Butte record., 1854-05-13
State DepositS.


Mr.. Geo. w. Gift, a clerk in the State
Treasurer's office, publishes a certificate
which shows that but twenty thousand dollars
''of the moneys received from county treasu-
rer's' has been deposited with Palmer Cooke
& Co. since the removal of the capitol to Sac
ramento. What has been done with moneys
received from other sources, the certifca te
does not say, or that any has been received.
According to this certificate there has been
deposited with Palmer, Cooke & Co. by the
present State Treasurer, STA 900 90, of
which S1l5,000 90 has been drawn by drafts,
and that Palmer, Cooke & Co. are securities
on bids for State per cent. bonds, to the
amount of S3S000 90, which when paid, will
reduce the deposit of State funds in the hands
of Palmer, Cooke & Co. to about forty thou
sand dollars" Ii the State does not lose but
800 with that rotten, rag concern it will
do very well-but we do not see the policy of
depositing with them thirty eight thousand
dollars, because they are securities for the
State, giving them the use of the money for
some four or FIVE months, and this too while
the State is paying interest upon her debt
Amongst individuals such scheme would be
pronounced rascally collusion between the
debtor and his security to withhold from the
creditor his just dues-but between State
treasurer and a Kite flying bank, it is merely
side stroke of an admirable party policy
Senator making is expensive business, and if
Palmer Cooke s. Co. foot Broder.ck's bills, his
contemplate tools, who now disgrace our state
offices, must give them the use of the State
money, until their advance is returned. How
long will California submit to such outrage
SADDLING THE RIGHT HoRsE.--The venal
and contemplate organs of Broderck, which
prostituted themselves to a corrupt faction for
the purpose of securing the profits of the
State printing, and who have just succeeded
in obtaining the price of their Establishments,
are endeavoring to create the impression that
the opponents of the election are responsible
for the time and treasure squandered upon
this question. They assert the bills upon the
subject were introduced by the opponents of
the election. This may be so--but they were
introduced for the purpose of having stat
ute provision defining the time for the cleo
tion of a Senator, because a common law ana
time-honored usage of the democratic party,
was no barrier to aspiring demagogues back
ed by their venal press. Had Mr.. Crenshaw's
bill beceme law. it would have effectually
prevented the unholy schemesof factional dem
agogues, who became ''terrifed' at the tho't
of submitting their democracy to the people,
but wished to usurp their sovreignty, for the
purpose of gratifying the hunger of political
demagogues and their venal tools As fur
ther evidence they state that the bill when it
hrst came up was postponed, on motion of
those who favored the election. This fact is
gogues did not desire to waste the time of the
session upon this question: but their real
object was to give themselves time to manu-
facture sufficient opposition to kill the bill.
These contemplate demagogues with their
venal adherents, now that their prospects are
somewhat darkened, stoop to the most foul
and contemplate misrepresentation for the
purpose of deceiving the people, that they
may obtain still further opportunities to
plunder the public Golfers, disgrace the State
and exhibit their contempt for sovereign
rights of democratic people.
The corruption of the Broderick faction
their bribery affars-their injury to the
State credit-their attempt to caucus away a
timehonored custom of the democratic party
to aid in the elevation of faction-their
contempt for the will of the people as express
sed through remonstra noes, and the abuse of
their venal press, are yet fresh in the minds
of the people, and will meet with the recep-
ton that usurpation, corruption, and dema-
gogism merits, notwithstanding the false as
sertions of trucking and hireling press
THF WAY 1T IS DoNE.-One of the Sierra
Representatives favored the proposition to re
move the State deposits from the Kite flying
bank of Palmer Cook s. Co., and for daring to
pursue course which he considered right.
he brought upon himself, his county, and the
press of his county, the ire of 81 X H." the