The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-10-08
ever can be brought against

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Senate, for a few days, John Q. FIRE.
mont waylaid and beat at the door of
the Senate chamber, a Senator twenty
years Older and much smaller than him
self, and that too /" for words spoken iaf
debate"
It ia true that James Buchanan new
err run as a candidate for any Office yet
without being elected.
1t is true that he is now gaining
strength every day, and Fremont is los
ing. -.
1t is true IN our opinion, that a white
man is as good ss a negro.-Pittsbarg
Post.
THE AUDITOR I'M MS CEERKs.
Last week, our readers will reeollect,
we called attention to the fact that the
last Legislat ure passed a law regulating
the salaries of County officers, and al
lowing them all necessary clerks, and
that these clerks are to be paid out of
the County Treasury. We also showed
that Mr.. PoRrER, the Black Republic
can candidate for Auditor, is a cripple
and has had no experience in the Office !;
while Mr.. Sw1NEFoRD has already been
in the office nearly three years and IN
derstands all about the business, and
would therefore require less assistance
than Mr.. PORTER, and thus save the
County much extra clerk hire. Fear
ing the effect of this argument, and
knowing that it could not he answered,
We understand that the friends of Mr..
Porter arc every where denying that
any such law has been passed, or if such
a law is in force that we have misrcpre-
sented it. The laws of last winter. in
book form, are in the hands of officers in
every Township, and every man can sat
isfy himself if so disposed. On page
162 will be found q law entitled can
act to regulate and limit the compensa-
ton of certain County officers Section
I provides tLas all fees heretofore re-
ceived by said officers shall be collected
as heretofore, and paid into the County
Treasurr. Section 2 prescribcs the
mode of collection and payment. Sec.
8 provides that "the County Commits
~sioners shall regulate the number and
f1 the compensation Of all deputies.
clerks, book-keepers and other assist
ants, to be employed by the Treasurer,
AUDITOR, aud Recorder achich com.
pcnsation shall be paid to them ftPon
the aNoaeance Of the County Commits
s~ioners, OUT OF THE COUNTY
TREASURY upon tie toarrant Of the
COUNTY AUDITOR" It also pro-
vides that the compensation of deputies
and assistants of the Probate Judge,
Clerk of the Court and Sheriff, shall be
fixed by the Coart of Common Pleas.
This section and section T also provides
that Tie compensation of trese clerks
shall be paid out of the. fees collected by
thtsa County officers only, and not out Of
Lany- other money belonging tethc. Goun-
~. Section 5 provides that the Audit
or shall receive for his services, IF there
DC SO much hctt aft err ded :cting the com
pensation of his clerks, out of the fees
collected By bin, in Countries where
there are 2409 inhabitants, nine hun
bred dollars a year, and twenty Sve dol
lars additional for every 200 or fraction
over 100 inhabitants above 2400. This
statement Of the law will be found to be
strictly correct. Apply it to this Coun.
u. and how stan Is tn, c4sfl The
an. ouns of fees collected in the Auditors
Office in this County is about $500 a
wear. The Autitor receives under the
law, about $1,000. There is left in the
County Treasury $500 out of which the
Auditors clerks are to be paid. Now,
if MI. SwINEFoRD is elected, he will re-
quire but one assistant, as he is an able
bodied man and understands the duties
of the office we'll. One clerk will cost
the County at least $500, and yet there
would be left $500 in the County Treas
ury of fees collected by the Auditor.
But if Mr.. PORTER is elected, being a
cripple and knowing nothing about the
business. he will of course require more
assistance aud consequently there will
be no saving to the County. We hope
every one will now be able to under
stand how the election OF Mr.. SWINE
FORD will be a saving to the County.
Let our Black Republican frienos an
swer the argument if they can.