The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-02

formed, thereby creating confidence
in the minds OF the public, and of the
hondsmen, which was based on no
foundation whatever. The statute was
only a pretense. II pretended to ap-
point q sentinel where no sentinel
could stand guard. 1t was a blind
10 deceive-for it must have been
known to the Legislature which en-
acted it, that no money could be count
ed which could nj the same time be
distributed all over the face OF the
earth. II the members who manipu-
lated that statute in the Legislature
were not immediate accompliccs Of the
late Controller and Treasurer, there IS
no danger Of any of them ever dying
from q pressure on the brain. As far
rs the Board OF Examiners were con-
ccrne3. II was Il failure from its IN
ccp;ion-and probably was made so
desigucdly by those who SEEMED 10
De most anxious To put n guard on the
treasury. When the r1embers OF the
Board had tested it, uselessness, they
acted sensibly by disseminating the
force. Taking all the testimony. and
all the facts together, we cordially
agree with this Committee on the De-
EIlcation, in generating the Board OF
Examiners from any neglect or Grim
inalitv i'm LOT making more than six
teen examinations of the money in the
treasury. Ii another sixteen had
been Of 40 more value than the first
sixteen examinations, the State would
not have been a loser to the extent of
a tcn-cent piece.
The report refers TO another point
which had been made against the late
Executive ia which the testimony, as
we read Il, seems TO bear out the con-
illusions OF the Committee. ON 4 GER
tain occasion Gov. Blasdel made a loan
Of Air. Rhoades of -, OOO-secured 10y
warrants for his salary for 1000. II
appears tina. Rhoadcs drew a check
for the amour; on Wells, Fargo Il
Company, and having but one de
posi-. in tina. Office the amoun;
was paid out Of that money. L was
Afterwards questioned whether the de-
post vas not; state money. It might
have been or might not have becn-
no II knows except those who made
The deposit. The Governor evidently
supposed he was dealing with Mr..
RhoadeS-not with the state Treasurer.
Whether that officer kept his private
accounts separate from his official &C.
cunts, Of course. could be only
known to himself and the Office. Pos.
sibly Rhoados paid his whisky and
board bills out Of the States money
bags IN his possessions; but if he did
the hotels are not, supposed to know
il. This charge against GOV. BlasdeI
was viewed hy the Committee as {
silly piece Of malignancy, originating
in the yindictiyeness of individual.
whose transactions with the Treasures
did not wear SO innocent an appear
auce. Those who read the testimony
will be apt to argue with the Commit
tee that while the act OF the Governor
might have been '.imprudent" under
the circumstances, there was nothing
I really wrong in the transaction. II
il had been il would not have been
transacted in public.
In writing this article we have Incl.
! dcntally been lead Ia consider at some
length the report and testimony prin.
c.pally III us connection with a single
Official. Hereafter we may take occa.
sion to refer To il i'm a different conncc.
ton. - far a. Gov. Blasdel i con
cerned, he belongs TO a different school
OF politicians from ourself, bat we are
not disposed TO take advantage Of 20
Iitical differences TO wrong any man.
The Republican party, aud Republic
can officials, have sins enough TO an
Swcr for before the grand tribunal OF
the people without wilfully casting
reflections on Republicans, either in
an official or private capacity, which
we do not believe 10 be well founded.
We concur with the seven members OF
the committee, that on these two points
there Is no fault to be justly found
with Blasdel's administration, rs FAR
~ he personally controlled Il. on
some other points, political in their
character, we have frequently express
ed some decided convictions, and
probably shall hereafter.
Scribner's monthly for March is
more than usually interesting. Tho
leading article, from the pen Of Prof.
| MaurN, on tho p~hiloSonby IF ofnr,,.