The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-05-15
CARD OF w. III. GIBSON.
CoLuMBus Ohio, April 90. 1s47.


the Finance committee, thereby intended
to ''create suspicion" as to my integrity
and motives as an officer, feel justified
in making this appeal.
The duties of the Legislator should be
discharged in spirit of candor and jus.
jtice, hut when he prostitutes his position
ito the work of Misrepresentation, dealing
In conjecture and suspicion" be de.
grades himself, and forfeits all claim tc
confidence. The department. of Mr.. Kel
Hey toward me has been characterized by
want of sincerity unbecoming his age
land position. The other members of the
committee are gentlemen, whose purity
ofintention and honest zeal cannot be
questioned, and I disclaim all intention
to reflect upon them. They have my full
lest and warmest regard.
| l took the Office on the evening of Jan
uary 14th, and before ten o'clock The next
morning Mr.. Kelley applied for the de-
post oftolls, &C., at Cleveland, in be-
half of q bank in which he may or may
not be interested IF however, I were
to adopt the same logic he does in this
report, would intimate that he owned
the bank. as his brother is it's coshier-
His application was not granted
Ny great error was in denying the pow
er of the Senate to investigate the Treas
ury. Regarding that as an attempted u
surpation, I could do nothing less than
protest against its consummation. In
this | was ultimately Sustained by the
Legislature. When investigations were
really to be made, the Senate did not pre-
sumo to act alone, and the day Of ad-
journment was postponed to pass spe-
cial act. think it fortunate that the
same body which in February. asserted
such right, had the courage in April
to confess its error.
1t is known that desired an investi-
cation, and that atmy request. the House
passed joint resolution for that purpose
upon which the Senate failed to art I
neither feared or sought to postpone an
examination. as will appear from the fol-
lowing note addressed to Mr.. Kelley,
upon being informed of the action of the
Senate upon the question of poscer
OFFICE OF TREASURER OF STATE.
February 6. 1856.
Hon. A. KELLEY, CHATRMAs, dec.;--I
am just in receipt of your note and the
report therein referred to. As to the
constitutional and legal powers of the
Senate my views are unchanged. But I
desire the examination, and meeting
your committee, as honest inquirers for
the facts, and as would meet any citi-
zen of the State, I will take great pleasure
in entering upon the examination at
once. will meet you at anv time and
place this afternoon, to arrange for the
examination. There can be nothing dis
agreeable to me. and [ only beg that it
so progress that my personal attention
will not be necessary after Tuesday next
as private bushes calls me from the State
next week I am truly,
VIII GIBSON, Treas. of State.
The people supposed an investigation
was being made, but the committee new.
er examined book or voucher in the Of
| fee. They could not for want of time
1 at once prepared detailed statement
of the funds In the TseA~r-y, frir'T T
delivered to Mr. Kelley. This exhibited
the amount of funds and how held or
represented. I then requested an actual
count of the funds and assets, but for
some reason this was never granted.
designated all the claims / bad re-
ceived Of Mr.. Breslin, and they are less
than $4,000. Made as of the 9Th Of
Feb, this statement was explicit. and af-
firm it was the only one relating to the
public funds that was ever called for by
the committee, or prepared by me in ref
erence to the pretended investigation
Why was it not referred to in the report:
Why was it suppressed? Did it excite
no :'suspicion?" Every note and state.
ment from me appended to this report
was procured for special and diferen
purpose than this. except the one showing
the payments made to me By Mr.. Bres
lin. l ask Mr.. Kelley what PRETENcE ht
set up for calling on me for the statemen
of March IA? He stated distinctly ant
repeatedly in my Office, and in. the pres
ence of others, that he wanted it as "bo
: sis" for preparing the appropriation bills
He never referred to the examination O
the condition of accounts, but placed hi
request solely upon the grounds stated
, He made a memorandum at my desk, o
the information he desired and I prompt
ly delivered him statements, accom-
panied by the following note:
! OFFICE OF TREAS OF STATE,
March 18th, 1856.
Hon. ALFRED KELLEY, Chairman dc.
In reply to your first inquiry. 1 wi
stahasthatsthe.s sum now in the Treasury
befsf1cs, ua1f5s beiopgiisg 60 fiie NsTns
B4alx df Cleveland, is 1921 ,391,95, an
estimate the net receipts from the coun
ties vet To settle at S3o4 900 90 so tha