The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-05-07

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MS but We are aware that the Free D.,
by VIII not listen to reason or argument
o. this subject; and that so far as he il 90,
has cerned all that We have said has only no,
OF thrown away But what we have s,i
SCI thus far is not designed particularly E,
at him. but is dedicated to persons DO,
sessed OF some degree of .candor and ho,
at esq., We have another side of the Que,
We ton for his especial benefit, to- wLicL,w
or will now refer.
s, we had no manner of doubt, when N.
N Editor Of the Free Press made tbo al.
y ment at the head Of this article, that h,
y ala not hnow or care whether the asscr,
IS tion was true OF false; but thought that
n IL would pass undisputed, as no one would
: De likely to take the trouble to wade tbro,
= the records and accounts for four veoys to
t ascertain the truth or falsehood of the nc
! sertlon, and thus passing uncontradicted
1t would be presumed to be true. and VOL
answer every purpose that it would if If
|, were true.
We have, therefore, been at considero
able pains to ascertain how the matter
really was, and have labored faithfully for
several days, in examining the records
ana accounts of the county; and with a
lew preliminary remarks, by way of explo.
ton, We will give you the result 70 the
public '''
In making this examination we have
taken the last two years of the democratic
administration, viz. 1853 and 1854. and
compared the amounts expended durinp
those years, for the following items, with
the amounts expended for the same items
during the last two years u, to the last
session of the Board of Sunerv;.ors viz
1856 and 1857. {
lSt' The amounts paid to Grand and ]
Petit Jurors in tho Circuit Court {
"a The amount paid witness in the s
Circuit Court. .
ID. The amounts paid to prosecutiro
Attorney and to persons acting as such. n
18th The amounts paid shcriffs and h
their deputies for services and expenses $,
md
9th The amounts paid jailors for their Il
services and for boarding and washing for IL
prisoners, etc. =,
In looking over the accounts allowed to di
he officers above named, particularly the to
herlit and jailors bills, it has been da
cry difficult to get at the correct amount tc
rom the fact that claims for other eyncn. W,
es we're, IN some instances, included in the wi
anne all owance. In such cases we referred f6l
the bill of items, where it could he sta
1und, and where there was anv consider ia
Die amt Tor other purposes it was deduct gi,
I. Still, however, there were in some of vic
le pills on both sides some small items sid
men were not exclusively for criminal ma
lslness but as much for that as anytbinc ma
Sc, such for instance as, ga dav clean.
z court house, which is an EXPENSE VIII
longing equally to criminal and civil the
islness of the court also some trif;,, an
tcles of furniture for the use of prison. We
, IN jail, a few such items in the bills. or
out an equal quantity on each side
sre dlsregorded for the reason that f.,.
paratlon could not be perfectly made
thout altogether too much labor. and
at they did not materially affect the
neral result. We have not, of course 7
ne into an investigation of the expenses the
criminal proceedings within the iuris. that
''ion oil justices Of the Peace through. &c ,lS''
the county, and such are not on stoo
her side, included in the following yeas
temcnt, except in those instances IL and
services have been performed hv Tho not
riff or deputies, and included IN tbo;r W VINE e
salts
II g9'tihG at the amounts f3r the so,.a can
terms mentioned, we have, in She first with
.anc' excluded the amounts allowed by WE WE !
board at their Jan. session in 1879 III
.''' VIC accounts allowed at The Jan. Repr
ION were for expenses of the nrecood yond
year, and have included these allowed As
he January session SC TO- "'i'"eo faith
wore for o,nonaa. i'''' because ly br
IL. o"S'' incurred in the lie the
'''u'"g year 1871. We have done the d
same tor the same reasons n ron.u, sessio
500 and 1857, lesvino o,,. A., CIV enwol
session of 1856 and including the last o eI"uc
!, - - 1000 sas az
Ms we conceive to be the only corrcot from
and 1T is certainly fair, for we have as it l
tod ~. - We HdNc Demo