Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-05-04

For the American.
Taxpayer still Alive.

Mn. EpIToR:-It seems that |
have kicked up and aroused consid-
cradle stencil inthe camp ofthe Urea
sury Eaters" judging by the man.
ner in which the reptiles squirm.
So far. there is no refutation of any
thing that | have said, but on the
contrary, abuse, like the dews ofheav-
en-, has fallen on the heads OF other
persons. AS | stated above | am still
alive, notwithstanding DANIEL procur-
ed a George Washington Pistol" at
Hoefe's. not TO shoot me with. but 10
place in front Of that nice, brcwer.like,
countenance. that he is so fond of ex-
hibiting, in places where he is not
known, and where no attempt is made
to rob him of that sleeps garb that
hides his wol6sh exterior, and so long
as Taxpayer can WELD a pen in ex-
posing the frauds committed upon the
citizens of this county. by such land
sharks, as Dan Jones d. Co., he will
do so. Let the Taxpayers of this
county look at this picture, and then
at that:
"Ordered by the Board, That Dan
iel ID. Jones, be allowed the sum OF
nine dollars for trip to Cincinnati,
to determine in relation TO proper roof.
ing for. Court House +"
Passed Mt September Session. 1854,
rescinded at March Board, 1855.
"0rdered by the Board that Daniel
d. Jones. for services in assisting the
Superintendent of the Court Hous,
Building. in selecting roofing, be al.
lowed the sum Of thirty dollars. in full
OF all such services, and that the order
Of this Board of Sept. session, 1854
allowing said Jones nine dollars, be-
and the same is hereby rescinded,"
Thy order of his majesty Cyrus
Quick, in opposition to the allowance
Faurot and Hyatt in favor.
Now to my eyes, thisl is a sublime
spectacle; that such man as Dan
Jones with hispompous air, and frog
like proportions. could so have tn,
management Of affairs in this county
as to dictate and rule Board o
Commissioners, such rs we have, ant
they at the same time, possessing III,
wisdom and sense, which as u physi.
ognomist, would take them TO have
Surely this is an age Of wondersl Oh
that "Danel" had got the appoint
ment Of U. S. Attorney, for this Dis
trict. in compensation for his hare
services in the last campaignl Then
no such flching from the County,
pocket, or increased fees" would hav,
been asked for or extorted. Further
more. if the citizens wish to behold 4
case of the smallpox in most aggra'
waited state Of the disease, then lie
them come and take peep at cul
new Court House, which is broken on
most wofully-ihough doubts are en-
tertained among the medical fraterni'
ty, whether IL is affected by that, oil
the varialoid, or "LuSo FEVER
which, (although not a member ofthaI
honorable profession / would think
that the latter disease would be the
most likely. as "Danel" had it last
winter and il might have become in
footed from him. Some Of our citizens
even go so far rs TO say that il will
crumble into dust-and melt away be.
fore it attains lis completion. But
casting these affairs aside, "Tax.Pay,
err" intends to go on and expose fraud.
wheneper and wherever he hears o.
them being committed upon the citi
zens of this county, and like friend &c
in the corner" he don't intend to speal
out too loud, but gives all the priv
lege Of guessing who he is, but should
any OF our friends in the country fee
interested enough to investigate the
truth of any thing that have stated
would respectfully refer them to tht
books of the different offices: and also
before they leave, to take short lool
at our Court House. Comment will
be unnecessary; view will be suff;
cient,
AS the Court House is not yet fin.
ished there is still a chance for "Dan'
ell" to exercise diplomacy, and 1 viii
yet find time to keep an eve to the
welfare of our tax payers, and should
any occur they shall be duly informed
of it.
With no dishonest or malignant
purposes in view, | humbly subscribe
myself