The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-03-23
[From the Ohio Statesman.]
The Democracy Fright and the BE
publlcans Wrong.

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We have shown, heretofore, that the Dem
ocratic party is not to be held accounta-
bic for Breslin's share of the defalcations
They were caused by his associations with
the opponents of Democracy, and by his
following usage first introduced and
now defended by them. The Democracy
have always protested against and con-
demned the practices which resulted in
the defalcations of Bliss, Breslin anu Glib.
son. They have now passed law to pre-
vent such practices for the future; and to
punish, with the penitentiary, any return
to the old system, under any pretence
whatever. This &C. the Republicans want
to repeal, in order that the old, mischiev-
ous connection between the Treasury and
the banks may be revived. This is the
great principle at stake between the two
parties, as to the future policy of the
State Government. The Republicans de-
nounoe as an "odious" law, the measure by
which the Democracy have cut off the
Treasury from the bankers. They would
revive the old system, under which the
peoples treasury was the last place to
look for the peoples money; and by
means Of which foreign SPECTATORS were
enabled to start institutions like the Ca
nal Bank of Cleveland, and without con.
tributing dollar of money, or of State
stocks. set them going to plunder the
community. To this old and mischievous
system the Democracy are unalterably op-
posed. Let the people decide between
the two parties upon this question. 1t
| is the one that most nearly concerns their
treasury, their prosperity and their pockets.
There is great difference in the mode
with which the two parties deal with the
facts developed. The Democracy have
not attempted to defend Breslin, nor en-
deavored TO justify his blameablc acts
The Republicans, on the contrary, though
much shocked and astonished when the
extraordinary doings of their State OFF,
GERS were first made known, have gradu.
ally adopted them; and now stand fer
ward the hardy and uublushing advocates
of the most infamous transactions and
the most corrupt men. The State JouY7a-
al adopts and defends, as very proper
and unimpeachable piece of business, the
lending of the public money to Gibson by
concert of Chase, Wright and Stone nine
months after the Attorney General had
sworn. that the former had abstracted
and embezzled public monies, and the
Grand Jury had indicted him Our quib.
bling and uncandid neighbo. represents
it as transaction between the Treasury
and Bartlitt and Smith. He must know
that it was nothing of that kind. He en-.
deavors to deceive his readers, by repre-
senting it as transaction by which the
Auditor merely procured the transfer o
$4,000 to New York by Bartlitt ani
Smith, and with which Gibson had moth
ing to do. This paltering in double
sense, and juggling with the truth is aftel
the manner of Satan quoting scripture
The transaction in question was just this
Gibson took to the Treasury Bartlitt ant
Smiths paper on New York, payable q
80, 40, so, and 90 days, and Audito
Wright cashed it for him. This was il
truth, loan to Gibson upon the securit,
of Bartlitt and Smith. 1t takes a da,
and a half to transfer funds to New Yorl
but these accommodating State Officer
gave Gibson from 80 to 80 days to trans
fer the State money there. Our neighbo
then states, that the money was transfer
ed by Bartlitt and Smith, as agreed
This is a positive and impudent falsehood
The Report shows, that some or all of tn
drafts so cashed at the Treasury for Glib
SON, were taken up at maturity here, i
Columbus. Itwas mere loan to GIBsoN
under color of transfer of funds to Ne,
York; and the evidence is held to be con
elusive, that it was entered into to &c
GIBSON to surrender the written evidence
of the transaction by which the State mon
ey was loaned to HAAILIN and SCHoULE
to buy the Journal These are the trans
actions defended by the Republican Of
gan and for which it thus makes itself an
its party, in so far as it can, responsible
iGov. Chase-aud Unauthorized Exper
, ditureS.