The Nevada journal., 1853-08-05

administration, by the highest official DEM
ocratic authority, involved in debt to the
round sum of S559139 40. The same re
port sets forth the comptrolers estimates
of the expenses of the state for the fiscal
year ending June Both 1853, which are
81 .O93. .3l3 68, and the receipts from all
sources are S434, $50 90, leaving balance
against the state of $65O,063 68. That is,
Gov. Bigler's administration has involved
the state in debt the past year the enormous
sum of sir hundred aud ffty-nine thousand
dollars Thus, instead of 100000 or
100000 debt during his administration,
the debt has actually increased $1,2l8,-
2O3 It! All this is on democratic, official
authority, and we solicit attention to the
comptrollers report, which any democratic
candidate will have with him, to see that
we quote correctly. But Gov. Bigler ex-
claims 'where then is this talk of mal-ad-
ministration ?" We answer, here! Con-
trovert these facts if you can. Nay, they
stare you in the face, and your specious
pleas and appeals to party all fall before
investigation. What the democratic comp
troller thinks OF this reckless extravaganee
he says IN his report -
"The opinion seems to be universal with
the people that the time has arrived for ar
resting that system Of extravagant AID i'm
provident expenditure that has hitherto char
actsrized our government, and that Substan-
tidl and rigid economy should now be institu.
ted and practised in its stead.
1t will be discovered from an inspection OF
the table, that cur present GnntoL expenditure
averaging over one million of dollars-can
with a proper system Of economy and re-
treachment, be reduced to one-uird Of that
sum-"
The next point of defence of the COVER
nor is the states prison contract We lis
tened attentively to his remarks on this
point land believe he urged two propositions
first, that he did not sign the contract ;
second, that he gave the award to the lowest
bidder. We admit he did not sign the
contract He need not have read from
reports that he did not. 1t has never been
charged he did, But he did approve the
proposals of Vassault, that created debt
of 81 100000, and give him the award in
view of that sum, when the constitution
expressly declares no debt exceeding $780,
900 shall be created except by direct vote
of the people, save in time of war. The
duty of the commissioners, not of the Gov.
ernor, was to sign the contract, but only
after the Governors approval. The law
says -
Sec 6. At the expiration of the time spec
ifed in section 5, the board of commissioner.
shall open and examine all the proposal.
that may have been received by them o.
either of them, and shall aUdrd the contrac
to the lowest responsible bidder; Provided
that the proposals together vith the ardrd ofth,
commissioners, shdH be considered and approved
by the Geverner.
1t is because Gov. Bigler gave, instead
of withheld, his sanction to the gigantic
robbing scheme, in violation of the consti
tuition and prostitution Of the public funds
for his political friends, that he is held re-
sponsible to the bar of public opinion
The same report that he read from shows
that when he approved the award he knew
that the bill had passed with limitation
to 100000. The report expressly says
so. Read it. How much more damning
then his unscrupulousness No wonder
} he would allow no whig or Reform man to
follow him, when his conscience reminded
him of these facts.
He adverted to the stamp act bill, and
thought that because the wings abused Gen
Jackson for vetoing the Bank and Mays
vile road bill they had changed their tactics
in abusing him for not vetoing this bill
Ifit is right to exercise the veto to arrest
unconstitutional or hasty legislation, Gov
Bigler should learn to do so even if Gen
jackson was abused for doing the same
thing. The color of excuse he seeks only
convicts him of trucking to his opponents
His duty was to veto that bill if he thought
it wrong. If he thinks it right let him
take the responsibility oft. But under ii
half the transactions of justices and con-
stables in this county since its passage are
void, because they do not comply with it
Who can blame them? Who except such
harpie. as the democratic press could ask
constable to ride hundreds Of miles, only to
advertise their sales where they never met
the eye of those interested ?
This article, has grown to too great q
length to examine Bigler's speech further
But we ask readers to ponder the scheme
to destroy vested rights for the sake of po-
litical partizan speculators-the ruinous
proclivity of the state to bankruptcy-the
nefarious, unconstitutional states prison
scheme, and the party pet bill. Bring to
this discussion no party bias, but desire
to act for yourself and your children in such
a way as shall secure the blessings of up
right government.
We shall advert at another time to that
disgraceful violation of the constitution
and the moral sense of the state, in the ap-
pointment of the duelist Denver to the
highest office in the gift of the Executive.
Twas the last drop in the cup of political
outrage.