The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-09-24
John G. BresIin---The fatal rock
on which he went 90 wreck.

of bis official duties, the doctrines he had pro-
fessed as politician and Democrat. THIS
icas the rock on icbich he toaadered. Instead Of
correcting the errors and abuses of his whig
predecessors, he took them as his guide and ex-
ample. 1t had been their habit to use tho pub
lie money for the mutual advantage Of them
selves and their avorite corporations Why
should he deny himself of the same right?-
They had assumed to themselves the high pre-
rogative of fostering and befriendns Rail Roads,
Banks and Insurance Companies by giving them
the liberal use of the public money. They had
thus won the favor and secured the euloges Of
these institutions. Why should Breslin not
become big man, too, when he could so read
lily do so by patronizing' Banks Rail Roads,
and other "public institutions?
Bank officers flattered--Rail Road officers
caressed- -Breslin gave himself up 10 their ILL
cit embraces, and at the very outset of his Off
cial service, he was already in the hands and
under the control of men who were either open
ly hostile to Democracy, or were rotten and
corrupt as the very foulest of the opposition.
When Auditor Woods, Treasurer Bliss, and
Fund Commissioner Sill, retired from office
early in the year 1852, they handed over to
their democratic successors, batch of cluines
instead OF money These claims bore stri.
kings'family resemblance" to the obligations
due TO Breslin for money advanced by him in
ro1,Jo i
ton and mere nearly ttoice as great in aaom1t.-
BY reference to page Of the First Semi-annnal
Report of the Sinking Fund Commissioners
(Pugh, Trevitt and Morgan) dated Ju-y IL,
1852 it will be found that the abolition whig
administration on going out of office, handed
over to their democratic successors in 1852, the
the following claims against the parties named,
for money taken from the Treasury and given
nto their use, viz:
Cine, Hamilton & Dayton r. r. $4,000
Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh " 100000
Columbus Insurance Company 1O7 900
Akron Branch Rail Road 10000
Protested draft of A. j. Smith 1000
Drafts of Joseph Whiehll, Thorn
as Noodle, VIM. Miner and De-
mas Adams, ,Ir. 1880
S374450
Of the above sums the loan to the insolyent
Columbus Insurance Company is a total loss, the
last Republican Legislature having passed a
resolution effectualy releasing the old whig ab-
clifton State officers from their personal liability
for having made the loan In direct violation Of
law. The loan to the Akron rail road Qike the
Bliss delalcation of S65000) was reported to
BresIn to have been paid to him in 1852; but
by the recent report of Sparrow and Auditor
Wright, it appears that the same road Cat pres
ent the Cleveland, GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati,)
still owes $28, 600 to the Treasury which sum
is undoubtedly an unpaid balance on the original
loan that had been covered up and renewed by
Bresln.
Following closely in the footsteps of his
whig abolition predecessors, Breslin quickly
adopted their policy in the management of the
public funds. At the end of his four years as
Treasurer, it was found that he too, had made
loans which could not be made Immediately
available. These $50 far as the Legislative Re-
portsshow,) were as follows:
City Bank of Cincinnati $79.81l 95
Beckel's Valley Bank, Dayton 50, 7S5 48
Branch Of State Bank Toledo 26,271 23
w. w. Cones u Co. bank, Gin. 4,767 80
$204 ,636 65
OF the above sums the Beckel loan has been
fully secured, and $4,000 has been already
paid. The claim against the Toledo branch
bank, has been said by Mr.. Kelley to be safe
So that Breslns whole actual losses Gas shown
by the Republican legislative reports.) are the
two Cincinnati loans, one of these being to
Wash. Cones and the other to the City Bank.
recommended By Go0 Chase.
We have thus seen that Breslin's losses were
occasioned by following the example Of his
whig abolition predecessors; and that both he
and they applied the money to other purposes
than those for which it was collected That
Gibson's losses have all originated in the same
improper use Of the public funds, no sane man
can entertain the shadow Of doubt. The
remedy for sill these disasters is simple: Keep
tie money In The Treasury ,ohe,e 1t belongs; aat
under no protect tohateosr, aoo II 10 be used for
other objects than ose for tosicb 1t aoas collectea
This, in brief is tho sum and substance Of the
INpEPENDENT TREASURY SYSTEM for which the
Ohio Democracy are now unitedly contending.
Let us all, therefore, speak an earnest and etfec
tive word in its favor, and when the election
day arrives, let every man be sure to vote for
JAMES r. MORRIS and an INDEPENDENT IN
TREASURY. -Nsoayk 44dvocate.
-sD ~--e-. - 5tf.
why he left.
Judge Warden well said that he had remain
ed seventeen years in the Democratic party in
the vain hope that it might be reformed. - Ga
zette.
In nalate speech made by the Judge, at Col
umbus, he said;
Il know negroes in this town, black as the
ace Of spades that is not 80 blaek--but
black ns the heart Of the inventor Of this new
doctrine, who are as well qualified to vote as
nine-tenths Of those who will deposit their tick
cts in the ballot box next October,
Now, if that was the reformation the Judge
hoped fort have Che Democratic party 80 far
forget its manhood as to put negroes on an