Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-05-09
FREMONT, SANDUSKT COUNTY, OHIO MAY 9, 1856.

against the State, by the Institutions issuing
them
For part have arranged it to take
exchange unless required to meet the gener-
al and special appropriations made or to be
made
Hoping this may be satisfactory, be assur-
ed it will afford me pleasure at any hour to
furnish any information within my reach or
knowledge.
am truly, w. H. GIBSON,
Treasurer of State.
Could | have been more explicit
Schedule "A" showed the exact condition
of the funds; and the exact sums held
against each bank. l also stated the fact
that, without law, upon my responsibility,
l had advanced over $4,000 to the credit
orS of the State. How is it that l am not
eensured for this "loose" act Having OBJ
tanned two statements from me, Mr.. Kelley,
who was so exercised" about the appropri-
alton bills, called on the Auditor, fora state
ment of funds. 1t was promptly furnished,
bat it disagreed with mine of the l4th7 inst.
What was to be done? call on me for an
other? That might spoil an item. Here
was discrepancy, that could be turned to
good account, in a report It must be
carefully preserved as rocket to alarm the
people; it must be employed, as a masked
battery, in the assault upon me. Why was
l not called upon to make statement on
the same dag with the auditor! Why not
have proceeded honestly to test the aceura-
cy Of our accounts. III. 81 fs---r qf frr
There was proper and direct mode to
do this. Why not have been frank and
honorable? Was this mere trick conceiv-
cd by Mr.. Kelley to deceive both Auditor
and myself? "This discrepancy may prob
ably be accounted for" says the report
Why not let us account for it? Why pa,
rade the figures in the report! He held
our statement fifteen days before making
the report Why did he not call our
attention to the apparent discrepancy ?7-
That was due from him as an. honorable
man. In two moments I could have shown
him that on the 22d and on the IA our ac-
counts agreed. ne H9it E- ~
The object was to create a asuspicion"
that something "was wrong" in the accounts.
Why had not Mr.. Kelley the candor to
tell me just what he wanted with my state
ment on the 14th! He preferred to prac-
tice an unwarrantable indircction. Is such
conduct compatible with manly integrity?
Materials were still wanting for a
report. 1t became important to show
that was ''ignorant" of my duties or gull
ty of gross neglect. Tho legal acumen of
the chairman was quickened, and be deter
mined to test me upon the finer subtleties of
commercial law, and see if l had complied
with the teaching of Chitty and Story.
The following note I received on the
9th. al Nr
w. H. GIBSON, ESQ, Treasurer of State.
DEAR SIR; In the statement which you
submitted to the committee of Finance, da-
ted March 14th, you give a list of certificates
of deposit, checks and drafts or bills of
exchange held by the Treasurer, and con-
stituting partsof the funds in the Treasury
The committee desire further information
on the following points, viz:
The date of such certificates of deposits,
checks, drafts and bills of exchange sever
ally. M ,Df
AT what times they are severally made
payable.
Whether they, severally, have been pre-
sented for acceptance or payment or both,
and have they been seyorally accepted or
paid.
Has there in any case been any agree
ment or understanding that any of such
checks, certificates of deposits, drafts or
bills of exchange should be held for any
time before presenting the same for accep-
tance or for payment; or has acceptance of
any draft or bill of exchange been waived
or agreed to be waived, and if any such
agreement or understanding was in any case
made or had, then in what cases and the
agreement or understanding in each case.
By order of the committee on Finance of
the Senate.
ALFRED KELLEY, Chm.
Senate Chamber, March 27, SO.
This expressly referred to the statement
of the 14th, and 1 made the following re-
ply:
OFFICE OF TREASURES OF STATE,
March 2sth, 1856.
HoN A. KELLEY, CHAIRMAN, &c.-Dedr
SIR: In reply to your note of yesterday 1
have to state that l am unable to give the
dates of ''the several certificates of depos-
it, checks, drafts and bills of exchange"
held by me on the 14th inst. In disburse-
ments l used these claims as currency, and
in the large payments made since that date
l have disposed of large portion of them.
l take pleasure in submitting the enclosed
statement showing the date, amount and
terms of such as were held by me on the
l4th, and are yet in the Treasury.
Those l now hold have never been pre-
sented for acceptance or payment but l
presume that those disposed of have been
presented and paid" as indorsed them,
and have received no notice of protest for
non-acceptance or non-payment. l doubt
not they have been promptly paid. 1 have
never agreed to hold, or been requested to
hold, any draft or bill of exchange before
presenting the same for payment, for day