The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-07-16
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expenses OF Committee on Pub.
lie Building, 6l 60
$l772 SO
There we have it. There is o. P.
Browns account, taken from the oGlial
records. Neither Mr.. Brown nor Auditor
Wright Fare deny it, and nothing but tnu.
tilation of the books can change it. II was
a cunningly devised plan to publish part
of his account only, and make the peo-
pie believe it was the whole. Such conduct
will not stand the test Of examination. Mr..
Brown has referred to the public records,
and by these he shall be judged. By these
he stands convicted of taking $l772 60 for
his sery ices as a member Of the Smelling
Committee. This is. the W@Ses he received
for covering up, OF at least emitting tc dis
cover, defalc ton in the treasury of more
than half a million Of donlrs We have
then as charge against him, $l773 GO as
Smeller; 1923 90 for the first sesolonj and
$464 90 for the. second session of the Leg.
islature. Mr.. Brown has appealed to the
fect rds to his sorrow. Every step lie tax is
misfortune. We know not whether more
to pity or despise, him. Poor, self convicted
demagogue. What miserable subterfrge
will he next resort TO, to cover up his tini
quties! Where will BE 60 to End shelter?
His public statements can no longer be be.
lieved even by the members Of his own, par
ty. Will he appeal TO the people! In al.
most every face, he reads his own condem-
nation. He walks about like q conscious
criminal, hardly daring to look an honest
man in the face. Will he appeal to his
party friends! Not voice nor pen can
be found to v:ndicate his conduct. BY one
he is accused of "repudiation;" by another,
of double dealing, and by another, OF neglect
duty.
In another part of his address, Mr.. Brown
Gays:
"By the law of my appointment, was to
have my per diem and expenses.
THIS is simply falsehood. There is no
law In existence granting him four dollars o
DAY and expenses. The law under which
the Smelling Committee was appointed, and
which confers on them all their powers, ap-
proprlatss oily ssl5cO for the whole nine
members of the Committees; and is entirely
silent al 10 the subject of per diem. It will
be found on the 2l5th page of the "'Stathtes
:. of Ohio for 1856" Get it ard examine for
yourself. Mr.. Brown himself said in his
speech at Shalersville, that he was no, re,
ceiving 81 dollars per day as Committeeman
and could not if he woald. A witness who
thus contradicts himself, is unworthy of be-
lief. We commend him to the llty Of re
conciling his own inconsistencies.
A word in regard to the time he has spen
in the service of the State. We have nj
desire to be illiberal with Mr.. Brown. True
he accomplished no possible good, but not
wthstanding this, we are willing to give hin
full wages for every day spent in the publ
# service--no more. A man who boasts o
his economy, certainly ought not to tsk 70
anything beyond what he has done. Mi
Brown has charged and received pay for 90
days between the fsth day of May, 1856
and the 5th day Of January, 1857. In thi
time; as we have shown in a former article
/, there are only 2oe working days maxim
at least 8 Sundays for Wbich e'haS charge
i the State. Besides this, he spert both elec
+, ton days, and seven other week days
< < stumpfng- the codnty for Fremont. It WI
= not until the Republicans from some Of tn
# townships sent word to Ravenna, and IT
= quested that "Mr. Brown should make 4
y, more speeches in the county, for he wss d
: ing them more h.rm than good" .haf
desisted from his, party service. Beside
the above mentioned days, there nay
counted the day Of the Republican Ma
l. Meeting at franklin; one meeting at All
Is ance; one at Mount Union; one at Akro
Is one visit to Warren with his family, (Oc
.ofl6,) besides divers other meetings in difFe
=, ent parts of the State. There were all
Is three terms Of court at RaveDhu, which
: attended more or less. AT moderate. es
,c mate, say he was present three days duri
i. each term-makiRg nine days in oil. Th