Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1858 — FRAUDS ON THE TREASURY. [ARTICLE]

FRAUDS ON THE TREASURY.

Bhe Expositor has been flourishing, for a couple of weeks, a great number of figures exclamations anil display type, in order to gel up a feeling againstUhe Republican officers, when it knows —if it knows any thine—that, although it says “figures won’t lie,” yet it handled like it handles them, “figures will lie.” As vve are now on the eve of an important election, we shall not get up a new article on the losses to the treasury through the agency of Old-Line officers, lest we might be thought to he talking for buncomb, like our neghbor; but shall content ourself with republishing an article published in this paper on the 21st day of October lust, after the election, which, of course, could not have been intended to have had any effect on the election, but was published as our deliberate conviction of duty. If the facts published were not true, docs not every one know that they would not remiiin uncontradicted for almost twelve months! Why, had there been ope word of untruth in the statement, a suit for libel would have been brought against the Gazette, long ago. The clique, which urged the postmaster, when this paper was started, to cripple its circulation, would certainly, if they couid see the least prospect, of success, embrace this opportunity to “crush out” the

establishment, by imposing on it heavy fines foridamages; but thef knew that the task was hopeless, and w isely refrained. The following is the article alluded to, word for word, figure for figure. Read it, tax-payers, and then record your votes for those whom ymi believe to be honest men: In regard to the Markle affair, as all the facts of the case have' never been published, perhaps we might as well go into a review of it. During the administration of Governor Wright, it was discovered that Mr. Markle was in arrears to the State in a very large amount—how much the public will perhaps never know. The Auditor of State came up and made a hasty examination of the hooks of the Treasurer, but found them in such a state of utter confusion that it was impossible to arrive at the exact amount of Markle’s indebtedness. However, enough was then brought to light to prove the fact that Markle was then behind in the snug little sum of 10= '823,400 30! cOI Consequently, he was required to gives his notes for that amount, with security, and also a bond to give his note for any further amount that' might he f6und to be due upon a thorough examination of the books. This was on the 27th of July, 1855. Subsequently, when such ex- I animation was made, it was discovered that Mr. : . Markle was still indebted to the State in the sum I of about ICF 85 4,000 More! .-Tg Exclusive of the $'23,000 for which he gave his notes in July of 1855 ! His note was demanded for $14,000, which .Markle refused to give, when suit was brought against him on behalf of tin, I State, the object of which was to reform tin- j bond, [in which the obligation to give security on such additional note had been omitted either ! through fraud or mistake,] and to compel tlii exciltion of the note. * j After this case had been pending about a year, Willard and bis suite came out here latst spring, [1857,] and were closeted together during the greater portion of ;r Sunday in.tile Treasurer's office, 'file-next morning after the Sabbath-day caucus, it was proclaimed that a compromise hail been effected between the Stale and .Sir. Markle', and the‘Governor applied to the attorneys' for the State for the notes and bond in the seas-, which they declined delivering until their f.-es were paid. The,Governor refused to pay the fees, saying that lie was to have these d—<l Black Republican lawyers fattening at the. expense of tile .State!” Asa matter of course, the documents are still in the posscfcsioir of the attorneys, and can be inspected by all who have a desire to see the proof ot this swindle. At tin- last term o! tic- Circuit Court, this case was dismissed at the expense of the dilate, by order ol tlie Governor. It should also lie borne in mind, in connection with this fact, that, on the Saturday night before this rumj.roniise was effected, Mr. Pal pier, Deputy Auditor of State, called upo'n tin- attorneys employed bv the- State, ami asked, “\\ hat can be gained by continuing tile sift against Mark If?" and was assured by them that. K7= s!+,(tO<) ! C QI Could he collected for die S late; that there w.:k no doubt of the recovery, X-c. In the face-of this. - , Willard dismissed tin- suit. Now, let us see how much tin- State lias lost by lids operation: The notes given by Markle on tile 2 1 til of July, 18.),), fur $23,-I (> t .3*o, proved to lie worthless, on Recount of tin- insolvency of Markle and his security—John I’. Dunn and’Allen May—except one note of about $4,000, secured by Will. Sheet/, who lias lifted it. This leaves mp 819,000 : TOX In round numbers, unsettled, and probably never never will be; to winch add the KIT II 1,000 ! fm Of which Willard released Markle, without an v shadow of justice or right, and we have the snug little sum of DTP 833,000! ! =ol2^ Of which the S late has been defrauded.'. In this connection we copy the following from the- Expositor ol last week: “It has been-urged .upon the County Board, time and again, to make a statement of the county indebtedness. This., for reasons best known to themselves and the clique of Republican tricksters of this place, they have refused to do. Those,“however, not within the magic Court House circle, who are best infonne’d on'* this matter, say that the present / indebtedness will not fall short es ten thousand dollars.” Had the Expositor man been well posted, he would have known that it was impossible to make a true statement of the county indebtedness before having a settlement with Mr. Markle, the Old-Line Treasurer for four years and three months, (three fnonths more than the Constitution allows.) Let him now learn, if he knew it not before,that Markle has not yet settled with the Commissioners, nor with the State officers neither, and it is believed by some that he never will. However, the Commissioners, from the best data they could get at the last June settlement, (they getting no satisfaction from Markle.) estimated the county indebtness at about $7,000. Air. Markle can thank his own friends for being the cause of thus refreshing the memory of the people of his shortcomings. It has been an unpleasant task to us.