New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-29
OHIO POLITICS.
SPEECH OF COY. CHASE.


purpose Of amusing you with a sounding political
tsrapgue, but cane to address myself 10 your con-
scieI cts and enlightened iucguent | sm before you
as ycur candidate for Governor-uot OF nv own
choice | NAV Justly say My ambition was satisfied
with ore term, ana had hoped TO return from the
cares Of Office 20 devote my time interests of pri-
yate nature. Yet, summoned as was by the unani-
Gus choice OF your representatives in Convention
felt constrained TO accep. the call u the Republican
rsr.y ard au here to open to you nv heart and nv
mind upon public questions In which you Justly mani
fest deep interest lCheeTsl.
TIE TREASURY DEFALcArroS.
am going to speak TO you, first. of the prodigious
hole found in the public pocket shall tell YOU truly
all know Of the robbery Of the Treasury Which has
recently developed itselt ana show to you where the
4 few weeks ago, IN the month Of June dscov.
cred TO nv utter establishment that there was de.
felt of $500 900 in the Treasury. had supposed
from official reports Of the Legislative Investigating
Committee and from the Auditor, thst the money Vas
all safe In the Treasury they found IT, And Il was
there when they examined the Treasury; aud | will
show you that II had been absorbed during B,eslins
administration and thatnot one dollar Of it ever soed
the frgers OF single officer of The Republican admin.
istIstion.
the Republican administration assumed the govern
ue1t We were elected 10 1888. No Legislature had
set for two years and the last Legislature which pre-
ceded our entry into office, which was Democratic,
had failed 30 pass laws 10 guard the Treasury and
thus left il at the discretion and mercy Of single
mar.
When the Republican Legislature met in January,
1856 auost the first thing they did TO pass lay
guarding and pro citing the Treasury. Bat upon trial
i did ret prove as efficient as had been anticipated.
Learning it, defects by experience. however, when
they met at the adjourned session OF this year they
acted q rev law, which required quarterly examns-
ton by the Governor, and Also by toe Auditor. AT
the regular session they had also appointed Legiss
tive Investigating Committee comprised Of three
member, all Of whom were Republicans, the Demo-
Gratis having refust to permit Representative OF their
party to serve on the Committee They did hod a
ceucus and designated one Democratic member for
each of these Committees but subsequently another
Democratic caucus was held, and upon delberatOn
tley fused to cOuutenance the Investigation into the
administration OF their own party, thus establishing
their fears that corruption had existed which they
feared 10 expose.
The examination, however, was made by the Com
mittee and also by the Audi,or and they found the
moIey 1t was there, in the Treasury. But it was
Q sham 1t wss there, as the money is sometimes
found in the vaults Of your bakers when the eX-
sminer comes round. They fly to some other bank
and borrow funds for present purposes. The ex-
an neer sees that all Is right. He retires, when
Presto! change, and It amt there! Just so in this
case just go with Gibson. He has borrowed drafts,
bills &C. evidently Of value for the purpose of con-
cealing deficit which he knew existed and l have
since learned for purposes which, if correctly under
stood cannot be considered entirely dlscredtsbe to
him. The money was there, but the Committee was
deceived.
Mr.. Gibson was elected when was. The same
copfdeIcs was repoed in him that the people reposed
in me. In fact, they ieposed more confidence in him
than in ne, for the Know .Nothiugs had confidence IN
bim, az it sPpeaIs they dG have me Laughter
SCI fiom Columbus II was II o'clock at night when
Re returned had an interview with him mmt diately.
demanded that he should resign. lie didn want
to resign nsis:ed again. and he reiterated HE dis
inc a,on for reasons that cannot be considered Gull
psble But the keys Of the Treasury were put in
nv hands. ard the did not leave my possession until
he did resign. then appointed an officer 10 whose
integrity have entire confidence, ard who demands
AID receives the surest possible security from every
depository Of the State.
Now, respecting the blame that il attached 70 me
70, not having discovered the robbery Gibson
il man from whose appearance and character never
could have suspected the great wrong he has commit
ted. Auditor Morgan and Governor Medi!l had ten
times much reason 10 erspeet Bresln Of dishonesty
as had 20 suspect Gibson; aud they could have as
easily c, mpeed Tim to resign die his successor.
What did they co! Compel his resignation No
At the very first chance they had, they put him on
their State ticket for the very same Office
am obliged to talk some1 hat Of myself, but the
nature Of the case is my apology. | asked Mr.. VIM.
ID. Morgan TO sct with Mr. Dennison, gentleman OF
urdoubied Integrity, ana netive ct your city, 10
whom the people everywhere have coufdcuce-In
ryestig aon Of the Treasury, but he declined. lie
did suggest Nh Prentice to act in BIS stead aud Dir.
Prtutce-e Pro Slavery Deo.Ocrat-agreed TO accept
Or further consideration, however, he adopted his
partys tactics and declcrd 10 doubtless that
they nigh. have fairer opportunity OF asserting. that
whatever appeared was Black Republican lie
Iarty Of EN- then got together aud black balled
me- MI Cox was their speaker OF their mt citing, and
General ice Gcger, Buchanan man, who Immortal
lied himself by abusing NE last campaign imgortal-
lied himself again on that occasion by defending
lLaUghter. .
.hen appointed Mr.. Thomas sparrow, member OF
the Democratic party and late IN oilceholder under
President Pierce, and he-a gentleman Of independ-
ence and ctalecter-accepted and made the inyesti-
pstion lie has presented the facts, and they are
before YOU am told that the Democracy way up on
the lske 10 Paynes region, attempt TO get out of
the scrspe by laying made spet ct Sparrow. am
sue he is not pet OF ni1f, ior ne las Sos sens
Dtnoc.at O. | Understand that designation to vote
Toy me.
Bat Q: the deialcatior. The facts presented after
investigation are that Brcs!H TOOK frery dGHdr o. M
money. ThDs pas not one d0Har Of the people S
noney taken Jy dhy officer q lie Republican ddnh'
istyai0n. There Lot collar OF il in the treasury
when the Republican parry assumed the government
But Mr.. Gibson concealed the fact. He did grossly
w1org /; caurot be denounced too strongly. II csn-
rot be palliated. BIT man 10 say 0gdiH thnt not
one dollar Of that money 'ras treT t"StA % a heP"0
| can ctfcer. D.
of the suits which have been instituted against
Breslin and Gibson, hope to ferret OUT the facts
| Rest assured we will do everything in our power TO
e1pose the facts hsd hoped that nce Sam would
HEN us out of the difficulty. Bresln Gas left the
country | wrote TO Gen. Cass, the SECRETARY OF
State for the purpose Of obtaining the assistance OF
the Government in getting possession Oh the cuptti
but Gen Cas wrote back that the eAtfadltion treaty
cid lot provide for the return Of fustiyes charged
with the crime Of enlbezzlemen nj OF tue pu6hc moneys
| wrote agar, suggesting the reasons I1r auH 'i.e
mode by which he may be returned, and await an an
answer. Bet DO think that if Government woui1
bu; expend portion Of that energy which it ceveoPes
| in catching runaway biggers. II would not Dc yer!
long before cur fugitive from justice woua DC &c e,
TUNED The Briiist Government would nor be apt u
take sufficient interest 10 Breslu TO retain LIN a.
| our wis1 es in her provinces
! TAxArIos AND EXPEsDITCREs.
And row 70, another topic, in which you feel deep
r,elest. The Democrso. say that Repuoleee' are
| - nd accuse Us OF our