The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-07-01

February 6, ........... eo,si4 SO
Q, sc (dep.)...... 1880 90
9, -.-.--.--.- 50,.3 62
:. 10, +" 26l6 45
:. 1s :. ............ ,e 6Sas Sas 20 "'4'e 3
s.ssss+eh 3, :. ......!..... I74!el7 90
IS, ,t4r--s.>..s..- Isl ,379 Isse361 ,379, o.
Total am mount ......... $3.50 ,Io1 S,
This includes all that have received
from the late Treasurer up to this date
There is yet outstanding $50, 900 oi
his certificates, held by the Treasurer
of Hamilton county.
In the gross receipts, have included
the redemption fund of the Canal Bank
of Cleveland.
| 1 am, respectfully,
VIM. H. GIBSON, Treas'r.
But it is said Gibson has now stated
that he was bearing Breslin's burden on
his shoulders-that this statement was
all sham-a lie-a piece of double
dyed rascality to hide the default of his
brother-in-law" And men there are
who profess to believe this, while they
discredit Gibson's written official state,
ment. That will not do. Officers, and
courts do not act thus. This record was
made to last. If it be false-Gibson is
damned by it. Ifit be true, he is damned
any how, by his attempt to foist the
odium on Breslin.
I prefer just now to take the record
as true especially as it is backed by the
State officers and the Committees of In
vestigation. No rumor that it was false,
should discredit the record.
If any one can lay their hands on any
evidence, to prove Gibson's rumored
statement, that Breslin is the real defaul-
ter, l would like to see it. It will tell
where the money has gone. Come for
ward with it Are you then to take
| Gibson's statement as sworn officer in
the records, which thus acknowledges
the payments to him, or the loose rumors
about it ? Or will you condemn them
both? If the-one has agreed with the
other to cover his fraud, they ought OF
he sunk into the deepest depths of infa-
my. There is no palliation. If Breslin
has robbed the Treasury, he deserves
the halter Of the law. If Gibson entered
on his high trust with the stupendous
fraud of covering his brothers villianous
roguery-then language has no term of
Freproach, and the mind no idoa of detes-
tation adequate to express the depth of
that infamy, which ought to be trod-
den underfeot of the meanest hypocriti-
cal falsiiers of the pit
Again, let me refer you to the law
passed April 1lth, 1856, appointing the
so called smelling committees. Taylor,
Smith, and Sinnett were appointed "to
investigate all the transactions of the
public agents who now have, or hereto
fore have had, the custody and disburse-
ment of the public moneys" Taylor is
banker and lawyer; keen as ra-
zor-weH posted in financial matters
Smith was chairman of the House FL
nance Committee. Sinnet is a clever
sort of man, with honest intentions,
no doubt. They came together-noses
erect and keen as greyhouuds for the
scent. They came. They shifted here
they shifted there; but they did not
smell over youder, (pointing to the State
House They smelt great smells-took
long smells; but when they approached
the Treasury, they took their noses be-
twixt thumb and finger and smelt-nev-
er smell! Why? Because their i'm
maculate noses seemed satisfied that
Gibson had received from Breslin all he
had but the $2l2,OO0, and by his state
ments and reports had given Breslin,
whose security he was, an acquittance !
My Republican friend, who preceded
me complimented Mr. Morgan, the Dem
ocratic ex-Auditor. The Journal, of
this city has performed the same kind
office. Gov. Chase, confding in his
integrity, called on him to aid in this
examination. There seems to be no
- h raak1f,la horo ko1~
the gentlemen at their word /; and if
they will rely on Mr.. Morgan's state
ment, I give it to them as published
this day in his paper-the Newark Ad-
vocate. It confirms every word have
uttered. Now invite the stax- payers"
who have called this meeting to Mr..
Morgan's exhibit
ga pretence has been set up, that this
enormous defalcation of $547, 900, is in
fact the default of Mr. John G.. Breslin,
who was the former State Treasurer,
and the brother-in. law of Mr. Gibson.
"Droa0ning men catch at straa0s," and
desperate politicians may seek to save
themselves by clinging to this imposture.
But it wont dot is fallacious. Itmay
answer for awhile still further to deceive
and mislead the confding, but it wont
bear the test of intelligent examination.
"Its utter improbability, if not trans
parent falsity, is established net simply
by the last annual report of Mr.. Breslin
in which he minutely particularized his
losses, but by the annual reports of the
present Republican State officers, by the
message of Gov Chase, and by the
special report of the Finance Investiga-
ting Committee (Messrs. Taylor, Sin
nett and Smith,) who. devoted months
during the summer and fall OF 1856, to
thorough and searching examination
of the past and present condition of the
State Treasury. All of these authori-
ties establish the fact that the outside |
amount due from and not yet paid by |
Mr.. Breslin, was some $2I2, coo or |
thereabouts. If an additional sum of |
over half million of dollars, was then
missing, how came it to escape the de- |
lection of committee of investigation |
who it is not to be presumed worked |
blindfolded, or suppressed the truth
''But in addition to the contradiction |
which is given to this pretence by Gov.
Chass's message, by the Annual Report |
of Auditor Wright, and by the special