American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-09-08

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ry, between five and six hundred ibous-
and dollars Of which amohnI he rendered
no account. There were. besides that,
moneys deposited in unsafe places and snch
like. which, added 10 what is commonly
called the defalcstion deposited by bim
in various institutions as he alleged. iu the
exercise Of his righttul authority, where it
proved 10 be insecure, and where il has
been in part lost to the Siate-mAkiDg the
amount fome three. quarters, or near
million OF dollars; but the defalca,ion which
existed in point Of fact. Of which these was
no account anywhere, was between FIVE
and six hundred thousand dollars. S
This was known to alltbe public off.
GERS connected with the administration of
the government, and especially to the An.
dior, 10 the Governor, and to the transfer
Eagentat New York. | say that the ex-
istencs Of some defalcatioD, and that meas.
ured by hundreds Of thousands of dollars.
was known. About that there can be no
question.
| What again wRs The duty Of these agents?
1t seems TO ne that the duty Of these off.
GERS to communicate this information i'm.
medialely to the people. II was the duty
as it seems 10 me. of the Governor to re-
quire Mr.: Breslin to resign bis Office, and
then take bis chances before the tribunals
Of his country, or Immediately TO cause a
! prosecution, under arrest, and to bring a..
bout The appointment. under the Conslitu.
ticn, Of new Treasurer. That seems to
me 10 have been the duty Of the Governor
J and State officers. Did they do il? We
! all know that these very State officers were
! nominated for reelection UPON the same
ticket with Mr.. Breslin; they went on the
same ticket with him, and thus gave to his
) conduct before the people although lh ey
> knew what be was doing, the highest
' sanction. Was that right? / think not.
PARTISAN LEGISLATION.
I Let me call your after ton 10 one other
' matter. showing the partisan character ol
: alltbis. There was the Hooking canal
: thSt canal runs through an important coal
region. 1t is important 10 all persons Of
The State who use that coal; il is important
0 10 the people Of that part of the State be.
f, cause it SO Laprenstbst they have no 9th
! er canal or railroad and canuot else get u
: market, and because it has not any com
e petition; the practical result is. that it pay,
. a larger revenue, in proportion TO its cost
:. than any other ofthese works. The foo1
4 of last spring came near destroy irg tina
canal. What was to he done? The mem
J. Der OF the Board Of Public Works had &c
= much appropriated to repair il. and tba
e would fall sbert about sixteen Thousand
Q dollars. What was to be done in this case
y Why there were three courses that nigh
e be taken. One was TO call,the Legislature
II together and pay them four dollars PEE
y day and other expenses, for sanctionint
: this expenditure of sixteen thousand dol
n lars. 1t would cost some twenty or thirt,
l. thousand dollars to get their sanction
s. and although would like very much Il
is see your respected men Der down ther
IN again, and although l would like to Sc
y your Ser ator-.btth good Republicans. a
'e they ought 10 te, coming from this coun
Of ty-yet confess j was not SO anxious t
le see them that / thought il worth while
= expend twenty or thirty thousand dollai
for that purpose.
There was smother mode. To let III
in member in charge go on and re pair the CO
IS nal, and give certificates OF the amount {
le work done, and let the contractors q
at their money upon them as they could. c
is course, the next Legislature would pTovid
sT for the payment Of the certificates, but j
the meantime, where were the laboreis I
70 get money to live on. from day 10 day.
at did not think this creditAble mode for Ii
'e State OF Ohio.
LoN l. - Ill
8 The money in the. Treasury, just as the L.
gislahre would sanction it, il they wei
OF there, end apply it honestly. and in goo
1e faith to tie repair Of this canal. New,
rs doubling that the Legislature. if they loun
d. the thing all correct, would appropriate Il
= m oney, the Treasurer paid the mt ney hpo
y the order OF Mr.. Weddell, who happene
y to be Republican, and his money was,
all agreed, honestly, faithfully, and econt
d. mically applied. Then when the Legisl
n; ture met this was reported to them. in Il
n. report Of the Board OF Pubic Works, b
Of the Treasurer and by myself as Goyerno
r. Everything was laid before the Legislator
r. What did they do? Pay ii? Not at all
as They made the excuse that there bad bee
g. no appropriation Of this money; and ,h
h. the State Treasurer, in thus securing Il
to interest of The State. had been guilty
s. great direliction Of duty: Why, but t~
o? or three years before that. the Democrat
an Legislature had adjourned, .inadvertantl
g. as may suppose, without making any al
4 preparation for the payment Of the intere
90 on The public debt. You bad TO pay it,
st Did Gov. Medill send for the Legislator,
On Not at all! But Mr.. Morgsn drew b
it. check upon the Treasurer. al that mont
in was applied. Now this Democratic Legi
= lature cayils about paying sixteen thousar
Ir. dollars that have been honestly applied
- the public service. .set
Dr.. By the course adopted, some twenty
he thirty thousand dollars wefe saved; an
IS. then again, there was saved the businet
nk OF The canal, which, as appeared by Il
.e. report made. was some thirty OF fort
1t. thousand dollars actually saved by th
%. course. and yet these gentlemen woul
n not appropriate the sum Of sixteen thor
: 5 sand dollars.