The Nevada Democrat., 1859-07-27
..rItE LIME POINT FRAUD

ssTIIE LIME POINT FRAUD"
The San francisco Herald of Friday last,
commences an article upon the Lime Point
Fraud as follows:
eve must enter our protest against the hippant
charge of completely with the Lime Point Fraud, so
Rlibly made and repeated by Mr.. Broderick and his
organs against the Administration and the Demo-
cratic party of California. Those gentlemen well
know the present Administration had nought to do
with that transaction. They know that it passed
the Senate in the last session of Mr.. Pierces term
They know the Democratic party in California were
wholly innocent of any participation in the success
of the measure, or even of any knowledge of its
conception. They full well know on whom the re-
sponsibity Of the bill rests. They know that thas
never received the sanction of the present Admins
tration nor of the Democratic party Of California; u
and vet with unblushing effrontery, they arraign
the Administration and the Democracy of this State
as being accessories to the contemplated purchase"
The Herald protests against a charge that has
never been made. Neither Mr.. Broderick, nor
any paper in this State friendly to him, so far
as we have seen, have made charges that the
Administration or the Democratic party of Cali
fornia we're to be blamed for the contemplated
swindle On the contrary, when Mr.. Broderck
stated on the floor of the Senate that the whole
transaction was an effort TO swindle the Gov
ernment, Mr.. Floyd, the Secretary of War,
promptly ordered that the proceedings in rela-
ton to the purchase be discontinued. Mr.
Floyd had doubtless been deceived by the rep
resentation of Senators Weller. Gwin and 9TH
ers. but be is deserving of credit for suspending
the negotiations as soon as Mr.. Broderick in
formed him Of the facts.
We will do the Herald the justice to say that
| it has never directly countenanced the Lime
Point swindle, but in this respect it stands al
most alone among its partizan cotempOraries.
| But even the Herald, with character istic incon-
sistency. is supporting the very men who are
now travelling through the State and denoun-
cling Mr.. Broderick for exposing the fraud.
These men are Gwin, Weller Denver. Scott and
others, who assisted the gang of spectators in
the attempt to fleece the Government out OF
5000, 000
The appropriation of $500, 900, for the pur-
chase of site and the construction of fort6ca.
tions at the Bay, was made just before the ex-
piration of President Pierce's term. The eX-
orbitant price charged for the site caused de-
lay in the purchase. While the negotiations
we're going on, Gov. Weller under date of June
18th 1857, wrote to Mr.. Secretary Floyd urg-
ing the immediate closing of the contract; and
towards the close of his letter, says that be has
no pecuniGry interest in the matter. Again, on the
l7tb of July, 1857. Gov. Weller writes to P.
Della Tore. the U. S. District Attorney for Cal
ifornia, and informs that gentleman that the
appropriation of $500, 900 was made on bis mo-
ton that he expected 5000, 900 would be nee
essary to purchase the site, and again takes oc-
casion to "remark" that he has no pecunidry in
terest whdteuer in the matter. Here we have the
admissions from Weller, that he was aware of
the site to be purchased and the price to be
paid. lie must have known, too, that the con-
templsted price was at least twenty times the
value of the land, and it was only by suppress
ing this fact that he succeeded in getting the
Senate to pass the appropriation. 1t is some
what remarkable that Mr.. Weller should take
occasion TO state repeatedly that he had no pc
cuniary interest in the contemplated fraud. Is
| it reasonable to suppose that be would have
made such statement had he not regarded
the whole transaction as a swindle? The
their tracks sometimes lead to their detection.
For exposing and defeating this bold attempt
to rob the Government, the whole pack of Le-
compton stump orators are now barking at the
heels Of Senator Broderick, and denouncing him
for performing what every honest man must
have regarded as duty Gwin, Denver, and
others give as an excuse for the contemplated
fraud that had the site been purchased, the re-
naming 100000 of the appropriation would
have given employment to labOring men,
When they make such statements, they must
think they are talking to idiots instead of SEN
sbe men. Every dollar collected and paid
out by the Government comes out of the pock-
cts of the industrial classes and do Gwin Co.
imagine that the masses will allow themselves
to be swindled ont Of $500 900. TO go into the
pockets of few SPECTATORS and politicians, be-
cause by that means 100000 more could be
used in employing laboring men? What do
they care for laboring men? All the use they
have for them is to march them up to the polls
and compel them to vote the Administration
ticket, under penalty of immediate discharge
III case they vote their own sentiments. This
is the way they treated the laborng men, who
were engaged on the Government works at
Mare Island, last year, and is the way they will
continue to treat them as long as they have an
opportunity.
TIE PRICE OF PRoxIEs-We informed that sums va
ying from $3.50 to 81 900 offered for proxies in the
late Lecompton County Convention. How many were re-
ally purchased is not known but five dole