The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-07

He claims that not q dollar of the
money of the State has been used
illegally, or misapplied by him, but
that the chances are that the three
hundred and three Thousand dollars
obtained from Bfeslin by him, would
not otherwise have been brought in.
to- the Golfers OF the Slate.
BY his exertions he claims tha,
fifty thousand dollars was secured OIL
Breslin's suspended debt, from Day.
ton Bank, Of the Beckel claim, par,
Of which has been paid. That Mr.
Breslin would have, then exposed
left immediatly for Canada, and thai
he relied upon his personal inhu.
ence with Breslin, and contided OF
his promises, and carried the loat
lie did until it crushed him.
Testimony will show Mr.. Bres
Inns completely with Maryland anc
Indiana banks, with railroad invest
ments, &c., at home, the pressure
on him to use the public money fol
party purposes by urgent leaders
&C., One Of the Hamilton county
parties, really or ostensibly, as it il
very well known, lost at a gambling
table during or about the time Of
the assembling of the National Dem
ocratic Convention at Cincinnati, 9
sum of money reported to be $47,.
900; suit for which was entered, bu,
large portion was paid on the with
al of the suit. 1t has been reported
that gamblers followed the same
party to Kanawha, where over fifty
thousand dollars more were tighten
ed from his pockets, much of the
money being Of the far. famed bank
in Maryland, in which Breslin ex.
plotted, aud to retain tho charter
for which recent testimony says sl0,,
900 was expended by Dreslin. Was
that for lobbying in the Maryland
Legislaturel
personally am aware Of the pay
ment OF the bills of tho Miami tribe
Democrats, by this same party, wher
the drinking rout came to this place
from Cincinnati to organize the Leg
islature on the assembling of tho
last Democratic Legislature, Jan.
uary, 1858, and who was So promi
nent a person in managing the clec
ton Of George E. Pugh as U. $. Sen
ator.
1t i'll becomes those who knew Of
Mr.. Breslin's deialca,ion that early
and who made bnt feeble Efforts t,
expose him, and finally consented tC
run again Oh the ticket With HIN, t,
endeavor to prejudice the present
administration for the intidelity o
Gibson, who was dismissed iroa
service, made to release thu keys o
office the moment it was NAL,
known that he was IN apparent con
plicity with fraud. Gov. Chase. ri
did the Lcgi laturc which made tn
most guarded and stringent laws evej
enacted against lnrIurc drprclation'
on the Tr, asury, shut the door io
ever against irregularities and in
cqualities between the books Of til,
Auditor and Treasurer, fully belicv
cd that the State money was al! righ
had he known for one moment tina
one of his officers was hiting arount
the city OF Columbus for two weeks
trying to kite money enough to pay
protested draft for $50 900, is die
Brcslin, when Auditor Morgan
books showed that he ought to have
had fifteen times that money. Sucl
q Treasurer would have went kitiHI
ont of his office in the twinkling ol
an eye, as did Mr.. Gibson.
The administration of Gov. Chas'
is not only an able, but it is II pm'
administration.
The people deeply and sorrcw.ul-
lv lament the error. the crime, oi one
Of the most hopeful young men OF the
State, who hazarled n well secured
reputation on a doubtful enterprise
at SO perilous a cost, but they cannot
he hoodwinked by demagogues who
seek to misiead them by inuendoes
or charges against the Executive. o,
against tho Republican General AS.
sembly which has done so much to
systematic and protect the FiHan-
cial Bureaus OF the State.