The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-10-01

wrongs or "fficial',resehary. As!cr
tanning from undoubted sources that
a course of official peculat,on upon
the treasury had been carried on
by the Whig Treasurers, wM.ehill
and Bliss, by which on meaare sal
aries, and with meagre cspacity,
they had become possessed, without
color Of law, Of large means from
their offices, and that the latter en-
tering the Office poor, left ii q man
OF overgrown fortune; aud ascertain
ing from the report of the Fund
Commissioners that Mr.. BresEn,
elected as Democrat, and granted
a salary by law, fully equal to his
due reward for all the service he was
called on or capable Of perfofmin J
was in all probability treading the
came path Of official delinquency for
personal emOlument, we gathered,
while in Columbus, such facts, as
We believed we could establish the
truth OF, il required, in Court q
Justice, and gave them, through oul
Press, to the state.
We did not anticipate to escap,
censure for doing 50. We are not ig
norant of the influence Of the Banl
power, and its Press everywhere
which throughout the state hss sus
tanned Mr.. Breslin in his courses
We know also that moderate Dem.
ocrats, men who regard yroshing il
1i's'tsoyf~oys aat ts s>-ste, and tbs
Hspoiis' a profession Of it's principle
and alliance with it's honest masses
bring, would scarcely approve Of al
act, that 30 far as it had effect, woulc
disturb their meaningless quiet. -
There was another class, foun,
everywhere, and in all parties, whom
we knew would be eager to de
nounce us--the heartless knaves
that bask in the sunshine OF part
success, ever ready to rob the party
and betray the true principles I,
which they are only bypocrites, ant
(which they seldom take the pains I,
understand, the men ever ready t
defend a corruption for a considera
ltion. We expected, we say, tha
such woul1 use every means un
scrupulousIy to make us cave il
their power; but still we are surpris
ed, and grieved, to find our owl
Senator, false to the psinciple
upon which confding constituenc,
elected him, betraying their conf
dence. and giving the influence Q
the position with which they entrust
ed him. to the sustenance of gros
wrong upon their best interests. -
His attack on us, we can easily for
give. His seli-complacent and nj
terly empty boast that he coul,
make us retract our position, we cal
treat with contempt it merits; 70
we are not unaware that man,
young men, like himself of no fixe,
principles, and fine social qualities
find influences to mislead them a
Columbus, which lew are able T.
withstand. But we cannot pass owe
his misuse OF his position to sucl
purposes in the Senator, though W,
may have no hostile feeling to tn
easy won credulity, and after din
ner' vaporing OF the man.
The Democracy ofthe North Yves
will ask higher aud better authority
than Senator Mungen, and som,
facts. before they will concede tina
Aud tor Morgan has been actuatel
by motives OF corruption. We hav,
but slight acquaintance with til,
man, but the honest men OF the state
have most unbouBded confidence il
the incorruptble integrity Of the Of
ticer. Nor will it be easily conceived
that the eloquent and radical De
mocrat, Attorney General, Georg,
+. Pugh, ia u mere angry and dsap
pointed mercenary, anxious to abus
his Office to the basest purposes. -
Nor will they readily believe augh
against DIR, Trevitt without proof o
another kind than Mr.. Mungen'
statement. We tell him in compari
son with the trusted integrity Q
OF these public officers, his own i
subjected to the gravest suspicion
We tell him that what ia require
is an eXoneration OF Mr.. Brssli
from the charge OF usurpation il
office, from imputed designs of pee
ulation, and corruption, and no
the ready recriminations OF subser
Went tools in Office, whatever ma
be the misplaced position, acciden
or intrigue, and not merit or capaci
ty, may have placed them in.