M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-04-21
Light iOir r"e l'eopIe-The TImeIy
Efforts Ofthe Democracy TO save
the Treasury.


We clip the following from the Ohio
EagIe.
In the vain endeavor to avert the
crushing effects OF the Treasury deihl.
cation report, the Black Republican
press have resorted to the most absurd
and false charges against the commit.
tee who SO tvariessly and we'll dis.
charged their duty in terreting ont and
exposing the rascOlity and imJecility
OF tho present Black Republican adj.
minetration. They charge that Nor.
gan, the purest, best and bravest Au-
dtor Ohio ever had, was cmiss in du.
ty in not having exposed Breslin when
they both were in office. We have
bad occasion in the columns of the
F1gle again and again to show how
constantly, during the whole Of his
official term, Morgan demanded such
a change of the revenue laws of the
State as would enable him to act as a
check upon the Treasury, and would
make the money Of the people secure.
Gov. Medill, in each ofhis messages,
demanded oftbe Legislature the same
action, and the democratic party of the
State in State Convention, made this
object the leading idea of their plat,
form. The above article shows by
what means they were defeated, and
the people left at the mercy OF the
plunderers. li'the Independent Troas
uty Law, as recommended by the
democratic State officers and the den,
oclatc party, (Which by a democratic
legislature has since been plade a law
had been PIT in force at the time IT,,
opposition defeated it and denounced
itas "aoild, radical anddest,uotic
@easRre," Breslin and his felon ac
completes would have been prevented
from pluudering the State, and th,
reckless, dishonest and blunderins
policy of tho Chase administration ef
tcctually checked. We give below
the resolutions Of the democratic Stat
convention Of 1858, and extracts from
the reports of Auditor Morgan aud til,
messages Of Gov Medill.
RESOLUTIONS OF DEM. STATE CoNvEN
l'. ToN OF 1853.
Resolred, That the separation ofth,
moneys of tho State from BANKING in
stitutions is indispensable. for the Sgf6
ty@MoJuadS and the rights ofthc
2,eople, and ace are Meretore in favo,
qan entire aicOrce ofMe STATE from
MIc6nnection8 acith tie banking In
situations as dep0SitOrieS ofthe pub
AO moneys.
ReSOlved, That the Independent
Treasury established by the democra
cyofthe Union after continued strug.
s1e for years, has in its practical oper.
atoms yindicated and proven all that
was claimed for it by its warmest ad-
vocatcs. And thatthe Democracy Of
Ohio are in fa0or Of tie enactment
By the legislature ofG system 8tmiLa,
in lis principles, for tie safe keeping
THo public funds Of Ohio.
Extract from Gov. Medill's message
of1S54:
= The money collected up.
On the grand duplicate in one year is
not diSbnrsed until the year following,
g Mat much IF our public reyeaue
'emainS one gear and more In tie
State and county treasury. Evils
have arisen from this which require
carly attention. Our revenue officers
have been tempted TO use the public
funds for purposes Of private elnolu.
ment. The pernicous influences that
must necessarily flow from such NAL
feaSancc, to say nothing of the danger
to which the public treasure is expos.
ed, are too obvious for comment.
The most stringent laws should at
once be passed against the private use
ofthe revenue OF the State, which no
well organized government will per-
NIT for moment.
Extract from the last annual mes
sage Of Gov. Medill.
a practice is said to have grown mp
in many orthe large towns, of banks
and brokers paying interest on depos-
its. 1t is also charged that these es-
tablishmcnts become the depositories
oEpublN officers. and that large sums
Of money are TINS realized by speca
lating upon the money Of the public.
These representations may have their
origin in mere suspicion, hut they have
called forth feeling of dissatisfaction
and alarm that can only DC allayed by
the adoption Of such measures as will
prevent the possibility ofso dangerous
a practice. The present statutes are
defective in this particular, and re-
quire revision.
The public money should be guard.
ed with the utmost care, and all ap.
plication Of it except for the purposes
for which it was raised should be
strictly prohibited by law.
Mr.. Morgan, during his official
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