The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-04-06
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OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Letter from Our Own Correspondent.

CoLUaIBus, March 25, 1859.
Eds Democrat: EHl
The facts and disclosures in relation to the
Report on the Treasury defalcation, are be-
coming decidedly interesting. Mr.. Bliss, Mr..
DelaEo and others implicated BY that Report.
are publishing rejoinders which show up the
partisan and partial character of it, in very
edifying manner. But the most remarkable
aud scorching disclosures on the subject were
those contained in the State Journal a few
mornings since, being mainly extracts from the
official correspondence between Morgan, State
Auditor, and Edgerton, Transfer Agent, du-
ring the whole time that Breslin was Treasu.
rer of State. This correspondence discloses
the fact, plain as MONDAY, that those func.
tionaries we're fully aware of the embarrass.
ments and defalcation of BreslIn, during his
term, and that they themselves resorted to
various shifts to cover up the defalcation. and
save the Treasurer fiom exposure-some of
which measures were fully as illegal and rep.
rehensibe, in every sense, as any resorted to
by the Treasurers themselves, to accomplish
the same purpose. The use of the Seneca
Bank Bonds, by Gibson, as temporary expe-
dent to raise means for paying the semi anru-
al interest of the public debt, has all along
been considered the worst feature of Gibson's
conduct in the affair." and has always efectualy
shut the mouths Of his warmest friends. Yet
these disclosures show that Auditor Morgan
and Agent Edsertou used for the same pur-
pose securities just as sacred, in defiance of
of law just as imperative, as that universally
acknowled to be indefensible by the friends of
Gibson. af'fss @ ba
No editor of a Republican paper in the
State, trust, will fail to show up in black and
white this completely of Morgan and Edger
ton, with the defalcation of Breslin, and their
unlawful use of funds and securities. for the
purpose of raising the wind temporarily, to
hide the defalcations of Breslin. Not as an
apology for the same course of Gibson, by any
means; no one that am aware of, wishes to
excuse his illegal transactions in the least; but
to show the immaculate purity of the control
ling members of the commission, and the can
did and impartial manner in which they dis
Icharged their duties !
Let the fact also be kept before the world,
that these men, Morgan and Edgerton. not
witbstanding the state of things shown by these
disclosures, supported Breslin for re election
in 1856-Morgan running with him on the
same ticket for reelection as Auditor
And these guilty men, of all Others in the
State, are chosen by the Legislature, (uncon
stitutionally appointed to make an exposition
lof transactions in which they themselves are
thus implcated-and to spread before ths
world all the facts in relation thereto. Aux
most faithfully to their party and their owl
reputation-most treacherously to the peopl
of the State.-have they fulfilled the purpos
of their selection and appointment
The party hereabout are struck dumb. al
most, by these disclosures. You may hav,
noticed the defence which the Statesma,
makes for their friends of the commission
They do not presume to deny the authenticit
of the documents which appear in judgmen
against them-that they cannot do, as th
documents are all of record. But says tn
immaculate editor of the StGtesman, thes
documents were all on Gle, and the facts wer
all the same, when Gov. Chase selected MOI
gan to investigate The fraud. at the first dis
closure of the defaIcation This is the meas
lure of the defence of Morgan ard Edgertol
by the organ of their party! There is th
| af hot kba
ment of Morgan by the Governor, and by th
Legislature, to perform the same service: Th
Governor appointed him, constitutioually an
in pursuance of law, to make true and fu
disclosure, not knowing his completely wit
the fraud, although the evidence of it was o
file in the Auditors Office: The party in ii
Legislature appointed him, in the face of th
Constitution, to make a partizan Report, an
mistify the fraud, knowing his gnilt and con
plicity with it.-And MIR. Morgan was Il
very man to refuse the first appointment, ft
the first mentioned purpose and to accept th
other appointment, for the other purpose
The printed Report of the Committee, will
out tie accompanying testimony and doc'
ments, made irs appearance yesterday. III
copies to be printed with the documents. ca
rdly be ont of press under two or thrt
weeks from the present time Meantime, tf
4th of April is 6xed upon for the final at
adjournment. The joint committee to whic
81 the subject was referred, has yet made no n
port as to what action will be taken in relatio
to it; and there is no indication from an
source, of any action that it is proposed
take Whether the party have given it u
as matter that is not likely to help theI
through the next campaign--or whether the
will at the last moment spring upon the LIE,
islature and the public some desperate mea
ure in relation to it, remains to be disclose
It seems now quite impracticsble for them