The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-05-05
Facts ana Figures.

Persons who have watched the dIscdssibh
of the Treasury dedication, cannot have
failed to observe that Republican industry,
ingenuity, invention and malice, have in no
one instance succeeded In tracing single
dollar of Breslin's losses, to the advice, mis-
conduct. or solicitation Of any Democratic
State official. This circumstance would be
utterly unworthy of mention, were il not for
the very remarkable opposite state of facts
proven to exist in reference to high State
functionaries Of the Republican party. These
proofs, as now before the public, establish
the following points
]. Gou. Chase recommended to Breslin's
confidence and favor, the City Bank OF Gin
cinnati, and gave his confidential personal
assurance to Breslin, that its heartless,
swindling managers, were "ercellent and lib.
erGl men," By trusting these men, and de.
posting in their bank (Which Chase endors-
ed as ia safe institution, y Breslin lost $751;
600 Of the public money.
Q. Albert A. Bliss (Breslin's Republican
predeCessor,) took from the State Treasury
and loaned to a certain w. E. Chttenden,
an operator in Mississippi banks, and after.
wards Wall-street banker, lSrge sum of
money which he (Bliss) never succeeded 10
getting back. On going out Of office, Bliss
persuaded Breslin Gin his verdancy,) to &C.
cept Chittenden's certificate of deposit in
stead of money. Chittenden was essentially
bankrupt and by the "confidence game'
thus practiced on Bresln, he lost $35, 900.
In another transaction, toward the close of
Breslin's term, Bliss suretes, who had Civ.
en- their notes to cover default of Bliss, al.
lowed their notes to be protested. Finally,
in part payment OF that default (Which had
been assumed and covered up by Breslin,)
he was compelled to receive Columbus and
Piqua Railroad bonds of the nominal value
Of $4,000. These two knoDn losses through
Bliss, amounted to $4,000. Substantial
reasons exist for believing that other losses
through Bliss, are yet to come to light.
8. VIM. H. Gibson, Republican Treas
urer of State. took, during Breslin's term of
office, two shares in the "Redfeld contract"
for constructing the Tiffin and Fort Wayne
Railroad, he (Gibson,) being President of
said Company. On these two shares, Glib.
son, without wealth of his own, contributed
$50,O00 in ready cash. The proof before
the Investigating Committee leaves no room
to doubt that the money thus paid by Gibson
was procured from Breslin.
i. Osias Bo,Oen, Republican Supreme
Judge OF Ohio, Ga special appointee of Gov.
Chase,) obtained from Breslin, in 1859 and
1853, the use Of $4,000 OF the public mon.
ey which he placed in the Bank of Marion
for their mutual profit and advantage. Sub.
sequently, he induced Bresin to become
partner with himself, Columbus Delano,
Charles 7. Sherman and VIM. Sluryes, in
establishing certain wild cat banks in Ind.
ana By these investments, Breslin lost
1913 900.
S. Sill, Bliss and Woods, the old Repub.
lcan Fund Commissioners, Illegally loaned
in the year lS49 or 80, to the Cleveland,
Akron and Zanesville Railroad, the sum of
$42 900. The Company being unable TO
meet this loan at maturity, unless immed-
ntely thereafter renewed, Breslin arranged
for its extension accordingly. On this hier.
lcom from his predecessors, Breslin lost
1913 900.
The above is probably far short of what
might be shown if the whole facts could be
clearly got at. But Gib>on's share in swamp.
ing the Treasury is so tenaciousIy concealed
by BresIin, that very much is yet in the dark.
From the foregoing specifications, however,
it will be seen that the following Republican
State officials are known to be affected by his
losses in the following sums:
CHAsE-City Bank loss $4,000
BLIss-Chiltended swindle S3J,OGO
Columbus Il Piqua bonds Il 900 SO, 900
GIBsoN-i ittin & Fort Wayne K. K, So 900
BowEN-lndiana Wildcat banks 23OUO
SILL, BLISS d WooDs-Akron K. X . loan % 600
1921 600
The above simply shows how far Bres Inns
losses and misconduct Gas far yet known,)
are directly traceoble to the "private" ad-
vice, shameless deception, previous illegal
loans, and actual guilty participation of Re.
publican Stale officers. How large portion
OF the entire balance of Breslin's part of the
defolcation went into the hands and pockets
OF Republicans who were not State officers,
but were spectators, bankers and railroad
officers, will constitute the subject of fu.
ture article. In the mean time, let honest,
falr.minded men of all parties, whilst visiting
all merted condemnation on Breslin, bear
faithfully in mind, the fatal and perlidous in
fuence secretly ererted ouer his official action
by high Republican State officiuls who first
used him to their own advantage, and then
with nhnrnnforicfio