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Uncle Ben Pearson.-This individual 10 candi.
date for Clerk in Washington county, and short
time since, we were witness to a mos, painfully
mortifying scene, in which this gentleman stood
prominent actor.


All public meeting Of the citizens of that couu.
ty. on Cane Hill, this gentleman was charged with
having received the amount Of "fee bill" tyicc
Tor which receipts were given, and that he demand.
ed the amount the third time. AT first he at.
tempted to retute the chargo-it was prouen upon
n,m' then he attempted to Justify himself upon the
plea OF "bad memory" He was next charged
"i'h having received too much fee for copying or
recording four deeds. This charge he did not at.
tempt TO refute, but admitted ,ha, he misht have
made a miscoum. The next charge was made
against MN oy an orphan who accused him of
haV'ng received the amount of bill from his de-.
ceased father, and then afterwards of SWEARING IN
Inc same account ngains, his estate, which the od.
min'st'a'ors would have been compelled to nav
had not the receipt been produced.


All Of these charges were proved apa;ns, hin,
which he attempted to explain away upon the ne,
Of 'bad memory" "forget fulness" &c, and If III.
spectator had have had any doubt of the gull, Of
Uncle Ben before his "expIunation'' ii was re.
moved then-he convicted himself and convinced
all that he was an individual against whom re-
ceipts should be kept, and one with whom no per
son should have business unless he could coun
we'll. The cOncluso of all was that the Clerk
Office was not suitable place for him, under sucf
circumstances.