The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-05-03
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Our NSHeiatOic illSH up otiOOb Sshi ~
fuses to answer why it was that the par
TALLY, which we have spoken Of heretofore,
and particularly in our issue Of the 18th
ult., was shown by the Commissioners of
the County between the two ex-Clerks.-
He quoted. in his last issue, a short arti
Gle of ours il which we asked the above
question, and in his comments following
pronounced it an entire 'falsehood,' but
failed to prove anything of the kind. In
this case he finds it easier TO say it is false
hood, than to prove our statements to be
such. In speaking of what We said about
Mr.. Corbaley looking over his record
when lie gets ready our christian friend
comments as follows:
"His statement above that NJ. Corbaley's re.
cord left for him to look overwhen he gets ready
like the one about the Commissioners holding
private sessions is utterly false. Mr.. Corbaleys
Indebtedness was hunted mp Immediately after Mr.
Packard's had been ascertained, and this the editor
knew or should have known from the wav we
spoke about it weeks ago, well az from the
commul ication of Mr.. Corbaley himself. 1t is
true Mr.. Packard paid up his delinquency when
notified Of the amount, as we stated al the time
He did not question Its correctness or ask Tor the
privilege of looking over the reco DIS OF the Office
to ascertain for himself whether the amount was
correct or motif he did we never heard of it, and
therefore the intmaton contained in the above ex-
tract that he denied this privilege may be set
down as another falseh0od."
So far as Mr.. CorDa!ey looking over his
record when he gets ready. is con-
cerned. we only have his word for it.
He said he would look over i. at his ear
lest convenience which we should think
was the same as when he gets ready
Also, that the Commissioners Wonted to
hold private session. we only have the
word of one of them. aud those who were
requested to leave the room, that this
Statement: is true. Whether they did hold
private session or not, we, of course, as
well as everybody else only those present,
do not pretend to say, for what they did
was PRIVATE, at leas. from the Democrats
requested to leave the room. "Mr
Corbaiey's Indebtedness was hunted up
immediately &c. How should we have
known this when our neighbor said, in
substance. 1--WE quote from memory, that
the full amount of Mr.. Corbaley's indebt-
edness had not yet been ascertained, but
i, was something over $500, but. when it
was ascertained, he would not be slow in
mailing :. I"O~u and, 30 far as Mr.. Cor
baley's communication goes. 1t proves that
his record had not yet been searched, at
least TO his satisfaction, and that he was
going to attend to it WHEN HE GOT READY.
How should we have known that Corba-
ley's record had been searched, wien las /
week was the first time our prompt friend
gave the amount of Mr.. C.'s indebtedness,
and, how will he harmonic this with the
statements that CorbaIey's record was
looked over Immediately after Packard's,
and that when the amount was ascertained
he would not be slow in making it known?
Here is something wrong, surely. 1t has
now been about two months since this re-
cord Of Corbaley's should have been
searched and the amount ascertained and
our neighbor knew it all the time, but was
all this while stating it to the dear peo-
ple' of this county. What is still more
strange. the editor found out the same
week Of The Court, the enact amount Of Mr.
Packard's delinquencies and forthwith pub.
lished it as an attempt al embezzlement.--
There is but one solution to the complex
problem we have given. and that is. our
contemporary is alike guilty with the Com
missoners for screening men Of their own
party. for the very things they herald to
tie citizens of this county as dishonesty
and corruption in others.
Knowing the amount of Corbaley's in
debtedness so long, even as he says we
should have known it. he has been slow
to publish it. and had we not continued to
speak of it. he would never have publish
ed it, so we believe, and So do all men
who know the circumsta ant the edit
or of the Republican. What confidence
can safely be imposed in men who will
let their political prejudices SO blind them
that they will act as the Comm issioners of
this county have, and what credence sho'd
the statements of the man who excuses
their conduct, defames the character of
his fellow citizens. for political effect, and
defends those who are, by far, more guilty
than those he seeks to injure. have?-
Such are the men who now preside over
the destiny Of Marshall County and such
is the man tina. edits the Marshall County
Republican.
Our neighbor can continue to call us
liar as long as he chooses. and when we
wantto, we will, for the sake Of brevity call
him he same; however, we have not got