Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-04-08
sIr. 11orEaa,s nosponse.


1t is well known that courts and juriesI
place great stress on the manner of soit-
ness. His apparant candor, his freedom
from prejudice, his desire to state the facts
exactly as they took place, without regard
TO the party to be injured or benefited, gives
a weight to bis testimony which oyerbears
dozen passionate, prejudiccd, interested
witnesses Our ncighbor the Auditor has
Just been called to the stand to respond to
the Damaging facts which have lately come
out against him; and, we regret to say he
does not appear to advantage, but makes
his case much worse than it was before
His article reminds us Of the card Of Gibson,
after his default was discovered, card
which carried conviction to every one that
read it, of consciousness that he could not
oxculpate himself.
In tho case of Mr., Morgan, no corruption
has been charged. On the other hand he
has evidently had the confidence of tho pub
lie to a much greater degree than his CON
duct has deserved. He has been regarded
as an honest public officer; and the letters
recently published are not absolutely incou-
sistent with that idea. But tho article in
this weeks Advocatc is the language of one
conscious of a guilty position. Its heading
indicates that the writer has nothing to say
in cxtenuation Of his conduct "a FLASH
IN THE PAN! THE OLD ATTEMPT
I TO BITE A FILE RENEWED What
an answer to the damning facts which these
letters disclose! Mr.. Morgan's letters do
not convict him Of completely with Breslin;
but if this article is all the answer which he
has TO make to their disclosures, bis repu-
tation as fair honorable man is in very
dangerous position. Already people be-
gin to inquire whether the ex7Auditor could
not tell if be chose who arc tho trustees of
John G. Breslin in the management Of the
stolen treasure.
Tho letters do not necessarily show any
corruption. They show that the State Au-
ditor abused his public trusts for the sake
of his party; that be covered up Bresin's
short comings instead of exposing them, to
save the integrity of the party; and, worst
of all, that he accepted position on the
investigation and sat in judgment on the
conduct of others when his own skirts were
not clean, and used that position to diver,
attention from himself while he mercilessly
implicated Others The lcttcrs tell this
simple story without a word of comment
Butthcre may have been mitigating circum
stances; these VIC expected Mr. Morgan tc
have brought forward, He has done ne
such thing. lie denounces the whole mat
ter to be Flash in the PAN" says that tht
State Journal seeks "to gull its readers;
that its attempts "aTe 1&se and futile;" call;
those who echo its sentiments "doodle;'
quotes Republican authority to show the
purity of the Auditor; and says all this has
befallen him because he refused ''to Jecom,
The tool Of Cor. Chase IN holding a noel
inquest over an empty treasury, and re
porting tie entire robbery to be BreSlin'S.'
This is the scope Of Mr.. Morgan's reply
1t insutingly charges Gov. Chase Nth pri
cately Recommending rotten banks 10 Mr.
> Breslia, and exats the fund commission, o
, which he was one, for their faithfulness ii
laboring with the derilect treasurer for hi
peccadilIoes. The object Of the article seem
to be to excite strong party feeling, anC
force the partisan friends Of the ex-Audito
to whitewash and sustain him as they white
washed and sustained Breslin under simi
lar circumstances. In short, the articl
makes very uufavorable impression; and
in spite of yourself, you reason that one VIII
will do such things may, possibly, be guilt
Of other things and that it might not b
amiss, notwithstanding his Aings at the in
tegrity Of Others, and his high claims c
failhfulness as fund commissioner and 81
pervisor Of the treasury to look after hin
l. We believe the sentiment of this commu
nifty is, just now, that our neighbor is nc
in position TO talk very fcrcely about til
! corruption and dclinqueucies Of Others
8 Nel6drk NORTH AMERICAN.