M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-01-30
Is Dennison a Defaulter !-T'he Missing
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his reply sent to the Senats, in answer
to Mr.. Kenney' resolutions. We are
not prepared to say that these figures
are correct, however, as there appears
to DO some discrepancy in the yarious
statements made. AS Governor Den.
nison evidently has got his head mud.
died in finances through war neces.
sity, we shall try and make it plain
enough TO undeceive his too credulous
friends, in aud out Of the Seuate, who
would cover over bis blunders, uucon-
stitutiunal acts and Illegal handling of
money, through what he tells them is
a "war necessity" We have heard
enough of that kind Of humbug-it
has been q cover for all sorts OF high
handed outrages upon the citizen, ard
! fills the nation with the most abomi-
nable swindling that the records of
any nation ever groaned undeI. Such
a plea at this hour is as shallow as it
is insulting to our Understandings.
So far from tho illegal use OF this
money being a " war necessity" the
very showing OF Governor Dennison
proves il to have been no SuOh Thing.
The money was used, not fer the State,
tut Tor the general government. Was
it not just as competent for Secretary
IChase to have used this money, to pay
the army directly, as to have refunded
| it to the State Of Ohio, and then stop
ped It IN trdnsitu to the State Trea-
lsury, where il belonged, to be re ex.
ipended through Governor Dennison.
! If Governor Dennison speut this
money for the use of the General Gov.
ernmenl before it got into the Trea.
sury Of Ohio, why did he not 60 to
Washington with his vouchers and
get ii repaid, and not try to palm his
vouchers off on the Auditor OF State,
land thus bring the loss upon the tax
lpayets OF Ohio.
This six hundred ard odd thousand
dollars never was refunded to Ohio
ut never saw the OHIO State Treasury
and does not appear in tho reports ol
the Comptroller or Treasurer Ol State
it is not even alluded to by theln. The
! Auditors report has not yet appear
led. A. p. Stone got this money, MOI
as Treasurer, bat as Gov DennisuD's
private Banker. The Auditors and
Comptroller's officers were Jumped,
and the Governor lit over their heads
at once, not exactly in the Treasury
of the State. AS TREASURER Of State,
therefore, A. 2. Stone does not &C
much rs 10 allude to it in his report.
We therefore re.assert that this
money was never paid to the State o.
Ohio, as a refund Of money appropr!'
ated by the last Legislature and spent
by Gov. Dennison. 1t was given by
the State Of Ohio, as fund OF money
appropriated by the last legislature and
spent by Gov. Dennison. 1t was Civ.
en- to the Stats Of Ohio by the Gene
raj Government, to aid it in an extra.
ardinary emergency, with the pro.
mise and understanding that it should
be refunded, paid back to the State,
not re. used or appropriated, but to re'
main there until properly and legally
applied by further legislation.
But Gov. DenniGon seized upor
this money On its way 10 the State
Treasury, and re expended it "tor thu
the war"-ior the army OF the UniteC
States-now let him carry his vUuch
> ers to Secretary Chase and get him t,
repay it, aud this time get it into thC
Ohio State Treasury. His pile 0
vouchers belong at tbs Treasury a
Washington, aud not at Columbus
BY this process Ohio will get the mo
ney yet-uearly enough III amount K
pay one years interest on the Cana
debt. Ifnot, there is q grand chanct
that every dollar of it will be lost.
| We believe Auditor Taylor is fail
officer, and we have hopes he will
vrntIlate this affair in his Report, anC
then probably tine Legislature vii
take such measures as will secure til,
people Of Ohio against serious loss
by this inexcusable, blundering fnan
cheering. lts an alarming fact to Sc,
members of the Legislature, elected
fresh from the people, standing read.
to cover up such a transaction ant
pile up still greater burdens upor
their constituents.
Some OF the members act upon th'
idea, that because Gov. Dennison il
honest, therefore nothing mnst b,
said about IT. What is it to the tax
payers OF Ohio, whether Governor
Dennison, in this transaction, is hon
est or dishonest I! 1t ia the money
they are after, aud that they will de
mand. If Gov. Dennlson's vouchers
are honest, so much the better f,l
him. Let mm 90 to Washington AM
"take the responsibility" Of showing
Secretary Chase that tthey are honest
get Chase to refund the mouey, anC
this time get i, into the State Frea
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