Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-10-03
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COUNTRY GENTLEMAN"

man TO traQuce Jlle character, an
injure the fair fame Of Mr. McCand
less, will have an effect directly OF
posite to what is intended. Fo
those who enjoy apersonal acquaint
ance with Mr.. McCandless, lnol
his character for honor and integri
ty too well to be influenced by th
howl of any irresponsible party.
"But as some muskets do contrive it
As oft to miss the mark they dflve at
And, tho well aimed at duck or plover
Bear wide, and kick the owners over"
So will the effect Of this foul at
tempt on the part of these unprin
cipled traducers recoil on the day o
election.
In Mr.. McCandless' answers t.
the queries propomded in the Reg
lister of September IL, he says
"The rumor that Bonds to the am
Of $1,000 have been abstracted from
our County Safe is NOT TRUE" And
to the assertion made by Country
Gentleman" that the bonds were
offered for sale in Circlcville, Mr..
McCandless gives the lie, und chal-
lenges him to the proof of it, which
by the way proves a difficulty for
Country Gentleman, who fails to
prove what he knew, when he made
the assertion, to be mqualifedly
false.
This prompt and positive denial
on the part Of Mr.. McCandless that
Bonds had been stolen showed
Country Gentleman" in a bad
light; and in order to dispose of
the elephant on his hands, rushes
again to the fountain of lies and
Misrepresentation and empties his
overcharged noddle into two col
umns OF senseless confusion, which,
when summed up, amount to literal
y nothing,
This Country Gentleman" las
he presumes to style HIMSELF asserts
hat the Auditor does not in fact
leny that these Bonds are missing.
This assertion, we suppose, he in
ends as a joke; for we that read
he Auditors card know better
1e follows this peculiar joke with
he pettifogging statement that Mr..
knew all the bonds is
ued for the Jetfersonville Road |
Tere not in the County Safe. This
) one of Country Gentleman's"
harpest points. For Mr.. McCand-
ess wasn't aware that the "canceled
Bonds" which were in a drawer in
is office, and for which Coupon
'onds had been exchanged, were r
egarded as of any value, or were
onsidercd as in this controversy.
n making q Registry of Bonds, q
listakc occurred, and Mr.. McCand-
.ss wrote to Mr.. Miller before he
ad discovered the mistake in the
ltry. To-day his Books are prop
'ly marked where this mistake oc-
lrs, "Error-Bonds not issued"
his is The history sin toto" of the
Kissing Bonds; and not one cent
the Public Money has been lost,
issing or stolen since Mr.. Nc
has held the position of
uditor; a fact which "Country
entleman' knew perfectly well.
nd did he possess the proper quail
cation to entitle him to the cogno-
en- hepresumes to assume, he wo'd
leerfully and promptly make the
acknowledgements.
The gentleman who boasts of
Country Gentleman
th the facts upon which he founds
S story, had better be sure that =
lat he furnishes are facts, or else
vast less loudly. This wonderful !,
ct-furnisher has placed Country :, r
in a position that will,
> fear make even him doubt the =, :,
liability of his gifted employee.
ear him:
Now Mr.. McCandless you did not a
ant to know the numbers and am
lnts of these $1,000 bonds when Ii
~ wrote to Miller q Vandemark, c.
cause your register of bonds, a Fl
,ok in your office, at that time and
'es to-day show on page 4 the
Imbers of the $50 hondS it shows \,
d then showed on page 10 the N N
Imbers of the $100 bonds and it Z
w shows and did then on page lie
q the numbers Of Che $500 st
'nds.'
Now, Mr.. Fact Furnisher, if you 81 81
IL 90 to the Auditors office in a
oper condition, you will discover pc
at ON pages 10 and 224 nothing