The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-03-05
THE SCHWTLICK AFFAIR AND THE
VINDICATOR--.MU ADO
AROUT NOTHING

THE sCIWILICK AFFAIR AND THE
VINDICATOR--.MUC ADO
ABOUT NOTHING.
Last week Col. McCutchen sent to the
Tindicator reply to the unwarrantable
attack that was made upon him in that
sheet the week previous, in connection
with the sale Of the Merriman escheated
lands. This reply the Editor printed yer-
dotim, instead of allowing his compositor
to make the customary corrections in
spelling, punctuation, &C., and doubtless
thought it an act of amazing smartness
IL only shows one thing, however. to wit
that the Vindicator man is entirely capa-
BILE Of making an ass of himself without,
apparently, being at all conscious of the
remarkable feat. We wonder how many
of the editors democratic friends herea
bouts would appear to any better advan-
tage in print (verbatim, de-, than did the
Auditor? We even doubt whether the
Vindicator's s own editorials, set up accord
ing to copy, would be model of classic
English. We haveh some little expe-
rience in the printing business, and
know that not one communication IN
fifty is sent to an editor that will do to
set up precisely as written. Some Of the
most intelligent men we have ever known,
men of good judgment and sound sense,
who would forget more in week than
forty such chuckle.heads as his of the
Vindieator could acquire in lifetime
were. nevertheless, incapable OF writing
an article for the press that they would
like to have appear verbatim.
We have in our Office now, piece of
manuscript. the production of demo
cratic official in this county, which, if
printed vsr6at;m, would make a far more
ridiculous display than anything ever
written by our excellent Auditor. We
would inform the Vindicator that, in this
ca Sc, it has commenced game at which
two can play, if necessary F.; though we
fervently hope that we shall never be
tempted to take such mean advantage
of any man, Of any party, as that print
has done with Col. McCutchen. But let
this pass.
The Tindicator makes great ado over
this Schwilick affair. To hear his ridicu.
lous bluster, one would naturally infer
that the county had been swindled out
of thousands of dollars, and that our
worthy County Auditor, whom the peo-
pie have generally regarded as honest,
had suddenly developed qualities which
placed him in the category of the Schuy.
lers. the Huntingtons, and other noted
fnamcisrs. WHAT are the plain facts in
the case? Simply these On the 18th
of February, the Auditor sold the lands
belonging to the late John Merriman,
which, in consequence of no heirs being
found, haa escheated to the State. By
law of the State, the proceeds of the
sales Of such property go into the treasu-
ries Of the State and County Agricultural
Societies. Among the property sold by
the Auditor, was certain lot in this viii
lage, described as In lot No. 4O-a 10:
which, though appraised at $50, is no.
worth half that sum to anybody for or
dinary purposes but, lying contiguous
to lots owned by Capt. Ayres and one
Schwilick, they both conceived desire to
buy it, and commenced, as the Auditor
truly says. bluff game.' The lot
was finally "knocked off" to Schwilick
for $l52; but that individual, soon dis
covering. apparently, that he had been
sold as well as the lot, or else not having
the "needful !" about him to make the
required payment, or unable to give the
requisite security, went off about his bust
} ness, leaving the Auditor to infer that he
had "got sick of his bargain Four o.
clock having arrived, and Schwilick not
having re appeared, the lot was, of course,
put up again, and, there being no rival
; bidders this time, it was sold to Capt.
Ayres for S54, who afterwards re-sold it
to Schwilick for 800. Now, what is
there in these simple facts to justify the
} Vindieotor in raising such terrible buga-
boo 4? Who has been swindled in the
operation ? Not Schwilick, for, accord
ing to his own statement, he made S52
4 by buying of Ayres. instead of holding
on to his original purchase. Not the
county, for the money does not belong to
the county. Not the County Agricultu
, raj Society, for under the amendatory act
. of last March, its treasury will receive
$500 of the fund, whatever the aggregate
amount is, if none of Merrimans heirs
are found. And even were we to admit
. (which we DO not that Schwilick really
} intended to hold on to his first purchase
) we do not see that the slight difference
it will make in the amount that goes to the
State Agricultural Society, is matter o.
such great Importance as to warrant al