The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-01
VOLUME X. NO. l3.
Democratic and Republican Vigilance.

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has not been. and canno. be successfully
denied, of the following facts -
That Mossrs. Morgan Elgorton aud all
the Democratic executive officers OF the
State knew, as early as November 1854.
that there was "a deficit in tho Treasury Of
over half million of dollars
That, at tho very tmc. when Auditor
Morgan reported to the Legislature that
thcro was balance III thrTrcasuty ol 1854.
$50, ho was Illegally converting the Sinking
Fund, set apart for tho redemption of the
State debt into money to pay the January
interest. amounting to Sl33 4S3. being less
hy Sljl,297, than ho stated was IN tho
Treasury.
That during the whole of Broslin's last
term of office, while Auditor Morgan was
officially reporting tho Treasury to be over.
hoNing, and when tho balance could not
have been, honestly, at any time below halt
million. the payments of interest on the
pubic debt wnre only mllo by tho most
desperate shining" 10y tho illegal us0 Of
funds required by law tn ho held sacred for
tho redemption uf the State bonds, aud bv
various other dlsgracrfu financial make
shifts, all of which wcrc for tho dishonest
purpose of cuncraug from Il betrayed and
plundrred pcOrio the fact that thuro was an
enormous dedication in tho State Ircasu.
rv.
That during all thoso troubles the rcpor,s
ot tho lrcasur"r, Auditor aud Fund Com
miSsloncrs constantly concealed them from
the pcoplo, Oud frardulputly represented
tho hnhnciai affairs of the State US in the
most prosperous condition.
We have also shown in previous article
that Gov. Medlll was guilty ola gross aud
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Malt of Breslins second term of office to cK.
plre without exacting from him his official
bond.
Thus all of tho Democratic State officers
Of the administrations preceding tho Rrpub
lican administration OF 1886 betrayed their
trusts and violated their official obligations
in shameless manner But this is not all.
Governor Mednl and Auditor Morgan
knowing BrOsllns guilt--tho lattOr certain
ly, aud the iOrmor prUbabl y-alIOwed them.
selves to DO rcnomlnatcd upon the same
ticket with tho dctaultor, and used their ut
mos; cxcrtions to secure their own aud his
election.
We now como in the period of Ropubl-
can ascnndnncy. and mark tho contrast In
June. 1857, Treasurer Gibson announced to
Auditor Wright his inability to meet tho Ju-
fy interest. Two years previously tho samu
announcement was madu by Treasurer Brcs-
lin to Auditor Morgan. What did Morgan
dO lilo at once proceeded to COUer mp The
dtJdtCdttOH 10y forwarding to EIgertuu tho
Securities which no held as Fund Commits
sioner for tho redemption of the public
debt, for hypOthcCatinn to raise money to
moot the interest. Now compare this with
tho course of Auditor Wright under similar
circumstances. The lattur ut the earliest
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at Gbson's disclosure. The Roman firm.
ness of Governor Chase never was more
cOnspciously displayed than on that trying
occasion. Mr.. Gibson was political friend.
aud associate in tho administration Of tho
State Government, and upon him the blow
was to fall. Yot tho arm Of tho Executive
did not finch, for it was norvol by duty
Tho Attorney General was summoned with
out delay from CINCINNATI, and meeting
Of the Fund Commissioners was promptly
called to provide for tho semanuual pay.
ment of tho interest, now close at hand -
Meanwhile tho Governor demanded and re-
ceived from Mr.. Gibson the keys of the
Treasury, which he retained until aftOr tho
resignation OF the latter and tho appoint
mont aud duo qualification of his successor
a commission was ut once appointed to
make careful inventory of the cash and
assets III tho Treasury, aud another commits
sion was appointed to examine and report
tho facts connected with tho dotalcatOn
Those acts wore all done promptly, openly
and without conceal ment, evasion or hes-
tation, No petty considerations of purtlJ
stood in tho way CT their DUmocratic pre-
ducessors.
We ask the people of Ohio to look at tho
foregoing facts, winch are established bo,
yond caVil or controversy, and then Judge
as between the Domucratic and the Rrpub
iican State Cttirurs. which have been Tho
taIthtul,anG wnlch tho unfaithtu servants -
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