The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-06-25
Thursday, ::::::: June s5, 1857.
The Defalcation.

/ j ne DeIalcaIlon.
The disclosure of deficit in the State
Treasury of over half million OF dollars,
in addition to the deficit which was known
to exist at the close Of Mr.. Bresln's
term OF office, has fallen with stunning
effect upon the political arena. The de-
falcation being SO large, and en- tirely un-
looked for, creates less excitement than
surprise. ....
From the general tone of the press,
the preysiling feeling Of the people of all
parties seems to be to await patiently the
result Of the investigation now in progress
before Judging upon the guilt or inno-
cence of the parties implicated |; but when
all the facts are elected and fasten the
crlminality upon the proper person, we
anticipate from the feeling now manifest
ed, that the guilty party will receive the
condemnation of an outraged people,
which the act SO richly merits. without
reference to party attachments.
| We are pleased to see that most of the
leading and influential journals, of both
parties, havs fained from attempting
to forestall public opinion, and seem in
clined to let tie facts GO to the public,
before letting loose theR yials of wrath
upon the heads of the offenders. But
there exists class Of men in every COM
munity who, like the carrion crow that
lives upon the carcasses of others, are
always exultant over the ruin of their
fellows. This feeling is manifested in
this instance by several of the less re-
spectacle Democratic !" journals those
SO far sunk in the mire of political char
latanry as to be lost to all sense of honor
or honesty. Such sheets have commenc-
ed ruthless sattack of abuse and vitu-
peration upon the retiring Treasuref-
Careless of the facts already elected, or
OF the Investigation that is proceeding,
they sieze upon the existence of defal-
cation to bolster up their own broken po-
litical fortunes, and manifest determine
ton to use it as long as it will aid them to
cover up their own sins and iniquities
They will find, however, that uncorrobo-
rated rumors and baseless suppositions,
made in a spirit Of bitter partizanship,
will not fasten the responsibility else than
where it properly belongs. Gov. Chase
has been active in his, measures to have
the condition of the Treasury thoroughly
investigated, and in few days the whole
state of the case will be made known,
and with ali the facts before them, the
people will condemn where condemna.
ton is due. IL Mr.. Gibson shall be found
guilty of embezzling the funds of the
State, or of Withholding from the public
the defalcati6H of his predecessor, he will
receive the censure of the Republican
press and the Republican party of the
State, without the slightest mitigation be-
cause of his party relations.
The Columbus journals deny the re-
port that the existence of the deficit was
ascertained by Alfred Kelley and others
iuring Mr.. Gibson's absence, and posi-
lively assert that the first knowledge Of
he fact obtained by the public was the
disclosure made by Mr.. Gibson himself.
This fact inspires us with more conf
ience in the statements made by Mr..
iibson than we should have had had the
disclosure been made by others.