Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-02-27

as to large number Of physicians in thi
State, yet suitable name has hardly beer
given for disease producing such effects
And when so many "Joctors disagree"
shall 90 no further than term it remarka
ble case of monomania. The whole cas-,
has been ono Of greater interest anxiety ant
mystery than often comes under the motto,
Of the physician. CHAs. SUMNER, NJ d.
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REMARKS OF HON. Felix MARSH,
or Prebe and Montgomery ulon the Question NJ Printiu
the Memorial Of ". J. jackson. and in Reply to Hor
stanley Matthews Delivered in the Ohio Senate Eel
18th, 1857.
Mr. MARSH said:
Mr. President:--I cannot permit this oc
casion to pass, when the Republicans hav'
been frequently openly assailed, with havin.
Signally failed in tho purpose of retrench
neat and reform, without asking the iudul
gente of the Senate, while l advert brief,
to the facts, desiring the people to examine
them, and for one fear not the result
How stands the case? On the 9TH o
January, 1856, the Legislature convened a
the Capital; and how then were the affair
of tho State, all of which for years had beef
under the control Of Democratic rulers p
TIE Finances. Public Works, the Asylum
PeRiteRtary, State House, and Genera
Expenditures, as established by the testimo
ny, (thc Democrats, in the most of the cases
themselves being witnesses.)
And first of the Finance. We found
$203, ,34l IA not in the State Treasury, de
posted by the Democratic State Treasurer
John G. Breslin, with certain bankers and
brokers', now called suspended funds; and
according to the testimony of w. w. Cones
with whom $47,799 6s wero deposited
H. P. Bowman, Democratic Treasurer o.
Hamilton Co.. it will in fact ever lie with
that expensive Treasury pet, the Kanawhf
Bank. (Sce Appendix to Senate Journa
of 1856, pages 64-70) Mr.. Bowman
therein testifes rs follows: ain relation to
the Kanawha paper, Ibavo only to say, that
it was understood by me that Cones & Co
and Mr.. Breslin were interested in the Ka
nawha Bank as part owners; that Cones
Co were engaged in protecting the circula
ton of the Bank in Cincinnati; that the
$21 900 Ipaid overto Mr.. Breslin (Kanawhi
bank paper) was received by me through
Mr.. Cones, with the understanding that Mr.
Breslin was to receive the same, and thai
transactions were for the purpose of protec
ting the circulation rs | understood it," anC
he further says, "From my knowledge of the
firm of w. w. Cones & Co. and their busi
ness relations, should not have made such
deposits which were made on my own re.
sponsibility;" page 65-W. w. Cones very
politely declined answering the following
Questions, to wit: "What interest had J. G.
Brcslin, late Treasurer in that Bank p
State the character and amount of such in.
terest if any" page II. The conclusion is
irresistible; the peoples money, with pccu
liar fondness for metallic currency, was by
pure Democrat used and finally lost in in
flating that model Institution, the Kanawhf
Bank.
Secondly tie Public Works.
On the 18th November, 1855, seven o
of the eight sections of the Ohio canals
were out of the sixty-six responsible bidders
| let to seven of the highest instead of sever
of the lowest responsible bidders las the law
of ls45 requircd,) at loss to the State O
$64,3sl year, which for five years the
time for which let, amounts to 1921, ,905
and with interest $4,000, to the snug little
sum of s377,905, which might have beer
avoided, had the names of the unknown Co.,
and their residence, and tho contract anC
specifications been adopted by the Board o
Public Works, as urged by the Republican
member Mr.. Blickensderfer on the 23d 24tl
of October, 1855. See part 1st Executiv,
Document of 1855, from page 637 to 642
The journals Of the Board show Ex. Doc. p
642 as follows, to wit: son the final adop
ton of the contracts and specifications, Mr.
lBlickensderfer moved TO amend the spccifi
cations by adding the following as section
No. 10, "Bidders in submitting proposals
will be require ID state the names in full
and the residence of each and every persol
joining in any bid, or who expect to becom
interested in the contract list" Yeas, NJ
Blickcnsderfcr; nays Messrs Steadman an,
Griswold.
Is it not singular that the Democrat
members the Board readily foreseeing tha
there would be Republican Legislature
Ielccted and in power in January, 1856
who might for the interest of the State max
some benfcial law or arrangement as to tn
Public Works; should under law whic
for ten years remained dormant in the stat
utes, all at once, as if by inspiration, con
ccivc the wise idea of preventing and uttol
! ly precluding Legislative action, by lettin
them under contract for five years to eel
tain known and unknown persons living
} certain unknown places, who were anon
the highest responsible bidders-this surel
was unparalleled sagacity and wisdom, an
} which, if consumated would only cost th
!, people of tho State, the small sum of 1917
905, more than the lowest responsible bi,
ders as the law required.
r Thirdly, of the new Asylum, built und,
} the management of Democratic agents,
} witt
{ In the Northern Lunatc ASYLUM, at New
] burg. arc exhibited frauds and overcharge
, $5l .642.00; useless expenditures, $500
, total, So, 7,1l42.9O. With the building ne
, and costly, as il is unfit and dangerous {,
, the tenants to occupy While the Soutl
ern Lunatic Asylum at Dayton, opens I
, our view the fact that the nice little sum
: frauds and overcharges SIS, ,2e0.o5; usele
4, Expenditure, So, 800; total, 500. .760.O5, h,
! there been squandered. Nor does the PeH
G tcntiary pass without showing dcfalcatio
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