Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-24
A Move in the Right Dire. ton.


In the House OF Representatives, on the 18th
incl, Mr.. NLsT, OF Logan, .hlr>d rlle following:
Whereas. Wm D. Morgan was Tie Auditor oi
this State during the enure official term OF John
q Bfeslin, late Treasurer, ana Alfred T. Edger-
Ten as during the same tIIiie udusieT agent iuI
the State, and
Whereas The report o. the Commissioners con-
siiiuied by this General Assembly TO inquire where
aud with whom The oetalca non III lie Slate TeaS-
ury had its rise, and who wtre the parties impiI-
Gated therein, Muce only par,ial disco.ufc vi
the tacIs; and
WHEREAS, 1t appoa from lie CORE spondenoe Of
I the said w. d. Morgan and from The SWORN teStl-
uony OF others that the said Vim D. Morgan,
whist A0aiIor WE, and still Is, cognlZant oi The
irnpropef uses whcu Tie funds OF Ie State Were
.len applied bv the sand breslin, and,
Whereas, 1 he said Morgan and Edgerton have
NOT given 10 the public their own personal knowl-
e.pe oi tlie ma III aforesaid which Ills believed,
" oLld lead further disclosures 10 The parties
with whom the deiaicauon arose, and in whose
hands the moneys nov are; therefore,
Keyotred, That committee OF three be appoint
ed by This House. who shuli be uIid are hereby en-
powered and directed forthwith TO send Tor ana
compel the attendance OF the said Morgan and
Edgerton, and require OF them 10 make uii DIS
closures oil W hat knowledge they or either Of them
had uH ri ne the official tenn OF said BreSn. 10
The difficulty he had In meeting the liabilities oi
the State during the years 1855 and 1886.
the improper uses TO which the public FUNDS were
then OF had previously been applied by the said
BIesliD, or A. A. Bliss.
What knowledge or information they or either
Of them had of any actual or supposed detalcation
then existing In the Treasury.
What know ledge they or either OF them had oi
any loan by the Func CommlsslUIvr-- said
Breslin or Bliss, to enable them or either OF them
10 meet the drafts for small amounts on he Treas
ury al time when the books of The Auditor and
? hoy cd there ought
million OF dollars in the Treasury.
And in general, what knowledge or information
they or either OF thcm have OF any parties iinpi-
, Gated in the detacation in the Treasury durlng
/. tbs official term OF the said Bresiln and VIM. Ii
{ Gibson.
There seems to be something behind the curtain
. which hese accommodating Commissioners would
: rather withhold from the public gaze. The Cia-
curnafi Go-etic throws hight upon this ques-
i. lion, in the following paragraph:
Mr. Morgan, Ex-Auditor, and one OF the Com
, missioBers charged with .he investigation OF the
Treasury irIuds, should have occupied "a position
= IN the wl.ness stand, Insteud ot u plGce III he
' Commission. No living man could have thrown
. more light upon the dark features connected Will
the Treasury deialcauons than Mr.. Morgan. lie
held ,ffice with MIR. Breslin. He knew ;ha
worthy vas deisulter, when he was nominated
on the ticket with himself Ur reelection. Ii Is Il
be presumed that he Ras not ignorant OF the de-
ficit LANDED over tu Bresln al the cnmmenceH. en-
sui lis first Term, by that other plunderer-BiIss.-
at is not he supposed that he was unacqaa InteC
with the condition OF Dresiln's accounts when the
bondsmer OF thai officer were, by the accommoda
ting or careless, ignorant, Gov. Mrdlil re-
len.ed from heir obligations 10 the State Al
these things, and great many mure, too numer
. Gus 20 mention, were known 10 Mr Morgan, anC
vet The Democratic Legislature cons tiIuted HIM
: Commissione. to investigate, when every man o
r11lIe ~
The first witness called to the stand Mr.. Edger
ton too, was on the boat with Mr.. Morgan during
the iour years voyage, from which the lIcasur,
suffered SO much; and he Is doubtesss POSSESSED
of MANY "iacts" the. ~ uc U; Interest 1t no
OF value to the public al this time. But he wa
also out of place. He sat in Judgment where h
sho' ID have been inieuugated- he Iegislatoi
wi placed ih,se men IN tie wrong pIuce. WI
nc D. sar 10 advantage in history. bat II Is nov
p, ',ed 10 remedy this defect. by calling MessIs
n and EdgerIon TO the stand, and II qu.TIn
10 testify To this end series OF resOIr.
4 a. were offered in The Legislature. These vii
ls. OF course. ] he Republicans will vuie 10
u,g !, and the Democrats. who are such anxiou
i,,1lrers at this time, cannot consistently Oppos
2, m The affidavits OF Morgan and Edgerto
-1,y therefore be looked ior. These will iurnis
u. resting matter for a supplement 10 the kepor
sille Treasury Investigation.
The State Journal, oil the 18th, also puts som
,cr,inent queries 10 these gentlemen Commis
$ Jners;
ToA p Edgerion, formerly Transfer Agent
the State OF Chic in New York city; and
2m D. Morgan, Auditor OF State, and membe
of the Board OF Fund Commissioners
On behalf Of the swindled people OF the Stat
,fOhio, we respectfully request an answer 10 III
ollowing question;
Have either or both OF yoG any knowledge {
the tact that any warrant or warrants, u.awn
VIM. ID. Morgan, Auditor OF State upon John
Bretlin, Treasurer OF Slate, in favor OF A. p. Ed
gerton. Transfer Agent, for any amount G
amounts, were held over, unpaid, for the term ,
from thirty to sixty days. just prior to the eectio
OF IS, when Morgan and Breslin were both cand
whom made, and the reasons for sucb reouest.
any were given1
lhe report is an intensely par,izan affair. fror
beginning TO end. II ia kind of fu.c;,, NJ. ,d;n