Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-10-03
The Journal and the Alleged DE
faIcatiOn.

tRIcattOm.
In reference TO the article in the journal
Of this morning, headed "The $4,000 De-
falcation," we have only to remark, gener'
ally, that it is false from beginning to end
a lie of the most malignant, unmitigated
stamp-intended only and solely to deceive
and mislead the honest and unsuspecting
readers of that reckless and unscrupulous
sheet.
II is lie of the basest character, that
"the leaders of the Democratic party" have
either connived at, or are determined to GOV.
er up the alledged defalcation, and $50 de-
ceive the people"
1t is a lie of the blackest hue-conceivei
in the worst spirit of depravity, and brought
forth in malign.ty-that the so.cnlled defal-
cation "is admitted The editor of the
Journal knew that he uttered falsehood
when he made this unqualified statement
The records of the Court In which the suit
IL brought prove this. The answer Of David
Clark and his securities, now ON file in the
Clerks Office in this cousty, denies owing
the county one dollar, and they stand in
readiness TO establish the truth of this de-
nial when the investigation takes place
Moreover, they have been prepared to 20 TO
trial for the last two years, and have urged,
during the whole of that time, that the I'M
vestigation should proceed. II is no fault of
theirs, that it has been put of from time to
time. This is susceptible of such proof as
tho editor of the Journal would not-with
all his unblushing hardhood-dare deny.
We may here remark, by way Of paren-
thesis, that the morbid sympathy expressed
by the Journal for "the securities Of Clark
is entire ly gratuitous, They don't need il
and don't want it When they do, it will
be time enough for the editor Of that sheet
to open the aood-gates of his sympathy
1t is lie-equal in depravity with those
that have preceded it-that "the democrats
in this County will be held responsible by
the people for their dishonesty in attempting
to cover up the fraud by the consequences
Of which the tax payers Of this County will
be compelled to pay principal and interest
no less than FIRTY-SIX THOUSAND
DOLLARSl''
The Democrats of the County have never
attempted any thing of the sort They have
never sought to have Mr.. Clark shrink from
full and impartial investigation of the
whole affair. And evea should a judgment
be obtained for the whole amount claimed
they know-and Deacon Comfy knows az
well as they do-that the bond of Clark is
good for the whole sum.
But the most shameful and degraded lie
in the whole catalogue, is that by which the
editor Of the Journal attempts 10 show, by
an array of figures, that the people Of the
several townships of this county have been
compelled to pay an extra amount OF taxes
to make up the alledged deficiency. This
is fAlsehood which win not allow Of the
least show of apology or mitigation. 1t
does not bear the least semblance 10 truth,
fairness or justice, and its only object is to
deceive, in the grOssest and most infamous
manner, those who, the Journal vainly sup,
posed, could be easily imposed upon by his
own unqualified statements. But the lie is
too bald and INSCRIPTIONS to deceive any
one. The truth is--as the fina aeiaI re.
cords Of the county viii prove to any one
who examines them-that not one cent of
extra tax has been levied in the townships
TO make up deficiencies Of any sort, for the
simple reason that no such levy has been re.
quiTsd since the expiration Of Mr. Clark's
term Of office. The JOnrnars figures arein'
tended to show that the townships have
been required to furnish their pro rata
amount TO make up the sum ae SOC, It7s5A
Now what are.the faetsf In 1850, Mr..
CLARK lsfs the Treasure 49, "T'FT
Tpvhip and district was -
township Treasurer lsse fst'