The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-07-01

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lie service only. Beckel, of Dayton
had some. The Marion Bank, to-wit
Judge Bowen, that beautiful decoration
of the BeDch-oh he had none Nh
Breslin answered that he had 'receivet
no consideration in any way, of interes
or otherwise, for deposites or transfers
and had no agreement to receive any,"
AS no proof could be made of trans
actioDs so confidential and delicate -tb,
business went on-went on with tbs
remissness of the Legislature which i'm
pliedly sanctioned it-went on without
any system of accountability adequate
to protect the States money, until Mr.
Gibson mounted the political h1stings
and under the cry of refrenchment and
reform, and Of driving out the "Demo
cratic thieves and an6eciles, ,o-succeed-
ed in supplanting bis Democratic broth
er-in-law in the Treasury.
What nice fness, cordial contracts
and gentle embraces these fraternal
Treasurers exchanged in the month OF
January 1861 can only picture
What chuckling in Tifin Bank parlors
and friendly shaving shops through Ohio,
| then took place, I can only imagine
| Whether Breslin was then in default
and Gibson agreed to damn himself, to
become his scape goat-and be slaughter
ed in the wilderness-we nave no record
to determine All is surmise. The
Republican legislature, Auditor and
Governor did not know. They took the
record as the Treasurers made it. That
record has been made, endorsed by Gov
ernor, by Auditor, by the sworn state
ments of the Treasurer, Gibson, by the
smelling COMMITTEES appointed Ilth April
lS56-by the Finance Committee of the
Senate; and by the constant action of
the State government since Jan'y 1856.
Noso aclsat IS the record? When we
find this, we may get the best light as to
''aoho has got the peoples money!" Let
no Republican squirm as read it, for
if he be an honest man. it does not af
feet him. The Republican creed may
be, in my poor opinion, full of a good
deal of humbug and all that sort of po-
litical claptrap about negroes SO COM
mon and so stale; but it nowhere sane
tions dishonesty in public fiscal agents.
The Democratic party as such, have re-
peatedly held aloft the doctrine of Pc
cuniary responsibility.
A voice from the crowd. "Try Fill
more man." "a laugh.)
Mr.. Cox: I say, try an honest man
Let Democrats, Republicans and Fill
more men see to it, IN their nominations
to these Offices of trust, that honest
men-irreproachably high and pure
are nominated Parties qoiX exist,
Nominations a0iH be made by them. Let
these nominations from all parties be
made from the honest men of the State,
and not from the political mounte banks
and shylock instruments. A voice =
"That's the talk ~
Now for the record from the printed
documents What is the record left by
Mr. Breslin when he went out of Office.
He accounted for every cent he received,
as will appear by his report; it specified
particularly what losses he had sustain
ed in the Treasury by the deposit of
State moneys:
These losses amounted to $203, ,323,14
They were made up by deposits-in the
Commercial Bank of Toledo. ........ $24,917 03
City Bank Of Cincinnati ai..-..-... 19,sii e5
W. w. Cones & Co.. Cincinnati ...... 47.ss9 6s
Making ........................ s2O3 1924 IA
over SIS, 900 of which is secured, and
will probably be collected, as Mr.. Kelly
to the Senate; making about
$3.50, ,000-the actual net loss through
Mr.. Breslin's mismauagement. This
since 1856 This is not the defalcation
which now startles our people and calls
for this meeting. This deficit has long
since received special attention from our
Jour officers, and our legislature
properly ordered suit to be brought on
Breslin's bond for this deficit
The rest of the money-the S547, 900
now absent, is not accounted for by hurl
ing anathemas against this cid loss. AI
the rest Of The maoney-in Breslin's
hands, as appears by the record, Breslin
settled with Gibson for. This settle |
ment is evidenced by the statement of
Gov Chase, Auditor Wright, Mr.. Glib
son himself and the Committees.
The first of the record evidence is in |
Gov. Chase's message of 5th Jan'y last. |
In his statement he deducts only e225,.
Si9 as never in the hands of the pres
ent Treasurer, Gibson, as paid for e1-
change, OF placed a0ith repositories aoho
haze msed tie money and haze failed to
restore 1t to the Treasury" Is there
any one here to deny that statement of
Governor Chase? He made if, believing
it to be true. He acted on it--honest-
ly acted on it. It was true, unless all
our records lie. It is verified by the
Auditors Report of 1857, where he ac-
tually gives the precise amount in the
Treasury. But these statements did not
seem to be satisfactory to some. Many
honest Republicans in the Legislature
called for more light. On the 9TH of
April, 1856, the Finance committee of
the Senate reported as in Gibson's hands
all that Breslin had in his hands, except
the specified losses above referred to-
As long ago as the 5th of March, 1856,
Gibson gives The special sums:
Add to this the specified losses 2o3, 1924 IA
And it makes .oss. 4s5 II
The only unpaid balance, as found by
the Finance committee was the losses
specifically referred to by Breslin, and
part of which is secured as have stated.
/ do not 60 into these things to screen
any one, or inculpate any one. This is
the record. 1t is for you and me to
read, printed for US, that we may know
how and where our money goes.
By Gibson's own statement in letter
(G) to the Finance Report will be found
the actual condition of affairs. Here is
that statement, as l find it in the appen-
dix to Mr.. Kelly's Report