The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-08-19
Another Trick of the VirtuOus
and Pure LOcOfOcO Party Ex-


For the want of some better hobby to make
political capital Of, the "Niggerocracy" have
been very industrious in circulating false re-
ports about the Republican State officers. and
more especially treasurer Morris, charging
him with al! sorts of corruption. To make
their statement appear the more plausible
they claimed to get the facts from an official
report made by the Senate last winter, show
ing the condition of the Treasury. Locofocc
like, they have re sorted to the mean, con.
temptible trick Of suppressing portion of the
report, for the purpose of classifying the re.
cord. Recently. at the. request of a number
Of persons, Mr.. Morris has been induced to
make public statement, which we publish
below. Will the Locofoco papers pu blish il
for the information of their readers? foa
STATE TREAsuRER's OFFicE,
Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 2, 1853.
To Messrs, Cloud, Brownwell, and others:
GENTLEMEN: Your favor of the 2gth nit
is received, and take pleasure in answering
any honest inquiries touching my official con-
duet. am not ignorant of the charges &c
which you allude. but my self-respect has de-
tered 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 los. the first pen.
ny, nor will yet lose the first penny by my adj
ministration. care nothing for those libels,
so far as they relate to myself. have too
many old friends in every part Of this State
to believe for a moment that my character
will suffer any stain by the rash and ground
less charges uttered in political canvass -
But if my friend believe that the high repu-
tatlon 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 inst statements of the facts Ia
resist and prevent this effect, so ardently
sought for by the interruptions enemies alike
of the Republican party, and the good name
of the State.
All these charges have originated from a
suppr ession of a portion of the Report of the
Senate Committee made at the last session, BY
Hon. Lyman Cook and U. A.. Patterson.
have obtained from the Secretary of State the
certificate copy of that report, SO far as it
shows the condition Of the Treasury. It is
a, follows:
''Mr. Cook from the special Committee ap-
pointed to investigate the affairs of the several
State Officers made the following report:
The special Committee appointed to settle
with the State Treasurer ask leave to report
that they have examined the books. papers
and vonc ers of said Treasurer, and report as
follows:
1st. Total amount of pei cent
fund received by Treasurer. $222, 0O4 &c
Interest rec'vd on loans of 5 per
cent fund 49,. 1852 80
Amt rec'vd for c. B Waites note | 900 90
SIPS, 557 10
81. The disbursements ont of
the s, Fund are as follow
Loaned State, Jan. LIST, 1857, TO.
pay bonds $4,000
Distributed to
counties, 12i,3Si 86-l8I, S8l ST
Bal. in favor of
School Fnna, IS G72 SO
81. Total amt of saline land fund, 1872 25
Paid on order Trustees Insane
Asylum. 499,SC
Balance saline flni, Sl293 40
4h. Proceeds State Bonds sold
in New York, $500, COS 90
State revenue received up 70
March 10Th. $3.50 90
S26l, 525 90
5th. Warrants paid anl in hands
Treasurer. March
10Th, 1853, 100,3i9 10
Interest on same, 4,S73 10
aid Members of
General Assebly, 1880 90
Cash in Treasury, $1,000 0-151, 154 o.
Balance due the State, SI09. III sc
Your Committee further report that the
State Treasurer had in his possession on the