The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-11-08

making Dau case worse.
We did not commence any "attack upon
the Commissioners, by demanding the pub,
LEGATION of statement giving the name OF
every individual that receives one cent of
the county funds" but we simply quoted
the LAW, which orders, in as many words,
such statement to be published, which
every man who can read knows, notwitll-
standing the Clerk bagatcllc shuliling.-
Put upon our I" defense as to the motive of
this attack we were driven to an offer to
publish such a list gratuitiously, in order to
prove our Observation-Disclosures, Mr. Crawford
writes. That is COOL truly That we have
been either on the defense, or had any occa-
sion to prove our disintcrcstcdncss, will be
news to all who have read these curious
attempts at subteriugc by Mr.. c. We Offer ed
to publish the county statement gratuitously
in order to illustrate by ocular demonstrl-
ton, what we so plainly showed by cacula-
ton, that NJ. 6. S statement, that it would
require 2l2 squares to publish the Levy List
was an entire fabrication, and we stand pre-
pared to do it.
The Commissioners arc required by law
to publish a statement in order to show the
people the amount of money spent, what
for, and to whom paid. Every man of
common sense knows this is the whole
object of the law-nothing more or nothing
less. The " Analysis" shows but one of
these things.
The Commissioners have right to order
a statement that will show these three
things. but they have, Tor rather their Clerk
for them, for the people are beginning to
think - the gray mare is the better horse -
in this business of Levy Lists no right to
put in plea for violating SO plain law.
that the expense of publishing full state
mcnt dctcrrcs them from it, and when we
show the utter groundcssness of this plea,
and offer to more clearly demonstrate it by
publishing the entire Levy List without
cost t9 the county: we contend they have
no right Tor rather their Clerk for thcm) to
attempt to make the list twice as long as
necessary and more troublesome to put into
type, also, in order that his monstrous state
mcnt might have a show Of truth. We will
here illustrate this matter, so that the
reader can fairly comprehend the dodge of
our worthy Commissioners champion, by
taking few items from the Caroline county
Levy List, which contains 1900 items, occu-
plying 80 squares, which is further proof
that the 81 items composing Cccil's Levy
List, would not occupy 2l3 squares as Mr.
Crawford has so gravely stated. The fol-
lowing is the manner in which the Levy
List is published in Caroline, as well as
other counties. Some of the counties being
blessed with fancy Clerks like our own,
choose to fix their statements UP in ginger.
bread style:
HONS j. H. days G Juror and mileage. sll.2j
i!yde Christopher day wit. to Il. Jury, g.,
lardcastle Ed. day att, MS witness, go
llignut Curtis: days att'd as wit, so
$l7 10
These few items will serve to Illustrate
the case. What man wishes palmer and
more comprehensive statement than one
given III the above form. But we are told
that our County Commissioners have a right
to choose any form of statement they see
proper, and consequently they pick upon one
OF The most difficult and expensive that can
DC devised, and refuse to have any other
published, even gratuitously, lest the r,icu-
lous position their Clerk has managed to
place them in should be exposed. The fo.-
lowing is the form proposed in place of the
| n az uhn ,l,,, a. I
one half the space and work to set it up and
II corrcspondingly less COST
llolms J. ii. j days as &. Juror
and mileage. SI1o5
Hyde Christopher day wit to g.
Jury AZ
lInrdcastlc Ed . days ntt as wit
lisnut Curtis . days att'd as wit
ncSs, $50
- sl7 10
We refused to print the Levy List in> the
latter form without charge because there
was no good reason for the Commissioners
requiring it to be so published to full and
complete understanding of the County OK.
pcnscscs, and because such statement
involves much greater amount of difficult
WI" ~ 'N'''hS "Ft ana iVluiitS tOuDlC inc
amount of space.
How the tax payers are to express thcil
disapprobation publicly of. the pet i" Analv.
sis " we can't very easily see, but we have
met with some recently who said they
would willingly pay their portion of the est
mated amount Of even $500 if it were re
CURED, as Mr.. c. asserts, to publish com.
plete statement. We assert that VIC can
publish, at regular advertising prices, q
complete statement for $50 of any Lev,
List that is no longer than the List of the
present year. notwithstanding Mr.. Crawford
has written SO much foolishncss about the
matter.
Whether the Commissioners or theil
Clerk for them admit a non compliance
with the law is altogether immatcrial. The
fact is so very plain that none can doubt
Look at the " Analysis - as published by
order of our Commissioners and at the law
the words of which are--"The County Com
nissoners shall make out and publish annu
ally minute and accurate statement of the
expense Of their said countless specifying
therein each particular item of expense
| and for what and to whom paid" ANY
man who will assert after reading the two
, that the law is COMPLIED with has oil rr iii,