The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-02-12

There were divers omission of impor-
tsnt facts in Mr. Peck's Kantcr's report
which we are pleased to see that some of
our cotemporarics are furnishing ready
prepared for codicil to that last will and
testmcnt Of the defunct Michigan
Democracy 1t is not enough that
We have deccntly slaughter and propr
crly inferred the great body of the De-
mocracy in this State, for the ungraceful
survivors are now raising most unseem-
ly clamor about the funeral expenses
Here is a little paragraph from the Jack
son Citizen which probably escaped the
Argus eye of our friend G. w. Peck
who has recently turned in his grave and
opened one eye to the no little astonish
ment of that 1000 majority recorded
against him in the office Of the Secretary
of State;
"The Investigations into these odd
financial affairs will deyelope some funny
facts Among others, the case of late
democratic State officer who employed TO
some years tlcO female clerks, but strange
to say the only job of writing they ever
did was TO sign their names to the vouch-
es for their salary quarterly. Another
instance is shown where the clerks and
deputies drew salaries for five quarters IN
one year. Mr. kanter, the minority men,
Der of the committee and the prospective
candidate of the slaveocrats for State
Treasury, is sadly put to his trumps,
and it puts his brass to a severe test to
stand by and see the developments.
Those "femalc clerks" are a bran new
development We knew that some of the
last locofoco State officers left sundry
empty bottles labeled cold Otard," and
pack or two of well thumbed cards, but
the female clerks are luxury we had
not given them credit for. As for the
4" five quarters in one year," we are only
surprizcd that they did not make out there
! were seven.
The Grand Rapids Enquirer which has
, Just got fat advertisement and of course
feels in a very agreeable mood, has been
making some pcrforations into the last
Report of the Board of State Auditors,
and affects unbounded astonishmcnt that
, the most ordinary and necessary expens-
cs, such as have appeared in every pre-,
yious similar report, should be found
in this. II puts flaming capitals over
such items as q" hrcwood' " scalng-waX
and " stationary" and calls on the tax
; PAYERS to read the "usclcss and extrava
CANT expenditures 1t is merely a triel
to attain notoriety. We therefore confess
to very considerable satisfaction in the
: pcrusal and reproduction of the following
4, paragraph from the EogIe, published in
I the same city:
: "In looking over the Report of the
c last Democratic Board of State Aud
: itors, we see that our neighbor Thompson,
:. Editor of the Enquirer then Pcck's or
gan-grinder, received in six items, the
l. sum of Sl54 0S, as Clerk of the Land
? Office The probability is that he never
p labored in that department for an hour
e but the Treasury was convenient resort
- when pocket change was wanted. The
" Grand Rapids Enquirer received during
&c the year ending November 30, 1854, the
,r sum of S346, -, not including the amour
1t received for advertising delinquent TIA,
sales. The little opposition faction hav
been try to east ridicule upon the fac
n that the amount of 81 was paid for han,
sled, and other items for washing for Stat
Offices (misprinted "o6icerS" in the Re
port by the present Board Of State Aud
10 itors We need say nothing of the pre-
he priety Of such an expenditure the fac
al we find the following, items in the Repor
\, of the last Democratic Board when on
~ neighbor was here to watch and guar
or the State Treasury, ought to be regarde
nd as conclusive on upon this point:
he d. Hobbs, repairing whccl-barrow sl,2
is Mrs. Smith, washing for State officers 80
rs j. & ID Hobbs, for whee-barrow, 90
as j. Smith, washing for State officers. %
I'm j. b. Bagley, ice furnished do 1873
he j. Nowson, handcart do 40
i These are small and doubtless, (wit
ID the exception of the luxury of ice for Il
3, officers very proper expenditures; and W
itS allude to them only as an offset to IL
49, hand-slcd and washing items in the la
-er report which SO much gas has been expcl
I'D ded"
en- The Enquirer in its examination of Il
N rorcsaid report, also became impressc
e will, a t.reat anxiety to inspect a certai
u molitv &c paper, the price of which h
peirhbor OF the Edglc, always willing
accommodate, tht,s responds
"The office odi,,'o Of the Enquirer, v
ed GOO rnnts to look at specimen OF tn