The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-27
Acara From Es.coIIsetor Hack.

Mtnd Register.
There have been certain claims made
lsliHst me on behalf Of the city Of Wheel.
iaI which deny to be either Just or
M1 AllClains audited and not disputed
lh1te paid. The remainder are, by order
OiCounciI, in the hands Of its committee
critic City Solicitor, and ! would there.
NIe Nsp@ItnIly ask that the press aud the
laO'Ir await the decision of Il proper tri.
OVRal on the question involved. What |
complain Of is that on Cr pars statements,
Sllr OF the newspapers publish articles
xAa% only effect has been to manufac.
lale public sentiment and TO intlame
Prejudice 80 generally that fair trial OF
Ae issues between myself and the city
ny already become almost impossible in
Ias community and IIrhapS in the State.
have uniformly declined to enter into Il
sS,atNCveHy III the public prints, knowing
maj those matters, il there be any such
Nhlrh could not hc amicably settled be.
H$A Council and myaeIi, would have to
'Eplsed upon, rot on on a.sihUl publish.
eiasseF''0ns, hut upon evidence fairly
aken IN open Court. Uulil such boar.
aI IS had, | appeal to the city papers,
Sho'e power TO mould public sentiment,
ue sovereign Shove law and courts In this
country aud age, | acknowledge, not
" condemn my ease unheard, and ]
an confident that with most ol
'ael', their sense Of fairness will
aN permit this request to be made
y van When the capitation saxes re'
s'M toin an article in Yesterdays In.
,NLlNRNcEG were collected, and until rc.
luy Fluy both Council and myself were un.
,e %' IUe Impression thNt Council had made
,I.g,ue,eSSary Wv, assessment for 1877, a5 II
NJ always done for every year before and
~Iyt' aud that it was incumbent on ma tn
.atfc' '' Item. BY some oversight tho as
.sSIlrAi was omitted 6y Council, and Tho
NY NY Ea, as therefore no right 20 this money
II' S,sA nave ! any right to so pay Il, although
i.aI, aJ' u NlnIly determined not to do so /
,5i.l H. '1UeMnty could hc given me for so
Is I.ss lna conversation held with mem
MI. SIiS'INe Committee on Finance, It wa.
N SS4S,'sE!m'Aed S,'' !! whether it would bs bette
MY S,5s:! u 10 the city or to return 1t, a1L
SosSf;laShlly Sos ! have taken us vet no ac
Syr %,ii W !. 'le matter. OF course It was tot
'.s., Wv N'o~n that this tax was collected 10
*! ~, nhe person to suppose for a momen
IS' h a.. " would be possible for me 10 rotail
a.. w WV own uses, even were | willing /,
,;,s,,, S@, NAseII J certainly am not, and In,
sSsa,,'s'aGSeS s,,aa DO not justify any such in
S1vs., %'Sass' II the suggestion OF the ISrELLI
SssE ,Sos.1 y taxpayers to bring suit wer
6ips,,' 6i.p i,% II !, WSnld o. render the payment q
fn,.,i S aA 10 Council impraclicable; and
NH mSi. Wy paper has made the matter s
i,Y iN",S, ~ Ae ohlv course lalt il to return III
dssI 3 ,i iRe taxpayers, who are hereby M
Gv r" ". .oal they eau receive it on au1lict
R,sraaS, S Wy oII'ce At the city building.
M Fs'""''| GEo. z. BLACK.
.5,,. a We mt believe Mr.. Black to /
si%y sS"'y o! !asrcat crime against the peop
%%S ,.% city We should not have reierrO
S%eS.,NO standing in his hands. whic
ps,I.' a.s declined to pay to the city (excel
M maaM on sGme impossible condition
SS ,Sa.S sa''h he had hot offered to refund
,S,,n ,' 70 whom ltbelvnged. We knC
to- "u's :, Proposition had been .n,de hi
ct, %l1'h' o. ago to pay the money to Ii
,,i SUI receive her indemnity Iheroit
W Knew that he had uOt only decll