The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-24

Justice, that a man who is sufficiently
elevated in the moral scale, as to be above
acting from such motives, Gas those at
lributed) himself--would be slow--slow
indeed in attribusing such motives to 9th
ers.
In our structures upon your article, ii
not generous, we at least wish to be just.
We have one thing fer which to thank
you You say II would be unwilRng
to attribute such motives (wanting ofice)
"to more than too or three Of the
|stg,eers--the leaders, IT'S for this most
learned. wise and sapient JvsTIoR that
we thank thee.
We have long been anxious to behold
the disembodied spirit of mesnness, but
was unwilling to enter the purlieus of
Demagogueism in order to crafty our
selves, thou hast digged deeply into the
pit. and exhibi ed it to us, in all its naked
deformity. Do not again attempt to re.
imprison it 10 the channel. house of Dena>
gogueism, but permit it to stand forth in
all of its present naked deformity and
ugliess. and you will be entitled to, and
receive our renewed thanks" At the
close, you plaintively beseech us ."to let
the matter alone" We will, most assur-
edly. when we are done.
/ We also, have in the "Spirit" of A.
pril l7th, an article addressed "To
several ctizeus of Salem township and
others" signed ny Commissioners Wheel.
er and Muhleman.
We wish to call the attention of Com
missioner Muhleman to the following
paragraph in said article. 1--WE do no,
know that Mr.. Myers was in the habit of
borrowing money to have on hand at the
day of settlement, neither do we know the
contrary. We neper had any intimation
of such proceeding either directly or
, Indirectly to the best of our knowledge,
until since the public discovery of the de-
falcation." And IA co n csion vi h this
J paragraph we wish to call rour attention
to conversation that you had (shoItly
, after it was known publicly, that there
: was defalcation in the Treasury with
VIM Cochran, Esq. at the store Of Levi
y Baldwin's in the town of Clarington, and
ask you If in that conversation then and
Q there held, you did not say to said Wm
q Cochran in substance: almost every
Z time we { he Commissioners have settled
q with Myers sirce he has been in Office, We
n had to stay at WoodsGe!d several days
e from two to three or four logger than
!.
o staid if Myers had been ready. sup
IS pose nc was getting help from his friends
o Ii these are not the precise words die
ycu not say the same in substance to Mr.
e Cochran in Hour conversation With hin
e about the treasury defalcation, at th
T. Time aud place referred tos
II Again: Did yon not in the same con
if yersation referred to. say in substance tt
u Mr.. Cochran that 'there was another i'm
y. portant officer in Woodsfeld that til
H. Commissioners were not much better sat
of isfied with, than they were with Myersa
ne If you did so state to Mr.. Cochran, wi
OF you tell US xho that officer l.? aud "
m viii endeavor TO inaugera1e his rem "a
he provided, your diss: tisfaetioR Is we
en- fuuaded:
We .Oae Hor: qasrie. If you, as Co,t
cd missioner did "stay at Woodsfeld neaFl
We ever? time that you .et,led with Myei
hs while he was Treasurer" several day
longer than was n, cssSary; ere We as "a,
@. payers expected to foot the billsfor ,h
Id time unnecessarily spe.,7
WI When We have the answers 10 .hes
To interrogateries or The facts upOn who
od we presume .hem to be based, place
ter fairly upon the record. (:he pages of til
nu Spint) We will be willing to bear wh,
MS ever of odinms may attach to US, justl
fli for having signed the former articles
lin connection with our fellow tax payers
i, - Salem.
Fl. Uatil we get them answered. or 81
Ii facts upon which we presume them to b
based. so placed aPon the records; we as
to of others to take the farewell advice
, our great and good @ JUSTICE and "ls
ad the matter alone
"a. Signed-TSo of the former signers
ed the Salem articles.
he .EE..-
"a MARRIED-On the 18th of April 1851, b
,ot Thomas Mcmahon, Esq., Mr.. JOHN w. LLoY
and Miss MaHGAREr j. 6oUpY all of Moprt