The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-08-06
-rIEsrArE OFFICIALS AGAIN.
The Trelsary Law sllamsfuiIy dis
regarded,

regafuca'
There is no eud to the proofs tiat present
themselves TO confirm and fast,.u upon the Chase
Adm 'ni,tnticn the INST shameless and crimi
nal neglect in their guardianship AMI control
over the rghc money. In Kclley's new Treas
ury law, passed April 3, lS56, the following i'm
p1rtant, though ill-guarlcd section has prOmi
hsnt'placs:
eSecrieN Is. 1t shall he the duty OF the Au
ditor qitrler- annually, on the 10th day OF March
,sane, 5 Sp;ember and December, Tor il any such
3lAy should be Sunday, then on the day previous,
10 ascertain the amount Of money in the Treas
ury Jeloa9iag Ia he Sinking F,mi, AMI DRAW OK
rue TGEtsuRER TagSEFla hl fiCOrof me acting
Coaia;ss0,er Of sal FptL specifying in every
draft the source or sources from which the mon
ey so drawn for was derived"
Now mark the duty imposed by the above
section ami the consequences that would hare
resulted from its prompt and faithful periOr-
nance.
Frt. It was made the duty Of the State
Auditor to ascertain quarter annually from the
hooks Of his office, tho exact amount Of money
in the Treasury belonging to tie Sinking Fnnd,
Rnd 70 d,uoH He SINE hrefiom on behalf of the
acting Commissioner of sad fund Between the
date OF the passage of this law, and the time at
which Gibson deGaulted, the duty imposed by
inc lOLl StCtlOU AdutfC tNplcu on ltl6 DtdLc AZ
thorities, should have been performed at each Of
70 o. distinct quarterly periods, to-wit:
]. Ca the 18th day of June, 1855;
g. On the g5th dly of September 1856;
3. On tho 18th day Of December 1856;
T. On the 18th dly OF March, 1857.
Let the reader mark, that at each of the above
dates, the law-Kelieys ne,0 law Of April 8,
1S56-n1d, it the dpty OF the State authorities
I ascertain the whole amount Of the Sinking
Fund in the Treasury AMI DRAW IT THERE
FROM. This duty was not optional bat jmpT-
aile. Had it been faithfully performed, the
whole amount of Sinking Fund rightfully in the
Treasury at elch of those dates woulI hive
ieen withdrawn from the Treasury and ap,niei
'oHe p tJiic Debt If Oito
S9aonL The sum of $4,000 acknowledged
by Gibson to bo missing on the day he resigned
his office, iras HoacY belo0qiHg to the Sin5jng
Faa}, and Is aIlodged to have been lost or used
by Breslin and never paid over to him to
Gibson. Now, presuming for the sake OF
the argument, that tkiS allie cation is true,
why has this immense Delinquency char
gcd back gear ard h1lf on BreSlin,
ieen so long covered up by the concurrent
kaaycry AMI neglect of the Treasurer, Au-
ditor and Fund Commissioners? 1t will not do
q offer as sufficient apology the alleged fact
that Gibson, "foole u the Auditor and Investi-
ga1hS OomuhtteeS oy ploIuch5, lor thelr IN
s.lacting moneys AMI drafts which he had bor-
rlwed Tor the sole purpose OF defeating them
Ih's humil'aung plea may snff2e to show why
they reported that the money was all IN the
treasury; ont It does not eIpant why the 18Th
section OF heileyS new law (ab)ye quotei) wa
not promptly ana tuiiy ctrFlet mo effect. IL
d2sS mt enpla'l why the State Auditor and Com
mi8sioners Of the Sinking Funl, neglected to
ascertain the safety OF tnat lund by drawing on
tha treasury Tor the uIi amount that ought tc
have oeen th9re on the loth OF Jule lo2o' hVe
months alter Mr. bLeSIn retlred from oliic3.-
~ does moi erP'aR why they dld not draw, IN like
manner, on the loth day OF December l396.-
~ goes nnt e1P%p@ way 1t was otlLL h1
LEClE on the loth day OF March l@o| A
eAch OF these tour distinct periods, 1t was with
N the lawful Power-nay .01s m4te the IN
IEhAl! y II bhTAh ~ I OF the State Au
ditor am Sinking funa commissioners to hlv
applied such Iho TO ths con iitioa Q
the treasury as coui not nave ialed u
prhS 10 liShG the aheSeo deialcauoh OF breSli
now GAINED 10 nave Oeen screened ana coYefe'
up hy hS successor:
Did TINS deIaicGtlon on Oh 20 'UOn actually oc
cur unaer Dfestih! me biack hepnoIcan otat
ofilclaiS aieSe that II did so occur. laktn5 thet
u. theif woro' th"n. thou2h IL De IN the lace !