The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-09-17
OUR CANDIDATE FOR STATE TREAS.
URER-JOIIN G. BIe ESLIN.

The whig Editor of this city is out with
an attack this morning upon JOHN G. BREs-
LIN, the democratic nominee for State
Treasurer. There is at least one person.
al reason for this, which we shall merely
mention, and then pass to the considera-
ton OF the charge brought by Mr.. Bascom
against Mr.. Breslin. That personal rea.
son is, that heretofore, Mr.. Bascom has
frequently spoken in terms Of compliment
and respect of Mr.. Bresin. 1t is notable
that Mir. Bascom never finds man in the
democratic ranks whom he considers wor-
thy OF his personal regard, that he does not
at some crisis, the sooner the better. treat
him to all the SANDER that hisnarrow mind
and little malignant heart can conceive.
| our readers will turn over the files OF the
Journal during the winter Of '49-50 he will
find what we say to be true to the letter.
So much for the personal reason, j. e. that
Mr. Bascom has always regarded Mr..
Breslin as "ine. clever fellow" hence
he must revive all old slander which Mr.
Bascom's own oath has, among others.
been employed to explode. and did explode
as we shall show.
On the sixth day Of December. l849. the
Journal bruited the charge Of double bal.
lotling against Mr.. Breslin. and on the dav
following repeated it. IN the 7th OF the
same month. George E. Pugh, Of the House
OF Representatives. moved a resolution up
on which Committee of Investigation
was raised, TO inquire into the truth or
faischood (mark the words) OF the charge
made then by Mr.. Bascom. On the 9Th
of December. that committee, consisting
OF George E. Pugh. democrat. Anselm
r. Iiolcomb, a whig, and Albert G. Riddle,
IA free soiler, commenced its labors. The
witnesses present were WILLIAM II. BAs-
COM. Editor OF the Journal and the author
| Of the charge. JAMES II. SMITH, Asa &.
| DIMMocK. BENJAMIN F. LETTER, WILLIAM
FAlRcHILD. BREWSTER RANDALL, ALEXAN-
DER LONG, NJ. C. WHITLEY. JAMES R.
MORRIS. CHAUNcEY N. OLDs. NJ. GAsroN,
A. r. HoLcoMB. JOHN G.. BREsLlN, and
JOEL W. WILSON. All these gentlemen
were members Of the Senate and House,
and were present when the double ballot
was perpelrated. save Mr.. Fairchild, who
was the Journal Reporter, and was pres
ent in that capacity. and excepting. also,
Mr.. Bascom. All were sworn and exam
ined by the committee, all the Gocu nents
and charges laid before them. From the
time the committee began its work until
they reported, it was nine days. The
committee sat on the 9th. 10th. llth and
15,h days of December. in examining the
witnesses. On the 18th day they reported
the result of their labors, and the cOnclu-
sion to which they came, from this full in
vestigation.
The report was long, the argument up.
on the facts thorough and able. They con-
cude the part touching Mr.. Breslin thus.
Read it. men OF Ohio. and blush that Mr..
Bascom bears the semblance of a man:
"The committee has entered thus min
utely into an examination Of the testimony
bearing upon the points under considera-
tion. TO show the mode by which they arripe
at The conclusion, WHICH THEY UNHEsITA-
TINGLY DO. THAT THE HON. JOHN
G. BRESLIN is INNOCENT OF THE
SPECIFIED CHARGE"
The report is signed of course,
A. G. RIDDLE,
'.. G. E. PUGH,
ANSELM Il. HOLCOMB,
Committee.
Al hor H.