The Lincoln County herald., 1869-11-25

terest could not b. the half Of Sl7 1000.
Let "Troy," the legal sase inform as.
II may be contsuded. .tlpt this saolmous
sun has bees levisa aed collected to pay
the amount expended for substitutes.
Let % here remark that this d an entirely
distinct debt, created at Q different time,
and BY virtue Of . different sot Of the
Lssislaturs--if there ever was such 40
aot for clearly the Comfy Cosrt had no
to pay substitutes under the
bounty cot. And while on this subject,
. short history may not be smiss: In the
spring Of 1865, when the Southern Con.
fsdsracy was nearly crushed, our County
Court made an order 10 purchase As many
substitutes % would be necessary 70 All
the quota Of this county. Uudsr that
ordor %, 900 was expended for substitutes,
and to meet this demand our Court Dor.
rowed from the county school fund the
sum Of s6,s2k27. and paid the balance
out ~ ths eoanty revenue fund, to.wit
s3,77478. The county ID still IN debt
for e, 5,S26.26 for which the school town.
ships hold her bonds, which are payable
out Of the county revenue fund aud not
The bounty fund. The people and tax.
payers Of the county hsvs slumbersd 10
the belief that the bounty debt was paid
that the substitute debt wss paid also
but the county still owes on these two
debts, after the enormous taxes raised,
slO,570.27. Let "Troy" put this in his
pipe and smoke il, and then inform rs
If our county finances have been managed
in an able and judicious manner.
Now, in regard to his third assertion,
that "shs ooaas3 poor house was paid out
Of the county revenue Of l867-S:" It
may not b amiss 6rst To give your read
ers little history and description Of our
"poor farm, AMI "poor house." The
"poor farm" embraces 160 acres Of poor,
barren prairie land, the poorest IN the
neighborhood Of tho county seat, believed
generally BY those who know il, to b as
sterile as any prairie land in the county.
This was purchased at tho enormous price
Of 500 per acre, or $4,000 for the whole
tract, in tho year 1866. Upon this bar.
rem waste, as monument Of enlarged
liberality and profound regard for the.
poor Of oil rsess aud eolors, our County
Court has caused to be erected numerous
odi6ces, scattered here and there, not un.
like small African village or Hottentot
group, at cost Of ,te,s00. In the miist
Of this group Of sdi6css stands an 'iusans''
veil, the woaass Of the present age, in
the shape Of an oblong square, dag at q
cost Of $3.50. and subject at any time to
cave 10. Before tho poor house was re.
ceived Of the builders, furniture was pur.
chased at cost Of s525, and deposited
there for safe keeping; which, If hearssy
evidence 10 worth anything, has been
much injured If not entirely destroyed.
The entire cost Of thi. "poor farm" aud
"poor house," furniture and insane we'll,
have cost the county, so far, exclusive Of
interest, 312.956.l2, and there yet re.
mains unpaid about Sl,l00, for the col.
lection Of which . suit 10 now pending in
the Lincoln Circuit Court against the
county. Now add the interest on Sl2,-
956.12 for two years, and the cost Of the
"poor farm" aud "poor house," TO-, will
approximate $4,000; and what have we
for this large sum? A "poor farm and
house" that wopld not to-day sell for over
81, 900 if exposed to public sale, and ox-
ceedinsly doubtful if it would bring that
sum at private sale.
"Troy" asserts that tho cost Of the
"poor farm" and "poor house" was paid
out or the county revenue for 1868.
hence the high taxes for 1868. This ID
not true in point Of fact. If it is, the
records Of the county are false. Let the
records speak: ~ IS \
In 1865 there vas paid on poor farm and
poor house, ...'...s...... ..."S2. o0.00
In 1867, on same. ........ ........ 7,296.8l
In 1868, on ssus:..". ......... ......... 3,S593l
With this record showing how stands
the account and "Troy's" statement I
Why, instead Of being paid out Of tl.q
revenue Of 1867 and '6s, the greater por.
ton was paid IL 1895 aud 81. only q
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