The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-07-02

preached the Treasury, they took the r
noses be:wizt thumb and finger and smelt-
never a smell. Why! Because their i'm.
maculuts noses seemed satisfied that Gibson
had received from Breslin all he had but the
$4,000, and by his statements and reports,
had given Breslin, whose security he was,
an acqut:ance.
My Republican friend who preceded me,
complimented Mr.. Morgan, the Democratic
ex-Auditor. The Journal of this city, has
performed the same ind office. Governor
Chase, confding in his integrity, called on
him to aid in the examination. There seems
to be no rectitude here. tate the gentle.
men at their word; and if they will rely on
Mr.. Morgan's statement, give it them as
publ!shcd,this day, in his pnper--the Newark
Advocate. 1t confirms every word have ut
tered. Now | invite the "tpx,payers" who
have called this meeting to N. Morgan's ex.
hibit:
"a Pretcnce has been set up, that this
enormous defalcutiun of $5A7, 900, is in fact
the default of Mr.. John G. Breslin, who was
the former State Treasurer aud the brother.
in-law of Mr.. Gibson. "Drouning men
catch at strd,0S," and desperate politicians
may seek to save themselves by clnging
to this imposture. But it won't dot is fa |.
aciohs. 1t may answer for awhile still fur.
ther to deceive and mislead the confding,
but it won't bear the test of intelligent ex.
animation.
Its utter inprobabli'y, if not transparent
ialsiiy, is established not simply by the last
annual report of Mr.. Bresin In which he
minutely particulariaed his losses, but by
the annual reports Of the present Republican
State officers, by the message of Gov
Chase, and by the special report OF the Fl
nance Investigating Committee (Messrs
Taylor, Sinnett and Smith,) who devoted
months during the summer and fall of 1856
to thorough and searching examination o
of the past and present condition Of tht
State Treasury. All of these uuthoritie.
establish the fact that the outside amour
due from and not yet paid by Mr.. Breslin wa:
some $2l2,0o0 or thereabouts. II an addi
ditonal sum of over ha!fG million of dollar:
was then missing, how came it to escapt
the detection ofa committee Of Investigate u
wao it is not TO be presumed worked blind
felded, or suppressed the TRUTH
Brl ii addition to the contradiction whirl
is given to this pretence by Gov. Chase,
message by the Annual Report of Audito
Wright, and by the special report Of the In
vcstgatng Committee, we have still anothe
authority that is conclusive and overwhen
ing. 1t is the report of Mr.. A fired Kelley
April 7, 1856, accompanied by the writer
acknowledgment of Mr. Gibson that Breslil
had, at stated times, within six weeks .aftg
leaving the Ire asury, paid him lGiEson.) th
entire amount, lacking $2t2,o ,ooo, due at th'
expiration of his fBreslin's) term of cffiee.-
II any one desires to examine them in thu
original Legislative documents, they may b.
found in the Appendix. to the State Journa
OF 1856, pages SO to 6l. The reader viii
particularly observe by Mr.. Kelly's report
that the amount he alleges to be the sum dut
to the State from Breslin at the expiration O
his term Of Office, was ascertained by an ex
perienced acotntant selected by FAR. Kelley tt
assist in his exaininations-a gentlema n, too
of whig politics, who for fourteen years pre-
deding 1862, was the clerk of the Treasur
office. As already remarked, the amour
thus ascertained to be due from Mr.. Bresiin
except the sum OF $4,000, had, accordin!
to Mr. Gibson's own written statement, fur
nishing dates .and amounts in detail, bee
paid over to him as long ago as the 9Th O
March, 1856. The unpaid balance of $2l2,
coo, is fully referred to by Mr.. Kelly in hi
report. by reference to it, tke-reader vii
see that $50 900 Of that sum was amply Sc
cured by deed of trust on valuable real es
tate; and that an additional $25 900 was
deposit debt due from crippledbranch of til
State Banko Ohio,which Mr. Kelley regard
ed as safe. Deducting these sums, the actus
net loss through Mr.. Breslin's mismanage
ment, is reduced to total of $l37 900 -
The man and the administration who wer
elected to succeed him, and who were pledg
ed to introduce thorough reform and accoun
ability into tho financial affairs Of tie Stat
have already, before the second year Of the
administration has half expired, given tll
public fulfIment of their pledges in tn
form of defalcation so enormous that
eacesds any that hes eveT b fore occurred In u
history of any State in The Unton!"
This is the record of "a man, more CONVEX
SAINT than any other in Ohio with our affair."
He is endorsed by the Republicans and d.
mocrats-"irespective of party" The phi
ture he draws is faithful to the highest line,
ment of truth. III be true, it shows ais
who has got the peoples money and fixes tn
responsibility on the present State admin;
tratjon.
SALE OF sTATE BONDS.
In this connecton---let me call the after
ton ofthe; people to one other matter whie
+ has a record alse. mean the sale'of tn
State bonds issued under the act of April
1866, to pay that part of the State debt, So
422, ,359, payable at the pleasure OF the Stat