The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-05-26
AN INFAMOUS LIAR AND FALsIFIER.

written over the sobriquet or nom de plan,e o
/ I" Spectator" Who the author of the letter.
may be, or whether our surmise as to WHIT
wrote them is correct, is n matter of indiffer
ence to us as it doubtless is to the public. In
the letter published in the Statesman of May
10th, this INSCRIPTIONS and cowardly assassin
of an honest mans character attempts to mis-
lead tbs public and deceive them in regard t.
with the real facts, he exhibited his ignorance,
stupidity and malice as well as his unscrupu.
lous villainy in attempting to blacken the char
acter of man "whose shoe latchcts he ID not
worthy to unloose." The writer endeavors to
palm himself of as Democrat, but if he ever
was one he certainly has been inoculated with
some Black Republican virus.
In referring to the settlement made by Mr..
Crutcher with the Commissioners Of Boise
county, he attempts to make it appear that
Mr.. Crutcher was delinquent some eight thous-
and and odd dollars The real facts in regard
to the matter are these: At the third session
of the Legislature, an Act was passed amenda-
tory OF the Revenue Act, which provided that
the taxes levied under the provisions of said
Act ''shall be paid in the legal coin of the
United States, ar in foreign coin at the value
fixed for such coin by the laws of the United
States, or ia gold dust or bullion at IFS cash
value" &c. At the fourth session of the Leg
The revised Revenue law, as reported
BY Commissioners appointed for that purpose,
provided as follows:
All taxes levied under the provisions Of this Act,
saoep; as hereinafter provided shall be paid in the
egal coin Of the United States in foreign coin
BIO value hacd for such coin by he laws Of United
states. or bullion al It's coin value ia legal tender
Treasury notes At sgo per eeaL above san Francisco
quotations.
The exceptions or prosis"s referred to the
provisions Of special acts for other counties
permitting county taxes 10 be paid in county
warrants, but Boise county was exempted
rom the operation of such special acts aud
be taxes levied and collected in Boise county
we're by Laws 10 be collected in coin or its
qulsaleni as aforesaid. Under another Act.
which. We believe. was passed Ut the second
cssion, but which can be easily referred 10.
cceising and Disturbing officers are pro.
ibiicd rum changing the funds in any manner.
ut required to pay out in kind that which
hey receive. AID were prohibited from re- ,
Giving any other kind than tha, which the
rs directs.
Al The third session. the same when the :
efenuc laws required all taxes 10 be levied d
I'd collected In COIN or It's equivalent. an Act u
AS passed cnu,lcd An Ac; 10 create a Ter. /.
i"rlal Prison Commissioner. aud 10 provide n
r The care and safe keeping of Territorial y
'n''cis. approved January 10. \ u, loo, :,
c.ion IL of which il as follows: !,
sEc. IL The Prison Keeper is hcrctsr allowed a.
u cotapchsas!on for bic services "a sach the sum
tao thousand aud sve hundred dollars per annum .
"a hereby allowed the sum O. two dollars and IL
y cents per dap for each ard every Territorial con- a.,
= which shall be fall compensation for boarding :"
'gnF. clothing. washing and medical attendance N
such Territorial convict or conficts .,
Both these acts being passed a. the same r.
'sion, there could legally be no other Kind of A
'nev in the Territorial or Boise county er
easury than gold coin or its equivalent. and y
; act passed providing for the Prison Keep. f.
= salary. pay for board of couvicts. &c. &c
'templated that the same would be paid in L.
d coin or It's equivalent The laws of the =,
It session Of the Legislature, page SOC. sec. MI
q 8. provide that THE Sheriff shall have on
custody of the Jail in bis county and the &C
soners therein &c, and the Commission. Al,
shall allow him reasonable compensation for
OF the county treasury not exceeding two dis
ars per day" &c. no
q view OF the several Acts referred to. Mr.. az,
Itcher had the right to expect that he should ov,
Give his conformation in co;n or ,,s .o,;r. did
, aud when the Territorial Treasurer and i,
nty Treasurer paid him 10 greenbacks at sue
when they were only worth from fifty to Mas
y cents on the dollar, he received them I'M. the
protest with the understanding that should ss
Supreme Court decide that he was entitled A.
ON or its equivalent then he should receive one
amount sufficient to make up the differ. t oy
:. Mr.. Crutcher made an agreed case with nigh
Territorial Treasurer, which was sub. All am d
cd to Hon. Thomas J. Bowers. then Chief mad
Ice OF the Supreme Court, who declined or al al
'ss on the questions involved, but under MAS mss