Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-02-16
TIE Editor Of the Journal and the
%uo Comfy Commissioners.

woocer II the editor Of the Journal has a
fsll understanding Of what be stalking abOst,
vl,en be says there is 70 necessity Of settle.
en; bvt'e county Treasurer aud the Audi
io-g D-cs re know what a settlement means
.. very much question II be has the Ieas,
comprehension Of that term. lie has been
Treasurer q this city for two yesrs, and be
: - ler-r made a settlement Up 70 this date.
ga zaa. - more. be never can. The Com
-sa Coarc.i. IN vain attempt 10 effect set
tlesnert With him. have Appointed taco COM
tees for thai purpose. and after ~ees. Of
-. .ffort 10 come to an understanding
zitt : n, they have given the matter up 10
disg1ss-ooe comnittse making report hat II
~ y issOossibls 70 bring him 10 a settlement.
"a n ether that the City Treasures book,
ere - raca condition that II was impossi-
~. % understand them. Because he has thus
lar escaped = compliance nth the acquisitions
.ftit law and has arrived at that poist 10
Official negligence. ths, mortal nan can IN
rsrel hi. past acts. or tell the condition OF his
books. =, considers himself certainly a very
rice adviser IN matters Of this kind. With
such an officer as instructor. j. there any won
der tha, Stark ard Jumper should Lase ne
elected the counsel Of every n.au OF sense. and
relied solely or what he editor Of the Journal
would advise them. Thiuk Of the owl-llke
wisdom Of this sage. pointing "a triumph to
his Own booss that are nov perhaps beyond
al hope Cf al honest settlement. aud exelaim
ing IN his faBced security. have not settled
ia tuo years, what need - there then Of a set
Element with The county Treasurer fer only
three or four months colIectingl Why not
!st him just add up the hgures-give the sum
al and how how much cash on hands. and
how much. in the lump. has been expended
What DDS who il belongs to whether the
rs.d fund the school funj-the specific sehoo'
fsnd. the sinking fund.--coupty bond tax-or
the general fund what difference Is It. who
cares. so a Democrat gets office
The editor Of the Journal may so far have
teeu very f,flurate in his Transactions with
tie Common Council. lie may have tossed
enough dust IL their eyes to keep them easy
up to th,s date. and have avoided just exp pose
Of his Official acts. but no such delay and reck-
lessuess can be permitted by county officials.
when they have such able and efficient Off
Gers TO account to a. Albert LANCE.
The editor Ci the Journal may persist in de-
clariny that the settlement now being had
with the county Auditor Is all bosh. still We
have very good reasons 20 believe. that this
editor. aud the Commissioners will iud it a
sober realiiy.-sn imperative duty incumbent
i l..
done. let the required time be long short
We are one Of the securities on Mr.. Scots
bond. and Ne protest against the books being
placed in the hands Of any other man. and
more particularly an incompetent one. until
the transcript Of his acts shall be faithfully
honestly. correctly and safely recorded in the
efice of he county Auditor as the law re
oaire~. aud as Common sense ard Common
ste. demand And when this is done tn.
y. Il hose Commissioners may enjoy hii
short lived glory to his hearts content. Ii they
think party fealty will sustain them in iheii
-.forts 70 dsplete the county Treasury, IN such
stringent times as these. in our judgment they
reckon without their host. They will find
when perhaps II i, too late. that little mani y
independents for The public good j. of more
worth % them. even in their own party. than
he exercise OF disreputable partisan act
tnat no prominent man ia the Democratic par.
" Is willing % admit he had the least posi-
be share or responsibility in procuring. They
Viii find that the people will scan their acts
with the eye Of strict justice. and they viii
held him TO dread accountability who takes
hundreds Of dollars from the public Treasury
IN order that an individual aud unmanly par
tisan feeling may be grati6ed