, 1874-07-23
Macintosh's Manifesto.

Mr.. Angus Mackintosh appears in the
1nteHigencer of the 18th rst. with man.
Resto ostensibly in explanation of his
connection with the purchase of the
"Mad House. lots and the sale of the
county farm, and procures the endorse
ment of his statements by John ". Pin
nell, the CHAIRMAN of the County Com
missioners and the County Auditor; all
of whom are implicated with him in the
transaction; we might say, particep'
criminis. He makes an exhibition oi
small beer wit in the invention of invec
tive and in applying vituperative epi'
thets to those who, in behalf of the tai
payers, have presumed to question tht
policy or the morality of the arrange
ment. He AID his associates, Pinnell
Perkins and Andrews. freely handy thu
epithets. "lie' and 6. liar. but do no
specifically deny an allegation materla
to the main issue, simply because tht
public record is against them. The ma
terial question is: is this thing done :
which the public records prove; and no
how il was done; to which all their de
malls and protestations only apply. The
facts upon which our accusations were
soIelv grounded are: that the County
purchased, upon certain conditions. two
lots for $4,000, which no private indi-
vidual would have paid 81 GOO for; that
in paying for these lots, the Commits
sioners turned out the county farm,
worth $4,000, for $1,000; and that An
gus Macintosh, acting as agent of the
Commissioners to receive proposals for
grounds for the county buildings, comes
out of this transaction with deed to
himself of portion of the county farm.
These are facts of record which cannot
be denied. The only attempt at denial
is as to the manner of its doing. and
this only on the unsupported testimony
of the parties implicated in it.
: Macintosh says, first: "It is false
that l was employed by the County
Commissioners to select and purchase
for them site for the Court House, but
was appointed committee at the Feb
ruary term of the Commissioners Court
to receive proposals for the sale to the
county of such lands, tCourt House
site.) to report the same with my
views at next term of SAID Court" This
is distinction without difference. He
twas not employed, only "appointed
committee" to receive proposals and
report his views. He accepted the deli
cate and responsible trust, and all hon
orable men will say that he thereby put
himself under honor to guard the inter
ests of the county. But What says Mr.
Macintosh? he was the agent of Mr.. I
G. Ellis for the sale of block 49, and re-
commended the Commissioners to pur'
chase that block for $2,40O, (which was
and as now in nv opinion the most de-
sirable location offered"
Mr.. Macintosh could not have beer
ignorant of the fact that Mr.. Yesler had
frequently and publicly declared his
readiness to convey to the county, free
of cost. for county buildings, block 81,
which is considerably nearer the busi>
ness centre of the town, of no greater
elevation, and quite as eligible in every
particular. He had no interest in the
selecting of Mr.. Yesler's block.
He says that it is false that he "se-
lected two lots owned by Pinnell, " and
occupies much space in trying to cast
the onus of that transaction upon Mr.
John Le,ry, Attorney for Pinnell. The
truth is, that Mr.. Leary did precisely
what any other Attorney would have
done for client. He drew up the ap-
plication of Pinnell for the sale of his
lots to the county, signed Pinnells'
name to i. and his own name as Attor-
ney, addressed it to Mr.. Macintosh.
who presented it to the Board. That is
all the connection Mr.. Leary had with
the transaction; and when he learned
the astounding fact that Pinnell had
got the county farm for one half the
price of his lots, he asked Pinnell how
he got the farm so cheap, and he replied
that he had to divide it with Mackin-
tosh. Macintosh confirms this state
ment in his own explanation. He says
"I had no conversation with Pinnell
until after the Commissioners had ac-
cepted the proposition, and was directed
BY the Commissioners to see him. and
ascertain what arrangements could be
made with him about the 81 900 to be
paid, and if he would take the farm for
the other $1,000, AND LEAVE THE STONE
QUARRY TO THE COUNTY" The agree
ment was consummated by Macintosh,
who says it is false that he was employ
ed by the County Commissioners; the
deed was made 10 Pinnell for the entire
farm, and he decided that portion con-
tanning the stone quarry, which the
Commissioners directed Macintosh to
have reserved to the county, directly 10
Macintosh himself. Of course there
vas no "secret nderstanding with
Pinnell!' the understanding by which
q portion of the farm reserved to the
county should revert to Macintosh,
must have been with the Chairman OF
the Board and the Auditor, who were
pz;ry to the transaction. and volunteer
their endorsement of the truth OF the
statements made by Macintosh.
Il matters not to the public oy what
secret means this transaction was con-
sunmated; it is manifest to all that the
county has suffered great loss. and the
agents of the wrong stand confessed.
4them hear the consequences OF their