Butte record., 1854-04-22

The facts appear to be. that Palmer, Cook
Co, who write themselves bankers, arc the
money agents Of tie political party or faction
il the State with which they have identified
themselves The Surveyor General is one Of
,ae.r suretie< Mr D. Br0jerick an aspi
-snt % the United States Senate, another
The general government has had large balau
css II the sub Treasury at san Francisco.
-Snying from 8 million TO a million and half
efdollars. for the past eight or ten months
and On the l. II q August last, notice was civ
sr by the Secrttary Of the Treasury. that all
government dues on the Pacific would be maid
O.; II this accumulation. On the 9th OF the
salne month, tbs notice vas sent by tie Cen
.-al Land Office 10 Surveyor General Havs. pf
California On the 18th Of October he SC
kn0Elsnged his receipt But On the 30th OF
u. same month, lie MAKES his reuaisitioo On
Washington, instead Of san Frane.sco. for
$1,000 and this sent a. cash bv Pal,ner
Cox & 60. 70 the American Exchange Bank
On TIE 10Th November. i was received sud
forwarded 10 a-AlnEten. On the ai O. De
a.m5er, the following reply l. returned 10 the
bank. Oa the 9th q tie same mouth COW
vss forwarded by the cashier 70 Palmer. Cook
kCo,.
GENERAL LASD oFFIcE,
Washington, Dec. 3, 1856 {
7 G. A HE1Gs. C.1slieT Of .1H.erlcan kr-
change Bank, .ier York
Tours e the 2tth nit enclosing order Of
John G. Hays. Surveyor General g.. Cs ljrorrl;a
u your favor Ter $4,000, rss 3uly received.
sad yesterday q similar Ie9uisitiUn reached
.ais ofice by express
have 70 inform you that in consequence Of
Of NJ order from the Secretary Of the Treasury,
communicated 70 this ofAre " the Secretary
c. the Interior. IN the l1th ci August last. tie
government liabilities on the Pacific are IL be
psi1 out q the Y0hiie fluids which have accu-
Zllafe1 there, anS which advice was comma
nioated 10 Mr.. Hays CT the 9th OF Angus,
.ast, and the receipt acane~leigst BY him Ter
ls:.er dated 18th 0ct Der isst Mr. H4ys vii
ts informed by the next steamer that IL cou-
.Quence Of that order. which he must have
-aursly overlooked. Ais reuuison cannot he
-ony4-l Win The lrier is returned Fery
respectfully yours, &c.
CHAs. A FRAILEY,
Acting Conn i--ioner.
Or :hs 30tt q Sovsnber. the Surveyor
rs3s q similar requisiiior Ter 10000. vAieA
sss noi received II New York uutil 10Th jan
Usry, then !orwarded to 8shington and :
reply, not from tie Acting Commissioner. but
Il.
;.s l2th 70 the ssme purgort SIS above, All
. concluding iutimsiion That s0ch drafts were
sot 5zly made in direct violstiou Of ackuowl-
edged Instructions, bat without reference 10
the stste Of secounts between the Surveyor
s11 the Government. Nor we're the~e the
sr!y dratts drawn by government oElcers in
CsiiforE.s. and transmitted br Palmer. Co K
Co, zhe1 eoth knes thar the government
vas .srgely provided with means 81 Jhe.r orn
aooss. Tie E1oLsaze q the kast was worth
3 per cent. premium; bat i vas scarcely the
remote hope Of realizing this profit OF irregu-
ar snd unEetAorlzei paper that induced lis
employment - c5yer 81 account IL New YORK.
Granting, n cAsr.ty, ths; lie political bank
.-s were ~ E-st igf0-Spt u tie want OF aa-
t-ority with tie oticsrs Ct the Government,
ard particularly their friend AID surety, the
SIrreyor General u Is quite plain they were
enlightened u t1c return e the steamer o.
6th December. which must ave been shout
sac LIST January Ihey knew, therefore, \.
east a whole month before they caused the
foregoing ss-las.ts to Ia v-eparej-be before the
-f!f1 California, st their instance, grossly
s5srged csllcsion SDd stock jsobinr in Ner
Icrk-bef8-s the Treasurer. oa their repre-
sensation. wrote % Senator G-in. assuming
-. fsilure u b viih ne American Exchange
ssak taSt these drsfs would al = protested
SD returned Il seems % have been lei b.
.tste psa % se3ucs the Bauk into M advance
- So Go0 OF Sl0e 30. og fsiiiug in this. -
cover dsfsult &c their D-sf. holders, snd 10
sae Public Cred!tors by saor ot their ind z
hs'iuo. and g. = Pzrfe stEtsl1e-: z balances
sgAlasi t1eir New York correspondent
Statement Of tie -fa1.7sean E-cAGnge Bsrk