American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-04-07
Mr. Isd.. On the Brc.Iin Report.
Mr.. A. Bliss. the immediate predecess

Mr.. A. Bliss. the Immediate predecessor
Of Breslip in the, Office OF State Treasurer.
and implicated by Morgan and Elg,rton's
Report;'in ths. Treasury 'rObbsry, bsscOm-,
municated a long article on the sui jsct, 40
the Cleveland Herald Of Wednesday. We
can now only alluie 70 the general char
acter Of this communication y, having no
room for the detailed statements. Mr..
Bliss says at tie outset: . aees
Conscious that have never intention.
ally dishonored q. s.public trust, and that
not a dollar OF loss has accrued 70 the
Ststs Treasury from any misconduct on
my part. have had hope from the result
of any impartial investigation that might
be instituted. But the report Of Messrs.
EdgTton and Reemelin. shows inclusive
ly. that Is was not a part Of the plan OF
their investigation. to elicit truth, or do
justice. bave no reason to complain
that their charges against me are not suf
ticienty serious, or sufficiently numerous;
but as numerous as they are, the filings,
the suspicious, insinuations and innuen-
does are more .Dd nerous STILL"
The charge that S37. .362 OF the States
money was never paid over by him. 10
BresliD, he declares 10 be untrue. and vefy
Justly claims that his assertion is emit
TO at least as great weight as Breslin's.
Mr.. Bliss not merely declares. n the most
positive manner, that he paid him Bres-
lin the full anount due" bat proceeds TO
show circumstantially how and when he
made his payments. Hs also disposss Of
the insinuations Of the Committee about
the peculiarly" Of Breslia's receipt. &C.
knowledging such payment. .etaf fit
Mr.. Bliss goes at ength into the sub
jectOf his relations with Mr.. Chittenden
and the Seneca County Bang. and with
lbe City Bank Of Cincinnati. He also
pls usibly replies on the other points. as
TO which the report effects his reputation.
He attributes his troubles in part to the
want Of sufficient number of assistants in
his department. to keep his accounts
promptly accurate. He further declares
that. after the S65, 900 deficit was ade
up by himself and his securities, and fully
paid over to MISUNDERSTANDING every
d1lhr's Indebtedness from him to the State.
he was~left penuiless. lie concludes in
these words: e1 . .lrt- rs sr..a
The report contains multitude Of 9TH
er statemegts,r all evincing sufficient NAL
zee. but unimportant and too numerous to
be answered separately. j will, however
allude to the fact that the committee have
placed at the head Of their colun n Of defEl-
cations the items Of Sl7. 500, which they
say is part ofrmy acknowledged defalca-
tion. They places itthere without there
there being anywhere! the least breath
Of testimony ccnnectiDg me in any way
with any such .de6cit, and without
showing or attempting to show. that any
such dt ficit exists. And yet il is placed
conspicuously at ths'head Of the list where
it will be read by a,l, evidently for the pur-
pose Of inducing the public TO believe in
the truth Of charge sgainst me, which
they must know 10 be untrue.
They also insindats 10 several different
places that there is probably Sl5O,0oo
more, for which am responsible in some
form; and this is stated from no other evil
dence than Mr.. Breslin's statement that
there iS that amount Of money which. be
cannot Gccount for They take Mr.. Brss-
Inns statement as true in all cases where
they imaSire it will aid them in carrying
out their purpose; but cast his statements
unhesitatingly aside when they tend TO re.
lieve any person from the odiGm they seek
10 fix upon him, as, for instance they i'm
agine that his bare statement that there is
$3.50, 900 that he cannot account for, 10 be
evidence that have not paid him in full,
but where he states that the whole of the
$65, 900 was actually paid him in cash,
thew do not Believe word OF: il.
aIl1de also to tie persistent efforts the
Commit 'make, all through the report, to
show that was the cause Of all Mr. Brss :
Inns misfortunes; that l Intentionally led
him into alihis difficulties Dothey show
anything that makes itappear even 'proba.
BILE that merit this accusaIion?'' Is there
any evidence Of il whataver? know the.
delay in receiving The full amount Of che.
S65, 600 .waS a cause Of trouble and per-
plexily to him. which / have always most
sincerely regretted. But would that be
likely to cause his other difficulties? Even
should any one consider me in any respect
blameable for his loss by. Mr., Chitepdeh,
how far does that 60 to justify their asser,
tious? Ia what olhermatter do they pre-
tend 10 connect Mr., B. and myself togeth-
er? l protest against the charged Itis
not ',as ess. y ~ sas shsisot ssSsS to
ply to so.mush Of the Report as concerns
my self, | baYe ehdeAyored 70 present the
facts, aud tho facts only. A. A. BLISS.
Elyra, March q. 1859. -, @.'' y
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