American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-03-17
John &. Breslin on the Process OfFlI
fnr State Treasurers.

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ing State Trsasnrers.
The concluding portion Of the statement
mads.by John g. Brsslih to the TressutJ
Investigating Committee. Is deeply later
essing. We give it below. and cOmmeut
It to the particular att.nti,n Of all II Gin
oinnati Commercial.
ItrusG I may be permitted TO say-no
IN Justification Of my self, but somewbs
in extsnuatiOu Of harsh public judgmen
against me, that no one without expert
enee can appreciate the difficulties, the
embarrassmen,s.t the concerted tenn tations
the demands for faVOrs. with which q
treasurer is eonstsnIly surround. There
are no friends eager 10 ease the Au litoI
from bis oppressive cSres. or thank him
for his exhausling hours Of midnight toll
Ii is the 7rsasurey's anxious cares iha.
ara scented afsr of. and which involuu.
tArily invoke 90 many d,tIsring offers from
disintesestsd patriots. in all parts Of the
State. 10 assissI him in takirg care OF the
public money.
A new Treasurer is Instantly callsd MP
on hY hosts of devoted 'fiiends,' many .
whom 'ardsn.ly supported him for tbs
nomination; others took mo part Ia poll
iIicS? but we're delightal with the last
sIscIiol Tor Treasurer. Oilers we're sore
lypsrplsxed 1t the iast election Fot Treas
uftrshey RBfs ofthe same politics a
yoaf predecessor: but high personal Ts.
gard for the present incumbent greatly
odibaftAssed them al the polls: finally
consented 10 throw party aside and yot,
ior'the person now 10 Office. The TFeasn
rSr d advised by a visitor Of his wonder
fuipopularity in his (visitOr's) section oI
the Stste-ths universal satisfaction will
WhiSb his nomination was rscsived, anC
the iudescribablejoy with which bis cleo
tion &aBhailed. Visitor was not disap
pointed " ish the nomination OF the pres
sRt Treasurer: Visi or bad, long slnce
ia boxing around for suilabls person 70
Treasurer, bad the present officer in hi
minds eye, Visitor regretted be coult
only tarry 50 short time, and would say
before leaving that ih The event his frienC
Mr.. So and so should call 10 see the Treas
ureF. lie was entitled 10 the fullest conf
denoe, everything inlrustsd to him coult
be relied upon TO the death Visitor
hiUslfmigbt after awhile suggest some
thing Of grsat advantage 'all around and
perfectly SAFE OF Visitor would not thiul
Of mentioning II. Visitor would call
gain. unless business prevented. with par,
ticulars e = very nice thing II III.
Treasure { had anythine Of 10 crest in Wis
i'or's locality requiring attention. 'com
mand me- The instances Of this sort o
attempted ingrAiati, IN into The Treasurer
con6ieSce. oil ending in some proposal h
cooperate 10 aoopfidential' investment o
magnificent speculation, are innunsrable
yet TO designate single case woulI
doubtless meet with fat contradiction. =
And lhs,ysTy ,persODs who are most per
sistentin their efforts 10 inveiglp the Treas
ur in some private operation with them
selves. Or others for them, are those who
ere most Indignant over. his errors when
discoy cred. and have the least sympathy
for him when bis misfortune comes. A
torrent Of denun 'is.ion aud ceusure heape,
upon The ruined 10 the shield to proteo
them az inst suspicion Of having inhu
euced him in any Aot which with others
may have contributed TO bis troubles.
Asan illustration Of the manner Il
whieha Treasurer 10 bese,, will euumer
ate a few instances Of the mode which
was spptoachslby DIV. Deshler. Vet
soon after my arrival st Columbus, ar,
before lentstsd upon the diseharRe CT M
Official dulics. Col Msdary called upo
me and stated that Mr.. Deshler bad ina vi
red Of him vhat arrangements had mad
in reference TO my surslies, aud whether
needed aid 10 giving bonds. &C., Some
time after j was Treasurer, Mr.. Desbls
sought q private interview with me, du
ring which time, he communicated 10 m
his dssirethat should confTne my privat
operstiohs to the Cliaton BSnk-that b,
would pFote 4 me fully, and deal honora
bly, sud literally with me in every respect
lie proposed first that should take SO,
600 stock ia the Clinton Bauk, upon whicI
he would guarantee dividend Of ten pc
cent. No arrangement ofany kind wa
made at thisiaiaview. He subse quentl
requested me on several occasions to tax
large amount (Onee naming $50, ,o0o) Z
Clinton Bank notes. keep them locked uy
aud give bini an equal amount Of oths
funds which 10 the end he would make a
right ~
/ declined. He called upon me on sew
sral occAsiops,. aud stated that he wa
overrun with Spplications for disoounts o.
"A No, Cattle pspsr.' and desired fund
TO enable him TO meet thsss calls: at tn
same lime he suggested thai there woul
be no risk whatever il | should diseouu
the paper il being, he assured me, sueI
bills as be preferred and selected 10 hl
business, / declined. deposited larR
sums ofmopsyin the Clinton Bank; bel
its csrtiicates Tor months: and oocAsionai u
ly its eity balance checks when short q
currency Indeed, so far as Mr.. Dssh
Ter was concerned, he never seemed 10 b
satisfied with The amount OF my bushes
with his bank; he seemed 10 believe .hs
through long usage (of which be olls
spoke The Clinton Back had an imprs
Ssripsabls right 70 the use ofths publ
money ,aisss .r
The above and many kindred propos
tious we're Often uade BY Mr.. Dsa6lsr, an
yst usd1Tstssi that gentleman speaks
lhs impropef zee public funds with al
horreuce. aaad csnsures me upoa ever
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