The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-09-24
A Plain Statement.

We are informed that Z. B. TAYLOR, ii
a speech at Garretts9ille on last Monday
night, while commenting upon an article
which appeared in the Sentinel last week,
in regard to the county Finances, said that
"Mr. Hart, the editor of the Sentinel, in ma.
king the statements which he did, had made
q mistake (either Intentionally or because
we did not know any better) of $4,000 in
our computations.
We can hardly believe that Mr. Taylor
would use such language as is charged
to him, and we hope to hear that we are
misinformed. We might retort upon him
with the language "lior and fool" but we
prefer to adapt more gentlemanly terms and
more convincing proof. We say then, that
Mr.. Taylor's statement at Garrettsyille
(whether intentional or noO is AnsrEe. The
following is the part of cur Grticle which he
pronounces false:
"One year ogo last June, there was su-.
plus in the County Treasury amounting to
S9.l95,4l. The takes levied in the county,
for the fiscal year ending in June last, amour.
ted tot he sum OF $8O,lSl84. These two
sums added together make $89, ,a77 ,26, as the
amount which came into the county Treaeu.
ry by legitimate means, for the year, ending
June, 1856. By the 4th day Of June, this
large sum was entirely exhausted. The
Treasury was empty. The commissioners
as last resort, borrowed Sixteen Hundred
Dollars of Sylvester Higgins. Adding this
last item to the former, and we have $780,.
1925. es the total resources Of the county
for the year"
The authority we had for making the fore.
going statement, was the annual Report of
the county Commissioners, which is filed in
the Clerks Office ofPortage tou':ty, and can
be examined by any person who desires it.
In order to make ourselves doubly sure, we
went yesterday morning to tine Clerks Office,
and in the presehce Of Clerk Bostwick him.
self, examined the Comm issioner's Report,
and with him compared lie tyarss ahd we
know they are right. Clerk Bostwick, fur
ther compared and examined the figures in
the foregoing article, and found them all
CORE ct in every particular.
In the official Report of the County Com.
missioners Of the condition Of the finances
in Portage county for the year commencing
June 9th, 1856 and ending June ist, 1857,
filed in the Clerks Office, we find the follow.
lng:-
Balance in the Treasury June a
9th, 1856, S9,l95 Al 0
Tot al receipts in the Treasury
for the year ending June lst,
1857, 9o,977 26
Amount Of County Loan, 900 90
By subtructirg the amount (9,l95 4l)
which was in the Treasury at the commence.
ment of the year and also the amount
($l ,600) which was borrowed, we have the
sum of Ss0,l8l 85--iust as stated in the ar.
ticle above.
In justice to ourselves and to CLERK Bost-
wick, we would say that he refused to certify
to the foregoing figures. He acknowledged
they were exactly right, yet refused to Ger.
tify. Can any one give reason?
We appeal to the foregoing evidence ab a
complete vindicatioh Of our conduct. Our
article was right, our figures were correct.
p. s.. Since writing the above, we have
met Mr.. Tayler, and he denies having used
the Language imputed TO him, but claims