Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-04-08
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One Of the witnesses examined by the Treas
sfy Inseztigation Committee was Hon. T. H.
FoRD, late Lieut., Governor. Nh. F. testified
amoay other things, hs belief thai a bill he had
charge Of a Attorney for Che ~sureties of Brea
In and Gibson would havedcubfless passed the
Senate had he been able 70 get it through the
Hssase: This, though merely an expression OF
opinion on the part of Mr. F., and withal Il
very ~innocent affair and in no way comprom-
ising the dignity or ~impugning the integrity Of
the me mbers Of that honorable body, was the
Prctext for ! display 81 Indignation on.
the part Of Senators, and the appointment
OF a " committee with power to send for per-
sofis and papers" for thexpurpese of putting
the co~ntafHacious Tom through a course Of
sprouts for his t%erniity, was the finale Of the
ebullitiU1i Of wrath. This coniIniffee sent a fe-
rocious and formidable laissiye to Tom. and it Is
not necessary 10 say TO those acquainted with
his character and ~anteecdents, that there was
little delay in returning an answer. or that it
was such an one as the occasion called for. We
have not room for the entire document. but give
a few specimen iterls-which win be sufficient
10 show that Nessrs. indignant" Senators, when
they pitched into Tom Ford, ~eaught a tartar
GESTLENE<:-Tou letter of the 18th inst.
containing a copy of a resolution Of the Sen
ate of Ohio, came during my absence TO the
State of Michigan, ard was received By me
upon my return home. with as much DifHligna-
ton and surprise" as The Senate seems to hare
had when the preamble and resolutions were
adopted.
You. gentlemen are charged with theA grave
duty of inqniring whyI thought the Senate
would concur in the passage of a bill for the
relief of John G. Breslin and William Fl. Glib
son. If / followed the example set by some of
the Craze Senators, in discussing the Resolu-
ton, | might properly answer that it is none of
your business Ny reasons and my opinions
are my own. But I viii be more courteous.
In the first place I never assisted in either
drawing or recommending the passage of a bill
for the relief of either BresIin or Gibson
That allegation in the Preamble is untrue. to
nse the chaste and beautiful language of the
Senate. 1t is false and basely slanderous,
and would "tend to degrade" me, if the present
Senate of Ohio have power to degrade.
The bill l did advise and assist in drafting
for the relief of thet securities of Breslin
and Gibson upon their paying into the State
Treasury the neat little sum of two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. These securities
are men of character and position in the State.
and / acted openly as their attorney.
The bill neither compounded with or
proposed to release either Bresdin or Gibson.
or eriminally.
| therefore that the Senate first
into the truth of the preamble upon
your INVESTIGATIONS are based. As to in
quiry, ] repeat now what I testified: That l
certain if the bill passed the House it would
pass the Senate. 1t is indeed strange that
a private citizen cannot express am opinion as
to a bill passing your honorable bodo without
the indignation" of its members.
To Illustrate, there is a bill now pending. l
before your body TO prevent members
rom receiving passes from railroad companies.
If 1 should say that bill ought to pass-that it
would shorten your sessions, and thereby. save a
arge amount, to the State; ] would only say
is known to be true. and vet | could sim
ply express the opinion, I trust, without excl
ing your Indignation, that such a bill uW
't pass, although a large majority of your
express a holy horror and jealousy Of
corporations whose passes they use
VIII not the Senate, by its course. subject
tself to the suspicion. Of shielding the principal
by adopting the whitewashing report /
r 4ha lofa A iJsfa. ,,J TH....c. .-x .-a
Why feel indignation and surprise at the !,
onest effort of s%ureties to settle upon favorable =
erms to the State their unfortunate liability,
nd yet treat the Democratic d~efaulter as a f
nice young man, under strong q temptation, v
resisting, "but Yielding" n
Why treat the L. S. Marshal of Ohio and y
of his party, who had business transactions il
18th Breslin, SO mildly. and yet scoId and froth Il
vehelncntly whenever you find Others of a il
iffarent political party have had similar busi-
rs transactions with him. Would it not
6 well for the Senate TO expend a share Of their
Indignation and surprise upon the late Audi
and Transfer Agents report. .
With some of the members OF YOUR body r.
I've a personal acquaintance; Phelps, Buck Il
nd, Garfield and Taylor-they were once d
'norable men; but with these new corners. N
n happily unacquainted. S
If my reasons are not satisfactory, let me
low by another resolution and provide me oe
it'll a railroad pass. Il believe You have plenty sb
them9 and l will appear in person and ex- ha
ain more fully. f.,
With great Respect, bay
THOS. H. FORD.