The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-02

Treasurer's receipts, as below:
July 1865, No. 1851 oa
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 92,St6 Il
November Z, 1868, No. 70 ........... $500 on
January q, 1861, No. H................ 2O,77l &c
On the 18th OF July, 1868, the sum Of
S9,33aSo, according to receipt No &, was
paid into the treasury, but there is
nothing on the books to show where that
amount came from, Willing to give our
neighbor the benetitof that, we will place
it to the credit of the same account,
which will make total of Sl95, III 40
paid into the treasury, which deducted
from 1925 1888, leaves balance Of
S29,50l.37 "unaccounted for" These
are the figures to show deficit, and if it
is not adjudication, let it be shown in the
same way. Pooling away time by "mere
assertion" does not meet the difficulty.
We are not the apologist of the late
Treasurer, who was properly removed
from office BY a Democratic Senate, nor
do We propose to extenuate the offence for
which he was removed, but this we
do att I'm that taking the books OF
the Treasurers office just as they stand
there was better prura facie case for
impeachment against the State Traasur-
or in 1868 than there was against the
late incumbent. Why is 1t that those
Republicans did not I'LL the breach" IT.
that tine2n But in order to arrive at a
conclusion of the matter the htsliigencer
proposes the appointment Of little in
vestigation committee of our own creation
or sort Of arbitration court. Here is
what it says:
"Wenow make the following challenge
to the Wheeling REGISTER, VIZ: that
the proprietors of that paper shall name
an eXpettin accounts, and we will name
another, and these two snail chose II
third, and the three thus chosen shall in
vestigate whether at any time under Re-
publican rule in West Virginia has there
ever occurred deficit OF S3S,OO0-in her
State Treasury. The finding Of this COM
mlttee OF experts, whatever 1t may be,
shall he published prominently at the
head of the editorial columns IN each
paper for one week in their daily and
weekly editions"
1t seems TO us that there is a good deal
of wind in that storm.
Two committees of the Legislature
have already looked into hhIs little trans
action and reported a deficit of $4,000
"unaccounted for," bat for fear the House
Committee may have erred, and being of
rather an accommodating disposition, we
are inclined to accept the challenge. and
more especially as the REGISTER does be-
lieve what it processes to believe.
lnasmuch as this investigation is solely
for the benefit of the hteitigemcer's
friends, it might not be improper to as
sumo that the little items of expense in
cdent to the investigation will be borne
by that journal We have no reason
for mourning any expense what
ever. You know these experts
will have to be compensated for their
time and trouble. Ard then the publ.
cation ofthe report of the committee for
an entire week in our editorial columns
might be another consideration. For If
the report of the Mtetligcncers expert
is to be as long and unsatisfactory as the
one he prepared for the minority of the
House committee at the last session, it
will proyepighty heavy. and uninterest.
ing reading for the readers of both papers.
Perhaps our neighbor had not thought
of this, and viii withdraw that condition.
Happy to improve this opportunity "by
this practical method. and let the pub
lie know Whist weight to put upon a
repetition of this, charge, let lis agree