The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-09-24

lNNNlNlUA nDult luDuty MhANN llN va IINNN-
cd. "Hhc amount was finally paid in
"drafts and certificates on various banks
"and brokers i'm different parts of the
estate, all of recent date, and most of
"thcm Of date subsequent TO my draft,
Showing chat they were the daily re-
''ccipts of the Office and paid to mo as
"fost as it accumulated"
Mr.. Brcslin was called upon by letter
by tho Committee, TO furnish them with
copies of the receipts executed to him
by Gibson, and to be present at the OK
animation of the witnesses. lie has
neither complied with their request, nor
replied to their letter. lie has fed to
a foreign jurisdiction.
Mr. Dcshlcr in his deposition says:
"1Ir. Brcsliu applied to me to make
"bankablc the circulation of two or more
Of tho Indiana Stock Banks, and on
.thcir failure he redeemed some of
"thoir notes which I held. The
"samc request was made in behalf of
"two Maryland Banks" In reply to a
question of the Committee, Mr.. ID. says
he had noticed for some time "that the
"Trcasury did not pay the drafts
"and warrants bo held with the same
"promptncss it had previously done
."This has been the case with both Brcs-
din and Gibson, but did not exist dur
sing Mr. Bliss term of Office
Mr.. Brosrn loaned the Cleveland,
GAINESVILLE a. Newark Railroad a large
sum of monoy-thc Committee was not
able to learn the exact amount. In No
vcmbcr last there was due upon it the
sum of S2S,5IOSS-which was paid in
the bonds Of the company, payable in
November 1859, with Z per ct. interest
He loaned $4,000 to the Sandusky,
Mansfield & Newark Railroad Company
on which he received but $4,000 and
compromised the balance by taking the
bonds of the company for S., $500, paya-
bic in 1858, 50, 60 and 'G1.
Tho Committee of Investigation say
tits in evidence that he spent $4,000
in contosting and resisting the repeal
of hccharter Of the Greensboro Bank
Of that State, before the Legislature Of
Maryland, and that within the last ycaI
he was the holder of sixteen thousand
dollars Of the stock Of the Cumberland
Savings Institution of the same State.
When urged by Col. Schoulcr to make
a public exposition Of the whole matter
he replied, "it would do no good. llc
"could not make the disclosure withou
"involving the character Of othors anC
ttho happiness of their families, anC
"thatho would not do so" lie pro
nounccd the attacks of the Press upon
! Mr.. Gibson unjust, and said that Glib
sons statements in regard to the dcfaI
cation were true. So swears COL Schoul
cr. Mr.. 0. Follott dcposes to a convcr
sation of similar import held with Mr.
Brcslin on his own invitation. Such il
the chain and weight Of the cyldenc,
Iagaiust Mr.. Brcslin.
The Committee close their Report by
expressing the opinion "thut John q
.Brcsliu 0bs'rurird the moUy from h,
tTrcusvr7--and that w. IL. Gibson, b,
"concoaling the defalcati0n, and deny
.ing its existence, has disrogardcd hj
"olicial oath and his sworn official du
"ty."
The Investigating Committee do no
| then contradict the statement Of Gov
Chase. "that not one dollar Of the pco
"plo's money was ever taken by a Re
Hpublican officer except so far as Glib
sons own statements implicated himself
The Locoroco press, in coniunctio,
with the "Amcrican Citizen betra.
great anxiety to implicate and transle
to the Republican party the odium an,
criminality of the Treasury dcfalcations
! What are the facts?
The Locofoco party had been in pow
er ever since the adoption Of the Ncy
Constitution. They passed no law, the.
took no steps to provide safeguards fo
the protection of the Treasury Depart
ment. The imperfect financial system
of the State left the whole Treasury a
the mercy Of irresponsible public Off
GERS, and opened wide the door 70
fraud and poculation. In an evil hou
John G.. Brcslin, a mere party polite
ian, was borne by the waves Of party in
to this important position. Trained il
! the school Of Locofocoism, with friend
to reward and a hungry party to sustain
he welded to the temptation and tn
peoples money, became the part.
prey. His doialcation was known to
! few of the leading oiicials-Morgan
Medill, Troyitt & Co.-yct for the SAX
Of the party IL was concealed, Broslinrc
ceiyed denomination and would hav
been continued in Office so far as thi
party is concerned. The people deter
mined otherwise.
How differently did the Republican
party act. As soon as they came int
power in 1856, their attention was di
roctod to remedy the insecurity Of tn
Treasury Department. There was n
law then existing in the State, requirin.
thorough periodical examinations Of tn
Treasury. They passed ono in April
1856, which was improved and mad
more stringent by the Act Of Marc
3Oth 1857. Since the passage Of tn
act above mentioned, several oxamina
tions of the Treasury have been made
The Investigating Committee say 'f
sis clear there has been no iucb Of Uigitanc
Sin guardng the Treasury"
How different was the conduct Of GOV
Chase inrogard to Mr.. Gibson, from tina
of Modil, Morgan & Co. No soonc
did the condition Of the State Trcasur
become kuown-than he demanded th
Isurrondcrof Of the keys Of tho Treasury
land placed them promptly in tho custo
dy of hands which would secure th