St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02
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From the Des Moines Citiz'
A CALUMNY NAILED.

From the Des Moines Citizen
A CALUMNY NAILED.
Deeming it possible that the fire.
qucnt repetition of falsehood, that
never had even the shadow of a foun-
dation, may mislead some of our own
citizens who are not familiar with pub
lie affairs, work injury to the credit of
the State abroad, and the reputation
of public officer whose record is un-
impeached, several well known citi-
zens have called upon Mr.. Morris for
a statement of facts, in regard to the
condition of the State Treasury. We
commend the following statement to
the consideration of candid men of
all parties -
STATE TREAsrRER's OFFICE,
Des Moines, Iowa, Aug 9, '5s.
To MessrS. Cloud, Bro,rneI and Others
GENTLEMEN Your favor of the
goth ult is received, and take pleas
ure in answering any honest inquiries
touching my official conduct. l am
not ignorant Of the charges to which
you allude, but my self-respect has
deferred me from taking any public
notice of the infamous ISLANDERS that
political enemies have circulated for
the promotion Of their own schemes
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and plumber The
State of Iowa has never lost the first
penny, nor will yet lose the first pen
ny by my administration care
nothing for those libels, SO far as they
relate to myself. l have too many
old friends in every part of this State,
to believe for moment that my char.
acter will suffer any stain by the rash
and groundless charges uttered in
political canvass. But il my friends
believe that the high reputation of
our State is likely to suffer by those
injurious and wicked charges, or that
injury will occur to that noble party
by whose favor | have been invested
with my Office. | will certainly make
any Just statement of the facts to
resist and prevent this effect, SO ar
dyntly sought for by the INSCRIPTIONS
"u'm'rs alike of the Republican party,
..-. t. good name Of the State.
III acse charges have originated
e oppression of portion of the
~ ., the Senate Committee made
e last session by Hon. Lyman
i aHd Q. A. Patterson. have oh
a.-i from the Secretary of State
Eco certified copy of that report, so
as it shows the condition Of the
."nasury. l. is as follows:
MIR. Cook from the Special Com
mittee, appointed to investigate the
affairs of the several State officers,
made the following report:
The Special Committee appointed
10 settle with the State Treasurer, ask
leave to report that they have exam
med the books, papers and vouchers
Of said Treasurer, and report as fol-
lows:
l>t, Total amount of five per
cent. fund received by Treas
urer, 5000 OOl &c |
Interest received on loan of
five per cent fund, 1856, SO
Amount received per c. b.
waitc's note, 1,Ooo, 90
- SOS, 557 10
the School fund are as fol-
lows:
Loaned State
January L,
81, pay to
pay Bonds. $57, 10000
Distributed to
Companies l25,as4,s6 $751; 1884, SO
Balance in favor of School
fund, AZ e-o o. |
3D.. Total amount of Saline '''-'
Land fund.- I 100 Ok
Paid on order Trustees Insane
Asylum, 49s, 80
Balance Saline fund, a 900 Ak
4th Proceeds of State Bonds
sold in New York. 200 OO5 m
State Revenue received IN 70
March 18th, 6l,52O,9s
9th. Warrants
paid and in
hands of the
Treasurer,
March 18th,
1853, $loO,s4s,76
Interest on same, 4,S733S
Paid members
of the Gen.
eral Assem-
bly,, 1880. 80
Cash in Treas
ury, 100000 $751;, 754 O4
Balance due the State, 500, III SO
Your Committee further report that
the State Treasurer had in his posses.
sion on the 10th inst, Cook, Sargent
" Downey's certificates of deposit.
dated Iowa City, March sth and 9th,
paya5!e on demand to NJ. L. Morris,
,ttc Agent, or order, amounting TO
Nty-twp thousand eight hundred and
~ line and 29-lOO dollars.
Alec, Cook & Sargent's Draft on
-a.- America, n. Y, for the sum
" iunf seven hundred and sixty-scv-
IN aa i9-l00 dollars.
Also, Hpyt, sherman g. Co.'s certifi-
ate a. deposit dated Des Moines, |
aaral 10Th, 1858, and payable to NJ. |
. t 3s'.a or order. for the sum offortv-
.a1 4si lars.
-a.e Is T. Aliens certificate Of de-