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

'ddor," M be Isaraediy expresses it. But
we think that moments reflection will
satisfy any rational mind that it is very
falacious method.
His method is as follows: First, he
takes the amount raised in each year for
county purposes, aud for the support of
the county poor, as 80 much expended in
the same year. This will serve to show
the brilliant talents of the doctor for this
kind of investigation. For instance, the
amount raised 1854 was $4,000. This
sum was voted in October and put upon
the tax list in November of that year, but
not dollar Of it reaches the County
Treasury until February, 1855, and yet
the doctor sets it down as the exact
amount expended in 1854. The same
may be said Of each other year Aud ac-
ccrdiig to the same rule there was moth
ing expended in 1854 for the support of
the poor, because there was nothing raised
in that year for the poor fund Such
reasoning won't do, doctor 1t won't go
down rs proof
Again, after figuring up balance by
the above method of $4,000, he next adds
to it, for the last three years, the amount
in the Treasury ct the commencement of
1855 as well as the amount owin1 TO the
county at the same time on notes and
mortgages, as so much more expended
during the last thr5e years; but he for
gets to do the same for the fret three
years By adding what was on hand in the
Treasury at the commencement of 1852,
and what was then owing to the county
He also forgot TO deduct from his figures
for the last three years the amount on
hand in the Treasury at the close of 1857
and the amount of the notes aud mort
cages uncoUected at the same time
There remained on hand in the Treasu.
ry at the close Of 1857 the sum of S5l4,-
l6; and there still remained due, ut that
time on the notes and mortgages, that
the doctor speaks Of, over $1,000; the
amount realized by the county from them
for the three years having been less than
$500 besides the interest 1t is true that
more than this had been endorsed on
those obligations, but $3.50 was in torn
orders of Lafayette, unpaid, and in the
Treasury at close of 1857
We have said enough to show the per-
feet falacy, as we'll as the stupid folly, of
Mr.. Clamps method of arriving at the ex-
penditures Of the county for the different
years, if such an absurd method needed
any exposure; and yet he boastipgly asks
if he has not frovea By the Record of the
Board of Supervisors, (by the above
method that s6425 more has been ex-
pended for the years, 1855, SO and 81,
than for any three years previous
There is very simple method Of arri-
wing very nearly at the correct amount
expended each year for county purposes,
and also the amount for the support OF
the poor 1t is by taking, from the Co.
Treasurer Account Current, as rendered
to the Board in January, of each year
the amount paid on county orders for the
preceding year-and also the amount
paid on orders of the Superintendent o
the Poor. In all cases, unless it be sem,
spe cial appropriation or sums peid Jurors
and witnesses on debenture court, the cx
penses for county purposes are paid on Thu
orders of the Board of Supervisors, called
,, county orders, and the expenditures for tn,
support of the county poor, on the order
of the Superlntendents of the Poor
Hence the Treasurer's statement of tn
amount paid annually on these two classe
of orders shows very nearly the correc
, amount expended for each year for thos
J several purposes.
{ BY reference TO those statements it vii
be seen that there was paid on county OF
0 dcrs during the years 1852, SO and 80
e mot including wolf bountics,) the gros
t sum of S6925,O
4 and that there was paid Of county order
c during the years 1855, SO and 81 Ono
: including wolf bounties,) the sum c
c s6S2S,90 making difference of onl
I, sl909,90 FOR county purposes, instead G
s tho amount arrived at by Mr. Clapp.-
But there should be added to the amour
J. for the first three years 5000 paid shel
$ if out of contingent fund specially AZ
s propriated and for which no order wa
/ drawn. winch will reduce the diferenc
To Ssh 90. This would be increase