The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-07-22

embarrassed and delayed things but he
now informs me that everything has been
fixed, and that the State will not suffer to-
the value of dime by any confidence
which the people of Ohio reposed in him
by electing him Treasurer. The most
that can be said is, that he has been his own
most bitter enemy.-He had an opportu-
nifty to have gained additional renown by
exposure of the defalcation, and to have
thrown additional contumely and disgrace
upon his predecessor in Office and upon
the party which elected him. What
pity it is that he did not follow in the
plain, unerring line of duty, and let the
consequences take care of themselves.
"Mr. Gibson has drawn up an exact
statement of the facts as they existed, and
as they now exist, to the truth of which he
intends to make oath and publish it as
soon as he arrives at home It will sat
isfy every candid mind that the money
was abstracted from the Treasury before
he entered upon the duties of his Office,
and was taken, dollar for dollar, by his
predecessor, Mr.. Breslin. His crime is
simply that of concealment. His state
ment we have read, and taking it to be
the exact truth, this factis made manifest.
He denies that he ever had any knowledge
of Mr. Breslin's affairs, until after he had
entered upon the duties of his Office
He never had any connections, near or re-
mote. with Mr.. Breslin in any pecuniary
transaction, while Mr. Breslin was Treas
urer; that not one dollar of the public
money was used in the Tifin and Fort
Wayne Railroad, to his knowledge In
short, the statement is clear, explicit and
unequivocal denial on the part of Mr..
Gibson of ever having been engaged with
Mr.. Breslin in any way. or Of ever having
been consulted by him in any way as to
the use of public money; nor did he know
anything of the public money having been
abstracted oy Mr.. Breslin from the public
Treasury until after he himself entered up
on the duties of Treasurer.
"Such, in brief is the substance of Mr..
Gibson's statement, which will soon be
published. The facts are stated in detail.
and dates and correspondence given. We
have not time to enter further upon the
matter. w. s."
People of Ohio, read this document
carefully and see to what precious set Of
rascals you have con6ded your most valu-
able interests!-Admit the literal truth OF
all that Schouler and Gibson say, and
what does it amount to? That Gibson did
not steal, but his "crime was simply that
of concealment." Truly paltry, simple
j offence, to know that the treasury had been
robbed of million, yet keep dark and Sc
cret long enough to let the rogue escape:
}, And this is '.clear and explicit" "the exac,
truth" &C.; and Chase and his editor uE
, dertake to whitewash and purify this i'm
!. malculate republican, SO as to prepare hin
for the fall canvass, when he will, nt
f doubt, emerge as purified saint, claim
i ing some new testimonial of republican
favor and confidence.
D "The most that can be said of him is
S that he has been his own bitter enemy!'
S And what more can be said of any othe
; rascal7 Men commit all sorts of crime
|. because they are their own bitter enemies
t But Gibson was an enemy of others be
0 sides himself. He was the enemy of tw
. millions and half of the people of Ohio
4 whose money he suffered to be stolen wit
his full knowledge and consent; he wa
). the enemy of the justice and laws of hi
: State, by covering and aiding their viola
n ton. Talk about the innocence of a ma
S who stands by, winking and blinking lik
e old Pagan" in Olsver TUist, while one I
o his boys was picking gentlemaa's pocke,
e Now, we acknowledge ourselves part
i sans. and would go far to sustain our pal
e ty and its principles; but, before we woul
o seek to mitigate or excuse the infamou
: rascalities of these two men, Breslin an
J. Gibson, we would pitch our press into th
d Ohio River, and take to some honeste
v avocatioE.
Between the two, we rather think Gil
it sons crime is the baser, as it was by b
i. concealment and connivance that the Stat
/. was prevented from holding the guilty pal
It ty responsible. And, in face of this cor
fession of the guilt of harboring and pre-
l. tecting thief, Gibson expects to be bt
# lieved when he says he stole nothing hin
e sell. Nobody does believe nobody hs
], the audacity to pretend to believe him br
/. Schouler.
VI The Cleveland Herald on Gibson.
II The Cleveland Herald. prominer
n Black Republican paper, is not inclined t
follow the lead of the State Journal in il
Idefeuce of Gibson. 1t says:
gl The Grand Jury of Franklin Count
! are still investigating the State Treasur
|embezzlement case, and process has bee