American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-04-19

document, and bears undoubted testimo-
ny to the correctness of our statements rel
alive to his violation Of pledges made pri-
or to his nomination and election by the
American party. In the first part Of his
communication he makes use of the follow
ing language;
GAS to my making promises, that in
case | was elected / would make impor-
tant disclosures of corruption in the Audit
or's Office. the facts are simply these; |
stated to Mr.. Slaughter that there had been
abuses that ought to be corrected-thdt
some thinqs had been done sekich 1 sp0ald
not have permitted had I6een A0ditor."
Here is an acknowledgment that he was
cognizant to schemes of rascshty that he
would not have permitted had he been Au-
ditor at the time; yet when we ask him to
make an exposition Of this corruption he
hides himself behind the plea that call the
books of the Office are open to the inspec-
ton of Mr.. Slaughter or any one else who
desires to examine them" To this we
reply that we were not SO ignorant of our
rigAt, as a citizen of the county, to exam
inc the books of the Auditor as to need this
morsel Of information at the hands of Mr..
Towson. Mr.. Towson has acknowledged
on more than one occasion, and to different
individuals, that there existed in the Au-
ditor's Office corruption that ought 10 De
exposed, and having been Deputy in the
Office for near if not quite twenty years, he
Of course knows, to the very page, where
these foul stains on the character Of form
er officials are to be found. The people
who voted for him under the impression
that in case of his election he was topoint
out these peculations will not be satisfied
with the bit Of information above given
In his anxiety to avoid tie true issue he
has entirely overlooked the main fact set
forth in the Gazette relative to tie stedIingS
ofMe county officials 'chae r9ftting the pub
lie buildings. Now if Mr.. Towson was
really honest in his boasted knowledge Of
the corruption of the public officers while
supervising the expenditures on the county
buildings why does he not now point out
the instances wherein these corrupt Off
cials stole the county funds, and thus salts
fly the public that bis charges were corrcc'
and not made for elettioneering putposesf
Why ask men who are not acquainted
with these things to examine the books
and make their own discoveries
Mr.. Towson is well aware that itwoult
be utterly impossible for any one not ac
ouainted with the books and business 0
his Office to ferret out stealings Of the class
above mentioned, as they were doubtless
incorporated into other bills and in thi'
way pushed through the Board of Com
missioners, rendering discovery almostim
possible TO any one not cognizant to thu
facts at the time of their occurrence, anC
as aneye witness to this corrupt scheme o
public plumber on the part OF those he ha
been serving, it is the duty of Mr.. Towsoi
as faithful public officer, as we'll as t.
carry out the behests of those who eleyatet
him to power, to make a speedy and faith
full exposition ofthe manner and time thi
gross imposition and official dircliction o
duty was consummated, and by whomit wa
done. 1t was in bad taste as well as bat
faith for Mr.. Towson to hold out the i'm
preston prior to his election that thes
public stealings had been going on, to HI
certain knoUledgc, and then after his elec
tion dodge the responsibility of making
them public by the nonsensical and hypo
critical declarations that "they were to-
well covered up" or, that "the books wer
open for the public to examine" &C., &c
If Mr.. Towson thinks the people of tn
county will be satisfied with this course o
conduct he greatly undertakes public hon
esty and intelligence.
1t will thus be seen that Mr.. Towson'
attempted reply to our denunciation Of th
course he has pursued, proves sigma
failure. He acknowledges having mad
promises to the editor Of this paper prio
to his election, and when we call upol
him through the medium of the Gastae t
makegood those promises, he refuses to d
so, and tries to enlist public sympathy il
his favor by avile, gross and unwarrante'
Interpretation of our motives. The yer,
fact of Mr.. Towson's refusing any reply t
the basis of our article, viz: "that he ka
declared prior TO his election that The publ
officers lad stolen from the county ,Ohite e'l
gagged in repairing tie public 6uildings,
undoubtedly admitted evidence Of the trdtl
of our article and the rectitude of our in
tentions. We are not the only one to whom
Mr.. Towson made this and similar state
ments, and when necessary to bring in tn
testimony Of private citizens, we can do Il
Now why is it that Mr.. Towson refuses t
point om these villains who have been fit
ting up their own and the private dwelling
houses of their friends at the expense of tn
taxpayers of the county? This is certain
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