The Nevada journal., 1852-10-22
San Francisco Oct. 18th 1852.


San Francisco Get. 18th 1852.
Much interest seems to be 1clt in
this city in the approaching election.
Moderate men set the whiS majority
at one thousand, and others will bet
any amount on a higher result still, in
favor Of Scott and Graham. There
are many influences here working for
cibly in favor of a whig majority, and
though they vii be felt more or less
through the state, they will act here
with the greatest power. Among these
are the Ingot question, and the new
fraud Of the State government to en-
rich its iavorites by scheme to make
the state pay five times as much for a
state prison as snch building ought
to cost, or as the law that passed the
Legislature will warrant. II is prova
bic by twenty witnesses that the law
as it passed the legislature set the
amount 10 be expended for this object
at 100000. Yet some hand through
which this law has passed has strick-
en- out the restriction as 10 the amount,
49, 4 .I,o (o,,,,,,; ;onn,, ,,,Ja,, H. loo,
have Just entered into contract with
Mr.. Vassault to build the prison at
SI,034,0C0. This is another scheme
of our villainous State officers to ac-
complish a damning fraud upon the
community, but happily, although the
attempt was bold, and the stake play
ed for large, yet it is managed with
too little skill to be successful. 1t is
denounced and exposed at the start.
To make such an expenditure legal,
the people must pass upon it at gen
eral election and approve Of it by a
majority. One hundred thousand dol
lars ought TO build good prison; but
who will not exclaim with astonish>
ment when over q million is to be used
for such purpose.
Another weapon the democrats have
put in the hands Of the wings is the
ingot matter. McCorcle and Gwin
Eave both spoken, and their defense is
here universally pronounced unsatiS-
factory. Furthermore they repudiate
the crude arguments Of the State Jour-
nal and the transcript, by admitting
the responsibility Of the new law, and
declaring it has produced just the eff
feet they designed. This declaration
is running them, and injuring their par
ty. The interests of the State are su-
perior to the ties of party, and when
men pretending to he statesmen make
an assault upon an institution, that is
working public benefit merely to spite
their opponents, their blows recoil on
themselves. They complain that the
Secretary of the Treasury has not
contracted TO have gold assayed at one
per cent. rs the new law authorizes
The application has been made tc
prominent bankers, &c. but no one
will enter into such contract, because
the work can not be done at such O
price Merchants here see but a di-
rect blow at our commerce in thi,
movement without mitigating qualiii
cations.
Another element of strength Of the
whig party here is the general dislike
and suspicious entertained of the Dem
ocratic nominees of the Supreme
Bench. Murray and Wells have
very little respect in this community
Even the Herald which inclines pref
ty strongly to Democracy, denounces
these men, and the Influences that
nominated them, and seemed sure Of
their ignominious defeat.
The Bodley matter furthermore
calls out much indignation here, and
the expression is quite common that
if the miners and emigrants are as in
telligent as they should be, they will
inhict a severe punishment upon the
party whose exponents have thus play
ed with the miseries of the overland
travellers, and abused the funds and
relief Of the State. Never was a
more glaring iniquity perpetrated--
one where more Geld bloo1ed cruelty
and calculation was employed land
the disgrace of it should be nailed TO