The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1863-03-18

away other peoples money; and their duty
Is to do so as sparlng'y as possible, and al
WIS with i view TO the good of the pub.
he generally. Now we charge that Mr.
'i!='cr and Mr.. Sc'fie!d did, on the 9th
day OF March inst. being then ard there
ipub'ic servants of the County Of Goodhue,
ana sworn on their oaths to do their duty
Huth'u!ly, wicked;y and corruptly squan.
DIR the public money, by giving the
:rnh'ic Contract for printing to Mr.
Davis at the rate of five cents per descrip-
ton, when We had written bid then
before the Board to dotle same printing for
-four and one-haif cents per description, and
when we had authorized the Chairman Of the
Board to state, and he did state that we
would 10 i; for much less sum. And be-
cause they did thus be;ray their constitu,
cnts squ'ndcr the public money violate
their oaths, and devote the public money to
the support Of political paupcrs, We charge
that they did then and there commit NAL
'easance in public office.
Their object in pursuing the course they
have, was to build up a 1u7t5 p,rer-onc
that would 90 for party though the Country
should so to the doSS-one that would make
party its God and in word, one that pol
'tlcians can use. Mr.. Davis very strongly
lnt'mated that he would nos consent to de-
vote his paper 10 that object unless he was
PAID for it, in the communication sent in bv
him at the January meeting. After dclin-
atmg the benefits Of party organ, he closes
in the following eloquent strain: For the
reasons above given, the principal one Of
which is that the Republican party in Good
hue may have an organ which shall not
only represent their political principles 1vt
be able t. hve by tier aid.' And Messrs.
llayler and Scotield, accidcnty placed in a
position where they can help the party or
gan to lire, without putting their Lands in.
to their own pockets, unSparins!y deal cut
the public money to build up their party or
gan, and to crafty their private malice. We
10 Tot devote these lines to those gentlemen
for their own consequences they are too far
below contempt to merit moments notice
but to set before the people the wrong acts
of public officers, do We give ~ our time
and space.
They do it to build up 4 p7"fH but let IT,
!ell them few such acts of official corrun
ton would kill the strongest party tina
ever existed. Noting that has been don
IN the past. and nothing that will be don
in the future will 50 inurc the Republica
party as this act OF official corruption
Of those two Commissioners. The pcopl
will stand taxation when that taxation
calculated to advance public good the
Will not demur when taxed for the govern
nent support; but when taxct to graft
the private spite Of public officers, or t
build up the interest OF private perS"oI
or even paper, without any corresponding
benefit the people will not submit.
llere let US remark that we believe in tn
fundamental principles o(,he Republican par
W; that we always acted with it. until
domestic rebellion convinced US IN,
rari'zan considerations ought to be los, sigh
OF in the higher considerations of our conn
Try that when the stormy times Of thi
/ febeI'''n are passed, if We weather tn
storm, we shall find our place in the rank
OF that party whose principles are>in conso
nance with our feelings. But un til sucl
times we would scorer sever our RICH. hant
than raise an issue that would divert TN,
patriotic attention Of the people from tn,
task before them, and it is for this. that IN,
County Commissioners Aforesaid regard ~
with great disfayor.