Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-09-10
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steven o'clock at night when he returned.
demanded that be should resign. He
didn't want to resign. / insisted again,
and he reiterated his diSiuclination, for
reasons that cannot be considered culpab.e
But the keys of the Treasury were put in
INV hands, and they did not leave my pos
session until be did resign. then ap-
pointed an officer in whose integrity | have
entire confidence, and who demanded and
receives the surest possible security from
every depository Of the State.
Now respecting the blame that is at
tsehed to me, and for not having |
sooner discovered the robbery. Gibson Is a
man from whose appearance and character
| never could have suspected OF the grea!
wrong he has committed. Auditor Morgan
and Gov. Medill had ten times as much
reason to suspect Breslin Of dishonesty, as
I had to suspect Gibson. And they
could have as easily compelled him to re,
sion as did his successor. What ana
| they doG Compel his resignation! No!
At the very first chance they had, they put
him on their State ticket again for the very
same office. am obliged to talk some
what of myself but the nature OF the case
il nv apology. l asked Mr.. VIM. u.
MORGAN to act with DR.. Dennison, gen.
tleman of uudoubted integrity,and a native
Of your city, in whom the people every
, where have con6dence--in an lnvestlga-
tiop of the Treasury but he declined. -
3 He did suggest Mr. Prentice to act IN his
= stead, Mr.. Prentice a Pro-Savery Demo
! crat) agreed to accept. On further con-
sderaton, however, he adopted MS par
: tv tactics and declined to serve--douLtIess
that they might have fairer opportunity
f of asserting, that whatever appeared is
IS oBack Republican lie." A party of then
S then got together and black-balled me
Mr.. Cox was their speaker at the meeting
If and General Joe Geiger, Buchanan mai
l. who immortalized Himself by abusing m
', last campaign, immortalized himself agar
t. on that occasion by defending me-
h Laughter. n,
IN After the refusal of Morgan and Preu
of tice TO serve, then appointed Mr.. Ihom
l as Sparrow, member of the Democrat
p, marty, and late an office holder und'
n President Pierce. and he-a gentleman
an independence and character = aeeepte
ny and made the investigation. He has pr
ms sented the facts, and they are before 20
est | am told, that the Democracy way
on the lakes, in Payne's region, now 4
tempt to get out of the scrape by sayl'
he | am a pit of Sparrow. | am sure he
ct. not pet of mine, for he has not ser
of enough to vote for me. He isn't go
re. enough Democrat, as understand I'll
'ou designation, to vote for me.
gs. But, of the defalcation. The facts
of presented after investigation, are II
sh- Breslin took every dollar Of the money;
me There was not one dollar of the peoPI
po, money taken by any officer ofthe Rep'
i've con administration. Tire was lot
the dollar OF it in Treasury when the Kep'
the Iicao Party assumed the government
it But Mr.. Gibson concealed the fact.
eas. did grossly wrong. 1t cannot be demo-
cen ced too strongly. 1t cannot be palIlat
ion, But mean to say again that not one
lied lar ofthot money Vas taken BY a feP
Ke' icon officer.
What has become of it, | can't
tan tell you. BY means of the suits wi
ms have been instituted against BreSIln
we Gibson, we hope to ferret out the lac''
had Rest assured we will do everything IN
Leg power to expose the facts. l had he
into that Uucle Sam would help us out OF
allied difficulty. BresIin left the country
and wrote to General Cass, the Secretary
y Of State, for the purpose of obtaining
assistance Of the government IN get
met possession of the cuIprit, but Gen.
hing wrote back that the extradition treaty
and not provide for the return of fugltlves c
al it oed with the crime of embezzlement o.
n an public moneys. wrote again suggeS
expe. The reasons for and the mode by W
) ad- he NAV be returned, and await an
ted swer But | do think that If govern
: ex- expend portion of that energy. whl
o by develops in catching runaway n'gger
they would not be very long before our
vesti- tiyes from Justice would bereturned'
three British Government would not be al
leans, take sufficient interest in Breslin to
ermit him against our wishes in her proVinc
We on TAXATION AND EXPENDITURES.
-. ''"I And now for another topic, IN v
,nUo ,',hso YOU feel deep interest. The Demo
'"Uso wo. say that Republicans are extravaga
,f,"o5 1 expenditures, and accuse us of burth
- % 1Ss the people with taxes. l have dom
~ ~. 'a0 ns. in my power to be economical and
10 lI 80 closely watched all the Gepartmer
"'' the State government. But you
' that the government must be supp
mace mao: You must support your courts; you
Audl' sustain your public schools, your m
t was pal. township, county, and State g
was a ments, and you do not begrudge the
some ev. if it is economically expended
anEerS inS po) Now, will show You the
They ~ nO N which the Republicans
funds .n w" Tloo.rrv and the burthens the,
sees to meet from depleted pockets.
80 'o'';r H. coKprr1oN OF THE PUBLIC DEPARTA
He has On the 18th of November (beg
tly of of.be fscal vearl after our ticket wa
deh' ed, but before we assumed office, the
;f"",' n"Se according to Auditor W. D. Mo
sidered balance IN the treasury " ~,
9 mon. Bank debts amounting to Sll9' oO'