The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-09-17
Our Candidate for State Treasp4-
Il er--John G. Breslin.

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Our Candidate for State TreaspF-
er-John G. Breslin. i
The Wig editor OF this city is out with
an attack, this morning, upon John G. Bres-
lin, the Democratic nominee, for State Treas
er. There is at least one personal reason
for this, which we shall merely mention, and
then pass to the consideration Of the charge
brought by Mr.. BascOm sgainst Mr.. Bres-
lin. That personal reason is, that heretofore,
Mr.. Bascom has frequently spoken ~ terms
of compliment and respect Of Mr. Breshn.
1t is notable that Mr.. Bascom never finds
man in the Democratic ranks whom he con-
siders worthy of his personal regard, that he
does not at some crisis, the sooner the better,
treat him to all the slander that his narrow
mind and little malignant heart can conceive,
Ii our readers will turn over the files Of the
Journal, during the winter of 40 and 80,
he will find what we say to be true to the
letter. Somuch for the personal reason, 1. C.,
that Mr.. Bascom has always regarded Mr..
Breslin as "fne, clever fellow" hence he
must revive an old SANDER which Mr.. Bas-
CONS own oath has, among others, been
employed to explode, and did explode-as
we shall show.
On the sixth day of December, 1849, the
Journal bruited the charge of double ballot
ing against Mr.. Breslin, and on the day fol-
loving repeated it. On the 7th of the same
month, George E. Pugh, of the House of
Representatives, moved resolution upon
which Committee Of Investigation was rails
ed, to inquire into the sYt1 or talsehood,
mark the words, Of the charge made then
by Mr.. Bascom. On the 9Th of December,
that committee, consisting of George E. Pugh,
a Democrat, Anselm r. Holcomb, Wing,
and Albert G Riddle, Free Soiler, COM
meuced its lahors The witnesses present
were William I. Bascom, editor of the Jour
nal, and the author of the charge; James
H. Smith, Asa G. Dimmock, Benjamin f.
Letter, William B. Fairchild, Brewster Ran
dali, Alexander Long, Nj. c, Whitley, James
R. Morris, Chauncey N. Olds, N. CASTOR,
A. T. Holcomb John G. Breslip, and Joel
W. Wilson. All these gentlemen were mem
bers of the Senate md House, and were pres
ent when the double balloting was perpetra-
ted, save Mr.. Fairchild, who was the Journal
Reporter, and was present in that capacity,
and excepting, also, Mr.. Bascom. All were
sworn and examined by the committee, and
all the documents and charges laid before
them. From the time the committee began
its work untilthey reported, it was nine days.
The committee sat on the 9th, 10th, 1th and
18th days of Decembet, in examining the
Witnesses. On the 18th day they reported
the result of their labors, and the conclusion
to which they came, from this full investiga-
ton.
The report was long, the argument upon
the facts thorough and able. They conclude
the part touching Mr.. Bresln thus. Read
it, men of Ohio, and blush that Mr. Basconl
bears the semblance of man.:
"The committee has entered thus minutely
into an examination Of the testimony bearing
upon the poiHts under consideration, 10 showMt
mode by wiich they arrive at The conclusion,
aOhich they unhesitatjngiy do, that the Hon,
John e. Breslin Is innocent Of the specified
! CHARGE"
The report is signed, of course.
A. G. RIDDLE,
G. E. PUGH,
ANSELM r. HOLCOMB,
Conenitee.
Kcmember that the charge was made and
repeated by William T. Bascom, that the
committee was raised as stated by the off.
cial proceedings to inquire into the TRUTH
or FALSEHQOD Of the charge, The above
is what they say, which, in view of all the
above facts, conyicts Mr.. Bascom, by the
) committees report, qpah ha0ing uttered tia
faEsehood That's the position of the matter
exactly, and the editor of the Journal car
settle himself down to as comfortable time
of it, in that position, as he may be able to
find. We don't suppose it will Jar upon hi
nerves particle to be thus publicly proved
the utterer ofa falsehood, by the official pro
ceedings Of committee of the House 2
: Representatives, We shall have anethe
; word to say about this matter hereafter
We shall also. tomorrow or next day, Civ
sketch of Mr. Breslin, of his hard and hon
est toll, how he has made himself by indus
? try and energy, and why, for this fact tn
aristocrots Of the Wing party, are thus en-
deavoring to blast the reputation of as hon
5 est man as they ever knew, because he ha
made his way through poverty, to an eleva
: ted public position Ohio Statesman.