The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-03-04
Reports of the Committees--Men
in Both Parties Inculpated.

The Investigating Committee appoint
ed at the first session of the present
Black Republican Legislature, have en-
bodied in their several reports various
facts that fall like a wet blanket on those
of that party whose sole purpose was
the exposure of wrong on the part of
dc mocrats.
/. The Committee on Public Works
ind that the fraudulent letting of the
repairs on the Public Works, was not
made by Steedman and Griswold alone,
but that Blickensderfer ibis friends get
ting a full share of the jobs,) united
with them in rejecting the bids of ex-
perienced men who proposed to do the
work at a lower price, and who offered
security uneXceptionabfe as to character
and amount. So, if the Democracy are
rightfully responsible for the conduct of
Steedman and Griswold, the Republi-
cans must be held for the connivance and
concurrence of Blickensderfer.
2. The Committee on Public Build
ings have reported that frauds and ex.
t~ravagance prevailed in the Management
of the State House. But what do the
Republicans make by this allegation ?
If the Commissioners had been ever SO
wrongfully inclined, they were powerless
so long as the Architect remained hon
est for the law did not allow a single
dollar to be drawn except on q bill ex-
amined and approved by the Architect.
Hence, it is clear that any money wrong
fully taken from the Treasury on &C
count of the State House, must have
been drawn with the approval of that
oficer-an old Wig. But again: it
is said that great waste, extravaganza
and wrong were perpetrated in the cree
ton of the new Luuatic Asylum at Day
ton. Admit that this was true; and
what them The Superintendent of that
institution was P. p. Lowe. ESQ who
qurrelcd with the Democratic State Of
ticers because they attempted to place a
cheek on his extravaganza. One of his
that its payment under the Democratic
State administration was utterly and un-
co~nditionully refused. Since the dem
ocrats have gone out of Office, one part
of that bill has been paid by direction of
the Black Republican Supreme Court
the other part has been paid under q
law Of tie Black Republican
Legislature Mr.. Lowe himself hos
since turned his coat, ard during the
political campaign, was a yeciferous
Fremont stumper.
8. The third Investigating Commit
was that which was appointed on the
Finances; and what does the report OF
Committee show? Why much, it
is 20 be confessed, that is discreditable.
Some democrats who got into Office man
age ! the public NO rey improperly, but
as men Ct the opposite party al
did in former years. II shows,
however, more than that. 1t develops
G fact that their own State Treasurer
the one mOto iu power-is conducting
his Office, III certain respects, regardless
Of law aud consequence. 1t shows thai
the new law, passed by the Legi :
lature of his own party, has already
been wilfuily d~isrcgarded by that o.
icori
With these facts before them, it Ger
taiuly ili-becomes the Republicans to
jPer at the Democracy as is the skirts of
their own household we're clear from
When these Investigating re
ports have been properly analysed aud
= exhibited before the people, it will be
that they have added but little to
the effective c.pital Of those in tie r .
publican party whose highest motive and
sole desire was the development of such
facts as would tend TO the damage of
their opponents -Ncscark Adsocats.