The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-01-23

John II. Dunn-Good-B bye 10 Him.
If ANYTHING could increase the satisfac-
ton felt by the people at the promised speedy
relief of the burden now upon the State in
the person of the present Auditor, John P.
Dunn, it must be the unparalleled piece of
impudenee contained in his reply to a res
pectful resolution, and addressed in a res
pectful manner, by the House of our Legis-
lature, asking the Auditor to report what
amount of money he had received as fees
under the provisions Of the general banking
law. There was nothing in the resolution
out of the common way, nothing disrespect.
full and nothing wrong in itself-but infor-
nation was desired, probably indispensable
to proper consideration of, and action upon,
that part Of the Governors message, relative
to the Auditors fees and responsibilities
Mr.. Dunn, in his reply, treated the House
with marked contempt, refused to give the
information, which probably he had right
to refuse in more gentlemanly manner, and
closed his letter with assuring the House,
that he would retire from Office Gin as COM
Portable a situation as any Old Liner could
we'll be-. In other words, the House might
rest we'll assured, that eff the fees, perqui-
sites and stealings of his Office, he retired
just as rich as any Old Liner could we'll be
or want to be.
And who is this John p. Dunn, who dare
thus treat with unmitigated and objectionable
contempt the representatives. of the people
of Indiana, and in their faces boast Of the
wealth he has accumulated in the very Office
given him by the people he now insults!-
For all that he is above utter obscurity, for
all that he has above Indulgence, he is indebt
ed to the people whose representatives he
now publicly scorns, and most brazenly de-
ies. He came to the State, poor as a mouse,
bringing with him no reputation nor credit,
and not missed from the community in which
he had been but a CIPHER, and known not to
possess that ability by which honest men
may rise anywhere, without a series Of
lucky condolences, which among politicians
have rarely combined outside of the Demo-
cratic party. Fortunately for him, he tack
ed himself to the coat tails of this party,
and finally, without any Distinguishing merit
other than his red-moutbed devotion to a
party which he knew had the power and the
will to reward just such patriotism as his, he
reached that position which the last year
has proven him emphatically incompetent 10
properly fiji, or else his bunglings are the
mistakes Of the knave and not Of the fool.
And now, hurled from his place by the
voice Of the people, in earnest rebuke Of the
party which delighted in giving Offices oil
emolument to such servants as he, John P
Dunn plants himself above the peoples rep.
resentatives, treats with undisguised con.
tempt a resolution of their body, and insult:
them and those that sent them there, by the
open boast that the spoils of Office had en-.
riched him!
What do the people think of this mani
What do they think of the party which plac
es such men in power over their heads, ant
by the foulest electioneering means, tries t,
10 keep them therei What does it think o
the Old Line Democratic party, which sup
ports this man even now, and thinks he hu
done very laudabe act in treating will
contempt resolution of their represe nta
tives, and said very witty thing in remind
ing them of the base ingratitude on his part
He has proven the correctness of the PEG
pies verdictin removing him from Office, an
we trust given them still more evidence tina
their security from the rule and dominion
hereafter of such fellows, is to keep dop
the party which places in comfortable stu
atoms" men distinguished for party service
alone, instead of virtue, integrity and abb
lity.