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Remarks Of HOn. Pelix Marsh.

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Remarks Of Hon. Felix Marsh.
/ Of PreJls and Montgomery. upon de Question
Of Printing he Memorial Of W. j. Jackson,
and IL Rqpty to Hon. Stanley Aatite'cs De.
liyerea IN hs Ohio Senate, FEB. l2h 1857.
Mr.. Marsh said
Mr. PresidenL--I cannot permit this occa-
sion to pass, when the Republicans have been
frequently openly assalled, with having signal
ly failed IN the purpose Ofretrepcbment and re-
form, without asking the induIgences of the
Senate, while l advert briefly to the facts, de.
string the people to ex0mine them, and for one
| fear not the result
How stands the case On The 9TH Of Janu.
ary, 1856 the Legislature convened at the
Capital; and how then were the affairs Of the
State, all Of which for years had been under
the control of Democratic rulers The Fnan-
ces, Public Works, the Asylum, Penitentiary,
State House, and General expenditures, as es-
tablisbed by the testimony, (the Democrats in
the mos Of the cases, themselves being witnes.
ses
Aud first Of the Finances. We found $685.
34l II not in the State Treasury, deposited by
the Democratic State Treasurer, John G. Bres-
lin, with certain bankers and brokers, now cal
led suspended funds; and according to the tes-
timony OF W. W. Cones, with whom si7, 799,-
6S were deposited and II. P. Bowman, Demo-
cratic Treasurer Of Hamilton Co.. it will in
fact ever lie with that expensive Treasury pet
the Kauawha Bank (See Appendix to Senate
journal of 1854 dages 64-7O) Mr.. Bowman
therein testfes as follows : "In relation 20 the
Kanawha paper, have only TO say, that i
was understood by me that Cones & Co., and
Mr.. Bresln were interested in the Kanawha
Bank as part owners, that Cones E Co., were
engaged IN protecting the circulation of the
bank in Cincinnati; that the SCI 600 paid o
yer 10 Mr.. Breslin (hanawha bank p1per) was
received bv NE through Mr.. Cones, with the
understanding that Mr.. BresliL was 10 receive
the sane, and that transactions were for thu
purpose Of protecting the circulation as un
derstood it," and he further SAYS "From my
knowledge OF the firm Of w. w. Cones d Co.
and their business relations, should not have
made such deposits which were made on my
own responsibilities" page CIV. ". Cones
very politely declined answering the following
question. 10 wit "What interest had j. G
Bresln, late Treasurer, in the Bank State
the character and amount Of such interest If a
ny ~ page II. The conclusion is irresistible
J the peoples money, with peculiar fondnes'
for metallic currency, was by pure Demo
crat, used and finally lost in initiating that mod
el Institution. the Kanawha Bank.
Secondly the PaJlic Works.
On the 18Th November, 1856, seven of tht
!, eight sections Of the Ohio canals, were out c
sixty six responsible bidders, let to seven c
? tn. highest cad ofseven of the lowest rt
spOnsible bidders (as the law of l845 required
at loss to the State of SCI ,38l year. whic
e for five years the time for which let, amount
! to S32l 9O5 and with interest, s56.0O0
$ the snug little sum Of 1867, ,903. which Nigh
have been avoided, had the names Of the ur
I known Co.'s and their residence, and the con
= tract and specifications been adopted By tn
0 Beard of'Public Works. as urged b. the Re
] publican member Mr.. Blickensderfe on the 22
g and Goth of October, 1855. (See part 1st Ez
. ecu;ive Document of 1855 from page 637 t
s Gl5.) The Journals of the Board show E1
n Dcc p GAG as follows. to wit con the fna
| adoption Of the contracts and specifications
i Mr.. Blickensdefer moved TO amend the specif
cations by adding the following as section Nc
I 10, Bidders in submitting proposals, will b
d required 10 state the names in full, and the res
o idence of each and every person joining in Hn
i bid, or who expect to become interested in th
+. contract liss" Yeas Mr.. Blickensderfer' nay
>. Messrs. Steedman and Griswold.
!. It is not singular that the Democratic men
r bers Of that Board readily forseeing that thei
e would be Republican Legislature elected an
,, in power in January, 1856. who might for th
interest Of the State make some beneficial la
,r or arrangement as to the Public Works: sht ul
K under law which Tor ten years remained dol
,e mant in the statutes all at once, as by insp
ration, conceive the wise idea of preventir
and utterly precluding Legislative action.
Is letting them under contracts Tor FIVE years
I'D certain known and unknown persons living
st unknown places, who were among the highe
il; responsible bidders-tbis surely was unPara
NJ ed sagaCity aud wisdom, and which, if cons
mated would only cost the people ofthe Stat
st the small sum of SS77, ,005. more than the 10
as est responsible bidder as the law required.
I'D Thirdly, Of the new Asylums, built und
OF the management of Democratic agents, to vi
h. In the Northern Lunatic Asylum, at Ne
.rk burg, ale exhibited frauds and overcharg
Ter S5l, Gil 90; useless expenditure, $500; TO