Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-18
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
MAY ELEVENTH DAY.

MAY TERM-ELEyENTH DAY.
THURSDAY, May IS, 1861.
n, The matter Of Contracting fer the Pu5tic
Printing.
Now, on this day, the matter aforesaid and the
| bids from the proprietors of the following news
papers, to-wit; Daily California Express, Daily
Appeal and DAILY NATIONAL DEMocRAT, for the
Public Printing came on to be considered. There
upon, Supervisor Carpenter moved that the said
printing be given 10 and contracted with A. s
Randall 4 Co.. proprietors of the the DAILY Ma
TIoNA1 BEMocRAT, for the ensuing year Tie Gia
far tile same Of tie said 4. s. RandGH & g.,
| BEING THE LOWEST BID on file.
The Yeas aud Nays were called with the fol-
| lowing result
SUPERVIS0RLOWERY VOTING NAY.
Supervisor Carpenter voting Yea.
Supervisor Whtcomb voting Nay
Which motion was thereupon declared lost.
| SUPERVISOR LOWERY He1 mored the
Board that the Pu6lic Printing be gigen to aad
contracted aoih " f. HckS d. Co.,, Pt0Drietors
ofthe Daily CALIFORNIA EXPRESS at the
following rates For the first insertion of ten
lines, figure or table work. 81 70; each subse
quent insertion 81 As. Solid matter, for the first
insertion of ten lines 81 co. each subsequent in
scrtion, 67 cents.
The yeas and nays were called with the follow
ing result:
SUPERVISOR LOWERY VOTING YEA.
Supervisor Carpenter voting No.
Thereupon the said motion was declared carri-
ed. 1t was therefore, by the Board, now here or
dered that the contract for the said Public Print
ing be entered into with w. f. Hicks & Co.. Pro-
prietors of the Daily California Express at the
! prices hereinbefore stated, for the term of one
that the payment for said printing be made in
County Warrants, payable out Of the General
Fund to be taken by the said contractors at par
valuation.
There is the record We ask every voter
to read it. 1t is not a political squib. 1t is
the record of the proceedings of the Board
of Supervisors of Yuba county. They gave
the printing to the Express at the rates pro
posed by the Appeal utterly ignoring the
DENooRAT's bid, which was fifty per cent
lower. They dared not give the Express
twice as much as the work could be done for,
and so they cut it down to rates only fifty
per cent higher than the lo,cest did, Does such
official misconduct require comment? Was
the Express in May last, SO faithful in repre-
sentDg public sentiment, that its weak back
should be strengthened by this grataity from
the public treasury? No. Its opposition to
the Government was arousing the indigna-
ton Of those who respected the American
flag. and its aggravating excuses for treason
and rebellion made it stink in the nostrils of
the people. But it had two friends out of
three in the Board, and the plum was be-
slowed upon it. Every cent paid the Express
THE year 10y the county over and above what
the printing would have cost under the
DEMOCRAT hid will be so much money taken
out of the Treasury by LOW ERY and
Whitcomb, and gieen to the California Ex-
press, aiding il to keep alive to scoff at the
American Government, and advocate the
recognition of the bogus Southern Confede-
racy.
If John Lowery Supervisor, did right
when he moved and vowed to give the Ex-
press the county printing under the above
circumstances, then it should not prejudice
his claims as a candidate for Sheriff If on
the other hand he did wrong-if he was
guilty Of gross party favoritism at the ex.
pense of the people of this county, then he
ought not to be placed in another public posi-
tion. We leavehis case to the popular ver-
dict.