Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-02
Wm. ID. Morgan shown mp.

| We copy the following expose OF the e1
forts Of the ex-Auditor Morgan, through
the Newark Adpocate, to bumbug the pub
lie, from the Columbus Journal: -
We have read with unaffected surpris
two articles in the last number of the New
srk advertiser, a Buchanan paper, editet
by VIM. D. Morgan Esq, late Auditor o
State, and the colleagueforfour years ofJohI
G.. Breslin during the administrator o
Gov. Medill. We had supposed that un
der all circumstances of the case that Mr.
Morgan would have been ready and will
ing to have presented to the people o
Licking county a fair statement of the re
Gently discovered defalcation, ono which
"would nothing extenuate nor set dow
ought in malice" On reading his papel
of Friday we have changed our opinion O
the man and his political honesty. Thal
paper contains two articles, the first O
which attempts to exonerate Mr.. Breslir
from all blame, and treats the statement o.
Mr.. Gibson as fictions-it lifts the defal.
cation from Mr.. Breslin's shoulders, and
places the whole weight of it upon Mr.
Gibson, AID this is done by a course of je,
suitical reasoning, and by systematic
and deliberate suppression Of the truth
Not satisfied with this the editor devotes
another article to the implication of the
Governor and the Auditor of State, in
the Treasurer's transaction. He quotes
from the law passed by the Republican Leg
islature in 1856, for the better security OF
moneys entrusted to the treasurer,-a law
which heacknowledges, he could never in
dueea Observation-Disclosures to pass,-and
which law empowers the Governor whenever
requested by the Auditor, to appoint some
suitable person 10 make an examination
into the Treasury, and to report the same
TO the Executive. This law passed April
8, 1856, and Mr.. Morgan wants to know
whether any action has ever been had under
it by the Auditor and Governor? H. as
sumes in the same disingenuous and jesuit
ical manner that they have not acted un-
der it, and that therefore they are implica-
ted in the defalcation, by not sooner dis
covering and exposing it. sess- .r
Such articles and such charges, to say
the least, come with an ill grace from Mr..
Morgan, who was associated for four years
with Mr.. Breslin and Gov. Medill in the
State Government, and who knew, and
who says he knew, all the time they were
in the office, that an improper use of the
public money was being made by the
Treasurer. Yet, notwithstanding all this,
this same Mr.. Morgan was nominated for
reelection in 1855 with Mr.. Breslin, and
he would have regarded his election doubt
less, if not as personal, yet as political
patty triumph: Of all the men in the
State, VIM. d. Morgan, and Dr.. Trevitt,
who was Secretary of State, knew best
the defalcation of Mr.. Breslin, while they
were each in office with him, and sitting
in adjoining offices for four years in the
classic halls of "rat row." They msinua-
ted the fact very broadly at the time they
held office. Mr.. Morgan referred to it in
in his reports. The two-third
to check mate Breslin in the Legislature in
the enactment of laws and in the appoint
ment of committees; but, more than oil
this, they have, since the recent defalcation
became known, openly boasted here in Co.
lumbus that they knew of these frauds up
on the Treasury, and the transportation
of the funds; that it was just what they
had said would be the result, and that, in
stead of being surprised at the announce
ment, their only wonder was that it could
have been hid so long. We have hitherto
given Mr.. Morgan credit for being sincere
IN his arowals, and that his opposition to
Mr.. Breslin and frequent quarrels which
they had while serving the State, were oc-
by his disapprobation of his Off
,ial use of the public moneys. After read
ng the two articles in the Advocate, We
nave materially modified our opinion of
he gentleman, and are induced to believe
hat his opposition to Mr.. Breslin was more
Of personal than of public nature; for
40 man of high!oined principles could
have written those articles, considering all
The circumstances of the case.
And what are these circumstances As
soon as the existence Of the deficit in the
Treasury came to the knowledge Of Cover
nor Chase, he set about an investigation.
Several gentlemen whose previous posi-
ion and enlarged experience had given
hem a knowledge of the public finances of
he State, were called in and consulted,
.mong them was William d. Morgan
He came to this city and was consulted by
Governor Chase and was requested by the
Governor to act as one of the Investigating
Committee, in conjunction with Mr.. Den
nison, the State Auditor, Mr.. Wright, and
,ne of the Clerks. Mr.. Morgan declined
10 serve, and gave as a reason that he had
,ther and prior engagements which de-
handed his time and attention; but he re-
in this stead, Mr.. W. s. v. Prem
iss, who being very proper person TO act
IS an examiner, was appointed by the Gov
,rnor. While here and while thus consult
ID, he frequently said that lie had known,
" he had felt no doubt of the existence of
he deficit at the time Mr.. Brcslin held the |
,ffice, and that it existed when he retired
rom Office. And yet this gentleman goes
,ack to Newark and writes an article |
hrowing the whole blame upon Mr.. Glib
on, and in which he pettifogs through a
whole column to prove that Mr.. Breslin |
'ould not have been the defaulter. We
hall not attempt to answer his jesuitical |
,arty plea. 1t is sufficient for us to know |
hat Mr.. Morgan when in this city last
week, said that he knew of the existence of |
he deficit, and, that he was not at all sur
,rised when the exposure was made.