The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-24

the pUrest and most cacable men in tue State,
from this County, was set aside at the State Con
veltion, may clear his skirts fully D. the aleiEed
financial mistake
Froal tie Jackson C.tssu-
. While We rejoice. with every citizen that the
State has been secured from loss, We cannot help
expressing in the strongest terms our entire con
d-mua;i0a OF the motives and couduc. O: the
state Treasurer in thus arrCsating 10 himsrl;
the responsibility Of managing the affairs Of biz
Office In direct contraventon OF the letter Of the
aw. : mar. OF Ordinary discretion must have
haCwa that such transactions. sooner az later,
. must come 70 the light and the iaeytab e result
Of them i disgrace and political death to the
operators, and Of serious embarrassment to their
personal aud political friends
Fonl the " NICE Clmu.-tc..l
This check given TO Hazleton i Co, was In
fact "a deposit with that bank. and having
ouly heir voucher. wa- simply 10 security at al.
in contemplation Of Aw, and III making hat de-
F0-ite without the proper security, the Treasurer
violated plain obligation imposed upon him by
the law, and the evasion or Noncompliance with
IL cannot be consistent with the principles IF in
t,-rity and honor as a man, much les. as
T q public officer IN whose hands are entrusted the
tgai, OF our State.
TUe act Is one which has materially impaired
tie confidence which his friends aud the party
reposed ia him and renders him deserving II
/ ccuSu.e.
From ,he Bt,ti- Greek f.ara,L
We can hardly Yet believe him to be cor
rupt; but are forced to believe him inrom.
II, potent Tor the responsible position which he
I H".d-. 4 a Republican Journalist, we mUs, say
/ J..- with the evidence before u; aud saving 80,
ue shall lot shrink from III. consequences Of
I -lot briic, These are immediate resignation of
Q l.. J. rr.f. =
/ ti.I iu Justification OF he act.
| The TACT that the State sustars no loss In the
transaction is 10 sort Of cxtenuati1n Of the ac-
/ ton Of the Treasurer. IL Is due, rather. to tie
fI1uItrcs- aud perseverance, of Governor Wis
Ter and Attorney General Howard, in proti,inr
by the information given them by the Board uf
State Auditors. Neither would the loss %! tie
Ss',u"1 adj 10 the culpahility OF the Tgcasufor'>
act. = 1t l., however, We are glad that Re
publican Governor and Republican Attorney
General, have thus shown themselves 10 bee all
the people eXpectcd-fithful suardia' of the
interests Of the State. stern condemnation Of
wrong, and an inticxibe adherance TO honor and
pruhIy, are what the Republican masses demand
# those whom they have invested with respou-
Sllc public trusts. In this way alone can the
r'tE hope for or deserve public confidence.
From 'Lc Paw Paw Iru, N,-rl.u.r
Facts of a startling character in reference to
:aa present State Treasurer, have been develop
"a Tie past week. Through the official n--co1.
duct Of this officer, the iund. OF the State, To-
tIr amount Of $50, 900, have been seriously haz-
ar rd and probably would have been totally lost
haj il rot been for the prompt action OF the
Governor and Attorney General in securing il.
T.om TN C.u'on Rep .nh.en.
Inasnluch a. the action OF our State Treasurer
osro-iE OF the funds Of the Canal Loan ha~
been the subject Of criticism in the nev ,pap,l-
for few days past, we copy from the Detroi;
-Idrertssor Of the 10Th, an article upon the sub
j,c- which appears 20 he "A candid expose AID
explanation @: the matter. Read it.
Fr'm The r,It Huron rr--
". last week noticed the action of Air. Nc
Kinney with reference to the SD, 900 deposited
linn, without authority of law, with Ilazlctyn a
Co. The facts in the case are substantially as
lated by IL then, and our position is the same
a| we then took. The responsibility Of the &C.
ZION rests entirely upon the State Treasure. a-d
sc 10 not propose 10 assume it. We tx, tie
broad ground that no political CONNECTIONS ca as
-peiatlonS impose upon Us the necessity OF stulti-
tying on. moral scn-b..ties by becoming the do
fender or apoo-i-t for fragrant wrongs, and tIat
whoever, either from dishonesty, ignorance or
flranicitF, violates tie confidence rrpO-,,i ia
I.su by his partiSaus h,s 10 claims upon them
tor defence, but must bear the Responsibility
OF bis oHn acts. Hence We have not oily Eo
words ot apology - otter FOR the d.rcl.ctiou Of
'ur tate Treasurer, but most distinctly di,aynw
Ht rcPudiate lis acts. We are glad to Observe
tAaf, 50 Tar as the Rgputlcaa press of th. STATE.
.as oxen out ou the subject, this has been it.
position, and We hope and presume there viii De.
up disposition to cover up the matter and
shield che guilty from mori,cd rebuhc ami dis.
-iarr.
From tn, IN vile lf.r~rasat
Ia respect 10 this transaction the Republican
peers are yarously severe upon M. Mckinney.
and nothing les than his immediate resignation.
"r hrs removal by the Governor jwhn Is rmanw- +
cred G DO th~,) can or should satisfy u IL Is .
our sincere desire to maintain the purity Of oar
political character, and TO do this ur must
tVr-" our administration Of the slightest faint
which may BE- construed to indicate corruption
Fsom tte F..nr lajy Citizen
We are among those who think thar Mr.. Nc /
Kinney had 100 desiqa to delfaud the state or to
irp".h t.e funds entrusted TO his safe keeping.
nor 81" We know that they were at all nperiled
t;H' that is not the question, and the fact hat
3 c,ai1 az as h. has dome. sLo,cs TIA, he +,
net ~ T. occupy the position thu, b. hokTs.
" a.,e II IS painful to find that the man We have
esteemed, contilcd n and voted for, thus dis
appointed our expectations; j; Is a matter for
co'sI tU.at'on 10 discover, throughout the length
ani breath OF the STATE, that no partisan ti,- /
lave Been strong enough 10 repress the c0nd-in-
ration by Republicans of their own officer. the
moment he Is shown to be unworthy. Il * th.
best proof We could have Of the innate INTEGRITY
OF the party; and presents strong coutr.s; To
10 taH Efforts OF our opponents TO co-cr u3 II.
track Of the frauds committed bv Meir board of.
AUDITORS during the last hours Of D.mocraric
rule in Michigan.
From the Hillside Standard.
ihe N.,lsla'a StapErd, after copyin, the
article Of the Monroe Commercial, already Re-
produced, aai which condemned the acton of.
the Site Treasurer in strong terms, and called
upon a.m 90 resign, says:
The Commercial speaks our sentiments in
regard 70 tie matter, aad we doubt not but tia.
--vy are the sentiments Of every Republican in
ne state. II the state Treasure or any other
ii'e7 proves recreant to duty, the responsibility
aI.i rest where II belongs The State nor the
anal fund has not lost a tarthnc as vet, and II
. 200, certain they vii. We intend t. speak #
Tie matter again.
FlAIN-The Washington correspondent Of the
journal - Commerce saws that it j not Yet seen
NV Nr. Sherman IS to obtain the additional
votes necessary TO his election. But still there
5 no other apparent mode by which the election
Il Speaker caa he sooner secured"
Tie only proper mode Is to pass the plurality
ur. The friends Of H.. Adni,;-.-,.-,. IL. i. I