Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-02-23
The CITY Treasurer.


There i noibirg that % ereifes the re e' =
rs,,v oaieisl who has for months neglected to
ssmrly with sh~ ls~ r-sseribing his ofheiA'
srt's. - "a - asoas.d from his fsneied secu-
ri,v. bv finding au expose II his negligence
tIsced bssor- he oni,'ic eve. Like sp eel IA
.hiek S.ed h. founders and vfithes. endea
vor,ng 70 hide ~. head here. sad his tail there
uh,le ell the tine be di-plays every inch OF
his body. and exhibits more Palpaoiy .oa'
~lieb he % vaiuly tries 90 eouesai. IN on
Ger wHo has Neglected. aud ~ho has refused
far months TO discharge bis duty. viii. II he
has acted honestly ard in good fsi b. admit
the omission. correct the error. and do bette
IN IN. future. But where he omission of du-
~ - psIpsbe. and ths ofiicssl persists N the
wrong. you may take il for granted there y
s.lf-hns-s at the bottom. and he bss been ope-
rsting s.,ain-i the public good. and to advance
hi- oen Interests.
". charged. few days ago. tha' orr City
Treasurer hal never made seifl,m<nf-soeh b
On one a.. d. contemplated ~ the lsw-wHh
the proper suihofiiie. since hs has held has rr>s-
saf posifi.a We charged that the Common
Council h.d appointed f'ro committees 10 -et-
tie with the City Treasurer. ani that ono re
ported they could not bring him to a settle
m>nt. and the other. that hi~ book> were 10
such q condition that they conld not be under
s,cod. We we're some liftle IN error N this
there "a. only. ssve now Learn. one commit
tee appointed. IL consisted Of Me~sr-. Tou
sey. Beach and Barton. Many weeks after the
appointment. Mr. Tousey rade verbal re-
port 10 the Council. that be was unable 70 II.
feeta settlement with Edmund-. and he al-'
ssid % j diffrrent persons. that the Tr~a~ufrr' :
book. we're in such condition they could no.
te understood.
We have no, the les., doubt bot Mr Tou
sey reported the fact. in the esse. Has the
City Treasurer ever made set lemest since he
hiss been in ofics' Let Us see.
Mr. Edmunds va. elected TREASURER of thi-
city in May. 1857. and The 55,h section of the
City Charter reads a. follows:
Sec. IS Such treasurer shall hv the first
Monday of March in each year. make return
of The tsx iisf -ud warrant IN him. with n full
srsount of the doings thereon and make = 4
I'll settlement with the common council "i
sueh city. Such return shall state speeihesil,
the aggregate amount of money eolieeted and
rse.ived. and the amount remaining unpaii 90
such duplicate. with the names II The default
.rs. and he cause 81 the failurr 10 enfpres
payment thereof and hall be verified by the
affidavit Of such treasurer"
Nov where. when aud viii whom has thi.
city ofFieisl ever made the settlement couie'n
Plated IN this section. Bat the astute Treas
ur.r In h- Gard to The Public. say- al oui
ehsrges against him are wholly false Iha
lie keets - books ~ "dosble esfry" and ,ha
II the expiration ef his hr-t term. he made
ury To h Common Council All did you
snd sihat all ,oa hsd to do ander the abev'
section. The lsw ssys you shall make a SET
fl>wsaf with The Common Council. not AZ ,r
Aaku. Suppose that exhibit vas wrong-an'
Ne have - doubt bot II is-how J. lh- err"
20 BE detected ,1eept hy settlement. "
hsv. sent to the City Clerk'- office aud car
MT g., - see this "s1Albu. Il j. not on e.,
there. hut II u ever - aga'n. NE venture III
assertion It -,ll be found incorrect sni not !
Rut We will wait 10 see II the thing I'll tar
~ aud tasn msy have more 20 say nbo,
N.
Mr. Edmunds IN order that he may seree
himself from public view and avoid this ssstl'
rsut which Tho law makes Il imperative .
him b. perform. procnres a statement from "
Blake. the City Clefk. ia which that gentle
man say.. Mr. Edmuud-. at she end Il n
h.esl year msie fsu and el>s' exhibit of q
voilecticn, and disbursements male ~ nj
dariag that year Have yeu no, jumped o.
bound too far. Jo.ephf ". fear your gce
nature has led y'u to say sliul- more th'
YOU insended---or At least. u,ach more thar y
knew 70 he 80 A. you right sare be made
fsf exhibit of the 6ranclAl condition of Il
rity' Did you examine al the book ani q
vouchers before yoa made this assertion.
c,i 700 20, rather gur-~ At ~ We eiskv
you d. 20, know whettrr the exhibit 49, Z
snd rirsr. or not-noF does any other iivi
mct'al II - jast The sta'ement Il +
uands-itm MAY IL true. u msy br false. anl :
f,,i Justified 10 -sying 'hat IL lal-e - ma
pasticalrrs And this j. The very reason ~
the iaw rsqairss s,ffi<-rrf-not an erAshii
~ ordr that those errors nay al h. expose
We vii not pursue this ~atlees further
hsilme. fos there are several other fessl'
derrlietion. 81 dety committed ~ th e
Trcssursf. that we are looking into. and
t.nt briuging before the pahlie eve. I'D n
conclude now By asking shi. ofiieial NJ
where and With whom did he make The 80
---nf th.t 10 imPersiiv,iy imposed On him
CIV Treasurer by the above section q
law: n yoa have done IL. point Il out.
" not admit you have net discharged y
ds,y according - Law. We fear your dou
enty" Vii. nos ssve you
ASrw I>-Vr ~ LOUISIANA The re open
of the Slave Trade - fss, becoming an =
IN the South. lathe louisiana S~nate
hss been ,nt,sdaeed. declaring "a pfeam
..thas the righ, ef ths people u Ieaisisns