Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-02-16

They knew that Mr.. G. must vacste the pc.
sition At certain date, aud they had no right
To anticipate any action e the county Board.
and il those books have been kept properly
tina, settlement could have been made ia TWEEN
" four hours. because il could not have ex-
leud beyond the present time.-Joarnat
The wisdom Of that paragraph is truly ex-
cruciating. OF course Mr.. Cunningham and
Mr Scott both knew that Mr.. O. would go ont
OF office on certain day. And il is also true
that they had no right TO anticipate any &C
ton of the county Board. Think of mans
anticipating "the way Of a ship at sea" one
of the impossibilities. Notwithstanding the
Commissioners were both heard to declare
that 4 Mr. G. did resign. Mr.. Scott was the
proper person to take the office. aud that they
would appoint him-but they had not at that
time had the benefit Of the advice of the Ed
tor OF the Journal-had not found ont they
had been sold. and Of course tht opinion or
determination was liable TO be changed. Ger
tsinly. who doubts that "But If those
books had been kept properly they cou'd have
been settled in twenty four hours" What
books Is the editor talking about He says
the set,lems Mt could not have extended be-
You'd the present duplicate. and for that
reason could have been settled in twenty four
hours. Now let US see what a settlement is.
In vol r. S. 1852 page l3l. section 1913, is
the following The Auditor shall take from
the duplicate in the hands Of thu Treasurer
for collection. list of all such taxes as such
Treasurer shall have been unable TO collect
therein. describing the property on which
snch delinquedt taxes are charged as the same
property is described on such duplicate. and
shall note therein in a marginal column the
reasons assigned by such Treasurer why such
taxes could not be collected" This is the
only way known to the law by which settle
ment can be made, and TO say that this could
be done IN twenty four hours. shows either
great ignorance, a reckless disregard for truth
or a combination Of both.
Everybody knows that the county Treasur
third Monday in March, in his county. w itf
tax payers. from morning until sundown, and
that the taxes are collected upon one book, di
yided into twelve different townships, and
each townshipa different per cent. of tax
Some with and some without poll tax. some
white, some black, aud taxed accordingly
aud to say that the Treasurer, while tn sse
taxes are being collected promiscuouly could
keep stated account Of each fund collected
on the duplicate. exhibits a degree of igno-
y ba tfat h, IL
be ashamed Of The statute says that no
money received for taxes charged on the du
plicate Of the current year shall be entered on
his (the Treasursr's) account with the county
until after his annual settlement-vol /, p
500. The settlement Of the out going Treas.
is precisely like the March settlement. -
vi ben that is made, these accounts Of separate
funds are stated We will treat the Editor oil
the Journal 10 a bran new beaver. IL he will
take the first letter Of he alphabet in Harrison
township. and make a correct statement of the
different funds, in twenty four hours and We
make this offer with perfect safety. knowing
that man who talks so much at random does
not know what he j. talking about. The plain
81 toCt - the Two OOlntbl>SlOu-
ers. by the advice of certain very wise persons
have done avery foolish thing. and these wise
persons are now .rying to lift them on. Of the
dilemma. by esssying to make it appear that
the difficulty is all pretence. The whole
matter is pitiful spite towards Mr. Gun.
bingham. for what reason we cannot tell. ex
cept that be did not appoint some Of them bis
deputy And they have acted with the Com
missioners as the Devil did with Eve. until
they partake Of their petty malice. without
any sensible reason for their hatred. The
county will probably survive tho awful catas
trophe. AID so far a. Ir. c. is concerned
We don't know. but we do not believe he cares
three siraws for the whols crowd All he
asks Is settlement, and then these gentle
men. can decide the drop Of pap according to
their own nse Of Democratic rights. We
know they hate to see their ugly mugs. bal
nevertheless We intend TO hold up the glas:
that they may see n others see them.