American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-05-24

the price. This indeed was horse Of a
very different color from the one presented
BY Mr.. Tuthillin the following language
when he was operating TO get eontro! OF tho
Ohio Eagle; hear him: This account
when it was settled and corrected by lhel
Commissioners. was found 10 beonly
S1,4O showing that Lilly had certified TO
$138, 60 more than had been done for HI
Office. Such trickery. corruption and fraud
we have never before witnessed. They |
should both be driven from the offices
they have dishonored, and would have
been if the Commissioners had done their
duty"
While Mr.. Tuthill was thus operating
through the Gazette. Mr.. Schleich was
sent TO purchase the Telegraph" and pre-
vent competition to their further opera
tions in that quarter, and also secure con-
tract with the Commissioners for the coun,
ty printing, at prices equal to that paid
Mr.. Ellis BY Mr.. Jeffries which Mr.. Tut
hill was at the same time pronoucing the
S14O swiudle.
Scbleich, faithful in the discharge ofhis
part Of the work contracted for thu "Tele-
graph" (Which by the way with all the
material was thown aside as useless lum-
Der after the union, and come out in the
following signi6cant language: 1--WE shall
strive 10 be the organ Of the people, and
shall strike fearlessly regardless OF wheth-
or our assaults hurt open and manly enc
mics or make pretended & place and time
serving democrats cringe. We shall ig-
more all cliques and factions (hear!) and
pin our fortunes to no mans skirts (hear
hear!!) and will apply the lash regardless
of consequences when the interests of the
people demand it, &C. AT this language
Medill pretended to take fright and enter
ed upon the stage to play his part, and
represented to Ellis that Peoples organ
was about to be established, that the par.
ty (that is the clique) would be ruined
the treasury pop would forever be lost to
all of them if he did not sell out the Eagle
! and unite the two presses. Ellis not un-
derstanding all the scheme at the time be-
came alarmed and actually sold out the
, Eagle to GOV. MEDILL, which was i'm
, mediately placed under the control o
, Tuthill Schleich and Gfubcr.
; Now, Mr.. Editor, have no objections
to Mr. MediT purchasing as many presses
as he please to puff himself into notoriety
5 provided he don't do it at the expense o
: the county nor do | care what kind of asso
c Citations he forms, provided he does no
: place at the head of his organ, TO abus
{ honest democrats, a man who by recen
$ developments has been covered over witt
shame and dishonesty, fo- | tell you if Mr.
b Tuthill does not give better explanation
b OF the drafts he has made on the count
: treasury, than he has yet done, he is a dis
! graced and dishonored man in the eyes c
: community. AS TO his democracy, com
It ment is unnecessary; the man who coul
d stoop to run to an opposition press to al
s tack honest democrats, to accomplish hi
l. own selfish and mercenary designs, neve
l. had democratic impulse beyond selfis
10 motive. That Mr.. Tuthll is man Of tn;
ct character, l need only TO refer your read
lie ers to his petition as quoted above, for tn
is payment of an amount out Of the trcasur
1t which he had before pronounced "swi'
1t die." A man who would sow the seeds
N dssension in the democratic party by a
Re tempting to fastcn on others that which h
l. was himself guilty of, is no longer worth
le of the confidence Of any honest man, ,
ID good democrat. But Mr.. Editor, ha,
,e already prolonged my article beyond Il
in space which you may be willing TO give
= and will only say in conclusion that 81
- small still voice ofMc people" have yet
at decision to make and they will be sure
nc pass upon the right subjects in their ne.
IN verdict. A DEMOCRAT.
er Millersport, May 2lst, 1855.