The true Democrat., 1856-07-01
Why is it SO?


 1 The question naturally arises, why is it that the editor of the Gazette pursues Gov. Conway with such relentless, unsparing, vndictive ma lice, and it is easily answered. While the edi- tor was Auditor of Public Accounts, he failed in his official duties and the Governor com peled him to discharge them.
 The following relation of the facts we ex- tract from Gov. Conway's last message:
 'The Executive has had printed, and will cause to be laid before you, the quarterly reports made to hm by the late auditor, (. (. Danley, as well as a certified transcript o the proceedings in court, to which 1t was necessary to resort before they could be obtained
 During the great solicitude of many, for the Go vernon to convene the General Assembly. in extra session. he anxious to have published, for the information of the people, official report of the condition of the treasury and us the late auditor had never made to him any report whatever. the Governor, by virtue of the authority vested in him by the constitution, made upon the late auditor at different periods two written acquisitions for the in formation. ln writing, which, both the law and the constitution required him. officer of the execl tive department, to furnish but he paid attention whatever either ot these written rcquistions and refused wholly to make any report at all until com pclled. by percmptory n1anddnDus granted against D to which reference has been maden
 Hence the insatiable vindctive malice of z. c. Danley. He has never forgiven the Cover nor for thus forcing him, by a perenpto,g man. damus, to discharge duties that the constitution, the law of the land, and his oath of office im- posed uEon him. Gov. Conway brought him into court, and the court with but little cere- mony ordered him to make out the reports as directed by law.
 The whole outrage perpetratcd by Danley IS not fully exposed by the Governor in his message The Governor needed these reports to submit to the people his defence against the attacks made upon him by Danley, in the Gazette, for not convening au extra session of the legislature Danley closed the door of his office against the Governor, refused him the means of defending himself, and still contin- ued to pour out abuse upon him. Never be- fore was such high handed outrage perpetra- ted by an officer of the State. We do not re- member ever to have heard of a more illiberal, ungenerous act.
 While, through his paper, he was bitterly assaing the Governor, through the auGitors | office, he refusing to him the means of a defense, and he was refusing, in violation of his solemn oath of office.
 After Gov. Conway had exhausted every 1 other means of obtaining justice at the hands of Danley, the auditor and editor, he applied to the circuit court The court acted promptly issued t peremptory mandamus against the auditorial editor, who was corruptly prostitnt- ing his office to sustain his paper, and in about ten days, the reports required were placed in the hands of the Governor
 Danley, we believe, is the first and only office holder in the State, who ever openly at tempted to prostitute his office to so base a purpose. He was foled in his attempt, and hence his embittered feeling against Gov ] Conway.