for they
opposed, as an officer, he had been ex-
.mplary, but they are now beginning to
become acquainted with them.
Mr.. WEBB does not attempt to deny
hat ne held, and still holds money be-
onging to the County. In fact, he ad-
nits it, and the reason he gives for his
low being in debt to the County, is too
to ask sensible men to believe
t is simply ridiculous to suppose that a
nan, as an individual, would assume
laims which as an officer, he considered
.oubtful. But admitting it to be SO, we
would like to be cited to his authority for
o doing.
About the time the new Court House
7as commenced, the County Commits
ordered the proceeds of the Sur
lus Revenue, belonging TO the County,
} be transferred to the Building Fund.
-et at the time of the June Settlement in
854, there remained in Mr.. WEBB's
ands, over $4,000. Perhaps some of
is Democratic friends, if asked, could
Ill what became of part of this money.
is a well known fact, that Mr.. WEBB
as lent money, bought claims, and done
shaving bushes generally, and we
.ould like to be informed whether it
as all done with money in which the
eople had no interest.
MIR. WFBB NAV. as he saws he is. he