The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-09-20
The ~Aoo7n,noa ating Treasurer." Again.

Ia9 ACc7nlnod atfD9 treasurer. AZ gain.
Ia orr issue Of two weeks ago, we stated that
we coald prove tlrl. certain individual had said
that Treasurer 0 sies5ee had, by what We termed
tie magic tax paying operation saved the firm
w.th aich he WIS connected Of ''ovER ONE Hun
pREo hoLL4Rs = in the same article We ss.se our
reasons for nosurgiE tie mltter farther, bat stated
tia. L The friends Of the accommodating treas
urer' werenot disposed to droPi', or were inclined
II dispute our assertions founded On the evidence
We had n our possession, we would produce the
proof As the proof his been demanled we this
week give it. Although our friend desired that
the matter should stop and that he would not be
called upon 70 Site the facts in the case. Yet he
not disposed 10 leave in false position,
and therefore he has drawn up. signed and ha nded
us The following statement, which makes good
what We fFst gave as a "supposition" AMI alter
ward made a. an assertion, that Oglesbee had ac-
commodatet some of his particular friends
''oyER ONE Hu. lRED DOLLARS" Here is What We
founded supposition and assertion upon, and
We would feel warranted in making il a thousand
times the same evidence
EnIToR DEM II see that ycur cctemporary of
the Marshsll County Republican, has demanded
of you The prooftba certain individual connect
ed with the fru of Richmond ami WILDER ever
stated that Nathan Osesbee, Treasurer of
Mars.Iall County, had accommodated the above
named firm 20 the amount OF s'0ver one hundred
dollars'' by receiving western funds Of them, at
par aITlsSnowns that you were induced to make
the assertion and Statement On the strength of
sorac remarks | made Ill your hearing in relation
o the matter, ] deem il -iss:t now that the mat
Ter has gone 50 far. give you the substance of
c.4nsersatien on this subject that took place be
tween Mr.. Colburn and myself, sometime last
spring summer, which was as follows:
IL. Colboru, after stating that Oglesbee was
an accommodating gentleman, a good fellow &c.
said that 'rrs' had by arrangement sue made
with him. to take SeSte-l funds, ."saved over a
hundred 6olars-''
HB. DICKSON.
In his asticle On shs subject last week, Nattingiv
would IKE to have denied that Oglesby acted par
tial, By taking uneurrent tax paying money from
some men at par. and refusing it from others
Bat dare not do it, as he would have gotten ''his
foot in it, very suddenly. Oslesby, also shared
the money of some mel. In shott, he did every
thing ne could with the unourrent tax-paying mon
ey that was taken to his Office for the purpose OF
paving taxes. Some of it he took at par, some
he sIGued and he refusedfo take some Of IL at all
We 10 not know what he was governed by unless
it was his disposition to accommodate or discom-
mole those who called at his Office for the purpose
OF paying their taxes. Mattingly says lie has Og
ieshee's word FOR i, tha: he <Ogl,sbee,) dill NO
make cent BY shaving money. If he believe.
that. he has more faith in his word than many
other D opIe vl.5 attended the last OF Circu
Court here.
M4ttinssiy is by far more concerned about those
proofs o. pubiieat ons We made some months ago
than he IS a50at the swearing the "accomn odatin:
Treasurer did at the term of Court alluded to. an,
is much more anx;ors TO nisrepresent US than he il
for the people to know the true character OF tht
accommodating Treasurer