American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-03-17
Report Of the Treasury InyestIsatIus
- Commfttee, VI

OAuueh ohAoho aAu OOihAA~tssAig euN 1e'S
to cry, roh, dsarl what can the matter
BEL" We had expected to see : report
setting forth in condensed form, the facts,
and the testimony, concluded by = brief
comment and Recommendation for future
action; but 10 our astonishment. we find a
docrpent filing some ffly eolumPs Of
closely pribted matter in our largest sized
newspapers. discussing law'queslions. i'm
puning The action Of LegirlaIives, bodies
with mods, iuruendoes, and gus'sipgs as
to the causes ths claims. tie parties im.
plicated. and the whereabouts OF the Eeo'
pIa's money. One thing they make clear.
and that is, that the sovereign people OF
Ohio have been robbed OF something mere
Than half a million Of doliarsl and that
| liss; Breslin, and VIM. Fl. Gibson Esqs.,
were the men who betrayed the peoples
trust and stole the peoples money. s2'A.
Allthis wegknew tefors--bpt where is
the money! p Brsslih tells the Committee
that large amount or 1t is SUI ject to his
order in the hands Of his special friends.
whose names and placspof residence he re-
fuses to devulge until the people of the
Slate Of Ohio will give him aIuit claim,
allow him 10 return to our noble State and
live gentleman the balance Of Els days,
without the fear Of Jails, Prisons. or Peni-
tentiaries. us' EsE 49, bFfE8 ss
Tom'Ford -We'teg pardon, we mean
the Ex>Lieut. Gov. Ford; the man OF old
Wing, John Tyler, LoeofocO, American.
and last Of Negro Equality procliviiies-
in q word, the man who said in his speech
at Columbus, "sooner than see Kansas
admittsd as slave State. or another inch
of slave Territory, he would like to see the
Union smashed inte'a thousand attOms!"
This man became kind of negotiator be-
tween Breslin and the State, into which
entered many other good mon.
Mr.. Gibson stated that Mr.. Breslin had
$500, 600 assets, whereupon the negotia-
tors came to the conclusion that (apparent-
ly knowing all the facts } they could pledge
to the State s4oo, 900 (!eaying dover
for his wife;) but Tom, being man OF
much experience and great wisdom, pro-
posed $500 as both honorable and
economical, which sum was finally adopted,
but failed to meet the appreciation of the
peoples Representatives.
[See Tom Fords deposition; it is rich in
the development Of intrigue and trickery.
After sitting the testimony, we are driv'
en- to the conclusion that Gibson was The
leading spirit and prime mover of large
majority of all the frauds perpetratsd upor
the Treasury; he was Breslin's bosom
friend. his legal adviser, and participated
with him in the speculations resulting from
the fraudulent use Of the public moneys
aud 10 cap the climax, (agreeable to Ton
Ford's deposition be opposed the compro
mize of $3.50, 900, and stated 10 Ford tha
he could get from Hreslin an assigumen
Of his assets amounting to 100000, in
: demnify his securities. who would nc
hsve 70 pay on theiI bonds more tina
!, S75, 900 or 800, 900, and the State Nigh
90 to h. for the balance.
Ifanybody is at "a loss to know who thI
: Billy Gibson is, we say he is the man lht
stumped the State in 1855, boaStiug Of hi
'f Amercanism, sneering at the outrage
Of public officers, and after his election
J tie spring Of 856, he joined Tom For
is and in speech at Columbus, "declare
y that he cared not what a man had bee,
whether lie was born on the castallio
n banks Of the Rhine, the bogs of Ireland, (
IS the granite hills of New England, so th
7. he was opposed to slavery and 10 favor
l. freedom, he was good enough America
ID for him,
y Bliss is a lucky dog. He succeedd
ID drawing the wool over tho eyes Of 3resli
made settlement with him, and got hi
o. to receipt 10 full against call the world AZ
ie the rest Of mankind" which he had u
= right to do. being the legal party by who
n such settlement should be made, al
m now i! only remains for us to give o.
humble opinion as to the future action
to the premises. We have spent Hoods
money in investigation wasted the pr
ali ciOas time Of many great men, set the pc
We pie together by the ears, and, the appallii
ed fact stares US in the faoe-~-our money
IS, gonsll---and Bresliu is begging for qua
,st tersll Hsf1 tlf
ire We say let our next Legislature pass
is law exhonerating Bresiin from every fol
Of prosecution upon condition that be sh
On well, ard truly make an assignment OF
- assets to three honest member OF the Lac
= islalure, (if such can be found place the
- in the hands of the Attorney General
= convert into money for tbs payment Of
: State debts. q
This done, we will issue our ptoclan
Ias 2 -. Al If tn