New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-02

The facts that the State Treasury Of Ohio was
suddenly discovered more than year ago, to have
been plundcrcd Of nearly One Million Dolars-that
the deiacatiOn WAS traced TO and not denied oy
John G. Breslin, the last Democratic Treasurer,
but that il had been for some time culpably covered
up and concealed BY his brother-in-law, WIN. III.
Gibson his Republican successor, are already well
known. Mr.. Gibson was of course dended by
Breslin's promises 10 make all right very soon
promises which the defaulter was unable to fulfill
so that Gibson involved himself in Breslns dis
grace and moral ruin TO no purpose beyond the
pc,tponipg for few months Of n disclosure which
at last became inevitable.
Iu view of this state Of facts. the late Dem.
ocratc Legislature of Ohio appointed an Inyesti-
eating Committee TO inquire into the whole matter,
composed of Messrs. Edgerton and Morgan, eI-
office holders and bitter Democratic psrtsans, and
Mr.. Charles Reemelin, = sometime Republican,
who seems to have lent himself with great Elasticity
10 the ends of his more res0lute colleagues. The
object of the Investigators plainly was-slnce Bres-
Inns guilt and the consequent loss to the State were
uDdeniable-to diluse the blame as widely as posi-
ble and especially to shoulder a good part OF 1t
upon Republicans. In pursuance OF this plan, Mi
Albert A. Bliss, the Wing Treasurer preceding
Breslin, Wa held up to rcprobation as in effect or
in purpose 6 defauter, or somehow inculpated in
the premises, though nobody pretended to deny
that be had fully accounted for and paid over to his
successor every dollar that he ever received on be-
half of the State This injustice, like that done to
the Hon C.. Delano already noticed, must recol
upon its authors In the debate in the Ohio Legis
laturc melted by the sppearanceof the Committees
Report, Mr West of Logan forciby said
charged with the high duty of making an iparti, invest,
CATION the fact, OF the Treasury dcaton they bave pros
% al pis.Ser n.teid Il d.oyefins ,et. sad di,ciO.
Ing where the peoples money - they constitute themse'r,
political nqul,on aid irun behind TOE fortress OF tnr s ,s
virtue ana private character with the hand of exrcuoner
e. idence which admitted before Justice Of the Peace
tie tra lor the value u dos would BE- @ grounds io h' I'm
hsd rshi expect psaiy and fair dealing Yet IL mel
snAo to trace N every Psse aid sentence and 7e !a a.
ments and Partsties o the pazai The Old hs I,,'sfo
Bl. scc4rsed with merciess and ea'cGomed faEcof
Mr. T. C. Parsons of Cuyahoss, in a speech on
this report. says:
The report opens With ten mortal columns Of TIE o..
Soierrsos the win cndesyo - fix soo parts OF tni' deA
cation upon A. Bs. and claim that they have - far
Nj, concerned, made meet unqualified and ao'1yHS
Th repo. forced 20 sdu TIA; NJ Biz. len the Treasury
the people, with every dollar secured to 1t that belonged
ay 70 gentlemen. TIA, NJ Bliss still TIE STATE
dollar Il Is thOus il Sss already IN th- Treasury
aas.:i5a and hi sr the Any Treas.
| lTvr CT the State II Ohio"
| Mr.. Bliss, who has ever sustained the highest
reputation as man Of integrity, and WAS for sew
| era years the representative OF Lorain County IN
the Legislature, has replied to bis a'sailants in
| statement from which we msy make a few ex-
| tracts He says:
trust dosr loss hGs accrued 20 the Sal, Treas
uy fum any ui.oondnc; on ny pr have had hope from tle
Bu tie Rsp. q Me.sr. Eds-ron Morgan AID R-a-a ,so~'
eoneluHyclJ tn; wa not pa q ne pan o. nsi nse.,
that their chsse- aSas. ar not '1eny -r'. % sum
Y,e. nsina.tSors and anaeudos are rov It'll
an chA-srd with hayius derived advantage nom
$40 ib Committee a. iuss,ias placed tho pubic funds
IN bankers 70 Dc in'e-d y en of taeI
and y join; b~urf, understand them A. referring 70 80 od
wssno~u G-as- acted uIon b 81 Of ny P'si--. and
By eyery pubic deg.ry n III sae b. 40 benefit iha &c
Glued involved any rsk 70 ne Pao idn' 81 s
% he State and have ye; rsHsd tnsi the s..e "a
dollar drTns term, BY mean. u any o. ~ asi.A;is &c
| e-5sr irrurl Der, Of ,hsi oHce.
,bn s -. Sos~ TOO K: hsss TAI. .,.1caa Ia.
sltsouah trouble SID anxiety 70 Others a. vel 70
| net ga. Jseh. STATE ha' been pait b. sc a!sHs"
| The Committee state that Mr.. Bliss positively
refused to appear before them" To this he re-
plies that he was subpeused 10 appear before the
Committee in Columbus, on the s9d or sd Of July,
by service, at his house He was absent from the
State, and heard of the subpoena BY accident, hAr-
red home for the purpose Of appearing before the
| Committee and arrived in Columbus on the dsy
named. The Committee had left town. He re-
manned there two days, snd went home.
much cane 10 reports pr, in c-r>nisilon ey
them, ana general unarn- OF ne COMMITTEE. si Wa
l. 4, ns- friend. and take legal atvioe - 20 my rH
psT,trul.ys q. 90 the of KiSins MY testimony
vas ss,iscd Ia; ny rssi, ssd pr'-t u ..set, ''