M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-08-11
The Safe Keeping ana Dlsburse-
mBnt of the public money.

The Democrats held that there should be o
divorce between the Btnking Institutions
end ihe State Treasury. aud the WhiAs ln.
sisted hat the pubic money could be safely
and leGitimately coufded to tire B lukS, and
by them m &c the bass Of aCc"muod. tInns
in the share o. lags, irnm which the bolr
N lie people could be- benefited. Effort at
Ter sfTutt was male 10 s'ud5r the mysterious
connection b. tween ,he Banks and the
Sln'e. bat il was opposed by the united op
position, end small portion Of the Demo-
cratic plrty. and was therefore uusucCess 'uI.
Aner tie adoption of the new constitution,
end tie reorganiz sion Of the Board OF Fun
Commissioa cls, an fiInrt was male "a correct
the abuses 5 that were thea uuly known in parl
10 exist. but 'h Sc mi!cl by tire cnl'u,ion
between the Trus' Comruy and the Tre,su
rer Of State. Breslin. Thr use Of The pub ir
money bv the Banks, and he temptations thr
incumbent of the tr'usuty was constantly
exposed 20. bv hisi,licii uul lmlruper con-
nec,ion with ;hcsr institutions, led TIA Def
acaiion Of large amount during the time
ihat Mr. Bliss was the Treasurer, Mr.. Brrs-
lin undertook to cary lie Bliss dralcatian,
ard by This act was thrown into the cOmpl
ny Of desperate men in the liuanrial void
by whom he wss lei step by step ii'o hope.
less aud irre'r'eyablr uin Gibson followed
in the same cour,r of fndnrial policy, aud
met with the ssme fate. The Democracy has
sunjcrod tie connection between the Buks
and the Site. by the Suh.ueaun law OF
the last General Assembly, aud provided iht
the public funds sh,ll he used puIy Tor the
purposes f, r which they are Or wn from the
peopIes po kets md that any public off r
who mi,uses or missppropriat,S the 'uud',
ihsI be deemed guiyo of ond ruri,hed for
the commission Of crime. The r pub.i.
cans, one and oil, declare the law 4 had me
urge its repeal, and claim that the peoples
money ou-ht again 20 be given u the Banks
for them tO speculate upon. as heretofore;
nnd that DONE the former acts Of corruption,
yillbiny aud demlcalions must be enacted
over Sgain. The people ought 10 bear I'm
mind that il Il Republican Legislature b'
elected, their moa,y giL aga n Le tats' MI!
NJ The Slot and county trto'Rr,es, GAl dgauI
6ansd 10 The Banks aid aga n ioSt LetIhis
fact not be forgotten. LEI be kent pTomi-
nent And in order that the people may
have some little insight into tie unscruPu
lous manner in which men high in authority
IN corporatious, vii act in their wild hunt
after the public money al to keep p1ss,s-
sion Of it, we publish to day for their ln'or-
nation. lew letters rom Geo. 5. CHe, E'q..
the New York Cashier Of ,h' Ohin Lite ln-
surancL and Trust Company, to Charles S'ei-
son, ESQ. the Pr sllen oI the comp any, and
10 John G. Brrslin. Treasurer OF St,le -
Among lbAsa letters are two private ones
from Bres IN to Cue. and another one is re-
ferred To. buI it appears 10 br unfortunate y
destroyed. The peusa Of these letters
(Which we obtain from the documents uc-
comparing rne report OF tie Ilye,'Ig ting
Commission will disclus' TO the red,'rr that
they were written during the tame thu the
new fund board were eudeuyJrlu5 10 ascer-
tain ind correct existing abuses in The tilin-
cisl system OF 0hiD The dishonest means
used BY Coe to mislead and deceive them,
aud his concealment of facts witch he knew,
his ready aid and assistance in helPug Bres-
lin n hide his actual ccndliJn; S'ct,ou's
knowledge OF the facts as Communicated to
him by Coe. 0nd his nrquirsceuoo IN wbst
was done. wi all strike the mind %! thr hon.
est reader with surprise. SletsOH aud Cue
were at the head ol our model Obi Banking
msli,utiuu-lhe Trust Company, ant yet
they eganed it as no bteacI Of COOL moral,
10 participate in transactions such as those
disclosed By Coe, and to conceal f!om the
fund Comm ssioners OF Ohio that which il
was their duly to have disclosed. tn rerd
ef Of these letters will fix ID proper character
on the transactions therein referred u, aud
iolm his own con. lu,Ous as u tie propiety
olIeuruing to a IinonrihI system CIT OIwhi:u
such corruption must necessarily grow, o.
Statesman.
Republican, Meeting in Garfield
II is announced lhat the Republicans are
10 have a meeting in Conlcid, on ;he 6,II ot
September to ne addressed by Chase, John
Hulchil S, and Dom Piatl. Bascom earnest.
ly begs Of the Republicans Of Ca@iirId Il
send delegation 10 Warren aud esror; th 81
gent emen with "parnd'd d triTior, = trOug.
our village; Ill gtCss the phJtln herda tgti
cr idea Of their lmp0r,a"ce" IL is also sr-
liously insisted upon th,t d jWad should b
ruissd 10 dgray tho eTPeas,S oi til St g Il
t.smen WHO g. tbOut TIE 20 ntry impaItiH.
information to the peope. Tni5 isrlIa1r ;
rich idea. Raise ajuaa, says Guscom, 10 pa.
their eSpeus S. VINO are these grEt enel
that tie frost HiPpsi reguOI.clus are To pa.
for coming here! Samoa P. Chase, Cover.
nor OF Ohio. Are the psUrle not aread.
tared to deuay bis expenses Wa d Lhlst
raise a ti,HG to deiruy the expenses OF au.
republican to visit IN at CUIumlus! Next
is John HuiChius; 1t ni-Lt ue wei, enough
10 pay JOm'5 travelling lees, os he only gcv
three tlguSapd dollars Il year Tor dom, uvtl
ing, bnd then he only com Ium Warren
aud sey,ny-live cents wiit buy Il s'dt Ia tax
hack. Now comes Dom Pioll; Gs tbs gen
tleman S stranger, by al means, his Diu
should be paid ia order to i'm, r,ss nlm f.
vurabil wIih The lb,r4ii,y Of the le1p,e.-
Let ,he fund b., raised.
BdscUm thlLk, it is not tu b. tolerated
that "Mohuning ,hUuld Ue the lUcoUco bloc
sheep OF the Western Il s-rye." Yes.
wi be "setlei definitely this year but t
the sorrow Of Chase, Hut,hIus end Don
P.att.-Rcpubticaa Sentinel.
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"Thc PIeJinn Herd.
We copy an article from the Mahonln
Stntinel about he Republican MEETING to