The Nevada journal., 1852-06-19
HON, STANTON EUCkNER.

"The Whig candidates for the Supreme
Bench are men who are but very little
known beyond tho localities in which they
,pectiyely reside. Neither Of them, so FAR
s we can learn, have that enlarged acquain-
ancc with the practice Of the law which
you'd fully fit them for sustaining the lligh
nd responsible positions 10 which they as
birc. II might have, been we'll enough per-
Iaps, ttnder he ylca Of consulting sectional
Interests, to have nominated Mr. Huntington
Tuolumne; but, having. done this, the
touycnt on should then have turned its at
|ention to the selection Of another candidate
vho could he rolled upon to sustain the cred
\ Of his party in higher point of view. The
belection Of Dir Buckner of Nevada can
hardly be said TO do this. The nomination
bf MIR. Chetwooa Of San Francisco, or Of
ono other Of the many able Wing legal prac-
itioners Of onr city would have been much
more likely to secure successful result"
Nis Altd, Jnac llM
In the s. F. Herald Of June 10th, o
imilar compariso, was made between
MIR. Buckner and MIR. Chetwooi, in dis
paragcment of the former.
AS we have no interest in common
with either oftho grca. political parties,
we have no comment to make on the
paragraph above quoted, in a partizan
point Of view. But in regard to it's ap-
plication to Mr.. Buckner, ono Of our
Earliest and most esteemed citizens, we
wish to instruct our San Francisco
Friends little, who qualify what they
bay by the words, $50 far as we can
learn We are disposed to attribute
their injustice to our townsman to their
want Of opportunities Of information, ra-
ther than to any illiberal sectional feel
ing.
MR. BrcKHER was admitted to the
bar Of Kentucky in 1929 and practiced
law in that State until 1928, when he
removed to Missouri From that time
until 1850, he continued to practice his
profession in Missouri, with the excep-
tion of six years, during which he was
Clcrkof tho Supreme Court of Missouri,
and Of the Circuit Court for the Marion
Circuit. From 1850 to the present time
he has been one Of the best known, and
one Of tho largest practitioners in this
County and Judicial District. At the
Wing District Convention for tho 10th
District, consisting of Yuba, Sutter and
Nevada couniies, held last year, he re-
ceiyed the nomination for District Judge.
His private character is unblemished |;
and where he is known, we believe not
only tho Bar, but the public, will agree,
without distinction Of party, that his in
tegrity, learning md unusual ability as
alegal reasoner, qualify him pre-emi-
nently for high judicial station.
We arc informed that MIR. Chetwood
is n lawyer of good standing, and high
moral character, and having confidence
in our informant, we believe he would
make good Judge Of our Supreme
Court, Notwithstanding he, as the Alta
says of Mr.. Bucknsr, is but little known
beyond the limits Of his own imm mediate
vicinity But we wish to institute no
comparison between him and MIR. Buck
ner, for we hope that he is too high
minded man TO be in any way instru-
mental in causing the publication Of the
paragraphs to which We are alluding.
Nor do We wish TO detract from the high
standing and eminence of the legal
practitioners who have congregated in
San Francisco or other large cities; but
we deny that such residence furnishes
any presumption of fsuperior merit, so far
ut least as California il concerned and
we have yet to learn that the many
able whig legal practitioners" of San
Francisco have given any evidence Of
their superiority, either as men or law
yers, over their brethren in the other
large towns or rich mining districts.
Considering that our population has
been formed within two or three years
entirely transplanted from widely dis
tant parts of the country, it is not eur
prising that even eminent mon shul be
Attic known beyond the localities in
which they respectively reside But
this is not the first time that we and
others residing out of the metropolis
have felt aggricved because some of oal
city contemporaries have been disposee
to exalt what is local and present t.
their view, at the expense of their coun
try neighbors, without making the al
iowance for ignorance on their par
which they should admit is but just
We can assure our fellow citizens Of SaI