The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-03-06
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To the Ei,tor Of the T.troit Daily Advertiser.
Ny attention has been called TO an article in
this mornings issue of city paper, stating
among its braZcn charges, that while holding the
Office of State Treasurer loaned to GOV. Bingh-
am, and Auditor General Jones, - Jonrtes5, non-
sdai dollars Of the public mOneg." | have TO
say III reply a,:d DO 80 only that the public NAV
not be misci in this matter, that never mads
any such loan of the "pubiic money" to those
gentlemen either AS State Treasurer pri-
vate citizen; neither did those gentlemen ever
make application 20 mc for ANY such loan. |
pronounce the charge a fabrication, coined from
the brain al common Ebcller aud base SANDER
err one whose daily avocation is to fill his vile
and loathsomc sheet With gross and malignant
falls. hoods $ VI. HOLMES.
Detroit, March lst, 1850.
| The late State Treasurer, VITO has lately been
subjected TO the most vile and slanderous abuse
of the Free Press, has, as will be seen, hurled
| the malignant falsehoois with which he has been
charged, down the throats OF his accusers. A
more high-minded, incorruptible man than Silas
VI Holmes, never held office in his State. His
| conduct while State Treasurer pres, hts a proud
contrast To that Of thousands Of Locotoco Off
cias When the financial revolution of 1857,
| Frustrated the business of tn" country, with a
fell and unexpected swooP, he went to the wall
like an upright man, as lie i, sCornng 10 touch
dollar of public funds, even TO relieve his i'm
mediate necessities The .fdrcrt;ser Of a recent
A., 80, -ri-l:- - i.i-.- v:.--,Ios praf,rrod
, against him, SAYS:
| The money IL the hands of Anthony mot a
partner OF Holmes a Coz was deposited there
Tor the Il, neiit ot the tate AT FIVE per cent in.
,erest, aud he has promptly honorci every draft
| h1"n hun. He was banker al the time and is
"a responsible man for the amount a. any in
| New York.
! The simple fact tha, - far from the State eyer
having los, dollar by Mr. Holmes management
/ OF the public money, he actually paid into the
| Treasurp so6, 81 l.3a more for interest on the
surplus deposits in four years than his predece-.
did in seven, should forever close the mouths
OF his assumptions libeeis upon his admn-tra.
! ton Of the State finances. la these four ycars
he paIi iato tire Treasury Sol ,i65. % whilc hi
corrupt predecessors, paid in Only the begglrly
sum of 81 Dob. Sc Tor the seven preceding year-
though they had ala average cash balance on
| hand of nearly 5000 600. But it i useless to
expect even comm decencs from the shameless
knaSes who are now loudly tl,moiiny To he
restored to power. While they have = motive
| for lying, and have other capital to operate
| upon, they viii continue their dirty vocation
IL Is not only necessary to divert public attcu
ton from their own siupendous robberes. but
to draw the people into their support Both
Objects vii he disgracefuI failures The late
State Treasurer, wc state on authoItv, olIaen-
ges the closest scrutiny into every official act of
his, AMI defes the whole crew OF his loughfice
plunderers and iasitiers 10 prove one single act
OF dereliction of duty while in office"