Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-02

sunnort. Il is more painful for that reason,
and aiso. herause he will not Do braced
AGAINST his humiliation, by the esprit dt
4s,4m. Of the many associates who surround
him In the public Institution and by the
praises of IL, which the visitors Will bestow
Ii thelr hearipg OF throughthe press.
IN III A body. organized into cleanliness, de-
cency,3 order and comfort, the tnyahd vol
unteefs become pride TO the whole people,
Scattered in the neglect OF sickness, rags,
dirt, iileness, and the many vices which
ijleness and the contempt of others will
produce, many of them must become most
Unhappy In their own constant feelings
and despised nuisance to the people
around them. This Is strong contrast
but fear it will be found true one. III
the Que plan makes pensioners, the other|
creates both pauperism and vagrancy.
And, as TO other ineompatibillties with
our past national tastes and ideasOit
! is sufficient to say that they are past
/ and past praying for too. The naf
| ton (which has and must have the very
I largest list, both0 pensioners and paupers,
\ to be supported by public justice in the
\ one case, and by charity on the other,
which Is Onlthe earth or that ever was on
earth, must make up its mind to cease It's
cant about its having none. and about she
false prides OF its independent poor. The
Freedmeu's Bureau must tell It's true story
/ of the, pauper charity tor millions. The
records OF our Soldiers Homes and Hospi-
tails must expose their armless aud legless
\ yictim-heroes Of this awful war, as. the ex-
preston of our pensi0nary justices Or else
somelOf them, perhaps not a few, viii, at
much greater expense TO us. shiyer and
starve, ret drunk, grow riotons,. commit
crimes.I and fill our prisons, or, 1t may be,
lIaNu In 0rv
village and at every crossroads throughout
the iandl Theirlipes must become u cruel
burden to themselves, and burning dis
grace to US, so long rs they shall live.l And
isthis afate (which weEare willing TO see
andicause for these noble patriots!' 2 can
\ not belieyeit 1E ir1k ysq1hmFD .fi W
Retrenchment in our enormous expenses
Is indeed an especial desire Of mine. But
here, as in our Benevolent Institutions. Is
not the place for false economy. And that
the economy Is false, let any man who may
be frightened at the numbets at these S0l-
diers' Homes, and the consequent startling
sums necessary in the aggregate 10 MAIN
tain them, propose his alternative schemes
for their relief OF support. Let him cali
culate and show his own comparative ex-
penditures, by other plans. Would he
divide them among the county poor-houses
for economy? Division does not eX-
tinguish the quantity divided. Would he
hide them away in private life, TO
subsist as they may on private char
ity? COncealment does not suppress an
evil IL were as wise so 70 scatter and con-
ceal, In the general mass. the inmates ofthe
smallpox hospitals. For, be it remem-
bered that these vices Of your volunteer
paupers (made so by your neglect) would
be as contagious, too, as that disease. As
kaI hat
in spite of your closed eyes, and with hOr-
rid increase of your taxes, at all the CEN
ters of misery and crime. lt Is no economy
lit is downright extravagance-to under
take to support large classes OF benetieia-
ries upon retail instead of wholesale prin-
ciples. trust, then, the General Assembly
will found this noble institution of benevO-
lence and of Justice, wisely and generously.
THE ARREST OF THE STATE TREASURER.
The Hon. Peter Odlin, a distinguished
LAWYER, and the most efficient Chairman of
the Committee on Finance of the late House
of Representatives, was appointed by the
late Governor Bcough, upon the 18th day
June, 1865, to examine into and inspect the
condition of the State Treasury. This and
other powers of the Governor, and the du-
ties of such appointee in the premises, may
be seen In the Act to establish the Inde-
pendent Treasury Of the State of Ohio"
and in the "Act to provide for the better
regulation of the receipt. disbursements and
safe keeping of the public revenue" (Re-
vised Statutes, PIP. l60S, 1909, 1898. l6O6 and
1910, 1911 On the 18th day of June, Mr..
0dlin and the Secretary of State proceeded
to perform this duty, and filed their report
thereof on the 9th day of August follow
ing. Various causes, connected with and
in addition to the painful and protraeted
illness, and the eventual death of the Gov
ernor, delayed that action upon this report,
which the Statute imperatiyely requires,
until the Sth day of September. A copy of
the report and testimony Is hereto append
ell with other papers in the case. A refer
ence to them will greatly and more than
usually aid in the proper understanding
OF this statement. ''Finding, with the con-
currence, of the Auditor Of State and the
Comptroller of the Treasury" that there
had been ''the breachesOt trust and embez-
elements committed by the Treasurer OF
State,n as contemplated by that act, and as
reported to the Governor, by the Examin-
ers, made an order for the arrest of God
win Volney Dorsey, Treasurer of State. In
the temporary absence of the Attorney
General, / engaged the Hon. Joseph r.
Swan to give me the benefit, of his legal
counsel in behalf of the State, and TO pre-
pare the form of this order or warrant.
This officer was, thereupon, Immediately
arrested and put under bonds for his APP
pearance to the Court of Common Please of
Franklin county, in pursuance of the
direction of the Statute. He now awaits
his trial in that tribunal. Id fu ...rg
In proceeding now to make the state
ments of fact and remarks, which follow,
as to the further history of this matter, and
of the manner in which have discharged
this, my most painful, but plain, official
duty, L wish distinctly to protest that it is,
In no respect, my purpose TO add one word
which might uDjustly or unduly affect the
rights of the accused to a fair and impartial
trial. / Iespecially desire, indeed, to submit
the whole case, without prejudice, to the
Court Of Justice now having Jurisdiction
over it. ~ -ig.eg.lJ .,s.,aia Do 500 Wl..
The propriety of this course must not be
confounded, however, with any necessity
for my silence before the General Assembly
upon those questions arising out of or in
volyed in these matters which concern eth
eF the Gnaacies interests of the people or
the state of the law, or the necessary
amendments to it, and which these pro-
ceedings have brought to light or exempli-
fy. The line Of distinction between my
duty Of forbearance to the accused and Of
advice to the Legislature is, 1 am aware.
both narrow and dim; but will strive so
to follow 1t as not in the least degree. TO-
prejudice the private right involved, unless
some paramonntand substantive public i'm
terest should be thereby damaged or put in
Whilst the warrant was being prepared,