The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-07-24
From ihs sh,o JopruaI.
Was there a Plan oSaooOted by
Morgan and 90. 20 Dec sivs the
People and save ThemselVes9

People and save Themselvesq
There is good reason td believe that
ehore was Ooncocted plan formed by
Morgan Of the Newark advocate. Gray Of
the Plain Dealer, the Harrison county
editor. and porhaps some others, previous
10 the explosion Of tho public Tfeasufv
by which they should head cf the crash
which the explosion was hko to bring up-
on the Loooiooo patty. We have Nor
gan's own confession that "HE ANEw rHE
DgFIoIr IN THE TREAsURY ExIsrEp." and
that 'hs had been expecting fbe disclosure
TO Be made for some time He knew Of
the law which the Republican Legislature
had passed, making il the duty Of the
Governor and Auditor to make an exam
inalion from time to timo into the Treas
ury; aud he knew that Salmon p. Chase
and Frank Wright would perform what.
ever the laws and duty required them 10
perform.
Morgan had doubtless been surprised
that the Investigating aud Finance COM
mittees had not fallen upon the deioit and
discovered by examinations whloh he
KNEW FROM THE START, PROM Actual on.
sERvArIoN AND PosrTGvE KSowLEDoE. lie
thought, however that the payment Of
tho July interest would bring TO light the
true state oflaots, and that then the disclo-
sure would be made. His previous
knowledge Of the deficit, which he had
kept secret from the Republican State OIL
GERS, he doubtless acquainted some Of his
ocofoco editorial compoers with, in diff.
terent parts Of the State, so that when he
should give the word. FIRE. the muskotry
should rattle along the whole line, and
slay the Republicans before they should
discover their whereabouts and who the
enemy was. We believs that such a
scheme was planned. aud although il is
likely tolprove defeat to them in the end
yet II is none the less worthy Of calm
consideration as showing the low moral
4 standard by which these men guage their
Il political action.
IL viii be remembered that as soon as
telegraph-and railroad could oommuni.
cate with Newark and Columbus Nor,
gan was here, aud while here, he was asked
TO take part inrthe investigation, but h,
couldn't, he hadn't time, he had other en-
gagements. While here he biabbed /,
several parties that this was "iust wha
he had been expecting" he had knowr
Of Il, and wasn't surprised, and he plumeC
himself considerably upon the possession
Of this guilty knowledge. He left her,
on Saturday night, and early next weel
although his paper usually is not pub
lished until Friday-out comes the Advo
cate, with two one column articles. head
cd with staring capitals and wide heat
rules, throwing the entire blame Of tn
defalcation upon Mr.. Gibson and implica
ted in the crime-A CRIME WHICH TIL
( VERY NR. MoRGAN HAD MD AND covERE
UP FOR YEARS Governor Chase and Au
ditor Wright, both Of whom this sam
Mr.. Morgan KNEW were as innocent o
any connection. near or remote with th
Treasury deficit, as the child unborn.
There is but little doubt in our minC
that he anticipated she day Of the publ
cation Of his paper, in order that th
country press Of his party should see i
before it went to press, aud thus TAX,
their cue from him, His previous posi-
tion as Auditor Of State gave him a sort o
pre-eminence in matters relating ia III
State Treasury, and he has just enoug
Of party cunning to know tnEt the firs
blow is the most effective. Accordingly
! all the Locofoco presses Of the State hRv
followed in his wake, with but few exoep
sions; but we intend before the dog-day
are over, that they will be glad enougl
TO get out oft. His plan or trick, v her
once exposed, will place him in the esli
nation Of the freemen Of Ohio whore h
of right belongs.