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Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-10-07
For the Democrat.

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Mr.. EDITOR: The particulars of the
doings of James Albert, "the Model Au-
ditor," in regard to the Zone man power"
levy, are in substance as follows:
In the year 1856, in the settlement
with j. r. Stephen, late Treasurer, he
(Stephen) was charged with and paid
upon the draughts upon the county
Treasury about $500 for school and cor
poration purposes, for the Towns of
Eaton, New Paris, Camden, and Win
chester, more than had been assessed by
the Auditor.
Mr.. Stephen, suspecting he had been
wronged in the settlement; on review
of the settlement, detected the errors
(wholosale) of Mr.. Albert, and applied
to him for redress.
The matter was smothercd from pub
lie view at the time, and in 1856 Mr..
Albert paid the amount necessary to
make MIR. Stephen whole, by a Levy for
that purpose, upon thu corporations
aforesaid. The true and legal course
for the Auditor to have pursued in the
premises, would have been this, after
having discovered his gross errors, he
should have drawn upon the Town Au-
thorities, to refund to Mr.. Stephen the
amount, with which he as Treasurer
had been enormously, or wrongfully
Ga rged, and all would have been o. K.
But alas this would have been an
admission IN his part, of his inability
to do and perform all. and singular the
duties of his Office, according to law
And hence the matter was smothered
over by "Water Melon shells" and jug
of cold Bourbon" and an unha,cfM and
illegal act, perpetrated by making an
additional levy, OUer aud aGOue the one
ordered by the said corporations-on
which the three hundred dollars were
collected and MIR. Stephen received the
benefit of MIR. Albert's errors Of the
head or heart. on the next settlement
thereafter. These are the facts of the
case, as known by Mr.. Stephen and 9TH
ers, but impudently denied by MIR. AL
bert, and who of course will issue his
denial to deceive a forbearing and hood
winked community.
If all is right in this matter with Mr..
Albert, why is it that John r. Stephen,
late Treasurer, has lot been able to get
a chance to see and review this same
copy of the duplicate of 1856?
1t has been called for time and again
and not delivered up for rcrieto. 1t
does look like Mr.. Stephen has again
been skinned, AMI in consequence of
which he distinctly stated to the Com
m~issioners, at his last and final settle
mcnt, that he settled under PROTEST,
he not having the means due him, to
correct errors, if any.
One of the hundred
CAMPBELL REPUBLICANS,
who knows the Editor of the Register
looks through interested glasses.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-10-07
West AIexandria Meeting.

The Democracy of Twin Township
had a rousing meeting at West Alexan-
dria on Wednesday of last week. The
Town Hall was crowded to excess, and
Vail. made a telling speech. The work
goes bravely on-thc democracy are
wide awake and prepared for the battle,
sanguine ola most glorious and trium-
plant victory,
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-10-07
CHARGE TIT

OpoH OdLASS NlUeTG, tnaC the lees he
receives from the County Treasury for
his services, are to be paid by an order
of the County Commissioners, who shall
be satisfied with the correctness of said
account by his filing it in the Treasu-
rer's office under oath; yet he has always
made out his claim in has oson office, and
the Commissioners have allowed it, and
issued him an order on the Treasury,
and no amount for services has ever
been fled in the T~reasurer's Office by
Mr.. Albert as required by the statute,
as can be proven by an examination in
that office!
CHARGE IT
Upon James Albert, that about three
years ago he made a mistake in the
County levy of about three hundred dol
lars, and the same went into the dupli-
cate, and John R. Stephen, Treasurer,
was over charged with that amount,
which he afterwards paid in his annual
settlement. When this error was dis
covered, Mr.. Albert to cover it, made
an EXTRA LEVY, Of that amount, on
the taxable property of the towns of
NEW PARIS, CAMDEN, WINCHES-
TER and EATON, which was collected
and applied for tie use of the said Jas,
Albert, in order to save him in the pre-
misses.
CHARGE IT
Upon James Albert that he acknowl.
edged to the present Treasurer, that he
DID make an extra leuy, which Mr..
Brewer will not deny, neither dare MIR.
Albert deny the truth of the charge, be-
cause the Records will sustain all that
we have stated in this matter, and those
who doubt it are requested to call and
examine for themselves.
CHARGE 1T
Upon James Albert that for his services
as Auditor, he has been allowed the un-
precedented sum of SIXTEEN HUN
DRIED DOLLARS per annum, while
John R. Stephen, his immediate prede-
cessor, was only paid the sum of EIGHT
HUNDRED DOLLARS per annum
CHARGE IT
Upon James Albert, that although he
has received some TWELVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS in clean cash from the County
Treasury, for his services as Auditor.
he only cnlists ONE HUNDRED AND FIF-
TY DOLLARS in, personal and ONE HUN
DRIED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS in real pro-
perty for taxation, upon which he pays
but three dollars and ninety-eight cents
tares, and hat he feels no interest in
the prosperity of the county, further
than to satisfy his own selishness.
CHARGE IT
Upon James Albert, that Thos. j. Larsh
stated in his card to the voters of Pre-
bic county, hat he had for several years
past performed the most complex com
putations and difficult calculations and
adjustments pertaining to the Aditor's
Office" and it is fair to presume that
Mr.. Albert is not qualified to discharge
all the duties of said office.
CHARGE 1T
Upon James Albert that two years ago
he solemnly PLEDGED himself to A. r.
Conger, G. H. Edison, Silas w. Dooley,
Jr., and many other Republicans, "that
if they would then nominate him, and
confer the office on him once moro, he
would positively withhold his nam and
not be a candidate a fourth time," and
that now in the face of this solemn
he is endea, oring to force him
self upon the people, in order, (to use
his own languagc,) to ''beat a set OF
hounds who beset my path with
former pledges!"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-10-07
Gne Vote.

Let our friends bear in mind the i'm
portance of even one vote! Let every
Democratic voter be at the polls. Keep
a sharp look out on the opposition, whose
motto is, "yote early, and and vote
often.'
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-10-07
WHER'S L. D. CAMPBELL?
He holds n Secret Meeting with
the Americans!
HIS e G HI
WHERE ARE HIS GERMAN FRIENDS? =?

Mr.. Campbell addressed the Ameri-
cans at Enterprise on Friday night last.
He sneaked overfrom Germantown, with
out leaving any ofhis Republican friends
know where he was to speak. His meet
ing was not published in the Register.
Why? Because it was intended that
none should be present but the Gamer
leans" at Enterprise. We learn from one
of the Americans who was present, that
Mr.. Campbell declared himself an GA
merican now, first, last and always y Said
'the Republican party was fast crumb-
ling to rieces, that this would be its last
fight and that its members would be
compelled to take up the principles of
the American party after this campaign =
Who now doubts that when the Mime
sofa Constitution was up to be voted up
on, he said
In the hope that the Constitution may
soon be changed, SO as to "EXCLUDE
FOREIGNERS FROM THE RIGHT
OF SUFFRAGE, Il EGGTTE AY."
We charge upon Lew. Campbell that
while he is counting the German popu
lation by fawning d~enials of his very re-
ord, he is secretly but vigorously push
ing for american" support. This we
know to be the case. He went to En-
terprise to swear fresh allegiance to the
Know-Nothing party. He went there to
renew his vows of hatred to our foreign
population. But the time has come when
such a double dishonest game will fail
to win. His secret German circulars have
been ferreted out. His lounges after the
German vote have been laid bare to the
light of day. And he stands before the
intelligent community, publicly c%onvic-
ted of trying to defraud two opposite
classes ofpeople of their votes. We re-
joice hat the day has passed by when
the cunning of Lew. Campbell can'blind
the eyes of the honest masses. He will
meet a terrible rebuke at the polls.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-10-07
Look TO your Interests.

1t is for the interest of every body to
vote the Democratic ticket. While the
country is kept in a turmoil about a sec
tional question business can not revive
for business men will not invest their
means under such circumstances. When
the Abolition agitation called Republi-
canism first arose. the country was pros
porous, but as the excitement increased
business sunk. The way to make good
times, then, is to destroy the republican
party; and the way to do that is to vote
the Democratic ticket.
FARMERS, do you expect Or did you
ever get good prices for your produce
during a violent sectional excitement?
You never did, and rcvcr will.
MECHANICS, did you ever find plcn-
ty of business, good prices, and plenty
of money, during a violent sectional OK
element ? Never.
LABORING MEN, did you ever find
work and money plenty, and wages good
during a violent sectional excitement ?
Never.
The present excitement is raised by
the Republicans, for mere party purpo-
ses-that excitement is the main cause
of the depressed state of the country,
and the way to cure it is to vote the
Democratic ticket, and thus put down
the excitement.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-10-07

Bg- The Paris Academy of Science
has again advertised its prize, amount
ing to about S22 900, for the discovery
of the cause and cffectual cure ef chol-
ora
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-10-07
They wouldn't Sign. Bobby!

4 certain member of the Republican
Central Committee, the initials of whose
name arc ROBERT MILLER, took upon
himself the responsibility of getting up
a circular in behalf of said Committee,
In which he charged that the articles in
the Democrat in relation to the Auditor,
were false /! When it was handed to
the honest portion of the Committee for
their signatures, they refused to sign it,
because they knew what We had stated
was true, and said they would not place,
themselves in a false position for any
man! The man who would place his
name below what he knew was a base
lie, aud publish it TO the world, must
be pretty we'll run down in the heel.-I
Any body who wishes to see a diving
dead man." let them take a squint at
eur Prosecuting Attorney!
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-10-07
NntS to Crack,

Let Campbell explain his vote on
Dunn's Bill, the Crittenden Bill, on re-
ducing the tariff on wool, and on his let
ting Collins line of steamers have so
much money from the government.
Bsy- BEWAR the Auditors denial, it
Is FALSE in every particular.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-10-07
EXPLANATION.

On Tuesday morning last, We were
called upon by MIR Albert, and inform
ed that we had done him a wrong, as
would be seen by the communication
which he asked us to publish. We sta
ted if We had lone so, we would will
iagty retract all we had said. but we
wanted more evidence than his simple
denial. He admitted the sale of the
books, aud also that his accounts had
not been sworn to before he received
payment, bat complained of the charge
Of an extra levy. We went before has
O1n icitRess in front7ot the Court House,
and by the testimony of that witness, in
the presence of several Of our citizens,
he stands conrictcd! Mr.. Albert can
not therefore, ccnsure u IS for refusing
to publish his bold denial of our char
ges, when. his o1on 1citncSSes said they
were in the main correct Voters of
Preble County, look we'll to the wording
of his general denial, then come and
take testimony if you doubt u charg-
es-they are { u true. This son of But
Ter county, who finds fault because we
put a new man after him, wants the Of
fee for life Shall he have it 1t is
for you to decide?
p. S-SiRce the above was in type,
we understand that John r. Stephen,
ESQ, late Treasurer, took Mr.. Albert
into the T~rcasurer's Office, and convict
cd him from the RECORDS of making
.. levy of S287.Oot That is just
sJ3, 90 less than We charged t was, and
we will give Mr.. Albert credit for that
amount
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-10-07
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEG
PIE

That the expenses of the present admin
istration during the past year was SEW
ERAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
LESS than was ordered, during the
last year of Pierce's administration, by a
Republican House.
Ked-t dstore Me People, hat the on
ly needless expense Of the present Ad-
ministration was that which was entail
ed upon it to foot the unpaid bills of the
extravagant legislation of the Republi-
can House over which Speaker Banks
presided.
Keep HBcto,e the Peoph. that Kan
sas would have been before this, and
would be at this time, a Free State of
this Union, had not the Abolitionists in
and out of Kansas prevented it, by the
extreme measures OF writing, and stump
ing that Territory, counseling her citi-
zens not to vote, with no other design
than to produce a pro-slayery constitu-
ton over which to strengthen sectional
ism-to weaken the bonds between the
North and the South, and thus to weak
en- the bonds Of our Union.
Keep It before the People, thatthe pres
ent opposition mongrel party have no
fixed principles; that they seek to sever
every tie of fraternal feeling-to break
down conservatism and nationality-to
annihilate popular sovereignty, and to
gain a triumph over the friends of good
government, law, and the Constitution,
by the most reckless and unblushing
course of fusion, vassalage and change
~ ,l;rlfonol nooplo
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-10-07
1T UPON

Lewis D. Campbell, hat while the Min
nesota bill was under consideration, the
yeas and nays being called, he said, "In
the hopethat the Constitution may soon
be changed, so as to exclude foreigners
from the right of suffrage, I vote ayel"
CHARGE IT
That Campbell now denies this part of
his record, and apologies by saying,
she does not know if he was correctly
reported" because he sat in a distant
part of the Hall, and ait was possible
that in the confusion @ my words were
cot taken down correctly!
CHARGE IT
That Campbell did vote for Dunn's
Bill, which extended the Fugitive Slave
Law over Kansas and Nebraska, and
perpetuated slavery there until 1853,
and made all children born therein up
to that time, of slave mothers, slaves
fJr life!
CHARGE IT
That Campbell, notwithstanding his re-
peated pssages and promises not TO vote
for tncs&SS issionSof SWEEPSTAKES did
vote for the Montgomery Crittenjen
Bill, which proposed to establish slav-
cry in Kansas j; i the people wished it,
CHARGE IT
That Campbell said at the New Paris
Convention, hat he would not vote for
the admission of any new State whose
Constitution recognized sla7ery, no diff
ference if it was the desire of the peo-
pie of said StateI
CHARGE IT
That Campbell voted for the Montgom-
cry Bill, which declared that the LIE,
compton Constitution was Republican,
and which he now says was net Repub-
lican!
CHARGE IT
That the land clause in the English
Bill, which Campbell stigmatized as a
bride, is in the Montgomery Bill, for
which he voted, word for word!
CHARGE 1T
Upon Lewis D. Campbell, that while he
pretends to be opposed to the principles
of the American party, he secretly met
with them and addressed them, at En-
terprise, in this county, On Friday night
last, and swore fresh allegiance 20 their
dogmas, and renewed his VOWS of ha-
tired to our foreign population!
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-11-26
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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-11-26
OBITUARY

Died a. his residence Ia this place, on sunday "
2lsi mt %! disease of the heart Rey. JI>SEk VIII
The snh,ec, Of this notice was man OF sterling
tegritv. unnnehiug verasity. and exemplary rieH
lie was oni, 10 he known To he beloved by all 'hs
loved eodliness aud truth but the lest eomincnn'
on his death il his ife lie is dead yet hc li,c'hl
lie was born in the State Of Virginia, i'es, aud
moycd 10 Texas in ls,7, from whence this good 'sh
wa. called from OUT mid.! to the land
" On whose hssfnl shore
There rests shad0w, falls no stain
whefn these who meet shall part no m"i',,
Aud those inng parted meet again.
Ia ,hi. COUNT. on the asd instant. wil.L'"r
NrCoWN infant sou OF Mr.. :, and Mrs. i-afs'~'
Mccown, aged year.
lie lived ~ peaceful a. dove
He died ~ blossoms die
And new his spirit uoats above
scnph in The Ky
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-11-26

with the exception Of one other was the
only statute OF Freedom then remaining
in the Federal code. -
al, 1885 when the people Of Kansas
had organized a new state wi'h'h 'lp
reoinn thus abandoned TO slavery anu
annlied 10 lee admitted as "a free o'a'e
NJ ,he Union. the Democratic party
ron,,,npiuously rejected their petlioh
,n1 drsve them with menaccs and ma
mutations from the Halls OF Congress
and armed the President with military
,o,car 4, enforce their submission to a
Slave code. established over them by
fraud and usurpati Al every snp-
.caucnt stage ol IT, 3ng contest whl'h
has since ragged u Kansas, the pcm"'la'
tir marty has lent Us Sympainics, MS an
and all the powers Of the hov"rnmeht
,yb,rh il controlled TO enforce slavery
nn,n that unwilling and injured people
,ud NOW even at this day, white 1t moe rs
a.. with the assurance that Kansas Is
free. the Democratic party keeps the
state excluded from her Just and proper
place m the Union under the hope That
.bn mas be drsgooucd into the acccp-
lance II slavery
"The Democratic party finally has
procured from supreme Judiciary hN''
Am lis interest decree that slavery cN-
i-i. bv force ot the Constitution m every
Territory Ut the United states, para
mount ~ all legislative authority either
within the rcutory or residing VA Con
grcss
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-11-26
LYNCH LAW IN TnAs.

]
The snhioined appeared few weeks
ago in the Caddo Gazette as an ad'er-
,isemcn, We intended at the tune To
have noticed it editorially, but neglected
/ Ia do SO. Since then, II has made ITS APP
pcaranee in tlse New Orleans papers
with such comments as ss6 an outrage
&c This character is calculated TO elicit.
We sincerely trust that the perpetrators
NAV be brought to Justice. During the
last wear OF two, many persons nave
been lynched in Texas, aud several nave
been found dead in the woods, suspended
to trees. labelled with the words, horst
thief We have salutary laws, aud
there is no difficulty in finding lnries
ready to punish theft Of all kinds.
There is 10 more necessity OF excuse lof
lynch law ia Texas, than in any portion
of the world The men, therefore, who
take the law INTO their own hands, are
bad citizens and much worse and more
dangerous men than the thieves whom
they punish \ situation in the penitcn-
tiary is the proper place iot thcm' or,
where they no So far as 10 take life they
deserve the rope themselves. such men
do infinite mischief to society and to the
reputation Of country abroad partlcu-
0
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-11-26

TmasKssIYiSo HAy.--Gnv IT, /, Runnels
sppoia,ei yesterday as day Of general thanks
giving Throughout, the State u Texas iIi pro.
ciama,ion was Published in the advertising CO.
lumns Of the ~iate Gazetto, and We neglected. 20
nofis~ Il. heGoseruor very appropriately says.
The custom u citing agsr' day In each y'ar,
ssAy of general Thanksgiving, ha- become uniscr.
sa IL oar Rspuiiic. ar4si i Is meet sud appropriate
tt people free happy and abundanily blessed with
al the t~si gifts Of 'soa uyi'ien,a should continue
- observe castehs mhlef recoynista N al thee
Lie-~Ag-. tis hand 81 etcfrulins ard bsuliiecni
GTesfs,s xisI Ff,.te,tfF
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-11-26

The Millerites are taking fresh cour.
age FROM the comet, which they are now
quite certain is the sure precursor of the
end Of the world They had quite a large
meeting al Military hall, in New York
few days since Their Ministers dwoIt
upon the prophecies Of Daniel, and fig.
urcd the whole thing out as clear ms mud
Spontaneous combustion may now be
lu.k,A lor between dis aud noxt March
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-11-26

Those who die vi Consumption. invariably aeee~
themselves Of neRlecing slight cold caught ei'hf
hy wet FEET exposure to the weather. or some SOC
simple eaHsc, II soa would but carry bottle q
Muedman Cherry ENircterant about with YOU, r''''
pat nf the habtlahie globe, every Circumstance =
change at climate no matter how sudden the uAh.s
ton from wet 70 dry, from heat cold. your yea
would be fortified aud many valuable lives wpua
spared. II cures Coughs, rulds, inineuga, pyrlflr"'
md Pulmonary affections.
90 a. $. JOHNSON Marshall. TeAs''
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-11-26

A RE4ARsAplg corserpKscK The stock
hskkn n the Southern Pacific Railroad Com.
r~s1 were to nees, by appointment. Vt Louis
,ina, X, - The 9Th lost, for the purpose Of
adupsing a,c~surs 10 rsliese tie Company from
II pxsnt embarrassment, and to give ecw
inpstss y tt great work Of ihe age, II con
ureeiag ~ tso cecaas BY railroad The Gov
.vpnn q thirteen sta,s~ N thc tliis.n nclniing
isxr, arisoipscl that day ~ orr u 'ensqal
Iaafsl ..si*ir-
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-11-26
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