, 1869-06-22
TINE pffisE Of TINE Circuit CLERK.
A Card fran 1ir. Y, r, Gassctsc.

CHICAGO, June Il.
10 The Editor q 11t cAieaeo 1+taun<:
Even to AZ enemy, II you had one, you shoold II
least be tost, and 70 one Who has eEer, when you
grant IN equal courtesy.
Toul uup.ovokeo a,tack upon me, and upon the
TH,srNz is concerned, being Of sucn personN
character upon both, docs pot merit word In rc-
ply, but the opinions Of fJ6euds arc OF some coz
sass. ,; ~ dss1ns Ia Tho pnns tns bet adgss
te11, am de&tsoua Of making thla statement
deem The avocat,on Of the public press, In = man-
poee wrouE OF neglect OF duty ID public oflcefA
bus not to yi1lfy and abuse them personally, and
any honess man, elLher Of ihe Republican or DEM
oe75tE paEty, A. enemy Or friend viii bear NC ont
ask Of you u prominent IN ina.r11on Ia your
paper. Of tnis casd, y Fo9r stack aad. When
| 6ret Assumed the duties Of Circuit CLERK and Rs
eonaer. nnn'y resolsed 70 coussleot'cus,J de-
my friends aud p1ease uay eucu1iea hxYo done
10 70 the ness Of my ability aud 1udG.nenI
70 prereni el1nE1, sase the county money and
In reading the law raw gTca. chaaces Of sue
ctsa 10 Al u ny deslres ty ualng printed rrcords
u fn a 1hc great asess,sy. Of Instruments 70 b
authorizes me to ubo such reoords and does not
teave It optional with the Board Of Supervisors to
re!ect Or pay beR leave te al 5oor attentton 10
1!S which rcsds a. follows: "a For the purpose
| OF securing uniformity in the county records
| sotouSnopt thy state the Clerks Of tae Circuit
tics IN thus State are hereby authorized
to procuEe suitable printed court
reeolas pfoper1 fed nd pansa' 70 70 be s altea %
and usel when practicable aud is the carcum-
stsnce1 Of ths case will ALLOW; and the actlou Of
y'Ss 4 tes az q ~
County Courts and Boards oi 9upcrvisnn to ray.
our Of The County Treasury. for ali books that
1,ay r procured o5 sah Clerks provided hy This
Nj. Editor, THIS law vas passed tn 1865, aud, 70
The best of nv Judgment It "a : Wlse and tadictous
| ont- E1tst. because It Rases 70 per cent to the
takes tou5 pages md = nan q blank Eecon1
q. q a d io4 ssees
one page; printed record book costs ~, taerr-
By leaving \ caring IN actnal coat Of one trust
~ C.! e4 s%osas ? Fl, X 81 e'o sssss s'4s q
efe; e,.a q = ,csS nooti Sss
ine n,t:ss tHa i n.se. ~ dss1enoe Sas q s p;
cert ln the chsnces Of au error being made IN the
record Of any deed entered I pride myself
Se u Tne eoen,y l., ZEE ea;
thereby saving additional money. ( It once tool
three months to Get 4 rcconI Of = decd. pow hs
tdys arr sufficient, thereby facilitating the lctt
matcfouaaesa Of the ONCE: al produced By tht
The clerks engaged can make better comncnss
tion for themselves In lesa ho0lA thsn efc1 before
| The use OF these books Is not new IN my once
MI. Church used them, but not quite Il extensive
y Is my*elf. have used them uorr c1tcns1ret
because deemed II best for allpaItics concerned
| Ton spoke Of the compensation l make to n
clerks, cnnslder II no oncB business Whist pa
thtm,-ouiJ The c1crks and M seiI asc Interested
l wih to say, however, that am pairing large
salaHes ;E1h were cyer paid Ia this o11c
= Vim n sn aa9n ws9
yesttgaiion Of tho matter bJ asking Mt. George
nlznke, tho caapser, who pa.s tha clcrkk Aen
| the folio department are malta0 from SIS TO Sa3
| week, naufe and better pay than copJrate arc get
| orally nAflnR, while the d1ed ealaFes aVeEaG
| 2a per cent more than ny rrodeccasoe paid
Al far ~ Tho extra compensation, vh,ch wot
, | accrue 70 myself or the at these records, II
al consumed BY the Increase Of AalaEcs which
bare given 10 ny eiefkA. and fof the s1tFa aeces
modstlon Anozded The public lnFefetcnee 70 u
It IL untrue and wholly unfounded IN fse
And al Just gnen naass .cel assofed Of T. 70 IA
! Of putttotssu Il ono 1hp&, and 70 siaod up lace
: face with death, on the battlefield, 10 auotnef
bare done the lattcr. and nare honestly and 1klt
tuity done iny duty - soldier, and AL proud
: FAY ny ot,eer~ contnsnt!nG, from company
!, Cd uoe foF promotion on account Of gaNI1u{ n
| do not esteem II 1 nt *an ffom Republic
i paper, moved BY malice. 70 be charged with
:. fuiiJ viud,c4ied ~ M niends md The pub
i | Hoping you VIII receive this wi'h the Andnt
r. with which Il Is handed you. an. s,r.
So1atAs T. 1Ass1rrx, Chenit Clc1s
% RxxAtks-Tne question that the public arr
+ tercsted IN II whether sf:er paying esat, t'lrou
y the Board OF sap4F1sors, tor having the1 de-
d rrcosded, they are 10 raJf Af, GaSsette a ats'
# tirne for the t1nue work VIC hoh that the sece
. charge lol recorling l. both nsg!tious and anil
ful
E. TIE question whether Nr+ 0assettc WIS or :
l. | not dest1ter was ouea passed upon RI = cot
d martial II Mr. Ea1sette thlnk1 that 1hell !
tenos Wa unjust hs u entitled to his opinion