The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-03-30
Expo ure of the Thieves who have been
Crying Thief rs

Expo; ure of the Thieves who have been
Crying Thief,
: he Rascali.y of kdserfon and Morgan
Laid Bare.
Their conceaiment Of Breslin's Treasury Theft
Exposed.
a number OF letters preserved in the public
Offices at Columbus have been published in
the Ohio State Journal, and open rather a.
rich chapter. everything considered. The
knowledge of Bre>liu's defalca,ion aud its
guilty conceaIment on the part of Edgerton
and .horgan is clearly shown by. their own
letters. Yet, after this knowledge they con
senied to his reiiomination for State Treasure.
and Morgan was candidate on the same
ticket for re election as Slaie Auditor. These
are the pure men now set to investigate Trea-I
surg defaicaiions. men who, themselves, need
to be prohed BY an investigating committee.
Sewn days after Morgan had reported to
the Governor that there ,oas a balance In Ae
State 7 7redsury Of .fre hundred and eighty
four thousand sic hundred and eighty dollars
he wrote the following letter TO Mr. A kin>on.
showing thai he knew there was TO such bal
ance in the Treasury as he had falsely reported
to the Governor: z.--z-.= jim
-se a-.- MORGAN TO ATKINSON
Once Of ommissioDe,s of Sinking FUND.-
.vs-e..-s - :. .Columbus o.. Nov a. 1851 p
Hon. r. J. Atkinson. 80 Auditor Of 1rpasury.
s=ssAzT Washington City.
Dear Sir:-Ihe embsrrassmenis which
seem TO have overtaken our Sfate Treasury
have rendered it prndent, in The opirion of the
Commissioners o; the, Sinking Fund, to pro
vide as far az in their power, for any =con,in
gency by which the prompt payment Of the
January interest ma, be pat in Jeopardy. and
TO bis end thev have resolved 10 convert The
whole amount (l06 200j of UI.ited States
Bonds now in their possession int o coin on the
advertised terms of Secretary Gu'hlie &c.
fThe letter inclosed the $IU6 200 u s.
Stocks
se EDGERTos TO MORGAN 5
State of thio Transfer Office
New York Zee a. 1854.
Hon. ". ID. Nor an. .Actimg Com 8-c:
Dear Sir:-l deem il my duty to adsise you
that | have some & avs of the ability of the
Treasurer of State 10 place the funds requi ed
for the payment OF the January interest on the
Foreign puhlic debt PAYABLE in this city, IL
my hands before the lst proximO.' am not
not advised Of the precise form of your draf
upon him for that purpose, whe her pay able
on presentation or on the first OF January next
If pas able on present ation ] have a right to
il qHi,e into the probabilities OF its payment :;
b"I If payable on the LIST OF Jnnury neither the
Com issnners or myself have any right to
mike iaquiries or examination on the ,uhieef,
for he ! reasurer has until that day tomeet it
aud neither of us has any legal rghtto qaes
ton his ability. ~
In he nsnsl course of business the Treasu
rer shouid remit funds to me in anticipation f
the draft aud The day of payment, but up to
this day he has moi remitied one dollartoward
the interest. neilher hes he any funds here to
meet the draft of $500e0 drawn on the 29th
nit. for investment as Sinking Fund. II NAV
perhaps be uijast toward the Tieasurer to
suspect his ability to meet these drafts in ne
to save the credit of The State. hut nndtr the
present embarrassed and exceedingly stringent
condition OF monetary affairs, it may be pru
dent for the Commissioners 10 have the neail>
in their power 10 meet the interest ! am
aware that you. have already taken steps to
avert such hlow to the credit of the State
by disposins of the United States Stocks and
trust yon will axe such further steps as Wili
beyond aDs contingency. place the necessary
funds in my hands, IL case of arv default on
The part Of the Treasurer think That here
after, to enable the Commissioners TO know
positively the condition of the interest account;
previous to the day oi, PAYNE Mt, aud to prevent
any fears or embarrassments in relation to if,
you should make yonr acquisitions upon the
Treasurer some months in advance of the lime
the interest becomes due, payable on present
alton ' . 8
/ should then open an account with the
Treasurer OF STA e, charging him with the
amount of the rr9uisiion. and credi:ing him
with such remittances as he might make on
account oft 8
A P. EDGERToN. Transfer Agent.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MGooK To AUDITOR NOR,
STEuBEsvILLE. Dec 1854
| Tear Sir:-I have lei er this morning from
Or \ fTcviit) in New York, which gives rise
but which were well nigh dispeled when left
! COLUMBUS. e
| He saws although trust yon have already
seen him, that so far as he knows, B. fBresI;lJ
has not a dollar in New York. y. has Vi
eonrse seen +. tEdeertor and according to
+! former cEstom the latter would know wbeth her
any funds we're there. He says also, that
/ fears are entertained on the street, that Ohio
will not meet her interest. These apprehen
! sions. we NAV sup, ose. have arisen from the
faIlu e of b. to provide for his $40 900 draft
ard that there is no other reason 10 The fear
We Of course can judge as well as they can
Now. anr as you know. ready to do any.
i thing to sustain the credit Of The State and
4 think we would be criminal to neglect any
precautions ! am willing also to defer my
opinions expressed in nv letter from here as "a
the immediate investments of the proceeds oil
the u 5 bonds surrendered, at the present
low rates of our stocks, if you and Dr.T are
of opinion there is danger as 10 B "a providing
4 the interest. If yon come to the conclusion
the money onght 10 Law in the Sub Treasury
until we wish il, as i am unwilling 10 trnsl
1 the integrity of the New York bankers. whe,
distrust the integrity of sworn officer of the
State.
On the other hand, if there is no new rea
son for distrnst at Columbus, | am willing te
take the POSITION with you.i We are TO pre-
snn.e that every officer will discharge his s,cor,
duty and that B.. having half million O
public money. will dispose of it as the law re
quires., alsfa ~ = Ef
Again writes Morgan.
fi-e ui'" MoPGAN TO FDGRToN.
II Once Of Commissioners Of Sinking Fund !
i -..4 , Columbus, Ohio, Dec 8, 81
HoS. A r EDGERT M
q" T'0n.fre agent Nev York :
!, Dear Sii:- =
IL an inl.rete with the Treasurer. failed tt
draw fem HIM an, thing which was caicnlatet
Ia sled light un The condition Of his finds o.
the natHre of his 'eputed difficul'ie.. >
4 dee.ufit prudent to keep ourselves in al
GOOD nositini for meeting n tIisannnint nen