Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-30
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Far the GAZETTE

Mr.. Editor" Jacks Creek" having failed
to reply TO my communicate, n in the Press,
stands, by has own admission, convicted of
: publishing .fatsehood against Mr.. Peachey,
and yet he has not the magnaniinity to make
the amende honoraJie. Having made the
charge, and having called upon Mr.. Adam
/ Baird to state whether Mr. Peachy did not
refuse 10 give one cent for the relief of Mr..
| lIeikus, why does he not now say as publicly
| that at least, he was mistaken; that Mr. Baird
never spoke to Mr.. Peachey; that if applica
| ton had been made in that case, Mr. Peachey
! c0utd not have given relief, inasmuch as there
was no order granted by two Justices of the
! Peace. Instead Of doing this, as an honora-
| bic man would do, he valves the question and
/ raises new issues for the purpose Of diverting
! the public mind from the charge he fl1sely
| made. The matter being settled that Jacks
! Greek" has published a deliberate and infa-
nous falsehood against Mr.. Peachcy, which
/ he does not deny and has not the manliness
/ TO correct, shall, without noticing his chick
[ en-broth preamble, which is void Of sense or
meaning and which interests no one, proceed
to answer the questions propoundcd:
| l. How much did John Peachey charge the
county for has last years services?
| Answer do not know the exact sum, but
am informed that it was about as much as his
! predecessors charged for the same services
! which Is not one-half what it will cost the
county under the present snake bill arrange
ment.
2. How much did he wish to charge the
county?
Ans.-No more than was allowed to him.
3. How much did the Commissioners knock
/ off the big pile of charges he trumped up?
Ans.-Not one cent; and would have given
him more if he had asked it.
4. Did he charge the county for the two
days lie spent in riding across the mountain
to see Mr.. Atkinson, and for the ride to Nil
roy to see Mr.. Brewer, to secretly lay the plan
| for turning out one of the best stewards the
county ever had?
Ans Mr.. Peachey, nor none of the Di-
rectors, kept an account of the number Of
days they spent in the discharge of their du-
ties. If Mr.. Peachey included these two DAYS
in his charge for extra service, he was Justly
entitled to it. At a meeting of the Board in
February last the Steward wished to know
whether he would be continued another year.
As there was not a full board present they
could not give him an answer. The Steward
| insisted on knowing. Mr.. p. then went all
the way to Mr.. Atkinson's to consult him.
| They there agreed that at their next meeting,
in March, they would make a change aud
communicated their determination to the 9TH
er Director, and requested him in writing to
apprize the Steward of their intention All
this did Mr.. p. to oblige the Steward, when.
by his 0acn agreement, they could have dis
charged him at any time without moments
warning and without giving him any reason
for so doing. Is Jacks Creek" or the Di-
rectors who transacted the business the best
judge of who was the best Steward? Did the
Directors remove a man they themselves
placed there without any reason? Are men
moved to perform an unpleasant duty without
any cause?
5. Where and how did he make SO many
days come? Mr.. Derry, go to work and en-
tighten us on these points, and then we have
few more for you.
Ans.-Mr. P. spent great many days in
discharge of his duty, but kept no account of
them.
Now, Mr.. Jacks Creek" bring out your
other questions. The more the official acts
of Mr.. P. are Investigated the higher it will
raise him il the estimation Of the public. No
man ever more faithfully and fearlessly dis.
charged his public duties, and no man has
been better abused than Mr. Peachey. Had
we always such men in Office as Mr. Peacbey.
thousands of dollars that were souandered
upon sinecures and political partzans would
have been saved to the taxpayers.
DERRY.