The Nevada journal., 1854-06-23
Local Notices-Judge Caswell.

Legal Notices-Judge Caswell.
The Democrat, laudably jealous where
it. own nest is being feathered, attempts to
upheld Judge Caswell in the mean practi-
ces we charged on him last week, and to
secure a continuance Of his favors. Ii
says:
1.-THE Nevada Journal, after enjoying for
nearly a year the benefits of the stamp act
complains bitterly if the County Judge directs
that legal notice shall be published in the
Democrat"
The only answer needed to the above is
a reference to the course of the Journal re-
garding the stamp act. April 18th, 1853,
the Journal held the following language,
the act then being before the Senate, hay.
ing passed the House -
"The last instance of excessive recklessness
and unfairness of the Assembly that we have
seen, was bill passed on the 7th, entitled "a
bill to provide for the better publication of of.
fetal and legal notices"
aThe whole scheme is the emanation of pal
try schening unworthy of deliberative body
and degmding to those who must BE- ,ntrolled
by it, Are not merchants and administra tors
able to select their own mediums for advertis-
ing?"
"The whole matter carries absurdty in the
face Of it, and resembles the freak of an eastern
Pasha, rather than intelligent, representative
legislation. 1t is not possible this bill can pass
the Senate It is too bald. 1t is the most in.
defensible measure ever entertained even in the
California Legislature, and even the Transcript
while cycling wistfully the spoils, commends ii
with shamed face"
1t was the party the Democrat upholda
which passed the stamp act. The Journa'
was the only paper in Nevada county, and
the act was forced on it. We had no re-
sponsibility, and spit in the mans face who
charges US with it. We never fawned al
the feet of Legislators or county judges, and
fattered their vanities to get admission tc
public plumber. We did not as did the
Democrat supplicate the Legislature to re.
enact in our favor. And we will not praise
and defend public officer in print, and
use him for our own purposes, and then
sneer in whispers at him behind his back
The Democrat touches but half the ques-
ton. We alluded not only to summonses,
the publication of which are ordered by a
Court, but to probate notices of various
kinds, declarations of intention to do busi-
ness, &C., over which any assumption OF
authority by Judge Caswell is fraud on
rights OF others. His interference in these
has often been complaining ly noticed to us.
Fame has it that the editor of the DEM
ocrat, T. H. Rolfe, is himself candidate
for the office Of Judge Caswell. If 50, the
present "County Judge" can not certainly
render the editor much assistance ia his
purposes" We shall watch the fight
with interest, trusting it may realize in its
issue that of the memorable Kilkenny cats.
We advise the editor to have recourse how
ever to his ssgrammer book" little more
extensively before "making splurge''>a as
in his own elegant language he promises
to do if nominated. Considering the slight
materials of which County Judges have
been made in this county, we see nothing
in particular to discourage him. The
present incumbent is an encouraging exs
ample of small beginnings. The cornucopia
has not much enlarged, we must admit, to-
wards the other end.