Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-04-12
Communicated.


Mn. EprToE IS. \. j. deserves 10 be /
treated with silent contempt but when he |
repeats his falschoods aud asserts them again !
as truths without proving them. it is difficult
to remain silent. ! have truth on my side,
and an intelligent public 20 Judge and truth
is mighty and will prevail. :. 4. T. reminds
me iorcibly Of the mans mule. "hDwaS seut for
in a field in whch there was a large pond. The
servant was out long tine before he return.
ed with the mule. When he came at last.
the master asked him, "why Tom, on which
side Of the pond did you find the mui" The
man replied, my stars. Massa, me find de Old
Geller on all de side" The fact was tue mule
ran around the pond to escape being caught
Now for the application to 5. Alb lie first
charges ME with an 'uuwarrantab!e attempt
to slide little more money into my pockets,
and thereby take from the juvenile class of
our county, inst so much Of the school fund.
which was intended for their benefit. This
proved to be false by proving that the sala-
ries Of superntendcnts are paid oGt OF the
$50, 900 appropriated for that purpose; and
| that the portion Of the 100000 not used in
that way, goes into the general fund, and not
to the respective counties. His next charge
/ was that an increase Of my salary, would have
/ increased the tax Of our county. This ! pro-
/ we'd to be false by proving that $4,000 are
| appropriated for the payment or supernten-
! dents, and that we must pay our part Of that
and have done it already. Whether we get
| $50. 5000, or any other amount Of it
! Thus followed him from one charge TO the
! Other until, like the mans mule, he has gone
around the pond not hesitating even to step
| into it occasionally, regardless Of the mire
and depth. His last charge against me for
having asserted that we htl p and have helped
l.c -tf A-n n nav ItAir gp,A g1'1,
tendcnts, confirms and augments bis fOrmer
stupidity, and disposition to write fasehoods,
or what is more probable, employs some one
else to do it for him. Thirty thousand dol
lars are appropriated for tie payment OF
county superintendents these thirty thou
sand dollars our county helps to pay, and has
helped TO pay and out of that sum, Berks,
Lancaster, Alleghany, Chester &c, pay their
supcrintendents and do We not then Just as
certainly as We help to raise the thirty thou
sand dollars, help to pay those counties their
superintendents. Indeed every one who does
not pity his incapacity, will laugh outright"
But this is not all. Though Berks, Iaucas-
ter. Chester, &c., pay more tax than North
umberiand they receive in return, as an Offset
to that much larger state appropriation for
the benefit of their schools. Last year, as is
evident from the tabular statement Of the
! hlIitItll tDuulltS, our county ItttlNtu ltI lls
schools from the state fund, only $l,575 20
whilst Berks county received from the same
fund S5.979 05 ; thus receiving for its schools
4403 35 more than \ northumberland. Ian
easter received last year for the benefit Of it!
, schools, $8,756 60, or $7lS0 80 more thar
Northumberllnd. These amounts these
counties receive more shan we, independently
of the thirty thousand dollars appropriate
for the payment Of county superntendents
whereas S. a. b. attempted TO make the i'm
preston that the only Offset they received fo
paying higher tax, was the salary Of thei
superintendent, and therefore puts down tn,
. salary to which Lancaster would be entitle'
for its superintendent at S2434 90.
Ger aiuly such an attempt to make a falls
impression on the public mind can only fal
with a crushing violence on the head Of hin
. who attempts TO make it. is 10 the charg
Of dishonesty for wanting an increase of m
salary before the expiration of my term, Il
this applies to the directors who were in favo
a Of it, more than to myself and who were hon
r orable respectable men, and whom lie style
a "Rump Convention" it only shows no,
c reckless 5, A. b. makes grave charges 70
: which there is no foundation.
- Now S. A. b. let me ask you who CON
menced the controversy and the abuse Di
0 you not assa me vulgarly and falsely when
= was engaged faithfully in the discharge Of m
J duty, without molesting you, or doing an
Il thing but what was honorable, lawful, righ
and just.
e What is there in all you have written O
8 had written that has not been successful
!. proven against you, and what cause or reaso
had you to assume the responsibility Of me-
n king rude attack on me. am sure it wa
a not an extra amount Of wisdom or learning
which might benefit the public, nor an extr
r amount of honesty which brought you to III
e task, as your articles abundantly show. TIL
design must have been. if possible, to injur
d me aud the directors who were in favor Of a
~ increase of salary, and let me assure you tha
with such design, before an intelligent pull
IN lie all you have written or had written wi
D. produce about as much effect ss the barkin
'e Of deg at tie moon.
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