M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-02-26


committee to Gov. Medill's Illness
None but Il very mean and badly breC
fellow would have been guilty Of ma
king such charges.
1t is true that for many weeks Gov
Medill lay sick at Columbus with
slight hopes of restoration to health
and anxious and kind solicitude and
care were manifested for him by all o.
his friends. Public officers and pri-
vate individuals united in freely offer,
ing those kind services about his sick
bed so generous in the bestower and
so grateful to the suffering. Among
others unremitting in their generous
attentions were DIR. Trevltt, Il public
officer, DIR. Porter, our representative,
Mr.. Ellis, at the time the private Sec
rotary of the Gov, Mr.. Morgan, Mr..
Price and many others. The interests
of the State did not suffer while these
public servants were performing these
acts OF humanity to kind friend, and
language has no words to express the
contempt to be felt for a fellow who
would make such acts cause for repro
baton, soothing and ribald wit. The
kindness of Mr.. Price at that time was
appreciated and may he never have on
his record a worse offence.
That Mr.. Price elcctioneered in
1854 for Gov. Medill is a great mis-
take, as he was not then a candidate
for any office, and was not even in the
county during hecampaign. In 1855
he was not in the county until a few
days before the election, and we have
yet to see the man who met Mr..
Price that fall in any of his election.
ecring hbors. W. suppose though
that Mr.. Price although a poor and
laboring man, had the same right to
cicctionecr for his party as Gov. Chase
Treasurer Gibson, Secretary Baker,
Senator Wade and other great men
lad 10 spend months in traversing
the State, making speeches while they
were receiving only some six dollars a
day for attending to the States bust
ness. Price was only q two dollars a
day man, that may make the differ
enec. Ii these fellows are right, Gov.
Chase should at once pay back to the
Treasury nearly six dollars for every
day he spent in electioneering" last
fall.
Now one word in conclusion in
regard to the whole OF this trumped,
up, farfttched case Of over charges.
The State House Commissioners
needed u Lumberman; they were bad.
ly skinned at nearly all OF the saw
mills for want of some one to give
personal attention to their bills Of
saving. Mr.. Prices experience in
attending TO saw mills qualified him
for the post. He was appointed to
it. 1t was not expected that his time
would be fully occupied, but as the
commissioners could only have their
work attended to, by havingsome per-
son that they could call upon at any
time, they agreed to give, not f0r
each day'8 service, bit for the choLo
gear, toco dollars per- day, making a
salary ofabout 500 a year, and no
man fit for the post would have been
willingt to accept it for less. 1t requir-
ed responsibility and IL great deal of
hard labor. Much of the lumber was
obtained from the Hooking Mills, and
was to be transported and shipped uu-
der the personal supervision Of the
Lumbcrman.
Price did his duty well, did much
hard work; the wing architect approx
ed his bills. There were undoubtedly
seasons when the mills were not run
ming, and when a new supply was
not needed, at such times Mr.. Price
had nothing to do. So it is in all
employmentS. Friend Clarke was
once Canal Superintendent; he got a
larger salary than Mr.. Price, yet he
could find much time when his pub.
lie services were not required, to at.
tend to his private business, and work
on his farm. Gov. Chase gets three
times as much as Mr.. Price did; he
finds ample opportunity to attend &c
his private business, and what lega'
business he chooses to do. Senator
Brasee, although a faithful public
servant, will make more money a
the next term Of court, than lie vii,
during his whole term OF service as
Senator; all, Jno. Price, if you hat
been getting $500 . year and had
been a lawyer, it would have been
well enough for you to attend tc
vour law business, rather than loa
ont your spare time. But a man who
only gets 500 II year, and works a
=. the milling buiness, must be govern
ed by a different rule OF conduct.
Bleeding Kansas.
In tho Hnnsp on Saturday last