Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-03-25

Commit e. is 70 highly mcrll on its surface
rs to he entitled n rank as religious rcsdin9.
II Is well, however, TO look beneath the sur
face. aud We think j, reQuircs bat slight
penetration ia deirct beneath that plausible
exterior Que of the darkest plots connected
with this huge Treasury robbery.
In tho ouiset, remember that the Con
siiludon was violated in order 10 take from
tho Governor the appointment Of the com
mission, nnd lot i further be remembered
that the Legislature did not acknowledge
the ordinary courtesy due political oppon-
cuts nv putting even one Republican on the
Committee.
But beside all this, two Of thatyery com
mittce wcre State officers during Broslin'a
term rs Treasurer, and both Of them must
have oiHcially known that Breslin was de-
faulter. Mr. Morgan was State Auditos
during Bresin's term, and in June. 1855,
when there should have been in the State
Treasury over 100000, Breslin, the Treas
uror, informed Morgan, tho Auditor (oas
81 tho investigating committee1 that he,
the Treasurer, had not money enough 10
paw tho interest ($4I4,704 72l into one
hundred thousand dollars. Not note Of
alarm is heard from Auditor Morgan, but be
takes from the sinking fund e141,0oo in
u. ). Treasury warrants. and places the pa
pers in the hands Of Mr. Edgertou, the trans
fer agent for Ohio in New York (another Of
thi, committee) and this enabled Bresiin 70
cover up his great fraud. OF course Nor
gan knew there was a leak in the Treasury
by Brcsln> calling on him for funds from
such quarter in order 10 make out the
payment Of interest. How much Ohio
might have saved, had these Democratic Of
ticials been as diligeut in checking robbery
in Democratic TrcasG.er. rs they now are
in their effort to transfer the crime from the
shoulders Of the guilty to those Of the limo
cent. we never shall know.
il looks to us as if there is huge plan
on foot, by the Democratic party, by which
Brcslin's felony is to he compounded on the
delivery, by him Of tho $4,000 in assets
which he admits he has under his control.
This Committee Of Investigation are Bres-
Inns personal and political friends-exccpt
Rcemelin, who is nobodys friend-and al
though Brcslin mover claimed until now,
that there was any mistake in his accounts,
never intimated, until now, that there was
any mistake when he gave his receipt 10
his predecessor, Bliss, all at once he comes
out with the pretence that there was mis-
take somewhere. How does Rreslin Ret
this idea into his hcadi Why, Of couser
through this Committee, who no doubt
made him believe that under the dust they
could kick up about Mr.. Bliss, ho, Breslirl
might get up n plistGke in kis accounts, Of
Sl50000 or thereabouts So Breslin makes
the claim that by somo error he Is charged
with IN much money. Now will any read
er be fool enough to suppose that Brsslin
did not know how much money he received
from Blissi OF course his first act in going
into Office was to count his predecessors
funds. He did So, and Bliss deficiency was
then and there figured up. This did not
involve, so far ms Bresliu was concerned, any
complication of accounts. All he had 20
; do was to charge himself with what moncy
; his predecessor paid over, and il was for his
predecessor to settle up the various accounts.
: No, no. that book is too bare; the Commit
tee and Mr.. Breslin can make no one bellows
that he, Breslin, did not know how much
money was received from Bliss.
But that pretence is part Of this Locofoeo
game TO get Breslin out Of the scrape, and
the remainder Of the plan we believe to be
as follows. The Democrats and Breslin are
to pretend that the 100000 now in Bres-
, liu's hands, together with what be has given
up to the Attorney General, will cover
what the State actually lost BY him, and
if the Democrats carry the next State elee-
ton, Breslin will come back with aying
: colors.
Will any one believe, that this Investiga-
ting Committee does not know who has got
that $2o0,oooi If there is one who be-
lieves SO, it proves that all the fools are not
! dead. With the advantages that Commit
tee has had for probing this matter, with
the fact acknowledged BY Breslin that he
has 100000 under his control, the public
never will believe that Committee could
not find that 100000. Perhaps arother
: investigation might show what this Com
mittee knows Of the matter.
Forewarncd is forearmed, and It is we'll
to stand guard constantly, for the Republi-
cans last winter prevented this felony from
being compounded, and their exertions will
no doubt be required in the same direction
!, again.
Since writing the above, It has occurred
: to MS that Reemelin, at the time when this
defalcation occurred, was examiner Of the
Banks OF Ohio under Breslin and his ccad-
: tutors appointment. The report Of com
> mittce can have but little moral effect uu-
> less the members of such committee are
above suspicion Clepe Herald.
The ST. Louis Republicans Washington
g correspondent, remarking upon tho probable
issue of the coming trial Of Mr. Sickles,