The Nevada journal., 1854-03-10
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION.

Our Legislature, it would seem, is the fountain
head, the place where more be done, either in
consequence of the influence they WELD or, their
supposed accessibility; while the Judiciary is
brought into requsition to finish whatever the Leg
islature may have neglected. The charges of b~be-
ry, the two years preceding this, in relation to the
water lot speculation, and other jobbing about can
Francisco, have not yet been forgotten; ana al
though they plastered over, inview OF the ther
coming election, but little dofe to establish IN
the minds of the people any well founded belief CT
the innocence of those implicated in the corrupt ma
neuvres.
At the Gubernatorial election succeeding. the pa
pers of San Francisco, and among them the Alta
and Herald, did not hesitate to charge the leaders
of the democratic party with the basest and most
corrupt operations that ever blackened the pages OF
political history. 1t was charged and never dIspu
ted that heavy wagon loads of men Of the toughest
character-bullies and blackguards, were marched
from one poll to another maltreating and driving
honest men from the polls to prevent them from vo
ting in which they were in many instances success
ful-themselyes voting at each precinct.
The recent outrageous conduct of Judge Wells
in his iniudicous use of power under cloak of the
eycr.sacred habeas corpus, another startling as
sumption of power over the constituted authorities
scarcely excened by Louis Napoleon the Empe
Ct Russia
But more than all this, when we read the charges
rro and con of the democratic papers representing
the different factions in regard to the election Of
s. Senator We nvouniarily shrink from further
contemplating the fate Of the State. should those in
power continue to rule a few years longer. The
most corrupt means that could possibly be invented
by the most wrcckess brain for the accomplishment
OF their purposes charged fcarlessy upon each
other-cech development being regarded as the
climax and never before equalled and the public
arc astounded and shocked by the horrible depravty
of the men, until their msdecds are eciipsed by
something more vile by which means their attention
is diverted from former villaines.
Tho latest development Of the kind, publish
below, as a specimen The parteE, we believe are
all of the democratic school, and it would be we'll
enough to refer to these documents, i'll time 10 come
Let all men who have vote, read them
To THE PEOPLE OF Ell DoRADo.--Tle under
signed. impcled by sentiment Of selfrespect
and public duty, feel called upon topresent you
the following statement of facts, involving their
reputation and department, relative to an i'm
portant matter pending in the Legislature Of
this State.
Public sentiment in California has never
been SO intensely excited, nor has the rancor OF
party spirit ever been so violently directed to
anv subject before, as to the Senatorial election
the present session of the Legislature.
All that nialignity can suggest, or ingenuity
invent. has been exerted to influence popular
will and control individual conduct even to the
detraction and utter ruin of private character.
Crimination and recrimnation have perhaps,
to certain extent, characterized both the
advocates and opponents of the Election, and
the constituency of the County have been
taught to look with distrust and suspicion upon
the Representatives.
To such a degree docs this exist, that every
consideration Of sclfrcspect and patriotic duty
induce us in this public manner to make an
erpose of the means employed by those who
oppose us in opinion in order to control our
conduct
At Benicia. Oh Thursday, the 22d ult., q
nromipent citizen of I'll Dorado county, mag
istrate and Associate Justice Of the Court of
Sessions, Heman Dogle, Esq, sought on inter
view with the undersigned. He represented
that his visit to Bcncia was with special refer
ence to q consultation with the Ell Dorado
DELEGATION upon the subject Of the Senatorial
election, and that he desired more particularly
to secure the complacency OF the undersigned,
and through us to influence our Delegates IN
the Assembly.
The inducement of political preferment as
well as pecuniary compensation, were offered
to us, conditioned that we would vote for the
postpo,eulc,t of the Senatorial Election, or that
We should resign our seats in the State Senate;
and that our influence should be cxcrted to
secure the cooperation of our colleagues ia the
Assembly. To one of the undersigned the sum
of ten thousand dollars was offered, the other
was authorized to name his price, . while two
thousand dollars was the consideration Tor each
Assemblyman.
prudential motives suggested the suppression
of the first and natura! impulse to rcJect ana
expose this nefarious and insoent assault upon
our honor until an opportunity could be had
for doing so with such an array OF proof and
testimony that should carry CONVICTION to
every mind, and not only vlndlcate ourselves
from any charge of mercenary and selfish ieSis-
lation bnt ocnuit the party to which we are
affiliated, and fix upon them to whom 1t properly
belongs, the odium OF corrupt and unholy Efforts
to control the legislation of this State.
To this end, on the day when the proposition
was made to us, we conferred with Hon. A. ,.
McMeans and others of Bencia. and corrcspon-
,led with r. NJ. Anderson, of Placervllie, upon
n proper line of conduct to pursue
Apparent friendly relations were maintllned
with Doyle, his associations and affntieS were
strictly observed, until finally he was induced
to make a full and complete statement to dis
inferred persons, on tsde Of the Legislature, and
one Of them is distinguished and ardent op-
ponent Of the election this session.
This statement was made in Piaceryille, Oh
the night of the ID inst, before Robert NJ.
Anderson and ohm ODonnell. and was minute,
even to the mention of the most trifling details
Of the conspiracy, except the mention of the
names OF the persons from whom the money
consideration was obtained. 1t was at this
Interview, for the first time, that Doyle was told
his corrupt proposition had been entertained
thus far, for the purpose only of complete
exposure, on the one hand. and upon the other,
to vindicate that portion Of the FL Dorado del
egation who favored the election OF United