The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-07-09
REsIeMATI0N or O, H, HEM
ING.
Some Of the Beauties Of the Sub
Treasury Law.


On Wednesday Of last week, GEoReE
H. HEMSo Esq. rendered his resignation
to the Commissioners, as Treasurer Of
Seneca county. This event was owning
partly to the fact that he did not wish to
serve under the new law. which took Of
feet July the ist. and partly because he
wishes to engage in other pursuto, in
which the profits are not so dispropoHion-
ate TO the labor and risk incurred Mr.
Homing has al along declared that he
,sould aof serve, as Treasurer under the
new law and his resignation, which seems
40 surprising TO some, is merely the car.
rying into effect Of this determination.
However this is privilege every man en-.
Joys aud Mr.. Heming's reasons fot his
course, whatever they may be, should be
matter OF little concern 10 the public, so
long as his official conduct stands unim
peached. He has faithfully and honestly
discharged the duties Of his usRsa. with a
scrupulous regard for the public woaf
and he now relires from the post, with the
satisfaction Of haviog done his duty and
with the confidence Of the public His
stilemont with the county, which the
Commissioners have ordered to tax, place
On the eel inst, will show that he has
faithfully accounted for every dollar Of the
peoples money.
Bat word in regard to this new Sub
Treasury law. Il is the creature Of a
democratic legislature and is one Of the
many acts or"retorm" promised by them.
Le, US see how il reforms, In tho first
place Il oompOls the payment Of taxes in
gold and silver currency. True, the bill
does not say 10 so many words, that tax.
es skaH 5c poid in coin, but this is its
practical eject for. aside from the fact
that the treasurer is required to pay oai
"a specie, all sums under s. for the frst
year $40 for the second DO. no is requir.
ed 10 keep the entire funds, under bis
control, locked up in tho vaults Of his
safe--a great portion Of It for Eve or six
months al a time-and he is made indi.
vidually liable for al losses chat may 90
cur Now what ollicer. that has any re-
gard for honesty aud the safety of him.
ELF and bail. will incur the risk of taking
paper money, (Which is liable to deproc,.
ATE or become worthless any day, and
keeping it on hands, for several months;
or pay out Of his own pocket ID heavy dis
count 70 have I, converted into coin? No
sane man would do any such thing. Tax.
es mes' bo paid, then, entirely in gold
aud silver.
fhen again, Il IS almost as much as a
iaaD's life is worth to accept The office un.
der The new law. lie is in constant dan.
ger Of thieves and garroiers on tho on,
hand and ths penilenliary on the other
II he escapes both Of these, be he ever So
hoaest, he may thank his "stars" aud not
the law. The result Of the law Il fa;th.
fully carried out. will be to popitentiary
or k'll oa every county treasurer in The
state Of Ohio. (Pi,y II iiooaldu't bo made
70 operate on some Of the mombors Of the
legislalure.) Il offers premium to
crime. It's public advertisement, TO all
the thieves. garrotors, burglars and lock
piekers in Christendom. as to whore the
money Is kept, how much there Is OF ii
and who carries the keys. Thehs aud
murders viii become every day ooourren.
COS and our state win become the rendes,
vous Of ali the unhung villains in the
country. q
The law is demoralizing in lis teneen
ey. Il presumes that every officer is a
rascal, thai needs 10 be watched d--that he
is not &, 70 Be trusted with the funds. bu,
mus be tied like sentinel dog to the
"strorg box" as a turnkey and bait for
tbo thieves The Probate Judge is con.
e.iiaied his guardian and, At his own or
tls Instance Ola third parsou. may at any
momsus appoint a committee to smell
escand lho treasury and il the least dis
esspauoy appears away goes the treasu-
foI 70 Columbus