The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-06-28

We quote the above heading to this article from
the fact that the Auditors Report, as it appeared
in the Republican of last week. was such bun
ged affair that it is matter of diversion to all
the little school boys in the place, who have ever
"gone through addition and "cyphered through
subtraction We doubt whether any of our read
ers ever saw as many blunders committed by the
greatest blockhead that tried to solve prob
lem The footing of the different columns is
about az correct as would expect If the entire
case of figures had been "picl," showed into 4
pile, and then set up by blind man, and the proof
read 10y 4 man under the influence of 90 Hoham.
Mr. Mattingly has. ever since he came here, been
msrepresenting and deianiing the character OF
many prominent Democrats in this county, for the
sake of the spoils and now that he has the county
printing, this is the manner in which he does it.
Scarcely column in the whole exhibit is correct.
Il would be too tedious to insert the whole exhibit
and therefore we will content oursef by giving
our readers the following interesting and novel
manner of subt-actng. 1t will be new thing to
all our little readers and will doubtless be source
of much amusement TO them.
Otal receipts from All SOURCES, ll,OCo O.
Expenditures As above specified, S,22l III
S,l7S II
One from two and one remains-correct. One
from eight and seven remain-correct. One from
eight and remain.(D Two from eight and
sEvEN-bOys look out, or you will he misled BY
these figures, for you have all undoubtedly been
taught that figures never lie - but be careful,
for these figures are made by Republicans.
Here is another table, that, to he EXAMINED
AND APPROVED by Prof. Morris, in particu-
lar, foots up rather singular; for, the Professor
has said. profess to be something of an account.
ant. and don't propose to have things come out
in the bunglirg manner they have heretofore -
but here IS the curing that the Report saws was
EXAMINED AND APPROVED' by all the Com
missioners, Mr.. Morris name attached with the
rest. Isaac, look to your laurelS. The subjoin-
ed is another problem in subtraction:
Treasurer indebted to county, lr,3SS Sc
Credited by county orders redeemed, 1,7e9 G.
3Gl0 81
On looking over this the bunters will be appa-
rent to every sane persen, no matter how unlearn-
Cd tiiey may be. Every calculation in the whole
exhibit Is Just as prolific with errors as those We
have given. and we have only selected these be-
cause they shorter than the rest.
After having two weeks to get out tile report
in, and il being very short and unsatisfactory one
it comes out in this kind Of shape. If the copy
was correct. tie proof certainly not read, or
il read at all, nciSlibor must have been under
the influence of his iavorite beverage Be this az
it may, the object in publishing the exhibit is en-
iirely los! by lis incorrectness. We understand
that since the issuc Of the Republican, and the
glaring mistakes have been pointed out BY the
Democrats about town. that there has been a sup
plemenI issued containing the exhibit in an improv-
ed and somewhat corrected state, though not en-
:ircy right yet. They Will doubtless bring all tho
talent they have, to bear upon the complicated sf
fair and hope. for the satisfaction of the peo-
pie, or taxpayers. and particularly for the re9uta-
ton OF friend | \. Morris a. an accountant.
that the buneiin affair will again appear in the
shape il did last week AS it then stood. IL read at
the close Of the exhibit
'Al of which IS respectfully submitted
\. FULLER. y NJ c.
Examined ,nr I'd liz