Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-12-03
FTHE SEINlQT-IA-E.4,
~PtBllemxD BY.
L1TTLEF.1lEI.D 4 MAG1NN1S
RED WING, MINI. DEC, 8, 1859.

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1 RED WING, MIMI. DEC, 8, 1859.
WILLIAM coLvlLL. ia. EoITof
THE FINANCIAL EXHIBIT.
! The Republican still persists in its state
ments in regard to the financial conditio,
ofthe county, and with its usual impudenc,
continues to quote its own false figures. i
is not for the purpose Of continuing a dis
cussi"n with sheet, that not only gsrble
the official reports Of the County Auditor
in order to sustain its position, but garble.
its own previous statements and wil:u|,
miSrepresen,s Ours--such facts when ono,
detected shows the sheet that is guilty U
them to he unworthy Of further notice-but /,
y BY giving the items, with authentic Official
endorsement Of their truth. once for all tt
settle this question in relation to the county
Indebtedness end put the public in posses.
sion Of some startling facts in connection
with it, Which we think demands furths,
and official investigation. And first. in re-.
gard to some Of the Re2u liun's nt,v state.
,nents. 1t says: ... Di. ,
Upon the matter Of printing. a. we'll a.
concerning other statements. upon which,
after investigation, he finds himself in error,
the editor Of the SentiaI acknowledges his
mistake. Tut pleads in excuse for his blum
ders, that he. gave the fgur from his re.
collection OF the,n"-" that his information
was received from = member Of the Board. y
|&c.
This is totally false j; we acknowledged no
mistake: We did not find ourselves in er.
ror, and we made no excuse. We said we
had given the figures in relation to the
amount Of delinquent taxes at the time the
County Commissioners went out Of Office.
from our recollection Of them, and IN round
numbers, and that on examination we found
our statements fully verified, AID We then
gave the figures showing that the debt left
by the County Commissioners TO wit:$7 600,
had been more than cancelled by the de.
linq"ent taxes left by them and since col.
lected. We did state that We were in DOS
session Of no data, showing the exact amt
paid the Republican,, and We made the state
ment We did on the authority Of a member
Of the Board Of Supervisors; but We did not
nor do We now withdraw that statement :
but give it IS it was given 10 US for what it is
worth, and We wish to Be excused from
credit,ng the Republicans own evidence on
that point, inasmuch As les general untru.h-
fitness in regard to the county finances de.
cidedly impairs its character As = witness.
The Republican further says Of the editor
Of this paper.
he persists in the proposition before sct|
forth, that the amount collected upon the
delinquent tax lists left by the Board of
has cancelled the debt If the
county which existed At the time that BODY
was Superseded by tho Board of Supervisors.
In the exhibit published by US it was shown
that only $3,41O,39 Of tho amount At th.tI
lime delinquent, had been collected. Tho
figures were given not from our recollection
Of them bat obtsined from tho books Of the|
County Auditor. ..1 Il
We know not what the Auditors books
show-and care not. Our data was obtain.
I'd from the original source. We have The
receipts given by the County Treasurer to
The Sheriff, for the various amounts collect
I'd and paid in by him On the tax roll Of the
year l857-since tho Commissioners were
and these receipts for amounts
'ctually paid by the Sheriff, as he will verify.
acknowledge the payment by the Sheriff |
Mr. Hoffman, to the Treasurer Nh. Tovne.
N the taxes Of the year 1857-as follows i
: y,,l,. ~ 1910 III 49,.