The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-08-13

defeated by about 10000 votes.
In Kentucky, the democrats have car
ried the state by 10000 majority.
We hope our readers will excuse us
for lack of the usual variety of news
items, DC. The court house report takes
up nearly all of the paper.we had this
week to devote to general intelligence.
See ertisement of Charley McGll
in to-day's paper. Charles is a first class
musician, and can do all he promises
Those interested in music had better give
him call.
We suppose that about this time (Aug.
l2tb, 1857, at 2, P. NJ. one unanimous
yell is going up in the Republican State
Convention at Columbus, over Governor
Chase's denomination. There will not be
dissenting voice.
| The Sham Democracy. have nominated
H. B. Payne, of Cuyahoga, as their cam
didate for Governor. We don't think
the people of Ohio are at all anxious to
be pained by him, besides the Republi-
cans will Chase all such Pdynes out Of
the body polite this fall, as sure as
!" falling offa log" Make note of that!
We call attention to the article Of Mr..
Keen, and the annexed extracts from sew
eral Republican papers urging bis claims
for the efice to which he aspires. Though
lit would be improper in us to advocate
the claims Of any aspirant in advance o.
the nominations, we can cheerfully en-.
dorse all that cur contemporaries say o.
Mr.. KS honesty. capacity, &C., and i
the nomination is conferred on him, he
shall have our cheerful support.
| Mr. EDIToR.-For your next weeksissue
will furnish you copy of original con
tract with Young, together with some
other matters, as well as the bond for the
faithful performance ofhis contracts, tha
it may be seen by the people, whether
the extra allowance was in ccordanee with
law. economy or good management. Ma,
ny experienced builders and mechanics
aver that had the Court House been built
according to the original design it would
have cost some one or two thousand dol
lars less thanit did, and would have been
much better job.
1 propose to have this contract and
bend printed in both the Pioneer, and
the new paper about to be established
here, that the tax payers may all acquaint
themselves with the unwarrantable ex-
penditures of the Court House fund.
This printing Ishall endeavor to have
done at such low rates as to afford no
complaint Of useless, expenditure.
Please insert the opinions in their or.
der as marked "a" "B" q &C."
Auditors Office Upper Sandusky.
s July 10th 1857.
To THE CITIZENS OF WYANDoT Co. O..
The manner in which the building OF
the. Court House in this County was man
aged by the officers who. had charge oi
the same, has long been subject of dis
cussion and ing uiry by many of the citi-
zens Of the County, it being alleged by
some that much larger amount of mon
ey was expended in the erection of the
house than was actually necessary and
that large amount of the money thus
expended was improperly and illegally
paid out by the disbursing officers Of the
public building funds Of the county, and
by others that the expenditures for the
same were all proper and necessary, and
legally made by said officers.
I For the purpose therefore of putting
this question arrest, ar1d at the earnest
request Of large number Of citizens. and
in compliance with an order of the Com
missioners Of the County. now lay be-
fore the people such facts in relation to
the transaction, as / have been able to col
lect from the records and papers Of this
Office together with the opinions Of those
learned in the law, as to the legality Of the
proceedings Of the various officers con.
cerned in building said house. -
The first official movement Of which |
find any record, toward building the
court House is an order made by the
Con. .missioners June 4th 1916, instructing.
he auoitor to offer the sum of Fifty
Dollars fer the best Draft and specifca-
ions for q Court House to be worth from
six to nine thousand dollars.
And find amn..ng the papers Of the Of