The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-07-09
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! In looking over the Official Report OF the Au
ditor, +. NJ. WRIGhT, made December 3lst, Is
/ So, about one year after Gibson was established
as Treasurer, we end the following remarkable
admission, which is a clincher to this whole cqE-
trovorsy about "Eho stole the peopE-s MONEY
The Auditor says:
"1he amount Of the available balance in the
Treasury, on the 18th Of Move mbor 1856, has
been stated on preceding page. | deem il
proper TO say that the accuracy of the amount
reported was ascertained, not only by the boo Ks
of this office, and those of the Treasury depart
ment, bit Jy personal eTGuistti0n and oOuRt Of tie
funds Of the 1feasme's UaHHs, as required by the
| provision et the act of April Sth, 1856"
Now it is an admitted fact that year before
wien BREsLIN left the Treasurer's office, he
accoihted for all the monies belonging TO the
State save S204 900 which had been deposited
in Fusion banks, (all save one) and which banks
had failed and the further item of about 5000
which he bad charged the State for exchange
and which was disputed matter The last Re
port of Mr. BreSlin disclosed this state of things,
the failure of these Banks and this suspended.
account. There was no conccalment in it at all
1t was looked upon as a mere displacement of
funds and no nisapplication ofthem. The ioint
Finance Com mttee of the Legislature appointed
to investigate this matter, found it precisely as
BRE slim had reported it. GiBS0H his successor
corroborated BREsLIN and the Committee
The smelling committee we believe too, had a
time at it.
Here fye have the statement of the Auditor
given unde- his official oath late as the 3ist of
December last, certifying that "Jy pe18onal alcoaRt
Of the J,1fdS in the Iieasurel's uaults' he had as
&c rtained the money, and all the money due the
State was there. I his lift does not exhonerate
Mr.. Breslin, eXhoncrates his hail; for the latter
were security to the State and here il l. in proof
that the money vas in the hands Of the State
and could not be drawn out except in the forms
prescribed by law.
"The money was in the v&ufts3'' says Mr..
Wright, the Auditor for ~ Cougfcd Hi' Six
months after, the inoney is missing! There is
no Democrat allowed to come within gan shot
OF said gault during said time. Ihe key is kept
by a tusloniSt and the money counted by fl-
slonist. The committees to examine and report
arc all flsionists. Here this fusion family have
exclusive and official control of the Treasury
for eighteen months, examination after exami-
nation is made, and as late as the end of Decem-
Der last the Auditor himsel lfcXamines the books,
counts the funds, and assures the Legislature and
the people that all is right, All at once it ap-
bcaiB that all is wrong, that the money is gone,
and the State is bankrupt.
The question is now aslAed, "Wherc did the
money which was on hands in January 90 to?
How did it get out of the 1rcaSury?' That is
for the Fusionists who have had the money in
their exclusive control to answer. They con-
lcSs it was in their keeping as late as January
last Where $ it now and who drew it out?-
The Treasurer pays nothing except upon the
draft OF the Auditor, unless dricted to dc 50 by
law Where are the drafts and where is the law
that has spirited away this nio:iey STAGE January
last? Let these Fusion officials answer, We're
there false books kept showing false balance?
Il So who kept the books? Were there false
checks and ts1so drafts en deposit, and if so,
who drew them? We're the books, balances,
checks and draf-s &c, forgeric&, anl if s., by
whom forged? 1t will not be contended that
any ctea0c'h had access TO the books, or could
have made the drafts, or got near enough to the
FAULT TO have made such depositSCD
The people want light, aud the time has come
for a full and final settlement with these Fusion
officials. -iMIHteaier.