Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-04-17
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Mr. Editor: In looking over your paper of
tho third of this instant my attention vas ar
rested by an item which appears in the present.
ment Of the Grand jury at the last term of Pick
ems Court. heitem to which refer is Chat
which relates to the receiving and disbursing of
funds belonging to tho several Boards of Police
for Che District. This regard as a direct hit
at myself, in as much as an instance is given
respecting the BoIssEAU Donation, and knowing,
;as do, that the said donation has passed
through no ether hands than my own, but re
mains in the hands Of the present incumbent.
if any thcre be un-expended. Mr.. Editor: To
please everybody isdoubtless well known to you
to be q difficult task, and he who undertakes Il
must have much less of his own business 10 at.
tend to than have. j had indulged tho hone
that afterthe arduous duties which deyolycd ON
me as Secretary and Treasurer Of the Board Of
Commissioners of the Poor were over TINT The
whole Of my responsibility was At an end, and
more especially so, as the Grand Jurors, who
had coCnizance of my Reports, were pleased 20
approve them, or at least so much Of them ma
rclated TO financial matters and my own duty.
But II appears that the hr-seoin,, shgaeity OF
the Foreman who last presided ia discovered
that both myself and tho Grand Jurors were M
fault, In 0s much as my reports wore not nc
oording tolaw, and obey were simple enough tn
approve them. Now, have o great doaI Of
kind-feeliDg towards the Foreman; i have
known him long and have spent many pleasant
honrsin his company, and would regret exceed.
ing to think that he intended TO lay ,anythin
dishonorable tony charge bat as halls tho organ
OF the Grand Jury II may be my duty to siata
some facts for his information aud All othefa
whom it may coneern, which could not wei, and
dId oi' not appear IN either OF myreportb. Iwoald
eiso mont n the fact that i noticed the cnIl of
MIR. }. 0yERToE LEWIS through the Courier on
the Commissioners for d esacciaot account of the
BplssEAu donation sHd in hccordanc0 with his
wish, preparedan anewer. The second Thought.
howeter, brought nee to the conclusion that my
Reports were before the people Of the Bisiriei,
and that by responding to,an individual would
subject myselfto tho iaterrogatiGhb OF every
man In the Dishfct, not that he was loss enti.
tied than other man 20 an ansyfeFs
viii now proceed TO give as suoeiFsss an no,
count of Che said donation as em enabled a.
do end the disposition that has been made Of
II. in October 1867, bocante d msrnbcf Of
The Boasd OF Commissioners e he Poor. Onthe
2Snd Of Noy6naber Of tho aaiae yeer The Board
was fully oFganizod and upon exRminatioa, 4
was aAeertainea that debt OF about four hum
dred deilafs was banging over as and pfessine
forPeyment Tho board ,bhving no sacnns. pro-
ceodss 70 pass q resolution authorizing mo to
borrow three hundred doliaFa M q seig days
q was aseertained that this BoTssKkU donation
could be obtained, and Ia Deeemker. IL igas tla-
cedin tho h0nds 6f M. u. u. BEssoIs lyy che
Executor, Mr. ,. 7. MooAnf9R, and early sn
Januafy, four hundrea dollafs 1goiq hctinIlp
dFeWn fonf kr. lERs0N's haade, before the dc
Nsston took place SgtWeal the Ijoaxla Of Amber
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