Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-09-04

Nor IS this the only mode in which
/ the public funds are r~eprehensibly lavish.
led. The multiplication Of other offices
sa prominent evil. IN tue bureaux al
Washington room is made for 4 host d
s%iipeudiaries who receive fat salaries for
%lnelely nominal labor. Judicial districts
are divided without the slightest reces-
sity, and judges, marsbals and attorneys
are appointed at 3 heavy expense to the
treasury. Forts Of entry are established
| where there is no occasion for them, and
collector, tide walters, appraisers andin-
speetors are cfeatedsto aid. in depicting
the Golfers Ct tire ggovernfnant. IL is by
such systematic extravaganza, growing
out Of the corrupt priucipleof rewafding
parlisans. that the nnnence income OF
the administrations is inadequate to its
wants, aud that SURPRISES; are eaten up
debts contracted, and loan upon loan
Wru7g from the reluctant Representatives
Of the people. There is no hope what
ever of improvement, no e9idence Of a
desire to resort to r~eirenchment and re-
form. The vice Of tho gorern,nenthas
grown into a system, and while the party
maintaining il continues to=wield power,
IT would be folly to expect a return to a
zpuser aud more honest code Of political
ethics, It was no doubt ii view Of these
startling revelations that Senator ToonRs
uttered the famous declaration. that The
United stntes government was the most
corrupt upon the face OF the earth.
THE FRASER River MfSEs.-Reeeut=
arrivals from California furnish the fol-
lowing int ligenca Of these mines:
Though tie rush from This State to
the bew mines in the British possessions
on this coast has now pretty mach eeas
ed, still the news from there has oecG=
pied a large portion OF pubic attention.
Our latest dates from Victoria, =. I..,=are
are ~ The 2Sta Of July, and IRON the
5dggings on Fraser river to the goth of
tAe:sasls month. Tie news IS not yet
conclusive either as to tlts richness or
exte.tt Of tl~ new gold felii but our
latest accounts are certainly very %favora-
bic. II We are 10 believe Go. Douglas,
there can b%e%IlttIe doubt of the eSistance
Of rich gold fields ~ that region. That
functionary. who possesses better infor-
milton than any other person, IS report
ed to have used the following language
i'll a public speech at Victoria, on the
l9tl July, VIXEN addressing crowd OF
miners g tTIisI will te1l=you as any
own settled opinion, that | think the
country is full Of gold, and that east,
and north and south ofFraser river there
is q gold field of i~ucaIeplaEEe value and
extent. / have told our glorious Qassn
50, and Inow tell you So"
The gater in the numerous streams
was At last beginning to fail for he seas
on, and thesnoW in the mountains which
heretofore fed them Is pretty near ex-
lausted. 4 good many miners are al
ready working On the bars IL tie rivers,
and some Of them are doing very we'll
All were sanguine that as soon as tie
streams fell they would take out large
quantities Of gold. Anew route had |
been discovered 10 The Upper Fteser fiy-|
er fiyer region, by the way Of Harrison
and LiiIoet rivers ard lakes, and some
easy trails This was considered of great
yalue, as one Of tEts principal difficulties
heretofore TO. BIZ conteiidea against was
the difficulty Of transporting provisions
70 The upper Watersof Fraser river, wherel
the principal dlgggings are said to be To-
Gated. Thu Hudsoas Bay Company now.|
permit al persons to take up an ur1res-l
Irle1ed quantity Of provisions 10 the NIL
aingg region, and there seerped. To- be It'll
III differing there now for tile want
of food.Tlle Hudson's Bay Company
and its officers have acted with TIE Ill
most ialrn ess and liberaIity in, their deal-E
'nggs with the miners and others, and are
very popular and universally respected
B,AD.-Ilie Vieksbu,ry soutdgon COM
Of ice beiug sold in tllat city al
cents per pound, and says that il is
old AZ one : in New Orleans and
Memphis. We are glad to get il here