The weekly Butte record., 1863-08-29
Miners, Attention!
THE ADMINISTRATION AND The MINES.
The Mines 70 be Seized after the Election
The Emphatic AVoWal by the
President that such is
the Object.
The Cabinet a Unit on the
Subject.
The Mines to be Seized after the Election.

We have before stated, and proved bv authentic
facts, that The seizure Of the mines by the Federal
Government i policy of the Administration de-
cided upon. and only suspended for the time 1t
the earnest request Of the leading politician, Of the
Administration party. lest it, immediate execution
might operate - their di>adFana -e in the c,Inin
election. That Mr.. Low and the other Federal
ofice holders pledged to this policy in ease OF
their success in the election. there can be no rca-
slnah!e dgaht, and there i not one of them who
has or da-e dSevow il. We now ask Mr.. Low if he
did not recently receive q Dispatch from Abraham
Lincoln In substance A. follows-and we dare him
70 DENY il over his own signature:
e. am extremely distressed at the position taken
by the Republican party in California in reference
to the writ issued by for the seizure Of the New
I Almaden mines. That writ was issued uron nv
own responsibility and received the entire sanction
and approval OF my Cabinet. 1t simply carries ont
the decision Of the Supreme Court, and Is natural
sequence To the opinion Of that eminent tribunal
Al the urgent request Of prominent and Influential
citizens Of California have suspended the exccI-
tIpn ot the writ-again>t my own jldgment-and
I only because | am informed that the immediate
execution VIII endGaSeT II not defeat the Rrpubii-
can tcE-f IN your State election. The erecutfor of
the rTit as not abz5tdonef: 1T Is ONLY SUSPENDED
USrIL AFTER YOUR STATE ELEcTiOT. IT WILL.
/ THEN BE ENFORCED. Upon this | and NV
I Cabinet are a unit.
" Gen. Hallcck's dispatch that the order was sar.
ropttl0u>ly obtained i not true, although he NAV
have thought it was true if it was stated to him
That military order had been issued to take pos
session OF the New lmllcn mines.
When Nr Low viii denv over his own signature
that he received dispatch OF which the foregoing
/ correct copy in all material points he will hear
fiom II again On this subject.
The decision OF the Supreme Court l. which
according the President the seizure Of the mine
Is IA natural e lueace, i simply and solely that
the New Almaden mine Is not embraced in 4 Neyi-
grant and therefore, it i upon land belonging
in fee To the nited States. 1t places that mine in
the same condition of nine-tenthS of the mine. in
tins State and NIL the niDp. of
all which are upon Government lands. The Govern
melt does not intend to seize upon and appropriate
one OF these mines without >ezinc and approDri.
ating all upon Government land. To this policy i
the " republican party As the President call, it
pledged bY it. leaders: u sustain the Pre,ideb;
IN whatever policy he may adopt Is every member
nf the Union League sworn. The Republican
papers tell IL that 10 oppose the President in th,
Hlatter would involve the State in civil war. Oppo
>itlJn HOtr i the sure>t means of drOidinS civil
The election OF an Administration pre
pledged to sustain the President in >cizug the
mines would be taken an endorsement Of the
policy. which could never be enforced with lu such
resistance a. would certainly involve thi, whole
coast in civil war. The election of an Admini>trl-
ton opposed 10 this policy. and pied yed against ii
would present such remonStrance a. the Presi-
dent would hardly attempt 10 overcome by force
Every eector who desires - maintain the principle
thar To the miners belong the mines will vote the
Democratic ticket.-lS Sac. Republican 10Th inst.
ENoRNoUs FRAUDS UroX THE GovgRNMrxr
AT Harrisburg. Pa considerable excitement
has been created by the discovery of enormous
frauds upon the government during the recent
army movements in that region, consequent
.npou the rebel foray. The amounts are stated
at millions OF dollars. \ number Of prominent
state POLITICIANS have been placed under arrest
aud the subject viii receive the most searching
investigation by the War Department The
most corrupt practices having prevailed in
horse contracts and in clothing aud subsistence
supplies. They throw The shoddy " operators
at Harrisburg IN the summer of Sol entirely
ln the shade. Many of the same parties are
implicated. and the gangs who have infested the
state capital Of Pennsylvania in the winter
have reaped rich summer harvest. 1t is re-
ported that the state troops were in almost a
starving condition. while one heavy operator in
a single week cleared half million of dollars
Ex PRESIDENT FuNoRE or THE NIGGRR IN
The WAR-'lhe New York World publishes
the following extract from letter recently
written by ExPresident Fillmore:
Enough of treason and blood have already
been spent upon the negro question. am fully
persuaded that the unwi>e and untimeIv az.
i'a'iou Of this Sahect gives strength 10 the re.
beIIlon, and VIII cost millions of treasure and
thousands of lives aud that there is no hone
for anything else bnt to restore the Union as it
was and the Constitution as it is That all
efforts for anything else must eud in abortion
anarchy and dissolution.
IT IS true that the President has aen into
the habit OF riding about Washington under
escort of cavalry. His carriage Is constantly
preceded and followed by force of horsemen
largi enough to attract attention even in
military European capital and much larger
than the average bodg-gulrd of commanding
general actually in the field OF course the
object of this guard is not pomp but personal
safety Tx.
OF course its not pomp, but for Pompeg.
THE newspapers are finding out that Wash
ing'on is bit OF 4 nuisance. Ii is the wolf in
the fable Washington is in danger" The
New Io:k Times induIges lis views in thi-
Oar correspondence from Gen Meades head.
quarters, Yesterday. announced the fact that
communication with Washington by railroad
and telegraph had been cut off, Singular 10
say. the country did not regard the situation
Of Gen. Meade as at all critical on that account.
On the contrary, there was a disposition to
N-t''N'NA - Wy " wv 'ihFEs httihcbb> u us
life. Il Gen. Meade shall succeed in the great
battle he has in hand, the present generation OF
patriots TO their dying day viii believe it was
because he had his communications with Wash
ington cut eff
Two or THEN-There are two Appeal
newspapers published in this State. and there
Is just this d ference between them One is
edited by white man who is trying 10 prove
himself negro, and the other by black man
who is trying to write himself white.
Colusa Sun.
TIE Philadelphia Common Council, under
the mortal terror of Lees recent raid. passed
resolutions requesting the President TO put
Mcclellan al the head 0f the army. 1t tSedom
occurs that disgraced General has so many
>taunch friends as has the victor of Aulietam
aud South Mountain.
HUNBoLDr says that be met one day, in bis
travels with a naked Indian, who had painted
his body 50 as to represent blue Jacket and