, 1859-03-12
The Ohio Treasury Defaica1ion,


port Of the Committee appointed by the Lesisla~
tnre TO investigate The greas decatjou Of Breslin
former Democratic S:ate Treasurer, whereby the
Stste lost three quarters Of million dollars.
Tho Report mikes snme tn cn.y .tou. newspaper
co!ums Of Hmal! sy1e, and @onld make book Of
l5o pages.
TIC Committee consisted Of 4. 2. EAscston,
Clss. Iecm!iu and II. D. Morgan. they h.ye
been taking testimony for tue LIT six months.
Edgertou visited CanadA where lie Ind On inter
view With the Gssat detau1er, mud lrom him leora-
ed many Iarticu1 IT'S lie asserts that bis defa}ca-
tion is <l5oo $50 less than Is allcged-c.aimng that
II ls oniy 1852 900! lie admits TINT be employed
thr public moneys in various pirate epecu1ators,
aud gave the ipll5wipg relsoa fur it:
."lt is due to myself TO say, TINT during my
terms Of office had constant apprehenslons Of
Bome 10 1ne, undehuable and undiscovered er-
rors N my accounts. holding NE 10 RreAter liza
bility thsu 5ellere justly uevotviuK upon me-
To provide nEa1rtt d contingency Of loss OF
trouble from this sonrce. hoping, Ut The ssme
time, aud labor1ug to discorer whRtever wrong
could exist, wss sndue%l to male inutttmtnks,
in the success or which | trpeted to provide lor
ali official lisbilit'es which might ever be pre-
scntsd against me-"
Tho reader will smile at this excuse.
Bresln re!uses to account for $2o0, 600 Of the
abstracted funds, but promises TINT be will in
the future. In regard to this pari Of his ac-
count be snys:
Havine accounted thus flr for = portion Of
thf deficiency charged to me, il ia due to ntherx.
as believe 1t will be promotive of the security
Of the state, TO decline, ior the esent, to make
huy Addisioual disclosures concerning the
300, ,eoo Of tbs alleged deficiency.
intend that every thing il relation thereto
shall be communicated to the public, and The
evidences Of the amounts Of the asBets deiiv-
cred over. This will do tho tirss moment l
can without necd1essly aud nn5usts6ab!Y con-
Meeting PARTIES with The Treasus +, whoss names
should in 10 manner be connecled Herewith,
and who are IN no way responaibfe for any por-
tion Of the defslcatlon.
The Democrats have stout1y asserted that
Gibson, the Republican Treasurer. xas &. deep.
II implicated in the deta1cation az Brealin. But
Breslin entirely absolves him. He declares:
at is proper to say, that in the reservation
here made, do not, in any manner, include
Ar. Gibtpn. 1t il further due 10 him 10 say.
without qualification in 1ny respect, that be il
IN no manner responsible tor the deficiency that
occurred during my terms Of Office nor was be
apprised Of my difficulties until some time after
ha became Treasurer. Upon the discovery Of
them, up 70 The present tint, he HIS eviueed
the most zsalou6 diapositiou to aid me in every
possible way to do full justice to the ssate>"
In accounting for the conversion OF the rab!.c
funds, he diFu1gea the names Of vaoxs parties to
whom he loaned money. $4,000 was invested in
the Akron Railroad, which became insolgent aud
The money WIS last Some $50. 900 was Deposited
with tue City Bauk Of Cincinnati, and WIS lost
when that rotten Institution failed. He Ia exceed
ang'y bitter upon Itznor. liz president, whom he
charges with having deceived aud swlndlc1 him
under the most dishonorab!e circumstances. His
predecessor. Albert /. Bliss, lad also. It seens,
been converting the public moneys to bis private
use. He Induced BEeslia TO accept certificate of
deposit from #, E. ChItteaden, banker, New York,
for ~ ,4t4, which was never cashed but In lieu
Of money he compromised the amount by tuking
vurious notes and stocts for 1t. He says:
"Ar. Chtttenden protested be could give me-
no better security than the following:
go,e 9. Knbert ws'se1 NJ u
ME- Dce. Ssnss,Ais 10 e e
Ne o'e hY4" s9e ]anesv,e' W,:conssa.. ~ g g
2r. g. .ap o. !. T. tse s. . .
Fats.. 80 :1st %
AFTER 1he maturing OF these notes, ,uooe hev~
nr6hsbt, n} ;n 70 ne
eesded to sue suct Of The n.rtiss ~ ~ seemsd IN.
d!hseeos e she psxment ot their obligations.
n an,. ~. axer, oeo'ef,nk ~ snao1lasy
msn the safpe va cons;de1.d ~ h. ~ r.r4
doubtful salue. l received frou him, ia lieu Of
1s. ns nost torooe5 an sRe1t, 600 worth Of The
csrt,fc.te ~ -hirG shaM L1aa SomGao,, G:,,,
sible. place IN the pos,esxion of' thn Attotnsy
General The claim sgatnst eastman for the
nal9oce ooe on MI noto.'s IN the hands Of Col
..hn:. ..ns;n, h..ans,h e S. Sa'esSS: t.no's.
.of 6easrs- Finch LYnds, Of Milwaukee, for The
1aaHmben@ tb sKnst a1 a. nIats oolsn J; y. Dos,
Janesvile. Wisconsin. ars also hereTish III, n,n -,
stnted."
He bud &21, 900 invested il The Central Bank
Of 1ndisua. which ia ia a mixed condition,
Alfo 81, SOS il claimed to be dus him from
Waggoner, president Of the 1ifIin Bank. The
+ '0hart ConntT Bank. Indihus, he saTs, owe.
him &2e.cl1. he admits losing 5000 in ths
Uun serisnd {hd} Bank. Ths sandusky ans
NorwA u Railroad borrowed s,7 500 from hin
aud .fe s~ards became insolvent oos John G
Camp, who seems to hare enjoyed his conf