Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-25
Partisan cOnsistency-An Interesting Rsmin4

Partisan COnsistency-An Interesting Remin@
iscense.
In 1853, VIM. d. Morgan, then Auditor
of State, drew upon the State, Treas
ury to the amount of over 900 900 dol
..ars, for which no legal appropriation had
been made. He did this with the sp-
prevail of Mr.. George E. Pugh, then Attor-
ney.General, and now United States Sena-
tor. These drafts were duly honered by the
Democratic Treasurer. In his annual re-
port to the Legislature, Mr.. Morgan thus re-
ferred TO this rather important transaction:
1.-THE omission of the last General AS
sembly to appropriate money for the repair
OF the public works, renders it proper, at The
present time, to make special reference to
the clause of the New Constitution above
cited. Fully sensible Of the unpleasant d.
iemma in which a failure to make these ap-
preparations would involve the Aunitor, a
communication On the subject was address,
ed from this office, in the month of April, to
the chairman of the finance committee of
the House of Representatives; but for rea-
| sons that were doubtless esteemed abundant
ly cogent, it received no attention On the
adjournment of the Legislature, the notice
of the Attorney-G eneral was invited to this
subject, and his advice in the premises solic-
tied. By reference to his written opinion,
which is made q part of this report, (see
page 49, it will be seen that he deemed it
the constitutional duty of the General As
sembly TO have provided for the payment of
the public debt, ETC., by making a specific
appropriation for that purpose, and that the
Auditor, in view Of the omission which had
aoa,ra1 ,,0nld ha iDStiGob hu INST tou-a
and the vast interest at stake, in issuing
such drafts as the emergency might demand.
In accordance with this counsel, the May
semi-annual interest on the domestic debt
was Immediately paid; and in seUen days af-
ter the rising of the Legislature, to wit. on
the 10th of May, the necessary draft was
drawn by the Auditor on the State Treasury
for the amount of the semi-nnnual interest
on the foreign public debt which became
payable in New York on the FIRST day OF
July
Now, our Democratic Legislature is ma
king a grand outcry because, under the
present State Administration, the sum of
SIG 900 has been overdrawn in a case of
absolute necessity, TO prevent the entire
suspension of business on our canals. If il
was all right and proper for Democratic Off
GERS. in 1853, 10 over, draw to the amount of
nearly a million dollars, is it wrong Tor Re-
publican officers to over~draw to the amount
of SIG. 900, in a case of extreme necessity d!
If such a proceeding as that advised by Sen
ator Pngh, and consumated by Morgan, was
then justified by past usage how happens
! it to be otherwise noD? The meanness and
vile partizanship OF our present Democratic
Legislature is past all computation or COM
pensation. Every blow thus dealt by this
honest and astute party tells with Lenlold
force upon itself. II the majority of the
Legislature are possessed with any shame,
they will hence-forward cease their foolish
and self-damagiDg talk on this subject, and
make the necessary appropriation, affecting
a show of decency if they have il mott
Gin. GGzette.