The Empire County argus., 1854-04-08
ELECTION NOTICE.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

STATE OF LtFORNIA.}
Ell DORADO COUNTY
OTICE is hereby given to the legal voters of said
~ y that Tuesday the llth day of April A. D. 1854
special election will be held in the following named Town
ships to elect officers as follows, to wit
In Greenwood township two Justices Of the Peace ana m
%o n a On M f'fn Wbc OAK
Constable in Mud Spring township one Justice of the
Peace and in Kelsey township two Justices of the Peace
county ate notified to the morning of said day, and
appoint Inspectors and Judges of the election for said
cncs Witness my hand, this 9th day of March, A. d.
1854. JAMES JOHNSON, County Judge.
We copy the above, gratis, for the benefit of our
readers in those townships where the election is to
be held. The Judge probable forgot that those in
tercstcd were entitled to the information through
ALL the newspapers, and neglected to give it to us
1t should have been given to all the papers in the
county. Notices relative to an election, are not Of
party or private nature. In publishing them, no
invdous distinction should be made. Let the po
litica complexion of the papers published in the
county be what it may, courtesy, due respect to
the people, and common respect 10 himself and
his constituents, should induced the Judge to have
rendered notice to all of the papers, and if he
conceived the county too poor to pay for its inser-
tion the gentlemen connected with at least one of
the papers have libcrality enough to publish it
without charge.
As far as the publication of legal notices of %
private character are concerned we expect nothing
from the county officers, eask nothing of them.
They have established press of their own to con-
troll public opinion and to publish their own and
such other advertising as they can procure. We
find no fault with this. But certain duties dcvolvc
upon the Judge. He has notice to give in which
ali the people are interested. They have right
TO know it through all the channels of communca
ton that open to them. 1t is not to be expected
that any one paper crculates extensively through
out every precinct in the county; and even if it did,
Justice would require that all the papers in the
county should BE made medium to circulate
election notices at least The task of writing out
notice is not so arJuous neither the duties OF
the judge so pultiarous that he could not send us
a conv. Even if he should chance to have per-
sonal piquc against us-or conceive himself sghted
because we DO not fit to laud his legal abilities,
he has TO right to be discourteous to those who
elected him to the place he fills. and 10y implication
insist upon their taking certain paper if they
would be advised Of the orders of his Honor
We repeat. We find no fault with the county
officers for purchasing printing Office; neither do
we censure them for throwing all the patronage
possible in its way. They have got to do it ifthey
expect to mould public opinion to their will and
it is probably fit and proper that when men are
elected to a county Office they should assume to
dictate to their constituents, and endcavor to make
people believe that nothing is legitimate what
is Illuminated by themselves. We take no issue
with them, at present, this score but claim that
when matter Of such interest to the people notices
of an election is to be published that this Office
shall be furnished with copy: ana, also that the
Judge has no right to neglect if the county
officers do own printing machine