Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-04-01
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documentary proof the authority Of which
has not been and cannot successfully be de.
MED, of the following facts:-
That Messrs Morgan, Edgerton and all
the democratic executive officers of the State
knew, as early as in November 1854, that
there was deficit in tho Treasury of over
half million Of dollars.
That, at the very time, when Auditor
Morgan reported to the Legislature that
there was a balance in the Treasury Of 1884
$50, he was illegally converting the Sink
ing Fund, set apart for the redemption Of
the State Debt into money to pay the Jan
ary interest, amounting to $4s3, ABS, being
less by $15l, 297, than he stated was in the
Treasury.
That during the whole of Bresln's last
term of office, while Auditor Morgan was
officially reporting the Treasury to be over
flowing, and when the balance could not
have been, honestly, at any time below half
a million, the payments Of interest on the
public debt were only made by the most
desperate "sbinning," by the illegal use Of
funds required by law to be held sacred for
the redemption of the State bonds, and by
various other disgraceful financial make
shifts, all of which were for the dishonest
purpose of concealing from betrayed and
plundered people the fact that there WAS an
enormous defalcation in the State Treasury.
That during all these troubles the reports
of the Treasurer, Auditor and Fund Com
missioners constantly concealed them from
the people, and fraudulcntly represented the
financial affairs of the State as in the most
prosperous condition.
We have also shown in a previous artic-
lie that Gov. Medill was guilty of gross and
criminal neglect of duty in allowing nearly
half of Breslin's second term of office to ex-
pire, without exacting from him his official
bond.
Thus all the Democratic State officers of
the administration preceding the Republi-
can administration of 1856, betrayed their
trusts and and violated their official obliga-
tions in the most shameless manner. But
this is not all. Governor Medill and Audi
tor Morgan knowing Broslin's guilt-the
latter certainly, and the former probabl Y
allowed themselves to be renominated upon
the same ticket with the dofaulter, and used
their utmost exertions to secure their own
and bis election. We now come to the Pc
riod of Republican ascondancy, and mark
tho contrast In June, 1857 Treasurer
Gibson announced to Auditor Wright his
inability to meet the July interest. Two
years previously the same announcement was
made by Treasurer Breslin TO Auditor Nor
gan. What did Morgan do? He at once
proceeded to coUer up the defaledtton, by
forwarding to Edgerton the securities which
he held as Fund Commissioner for the re-
demption Of the public debt, for hypothoca-
ton to raise money to meet the interest,"
Now compare this with the course of Audi.
tor Wright, under similar circumstances
The latter at the earliest possible moment
Informed Gov Chase Of Gibsons disclosure
The Roman frmness of Gov Chase ncv,
er was more conspiculously displayed thar
on that trying occasion. Mr.. Gibson was &
political friend, and associate in the admin
istration Of the State government, upon hin
the blow was to fall Yet the arm Of Tho
Executive did not finch, for it was nervec
by duty. The Attorney General was sum
moned without delay from Cincinnati, anc
a meeting of the Fund Commissioners wa
promptly called to provide for tho semi-an
nual payment of tho interest, now close a
hand. Meanwhile tho Governor demandet
and received from Mr.. Gibson the keys 0
the Treasury, which he retained until afte
the resignation of the latter and tho appoint
+ ment and due qualification of his successor
! A commission was at once appointed t.
make careful inventory Of the money anC
assets in the Treasury, and another commits
sion was appointed to examine and report tn
, facts connected with the defalcation. Thes
acts were all done promptly, openly an
: without coneealment, evasion or hesitation
f No petty considerations Of party stood i
the way Of the Republican State officers a
, they hal stood in the way of their Demo
, cratic predecessors.
, We ask the people of Ohio to look at tn
= foregoing facts; which are established b
+ yond cavil or controversy, and then judge q
D between the Democratic and Republica
State officers, which have been the faithful
and which the unfaithfuI soryants.-iStdi
Journal.
is DTsGRAcEFUL.--Vall Vallandingham, Burns
o Cox and Pendleton, have been at Colun
, bus, franking the one-sided untrue repol
c of the Treasury Investigating COMMITTEES
9 and sending them broadcast ovor the Stat
! We hope every Republican paper in Obi