The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-02-13
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The Ohio Eagle 49, Who wiz
succeed MIR. Baker---Its Value
1.-The Lancaster ,JuntO. &c.

---The Lancaster j unto, sc.
T. GREESyILLE, o. Feb, 3. .'6s.
Eds. Lancaster Gdzette:-We no
tice in your issue Of the 9Th inst 7
that considerable anxiety and ex.
citement is exhibited by some Of
the citizens of Lancaster since the
decease Of Mr.. BAKER, as to who
will be his successor in the publ.
cation Of the Ohio Eagle. From
our long connection with that pa.
per as its editor and proprietor,
and agreeable association and Coz
operation with the true and libo.
raj Democracy Of old Fairfield, we
Cannot but hope that the Office
may fall into the hands of a live,
true and independent Democrat
outside Of and incontaminable by.
the miserable, corrupt and unscrus ,
pulous, ever seif.adyancing junto
OF Lancaster politicians.
What the Office may be sold for,
or who will get it, we have no
idea. 1t would be a bargain to
the purchaser at $4,000 cash in
hand or on the usual time. IS, 500.
Perhaps better offerscan be had il
an open field is given to bidders,
and an honest sale made. Less
than these figures would be a need
less sacrifice Of the estate of the
deceased.
We should have addressed the
editor ex,oficio OF the Eagle upon
this subject, did we net approhend
that one or more Of these mounte.
banks arc even now noseing around
/ within the sanctuh of the honored
old Bird, like ravenous vultures
around a carcass, Seekang the helm
and lever power of this proud ON.
blem and mouth piece of tho Fair
field Democracy, only 10 befouI
her nest, and to hoist themselves
into Office by the very lowest Thin
ble-rigging schemes that only the
Lancaster pot-housc political junto
is capable.
A brief pen picture Of a few OF
those Brigadiers from the score,
("goin' 10 have brass buttons all
over our coat,") appointed by a
Radical State Governor, (voted all
right in tho Senate, you kDow,)
and who was afterwards promoted
for brauery and meritorious maitary
skill-(wrote all of Gen. McClel-
lan's dispatches-in horn, to the
Office of Colonel, and still later, in
skedaddling from supposed rebel
danger, let his horse run into a
brush heap-fe!l off, resigned, upon
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the same principle and for the
same reason that the economist
kills, &C., to save his life," (and
including yonr colnty Officials,
mishtinterest the unsophisticated. J
We suppose Sheriff SuIsLER has
"larncd a hoap" by this time.
Well, BY frel'' there was still
room for improvement at the last
accounts. Does he adjourn Court
sine die Immediately after the charge
to the Grand Jury, as usual?
And it is presumed that JAS. w.
TowsoN still does up the work of
County Auditor, and signs the
name of WILLIAM ScHePp thereto.
Well, ii is bettor 10 have the mat
ter attended to by "a Deputy than to
have the records of the Court
mixed up as they might be by in.
competent officers of the Central
junto.
Daniel Webster, or Familiarity
known as BILLY SHULrz, as q mat
ter of course, draws the salary of
Prosecutor. In his selection the
statute and the scriptural iniunc-
tion must have been the controlling
point, for Lord knows, the least
was chosen.
No doubt but that Capt. SYFERT
and JESSE VANDEMARK perform
the duties Oh Probate Judge and
Court Clerk well and faithfully;
but they need watching, for they
would cut the throat of any man,
even had they been their most ar.
dent friend and supporter, did he
have the audacity, (and they the
power), to dare. TO stand in the way
of the candidates or decrees of the
elfappointed Se!f.agrandizing, SELF
promoting Lancaster juntc.
Treasurer JACOB BAKER and Re.
corder TIN FlsuPAUGH are honest,
deserving men, whom the people
can trust. rsrf . =
Fou,s respectfully, ~