M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-09-14

ances have been kept IN tho ONO
Valley Bank at Cincinnati.
4, That Bartlett & Smith, Bankers
OF Columbus, had the use Of $50, 900
from the Treasury for one month, in
lieu Of which they were permitted to
deposit Seven-thirty U. S. Bonds,
upon which they received the accru-
ing interest.
5. That with the Franklin Bank Of
Columbus a similar transaction WAS
had upon bonds amounting to
$1,000.
6. That the Treasurer of State re-
moved for private use $4,000 OF
the currency of the Treasury, in lien
of which he deposited Seven>thirty
U. s. Bonds (S6,00O) and United
otstes certificates of indebtedness
$40, O,OOO,) upon Which he received
the accruing Interest.
Z. That improper uso has been
made OF United States securities be-
longing to soldiers, who received pay
for U. s. service through the State
Treasury:
Upon these allegations we forbeat
to comment. They do not require
it. No one Of the many friends Of
the State Treasurer can regret their
publication more sincerely, or wit
ness it more painfully, than does .he
writer of this article.
The law, intended to provide
against the private use OF public
funds, in any manner VIII ate yer, un.
der which the special examination ri
the State Treasury, made by Mr.
Odlin Is authorized, was enacted
by the General Assembly to which
the Breslin defalcation was reported.
1t is severe, comprehensive, aud
carefully guarded statute. Its re-
quirements are plain, and the penal
ty for their violation is vacation OF
office and criminal prosecution.
So, then, this superior patriot, Mr.
Dorsey, who was fighting "copper"
heads in the rear, and who walked
Through our streets with a peacock
strut, "has abused the trust reposed
in him by the people OF Ohio has
outraged the conf lence of the party
by which he was chosen Treasurer
and has violated the law which he
swore to obey when he entered on
Ithe duties of the office"-a law the
'"requirements" Of which are "plain,
and the penalty for their violation is
vacation Of Office and criminal porse-
cution." This is not all that this
superAue patriot, who was fighting
the 'copperheads" in the rear, did.
lie made an improper use" "of the
United States securities belonging to
soldiers, who received pay for D,
S. service through the State Trea8u-
ry.' We don't propose to grow in
dignant over this matter. Mr. Oilin
has only broken the shell. Lit tho
people throw into the next LogisIa-
ture a majority Of Democrats, and /
disclosurs Of scoundrelism practiced
by this sort Of patriots will be made
that would make Satan himself. wher
in his blacklist mood, blush crimson.
No doubt the Abolition organs will
denounce this statement as an out,
rageous falsehOod. We beg the peo>
| pie to recollect, that when we called
attention to the rumor that MsDor.
sey had wrongfully used the fund;
Of the State, the Ohio State Journal
set upon us like fury, and declared
that we had thereby put oursel
"beneath the personal notice of any
man who entertains a decent respect
for his own character" and we were
denounced as a Coward" We
knew the ground on which we stood,
and had faith to believe tha. our
vindication would come along some
Of these days. 1t has come, tardily
to bo sure, and it is complete. Now
let the people elect the Democratic
State Ticket and majority Of the
Democrats to the Legislature, and if
there shall not then be a revelation
made of the knavery and dishonesty
Of men who have hitherto set them
selves up as paragons Of honesty and
patriotism we will confess to having
been most egregriously mistaken.-
Galloway said, in his speech, at the
West front of of the Capital, on
Saturday night, that their party was