The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-10-07

navigators was adequate to the task,
and they got round the cape. 1t
doessnot appear that Mr. Morgan
actually did advance the money az
that time, but it is a curious fact
that this Mr. Morgan published a
report in the following Summer, di-
Irected to Governor Medll, published
without authority of law, Il don't
dispN'e the propriety Of it's publica-
tion') he volunteered it, to put tho
best face possible on the financial
administration ottNe Democracy -
What did he say! We saws: "No
difficulty has occurred in the nav
ment Of the domestic interest." lie
knew that the people would. thins
that that meant all the interest
The truth is, that I read that repor
and it did not occur to inc that il d;,
not mean all the interest, and
should never have thought Of it Of
forwards ii this correspondence hac
not come out. He congratulated tn,
state on the fact that its financial AZ
fairs were then in q hourishing con
dition.
DOUBLING THE CAPE.
Now, the July interest was ap
proacting maturity. Let us see how
they tloarished then My friends
when the July interest was becomn.
due, Mr. Morgan was not left to con.
lecture that there would be trouble
in getting round the July cape. Nj
Breslin called upon him, and tolc
him--"Sir, | have not the means t,
pay this July interest" Where Wa,
it? lie received the money in taxe
from the people to pay it over whel
it was called TOR. He had receive,
enough to pay that July interest AM
half n million dollars over and abov
in the Treasury, but it was gone.-,
he had not got it, Then Mr. Nor
gan corresponded with Mr. Atchisoi
and Mr. Edgerton, for the purpose
OF providing the means Of payin!
the deficit, and he did raise the mon
ey and he did pay the deficit.
These are facts; they cannot b,
argued out of the record. The,
stand unimpeached and unimpeach
able. But Mr. Morgan says he di,
not know that Mr. Bresln was a dc
tanltcr. Not know it! Dear limo
cent Mr. Morgan, it you did no
know that, what did you know?-.
You knew that he had received tn
money, and Mr. Breslin called upo
you to tell you that he had not tn
money to pay out. Ii that does nc
make him a delaulter, what does!-
, lie has received the means OF tn
state and it has gone somewhere be
yond his reach. One thing is ccr
tain, Mr. Morgan believed some
thing grievously wrong in the con
duct OF our financial affairs, and wha
did he dol Recolect it was in July
In June Mr. Morgan had been nom
mated for re election as Auditor 0
State, and Mr. Breslin even at tn
time oil doubling the January cape,
had with the assistance of his fellow
Democrats, 40 called, doabled an
other or June cape: had got upon tn
state ticket. Mcssrs. Morgan an
. Medill were on the same ticket
These gentlemen were running 70
reelection. What ought they to do
1t seems to me that they ought t
have made an appeal to ths peopl
of the state, saying. this man is un
worthy to be re elected. They di,
. not. They let him be re.nominated
They ought to have got him out {
, the place, but they did not, but the
, supplied the funds TO make the 4,
, felt good, kept the knowledge bac
, from the people, laying before ther
. that their financial affairs were in
healthy condition, and went on
, the election.