The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-07-23
Treasury MisEHanagelneait- --- gov
EEa;sse'S Neglect Of EHgy.

Within three mon h after GOV. CI a came
Chief Magistrate of OHIO the laws were so a.
mended and strengthened as to place in his
hands the most adequate means OF ascertalning,
at will the condition Of the State Treasury and
stopping all reckless and illegal uses OF the pub
lie money. No such power had ever before been
giyen TO a Governor. Under kelley's great law
of April s, 1866, it was made the dtty, as well
as the right Of Governor Chase to have caused
the Treasury TO he examined as frequently, al
ter the passage Of that law, as he deemed nee
essarv Unfortunately this new and wholesome
legislation, was treated with entire neglect by
the Governor. His objectionable OMISSION IN
this regard, may have had its origin IN uninten-
tional oversight or it may have arisen from an
unwillingness to believe that the public treasury
could be otherwise than safe IN the hands oil
! Republican! If the latter is the true explana-
ton of the Governors neglect previous to the
month Of December, 1855, it cannot be offered
in excuse for guilty omissions Of positive statute
duty subsequent to that date.
In the report made to the Legislature by the
Finance Investigating Committee Composed of
| Messrs. Taylor, Sinnett and Smith,) collec
! ton of facts was presented which utterly forbid
the belief in any intelligent mind, that the
Treasury was safe under Glbson's management.
! Without going into tedious detail, we select the
following paragraph from the report OF the com
mittce page II.
"By the 18th section OF the act of April s,
1856, prescribing the duties Of the Auditor and
Treasurer. it is provided that no money belong
ling or due to the State, shall be deposited, pla-
ced, or kept by the Treasurer, or by his dlrec-
ton order or assent, elsewhere than in the
Treasury Office at Columbus, without security
as provided in said section. The Treasurer has
pa,tiolly, NOT FULLY IN ANY INSTANCE
complied with the requirements OF that sectlon.''
Here was startling fact presented by the
Committee. AS yet, there was no means O
knowing that this reckless disregard OF the stat
ute would certainly result in loss to the State
but Kelleys law had wisely anticipated this
misuse Of the public money by the Treasurer
and had therefore provided (section seventeen,
in the most explicit language. that whenever i
: should become known to the Governor that thu
Treasurer was loaning or .depositing the public
funds without sufficient security, or Ill neglec
| of any of the requirements Of the act of Apri
! s, 1856, it should '6e the dHy Of the Gocernor t
direct the Ato1Weey General forthUdb to insttut
the propey proceedings in the court Of cannon pea
of Euak}sa county to restrain the Treasury iron
all such Aeyal acts" dc, dc.
, Here was plain and imperative duty which
the law required the Governor to discharge
Here were important facts brought to his no
, tice by an Investigation conducted by commit
tee Of his own legislative friends. Yet in tn
! face Of this law and its requirements, in tn
face of these facts Of evil portent, Gov. Chas
e persistently omitted to discharge single dut.
which the Kelley law required at his hands an
!, which the condition Of the Treasury most i'm
: peratively demand! The action OF tiasi Cover
: nor, thus referred to, demonstrated his entir
indifference to the wise provisions Of the law
0 1t Is circumstance, therefore, that should occa
y sion no surprise, that in the elaborate annua
d message Of his ExcelIency to the Legislature
there IS not to be found single word or syllabl
}, indicating that he was aware of the new Treas
h ury law or that he was at all sensible OF the ne
It cessity which had required the passage OF tina
+ or some other similar enactment!
II 1t is not fora single moment to be presumed
It that the Governors information on all subjec
: OF exciting interest, was equally faulty as o
o matters pertaining to the State Treasury
= Ohio. Were he interrogated on the minutes
It subject Of Krnsds legislation, we doubt not th
the facts of the case wotild be found at his iil
d gers end Whether this kind of Intelligent
will satisfactorily atone for his fatal lack of know
= edge and attention to hmne affairs, is for tt
people to decide at the ballot-box in Octobe
g next.--Nesoark AdO.