The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-10-22
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Last week we exr'sed the criminal. con
ducs; o'-FTed joss, i..speculs,iylgs in County
orders against the express provision; ef the
Statutes, while doing County business.--
We. had nd idea, when we wrote that article.
but ,ha, before this time Mr. Joss would
have >khiked away it'es.,nae place where his
cr;mesa ~ ere no. known; ANIL hoped he
would by repentance and good decd, make
amends IN the ~ ,uge. f'G his sips ir the past.
We did not .hipk'it pl,s>ibe that he could
:i'.ve,become 81 ha'ieeed o.e crime As to
sill perriss ihkseping his name before the
PUBLIC in cnpnsctisDy with, an office OF trus, !;
still lessid'd We .st,ppseAhs, he would dare
to attempt defence Iof his .coutssi .aia.}9y
But VIC are mistaken. In the last issue
of the Rp sbius,; that gentleman : has the
70 attempt to y!n,lic,ts his course.
tie says, it, shows, opr u..lignity. :aDd, the
dcSpeIasi'npfo"r Cause, whep we resort to
such @1ase and ,ltslaonettso pneans, to create a
pYj.sliee agaiastt. na.si whose characi or -
. PUBLIC officer j. tunlu, psachable. - We deny
a'l i'"pu' h'i". Of m,liyui,y: = ~ IT. ~ -. !,
-s"!sis arfactsha. Ca" easily he prsvep, and
which will bs proved when the Grand Jury
lnee's ihase Fed j ,sS has been in the Cum
slant habit Of purchasing Count orders .t;,
O. hss p ne tlap thnt Helor. ssatel N h. ;:t,'r
Of s"ca 0rle,aa The Statutes clearly and
expre1slydp nhibits; an officer doing So
Iihess 4 llsil III - imam who has been in the
c''''s' am, habit Of knewi"sly, and, wiIfutiy
atyssfsr private gain.l' violating The law; try.
ing A,s ,hrnr. th',nsslf into ldflce, So thai, he,
may pmi ably 4oaats nl "a. soio'a el.e Ilasos
When ws'oas a pn.A'c ;j,,lrnali..! cx ,dss' liA
crimes; Ae '3'rom'u'cesi SUCH exposure b.s
= ND t2ssao"tst. 81 revlaps IT. nigh, lie il W.
were u partner i" the crime; ,bu, We are NJ,
We 'bit simply perform a,,radu,y, to the
public whp" We 'isaruncc any and :.ll kucl,
d"'nss. rs We ever shall d.; a,ptswe 1epea a,
hers, VIA, We atR med last week. tina, 4
man VII" Will w'l,uly y~I,,e and SEA a. ,les
h hsE the laws in one respect, is not a safe
pr pr%psr man 70. TRUST. IT, lie will do i. in
one 'esiecs. he will do j, in another. - :;
-, The nature IF til. defence e, up by Mr..
''"s' i bss!er Sc. fq'.h IN his Own language.
80 We, give y as il is, 81 az .{:.:..
Thv S;atA,e which the yYoLuSrEEn quotea
- Ct 'riy perverted BY the IN crapvtt,1, ed
Nor. in order t" reflect upon d gentleman
whom It sansosfinjurc BY any fair or homes,
IL cas.sst;S s{if psai T. e4s; -..- i.,s ,.,~., =
II, 'The pyrpars Of The, Statue e.iaenly is
that n" per.oa ding County business in his
.JSc al c,i5actty shaii purchase ~ receive in
payment orders fora less a,noun, than ths,
represented on tlh6 faEs-asssi sss,f <.ass5s4ie,
'slEhe dtSies aresso,rss foss the purpose o,
calling particular attention to.f'shs Il pp;n,
re''p. s. b A.y'e ;ty Mr. JOSS. ia his de-
5s eessasEisnssgr, a.lssssasaf4 ss;g y7;fr. :
+ W. VlFs have no'hins - ssy in .a.wsr 70 .ha,
par. Of s,hs sls!snss rsHsc'in; up,n oursell
1" We 70 Soy that il u nos eitar, I" any
person q AZ Abe S'a,a,e We Quaea Vas per:
ys,t ' .. inr.,n is true meaning Os.he e,he,
hand. ~ bal ,hs moss sr'ss per, sr>'or
will give j. any o,h.r Interpretation than
thai which We gave II. Such j. lis positive,
I'i'rses. uneqais"csl Language which re auo
'sd s YSrd tr word fsos, ~. statute itself
and xss s dA i. ,lhsn. and do nov. rstsr uo,
readers y ihe .a;ast;s assls y ds,ermios
~ 'r,'e a ,...eap!ns w farther ~ l.n+, .hs
II'nnserpss'asioa gwen Y, thai Statute hs sNr
yoas aa l'ls lae'eass = .l.,vs quole IS moi
rA.t,nsfsi ey .'aS's sseg u l !: .fv.nd
u ne 8! assAa.s-a sl.~s and stearl psrvel-
SION ,hslss. -satl, .a.sss .h.s ,he indlvila4l
y h. x.4.l ss.ss. 4, ..lcn : ssa'ierns u .
I abs'c y. +, he parl,rs; = sxe..s,ng his
cr'mc. i desperately dishonest. We will
ma .s,sibale u u ssaos.sce. RI i requires
quite = sslos,t i sabilay sl.d iak,s,D,.i.,
'ts y. . lias !, Sc plain iss,er u u ~.
IL Nv ps u, spress'. II. Jo>1E { ..ssniu.l
NJ . WI ajIif. WA u eaassiail u
p.n,sl ,o.slsl = i saS u q. I'll !. 4
Tie aest iern. /. : s s.an Z .ls ii;. q 4
sla.s III Lass Y III oaasssy q u s;s,r-
nifty q ths oGsA.. L isereaasd = A.n.lrrt