The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-06-25

Now let it be remembered that thi,
fund was during this time, under the en-.
tire control and management of a Board
a majority Of whom were democrats. We
do not assert that the Supcrintendents
were to blame for this increase, or that
they expended any more than was neces.
sary; bat we say that if there is any
blame it belongs to them, aud not to the
Republicans.
This vast increase in the expenditure
of this fund under the management of a
democratic Board of officers, shows why
Mr.. Clapp should be so anxious to con.
found it with the fund for county purpos.
es, and to charge this excess over TO the
Republican administration. In exposing
this artihce of his in former article, we
stated that the $4,000 raised in 1854 was
all for county purposes and did not in
clude anything raised for county poor,
while the amount of $4,000 which he
stated was raised in 1855, included $1,000
for county poor, ETC., and the Dr. very ill.,
dginant says that off we meant to repre-
sent that more thsn $4,000 .as raised for
county expenses and for The poor, then
the statemen was base he" The
doctor is obliged to draw largely upon his
ifs, in order to get chance to accuse us
of lying. We don't think any reasonable
man would accuse us Of representing any
such thing he snpposes We meant to
represent precisely wha! we said, viz {.
that that sum did not include any thing
for county poor, while the other sums did
There was nothing raised in 1854 for the
county poor fund. If there had have
been, as there ought to have been, it wo' d
not have been necessary to raise 80 much
in the fohowing years for that fund, and
to pay The Indebtedness of that fund
We are really glad to see the DR.. dilatc
with such JUNCTION against the vice and
folly of blackguard and billingsgate, and
calling hard names, Che even quotes scrip
ture to enforce his exhortations.) We say
we are glad to see it, it looks as though
his intercourse with us was likely to i'm
prove his manners. But before he writes
another homily on that subject, we would
advise him to peruse again certain por-
tons of his own articles, and those Of his
co-adjutors of the Free Press in relation
to US And then he might refor to Ger.
tain correspondence of his, with certain
military officer, alluded to by the Free
Press not long ago. Such perusal wo'd
tend to give him kecner sense Of the
importance Of his subject, and give In
creased dignity and weight to his exhor-
tations. -------- - - =
Mr.. Clapp says; he has known 5. II
Blackmsp ever since lie came TO this
county, and that his mouth was always
open to urge his own claims to Office, ever
ready to receive any office, etc,,-that the
dcm2erats couldn't trust him with an Of
fee of trust, ETC., etc. That individual
had entertained the notion that, consider
ing the custom of the times, he had been
quite modest in urging his claims for of.
fee. But then we cannot all think alike
and the doctor is entitled to the enjoy.
ment of his opinion, and we would be the
last one to deprive him of the privilege -
We'll; We have known II. c. Clapp ever
since we came to this county, and those
uho know, will bear US witness, that nc
ono was ever more forward to urge hi.
own claims to Office and to peddle votes JoI
himself in conventions, than this sam,
doctor Clapp.
Not only this; but the people of th
county have known m both; and, as much
as the Dr. says that we have sought Office
we ask those people if they ever knew
II. Blackman to spend whole sabbsths il
electioneering towns for himself through
the back woods of the county? Ii not
, can you all say the same of II. C. Clapp
Did you ever know s. II. Blackmau b
take bottle Of ,chtskey with him in hi
5 clcctioncering tours, to treat those who's
votes nigh. probably be influenced in tina
f way' Or did you ever know him to sem
= ,ohiskey into certain localities 70 be used il
f electioneering' If not, can you all sa,
: the same of II. c. Clspp7
/. Well, the democrats trusted II. c
: Clapp with an Office Of trust, and no,
J.. we'll that confidence was bestowe
those acts of fraud in his official dealing
e with the county, which we have distinct
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