The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-28

all indebtedness which has appeared
against him up to this date.
81. G. Breslin.
Treasurer of State"
Any one or reading this this re
ceipt would have supposed that Mr.
Bliss had paid over all the money
due the State. Such was not the
fact. The rcceiprwas false. There
was a balance Of $4,000 duo lrou
MIR. Bliss, which was not paid until
more than three years after its date
In reference to resolution Of the
Senate, of December, 1852, Mr.
Breslin addressed an official commu
nication to that body which is equiv.
alent to positive assertion that Mr.
Bliss had paid over to him all til,
public funds belonging to the Treas
ury.
The motives whicl, induced Mr.
Breslin to execute this receipt and
make this official statement, the un-
dersigned will not attempt to to di.
vine. Ills acts were clearly calcu.
lated, and, it is fair to presume, in
tended to mislcd and deserve. 1t
was an unfortunate commencement
Of an official career. Truth is a
quality which the people have right
to expect in official statement OF ithcir
sworn servants.
The repor; Of Mr.. Brcslin for the
fiscal year ending Nov. lG, 1855,
shows a balance Of s6S3,574 90, at
that date, in the Treasury. In the
same report lie states that, the Com.
mercial Bank Of Toledo, the City
Bank Of Cincinnati, and w. w.
Cones & Co., had failed with an ag-
gregato Of S153, ,s5l Is OF the pub
lie moneys in their hands. The sub
traction oil this sum from the amount
in the Treasury, leaves a clear bal.
ance Of $559,723.72. Upon this
balance there was no extraordinary
demand, except for the payment OF
interest OH the foreign debt, due Jan
uary 1st, 1856. which amounted with
the expenses as charged by him,
to Sl21,320 Is. Deducting this
from the clear balance in the Treas.
ury, as shown by his report, there is
still a balance Of SI3S, ,402 GA
sum sufficient, with the regular dai-
ly income of the State, to meet all
its liabilities, until the settlement
with the County Treasurers in the
February following. Besides the
last mentioned amount, Mr.. Bres.
lin had in his hands $0i,7SS SS-
the funds OF the Canal Bank of Cleve-
land, which he does not notice in his
report.
With funds in his possession, am
ply adcquatcto mectall the demands
which could he made upon the Treas
ury, he issued a CIRCULAR to the Coun-
| ty Treasurers, referring them to the
Act of 1916, and calling upon them
to make the advances required by
that law, to enable him to pay the
January interest. In compliance
with the demand, the County Treas
urers paid into tie State Treasury
$76O,7l5 70, between the 9Th OF
Nov. and the time at which he was
succeeded by Mr.. Gibson.
1t is true that, in making this de-
mand upon the County Treasurcrs,
hc acted in conformity with the pro.
visions of law and the long estab-
lished practice Of the Government.
Yet, it could not have been intended
that the law or practice should con
Time after the reason for them had
ceased. 1t has been shown that he
had sufficient means to pay all claims
against the Treasury. without max
ing this demand, Why, then, did
he do it!
The testimony OF Mr.. Hines, late
Treasurer OF Franklin county, dis
closes the fact that there WAS an cx.
traorJinary anxiety, on the part Of
of Mr.. Breslin, to receive the $40
600 due from that county. He cali.
ed twice at tho Office of the County
Treasurer, before that officer, for
reasons assigned in his disposition,
very reluctantly paid it. Ii there
was, as the books showed there should
have been, more than half million
in the Treasury, there was no valid
reason for the anxiety which he OK.
hibited in this instance.
The facts disclosed in the deposi.
ton Of Mr.. w. q. Deshler, furnish
unequivocal evidence Of an empty
Treasury towards tho close of Mr..
Breslin's administration. The books
of the office, as before stated, show.
ed more than half a million in his
hands, yet he not only requested the
holder to postpone the presentation
OF a draft OF $4,000, but when il
was ultimately presented, paid only
a portion OF the amount. Though
frequently importuned for the bal.
ance, it was not paid Tor more than
two weeks after it's first presentation
1t was finally redeemed in funds
which clearly indicated that tho
Treasury was dependent upon il,
daily receipts to meet it's current ex
penses.
The conduct Of a party is Away,
OF Importance in determining hi
guilt or innocence.
The flight Of one accused Of crim'
is a circumstance indicatory of guilt
0 An innocent man does nor resort t
! it. Instead OF avoiding, he courts
Inquiry into his conduct.
v Mr.. Breslin was requested by let
L ler In cOny OF which is hnretn aitacl,