The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-04-27
Prom the Newark Advocate.
FACTS N FIGURES.
4reslin's Losses through Republican
State Officials.

Persons who have watched the discussion o.
the Treasury defalcation, cannot have failed II
observe that Republican industry, ingenuity
invention and malice, have in no instance sue
ceeded IN tracing a single dollar of Breslin',
losses to the advice, misconduct, or solicitation
of any Democratic State official. This circum.
stance would be utterly unworthy of mention,
were it not for the very remarkable opposite
state of facts proven to exist in reference to
high State functionaries of the Republican
party. These proofs, as now before the public.
establish the following points:
L. Cor. Chase recommended to Breslin's
confidence and favor the City Bank of Cincin-
natl, and gave his confidential personal assur-
ance to Breslin, that its heartless, swindline
managers, were -'.erceHsat and liberal men."E
By trusting these-men, and depositing in their
bank, (Which Chase endorsed as "a safe in
sfltntion,") Breslin lost SIS, 900 of the public
money.
q ADert A. Bliss (Breslin's Republican pre-
dscessor,) took from the State treasury and
loaned to a certain w. E. Chittenden. an on.
orator in Mississippi banks, and afterwards a
Wall street bankeF-a-lareesumre-uzon ey
which he Bliss never succeeded in getting
back. On going out of office, Bliss persuaded
Bres4in IN his verdancy,) to accept Chitten-
den's certificate of deposit instead of money
Chittenden was essentially bankrupt: and bv
the confidence game thus p~racticed unon
Breslin, he lost $4,000. In another transac.
ton, toward the close of Breslin's term, Bliss
sureties who had given their notes to cover a
default of Bliss, allowed their notes to be nro-
tested. Finally, in part paymen of that de-
fault (Which had been assumed and covered nm
by B~resiin,9 he was compelled to receive Co
lumbus- and Piqua Railroad bonds of the NOM
mai value OF $4,000 These two knoun loss
es through Bliss, amounted to S52, 900. Sinh.
RfanfIaI ro0Gnnc a-.eA g.. II.
losses through Bliss, are yet to come to Iipbt
D. YIN. II. Gibson, Republican Treasurer of
State, took, during Breslin's term of Office. two
shares In the Credited contract" for construct
ing the Tifhn and Fort Wayne Railroad. he.
(Gibson,) being President of said Companv.
On these two shares, Gibson, without wealth |
OF his own, contributed $50 900 in ready cash.
proof before the Investigating Committee
leaves no room to doubt that the money thus
paid by Gibson, was procured from Breslin.
f. OS1as Boacen, Republican Supreme Judge
of Ohio, "a special appointee of Gov. Chase9
obtained from B~reslin, in 1852 and 1853, the
use of $4,000 of the public money which he
placed In the Bank of Marion for their mutual
profit and advantage. Subsequently,, he indu-
ced Breslin to become a partner with hinself
Columbus Delano,I Charles 4. Sherman and
I'm. Sturges, in establishing certain wild cat
BANKS III Indiana. By these investments, Bres-
in lost $4,000
5. SiW, Bass and Woods, the old Repubff.
IAN Fund Commissioners, illegally loaned in
he year 1849 or 80, to the Cleveland, Akron
md Evansville Railroad, the sum of S42, 600.
Che Company being unable to meet this loan
It maturity, unless Immediately thereafter re-
lewed, Breslin arranged for its extension ac-
'ordingly. On this heir loom from his nrede-
~'essors, Breslin lost s28, 900.
The above is probably far short of what
night be shown if the whole facts could he
dearly got at. But Gibson's share in swamp
ng the Treasury is so tenaciously concealed by
.5reslln, that very much is yet in the dark
TOM the foregoing specification, however, it
NIL be seen that the following Republican .
State officials are known to be affected by his
osses In the following sums:
Bank loss --..s7s 600
'iss-Chittenden swindle---.S35,OOO =
Columbus & Piqua bonds II, 900 $4,000
& Fort Wayne r. R.--.5O,OOOl :
Wild cat banks es O00l {
w, BLISS d keoas-Akron R. r. loan $4,000
1921 900 I
The above simply shows how far Breslin,s o
'sses and misconduct (as far as yet known.) =
re Directly traoeable to the "private' advice. d
lameless deception, previous illegal loans, and IL
,tual guilty participation of Republican State E
fcers: How large a portion of the entire BAL n
ice OF Breslin's part Of the 6efalcation went u
to the hands and pockets of Republicans who in
ere not State officers, but were Spectators Sc
mixers and railroad officers, will constitute the tn
lDJect OF a future article.S In the mean time nj
honest, faIr-minded men of all parties. whilst At
all merited condemnation on RresE, oa
ar faithfully in mind, the fatal and peridious an
duence secretly 6 seraed evsr his official acton by
high Republican State officials who first
him to their OWE advantage, aadthenwitb