Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-22
From tho Chiicothe Advertiser,
Mr.. WHITEHILL--THE TREASURER
OF OUR STATE


This gentleman ia as good wlig, and is as
fully charged with the purest black poison OF
his party, as any other man in all this region.
As an clcer, he has thus far euioyed that
sort ofindemRity for his acts, which oblivion
confere, and which the easy lenity OF the Dem"
mocratic party is too apt to allow, to its de.
linquent enemies. His recent conduct has,
however, began to introduce him, more genrr
ally 10 the notice OF tho peopc-ana if, within
the coming year, he should find himself pain
fully conspicuous, he will have none but him.
sell to reprcaoh, with the Aew aud uncnvia-
BILE eminenoe to Which detection has raised
him above the obsourity Of his former c1nLi
lion.
When we have stated the facts, We, in jus
ticc, admonish our readers not to Start into
hasty rage against MT. Whitehill. Hei an
American citizen, and an oiftrer ofstate--and
ns such, he is entitled to the be0eft Of full
investigation ofhis official conduct, on an i'm.
psach ment by that legislature which the cons
stilutIon has sappointed 70 guard the rights and
nyonge the wrongs ofan injnrsd people.
By an act of the recent Congress, the surplus
money, then ia tho cnffers of ths Federal
government, was to be distributed anoug the
states OF the Union, in ascertained proportions.
The amount which thus fell 70 tho State OF
Ohio, was 2,670 ,O44 DOLLARS. This SUN
was to be paid within the current year in four
quarter annual instamcuts. The immense is
cues Of paper money by the banks, and the Ger
'hinty OF its consequent detcrioratiop, had in
duocd the General Government tc promulgate
an order, requiring the payment for public
lands, 10 ba made in gold and silver only
This was done. Thore was therefore, deposit.
ed in tho banks Of Ohio hard m1nfy, and moth
ING, but hard money to pay ker part OF the
Federal distribution. Let this be remarked E
At the Inst session, the Legislature passed an
act authorizing the Treasurer Of State to re-
ce'Yc ms money and pay 1t TO the several
counties IN then due proportions. Whitehill
mas accordingly proceeded TO draw cut Of the
banks the first and second instalments, amount.
ing together to ono million three hundred and
Mtrty aine thousand foe hundred and fvcnty
flvo dotiars, and has placed that amount in the
Treasury Of State 70 be paid to the counties.
But what didShe draw? The Federal Govern
ment had put gold and silver in the banks, TO
be paid by them to the state. The Treasury
had right to demand, and the banks were
bound to pay this gold and Silrer for the use OF
the counties and tho people. What then did
Mr.. Whitehill draw-go'6 and Siirer? No-He
didnot draw from the banks oNR SINGLE DOLLAR
in gold or silUr; but thought proper to SWEEP
OFF ALL this cold and siiucr TO the banks, and
to take THEIR RAGS EXCLUSIVELY in
exchange. And go complete was tho ascendency
Of the banks over him, so plabe was he to
their coaXings. and so utterly regardless OF tho
public interest, that he took not only tho notes
Of the deposite banks, which retained the gold
and silver but also, ALL OTHER NOTES they
were pleased TO give him, What has been the
consequence? Why this--that these very
banks, with this So me gold and silver locked
up in their vaults, have all refused TO pay out
one dollar of il fer those notes ei theirs, there's
by dcpreciatirg tho value of the notes at leost
ten per cent So that the people ol Ohio have
beon compelled to sustain a loss Of fraction
more than 0I113-oNr HUNDRED AND TnInTy THOU
sANp DOLLARS a&,cV upon the 81 ,339,522 alrea-
DIV received by tho Treasurer in Bank notes
and the banks which sill hold tho gold and sill
yer, have made that amount clear money, of
the apeoplc, by this arrangement with MIR,
WhiIohill. Tho counties OF the etae have TO
lose the amount or Tufuse 10 take any thing az
all.
The Loan commisaionera Of Ross county we
ara informed, went to Columbus last week,
to get the two instalments due our county,
amounting to twenty,si thousand two hun
dred and thirteen dollars and twenty -one
cents On enquiry, they found that the only
money in the Treasury, was the paper OF
these very banlts That hnve stepped pnying
spcoe for their notea. They did not receive
il. And hence il is that Ross county has moi
got tho first lolar--whilst the bank, of Chill
oothe holds in its ynults hunirehs of Thousands
OF gold and silver, which was placed there to
pay this and the other counties of the State.
Thus, il is that, by thejoint ngency Of thi,
whig Treasurer and tho Whg banks, the