Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-09-08

we're not OF the character required BY Law
"3 That large unauthorized balances have
been kept in the Ohio Valley Bank at Cincin--
natl
"a. That Bartlett 4 Smith, bankers, Of
Columbus, had the use Of $4,000 from the
Z Treasury for one month, in lieu Of which
they were permitted to deposit Seven-lbirty
( U. s bonds, upon which they received the
accruing interest
20. That with the Franklin Bank Of Colum-
bus, a similar transaction was had upon honda
amounting to $ll,9
&C. Thst the Treasurer Of the State remoV-
ed for private use $4,000 of the currency Of
the Treasury, in lieu of which he deposite
United States Certificates of Indebtedness,
| ($l0, ,000) upon which he received the accru-
ing interest
~. That improper use has been made Of
United States securities belonging to soldiers,
who received the pay for United States ser
vice through the State Treasury.
/ upon these allegations we forbear TO com.
ment They do not require it, No one Of
! the many friends Of the State Treasurer can
regret their psbication more sincerely, or
witness it more painfully, than does the wri-
ter Of this article.
"The law intended to provide against the
private use Of public funds, in any manner
whatever under which the special examine
ton OF the State Treasury, made BY Mr.. Cd.
| lin, authorized, was enacted by the General
Assembly to which the Breslin defalcaton
was reported. 1t is o severe, comprehensive,
and carefully guarded statute. Its require
ments are plain, and the penalty for their vi
olation is vacation Of Office and criminal pros
ecution."
The Enquirer Of this morning, adds the
following significant comments upon the stu
pendous frauds of which the above is a brief
outline. 1t will be well for the people OF
Ohio to give earnest heed to the suggestions
made, for they may rest assured that 'the
end is lot yet y:
unfortunately for the integrity of the
Treasurer of the State Of Ohio for several
, years past there are a sci Of bankers, whose
head organization is at Columbus, but whose
arteries are extended through nearly every
, county of Ohio, have controlled the funds Of
the State for their own private beneft-leav
ing their dupes, in the end, to suffer public
ignominY," while those who pro6ted most BY
Q the manipulation escaped public censure.
There was Bliss, (Republioan,) Bresl in
(Democrst,) Gibson, (Republican,) Stone
g Republican,) Dorsey, (Repubican,) all fel
under the snake influence of the Columbu,
bankers and their ootside parasites. In nC
capital OF any State is there such a set o
j. bank thieves as in Columbus, Ohio They
manage to debsuch every State Treasurer
They secured the nomination, by the late Re
publican State Convention,o of Sidney s. Warn
b er, bank cashier, and will control him
II elected They tried to secure the nomination
- Of a candidate, by the Democratic Convention
. the least Objectionable to themselves bu
n failed OF course, they are now in terribl
n state of excitement, and their great effort vii
be, by the expenditure of large sums of NOR
RI ey, to elect their bank cashier as Treasurer
/. and secure the Governor, and especially, tn
Legislature, so as TO preclude any furthe
investigation.
W "The tax payers, who have finally to foe
It the bill Of all expenses to preserve the unit
of the Republic, as well as of all the stealing
of shoddy contractors, State Treasurer
State Pay Agents, &C., &c, may think tn
war is not over, and that thieving is still nee
ii essary to preserve the Union. II so. Dorse
d & Co., may escape their just punishment, an
the thieves Of Columbus grow rich Off th
l. sweat and toll of the laboring population c
" the State"