Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-09-02

than IN me, for the hROlc A0tbangS hd
confidence IN lin, and IL appears tie
didn't hcOe IN me. Laughter.
When l discovered the deficit. MI
Gibson was absent from Columbus. !
was eleven O'Clock at night when he re
tuned. l had an interview with hin
Immediately. l demanded that h
should resign. H didn't want to resign
l insisted again and he reiterated hi
diSinclination for reasons that cannot b,
considered culpable. But the keys o
the treasury were put into my hands
and they did not leave my possession
until he did resign. 1 then appointed
an officer in whose integrity have en-
tire confidence, and who demands anC
receives the surest possible security from
every depository of the State.
Now respecting the blame that is at
tached to me, and for not having sooner
discovered the robbery. Gibson is q
man from whose appearance and char
acter 1 never could have suspected oI
the great wrong he has committed. Au-
ditor Morgan and Gov. Medill had ten
times as much reason to suspect Breslin
of dishonesty, as l had to suspect Glib
son. And they could have as easily
compelled him to resign as. l did his
successor. What did they do? Compel
his resignation? No! At the very first
chance they had they put him on their
State ticket again for the very same of
fee.
am Obliged 10 talk somewhat of my
self, but the nature of the case is my
paology. l asked Mr.. VIM ID. Morgan to
act with Mr.. Dennison, a gentleman Of
undoubted integrity, and native OF
your city, in whom the people every
where have confdence-in an investiga
ton of the Treasury, but he declined
He did suggest Mr.. Prentice Ia Pro-
slavery Democrat) and Mr.. Prentice
agreed to accept. On further consider
alton, however. he adopted his party's
tactics, and declined TO serve-dOubtlesS
that they might have a fairer opporta-
nifty of asserting. that whatever appear
ed is "Black Republican lie" A par
ty Of them then got together and black
balled me. Mr.. Cox was their speaker
at the meeting. and Gen. Joe Geiger, a
Buchanan man, who immortalized him
self by abusing me last campaign, i'm
mortalized himself again on that occa-
sion by defending me. Laughter.
Alter the refusal Of Morgan and Prem
tice to serve, l then appointed Mr..
Thomas Sprrrow, a member of the Dem
ocratic party, and late an Office holder
under President Pierce, and he-a gen
tleman of independence and character
accepted, and made the Investigation
lie has presented the facts. and they
are before ycu. L am told, that the Dem
ocracy way up on the lake, in Mr..
PaYne's region. now attempt to get out
of the scrape by saying l am a pet of
Sparrow. | am sure he is not pet of
mine for he has not sense enough TO vote
for me. He isn't good enough Demo
crat, as 1 understand that designation,
to vote for me.
But, of the defalcation. The facts as
presented after investigation, are that
BresLin took eUery dollar Of tie money
There sOas not one dollar Of tile people,
money taken By any officer cfthe RspaJAi-
can administration There was not a
dollar Of it in the Treasury when the
Republican party assumed the govern
ment. But Mr.. Gibson concealed the
fact. He did grossly wrong. Ii cannot
be denounced too strongly. 1t cannot
be palliated. But I mean to sag again
that not one dottar Of that money aUas ev-
er taken Jy republican officer.
What has become of it, l can't now
tell you. By means of the suits which
have been Instituted against Breslin and
Gibson, we hope to ferret out the facts.
Rest assured we viii do everything 10
our power 10 expose the facts. l had
hoped that Uncle Sam would help US
out of the difficulty. Breslin had left
the country. wrote to General 'Cass.
the Secretary of State, for the purpose
of obtaining the assistance of the gov
ernment in getting possession of the cul-
prit, but Gen. Cass wrote back that tile
eriraditiOn treaty did not provide for the
return Of Jagitires charged aCih tie crime
Of enabezzLement Of the public moneys. l
wrote again suggesting the reasons for
and the mode by which he may be re-
turned, and | await an answer. But l
do think that if government would bat
but expend portion of that energy
which it developes in catching runaway
negroes, it would not be vely long be-
fore om fugitives from justice would be
returned. The British government
would not be apt TO take sufficient inter-
est in Breslin to retain him against our
wishes in her provinces.
TAXATION AND EXPENDITURES.
And now for another topic. in which
you feel deep interest. The Democracy
say that Republicans are extravagant
in expenditures, and accuse US of bur-
thening the people with taxes. l have
done all in my power To be economical,
and have closely watched all the depart
ments of the State government. But
You know that the government must be
You must support your
courts; you must sustain your public
schools, your municipal, township, coun-
ty. and Sale governments, and you do
not begrudge the money, if it is eeouom
ically expended. no, no. Now, l
will show you the condition in which the
found the Treasury, and
the burlhens they had to meet from de-
pleted pockets.
CONDITION OF THE PUBLIC DEPARTMENT.
On the 18th of November beginning
Of the fiscal year, after our ticket was
but before we assumed office
there was, according to Auditor W. D.
Morgan, a balance in the Treasury of
S703, GOO. Bank debts amounting to
S119, 200, were also collected subse-
quently, making sum total in round
ofS822, 900. Now, where was
this money? 1t is well known that the
State pays cash, and that everything
should have been cleared off by the