The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-04-17

husbandry, &C., than any other ten men ever
effected before him. Being, however, q warm
personal friend of Fremont and Benton, he
was turned out, on some pretert of having spent
| too much on the Indians, and made to give way
| to the notorious Henley, lately charged in the
| Alta California with positive dishonesty in
some of his Indian accounts; while the Post
| Office, being vacant, was given to brother of
| Colonel John B. Weller, at present United
| States Senator from California.
| The Collectorship at Monterey was given to a
| Mr.. Wall, a man of Northern birth, but who, as
| Speaker of the previous Legislature, was thor
| oughly identified with the Southern party in
that body. Wall was shot, last summer, by some
bsnditti, below Monterey. His successor do
not know he is undoubtedly sound, however,
on the negro question. Gen. Richardson was
also shot, some months ago, and his place has
been filled bya gambler, as the California press
states.
Hon. Milton s. Latham, member of Congress
Zone term) from California, Northern man,
| think from Ohio, but thorough disciple of
the Southern school, having studied law in
Alabama, was appointed Collector on Ham
| mond's election.
| Some two years more ago, a new, or
Southern district court was established in the
lower part of the State, jurisdiction extending
| from Monterey to San Diego, and sitting at
Los Angeles. Two able and well-educated
young lawyers as able as any in the district,
Messrs. Hinchman and Hoar, graduates of Har.
ward University, and residents Of Santa Barbara,
were not, of course, thought of in connection
with the Judgeship. One was son of Judge
Hoar, of Massachusetts,; and the other, when in
the Legislature, had taken determined ground
against that favorite Southern scheme-a d.
| Uision Of the State. Moreover, the Los Angeles
people, and the people in that section general
ly, wanted Benjamin Hayes, a lawyer at their
bar, Missourian, but not fre-eater, and
now State District Judge, who recently gave
that decision in favor of the freedom of the
slaves brought before him, appointed to the
new United States Judgeshp. But neither
their wishes nor interest were to be consulted
in the matter. DIR. Gwin had a protege living
in Los Angeles, who, reaching the country in
l849, and being in the first Legislature, voted
for him as United States Senator. His name
was Ogier, South Carolinian by birth, and a
lawyer without learning or experience, or ap-
plication, his character and associations COM
manding no respect from the community in
which he dwelt, with only one good qualifca-
ton, viz: soundness on the negro question, be-
ing fanatical propagandist-that man was ap-
pointed by President Pierce to the United
States District Judgeship, and thus thrust upon
the unwilling people of Southern California, for
the continuance of his natural life.
His District Attorney is another plant fell
low, sound on the negro question, PaciGcus
Orde. a native of Maryland but who came to
California from New Orleans.
One year ago, this month, Mr.. Hinchman
went to Los Angeles, sniong other things, to
secure the appointment of United States
Commissioner, to take testimony relative to
land titles, and thus save the Santa Barbara
Rancheros and those above the trouble of GO
ing one hundred ana twenty miles to Los An
geles to give in their evidence before Com
missioner of that place. Monterey had been
favored an this way, by the appointment of a
Commissioner. On consulting Judge Ogier,
who had the power to make this appointment,
be coolly and impudently tainted Mr.. Hinch-
man with the question, whether there were not
16olitionists at santa Barbara, as if intimating
that the place did not deserve q Commissioner,
because suspected of this taint-alluding, in oil
this, to Mr.. Hinchman's course, in the Legisa
tire, ON the "dvision of the State" Mr.. II
plainly told this Judge, that, although not an
Abolitionist in the common sense of the term
he was opposed to the division of the State, OF
to any measure which contemplated, directly
or indirectly, the introduction OF Slavery In the
State, as himself having married into one OF
the native Spanish families, he would never dc
anything to degrade their social condition, (they
being of mixed blood and dark color,) as the
introduction among them of slaves, perhaps oil
similar complexion, would tend to do; but, he
added, if you are so fearful of colntenapcina
Abolition in any way, let me recommend tC
you, for the appointment, one Of our citizens
not a larger, but physician, DR.. Wallace
who is so ultra Southern in bis feelings, thai
he won't read Northern Review, mentioning
the name of one.) Very vel, then, says Judge
Ogier, will appoint him and so he made DIR
W. Commissioner So the rights of portion
OF the citizens of that State were about to be
denied, through the fanatical prejudice of thi:
Pro-Slavery Judge, protege of Gwin, and ap
pointee of Pierce. The above was oommlpice
ted to me, in substance, by Mr.. Hinchman
soon after the interview with the Judge. Mr.
81. practices in his court, and might object tt
the publication of the facts, although he gave
me nc canton to this effect.
About one yesr ago, United States G:roui
Court was established In California, to sit a
San Francisco. Who will be the Judge now
Very many sound and able lawyers are founc
In that city-men of marked eminence in theil
profession. The free State of California should
have furnished one of her own citizens, and 9
free State man, too, for the position. This
would never answer. however. So, President
Pierce goes down to Georgia, and selects Judge
| -lChillStcT, OOuIHTOu UOrn anu 6uuCateu, anu
sound on the negro question, and sends him
over to California, to occupy position for life
over that people there. 1t is true that Judge
McAllister had once lived in San Francisco
and there practiced his profession, but he had
left the State, and gone home to dwell, and
probably would never again have been seen or
the Pacific coast, had it not been for this ap
pointment.
Such has been the Federal inhuence--in lis
various appointments, from tide-waiters up to
judicial officers-exerted by the present AID
ministration in California In favor of the Slave
Power, and against Freedom. In every politi
cal convention and election held there, this army
Of Federal office-holders, selected with view
to the main issue, are found exerting control
ling influence. They debauch the politics, and
in some measure, the morals, of the State, and
weigh like milestone upon every effort of the
people to rise and disenthral themselves. THAI
large number of the appointments alluded to
are disreputable, and some of them absolutely
infamous and insulting to the people of Cali
fornis, Is the common sentiment entertained
there. There is no hope of change, until the
present powe: is dethroned, and a new Gov
eminent, of national aims and sympathies. is
inaugurated st Washington, may add, tina;
the Territories of Oregon and Washington are
suffering, in measure, from the same cause
and the same remedy will also bring them re-
lief
SPEECHES OF SENATOR WADE, GOV. BRIG.
HAM, AND OTHERS, AT NEWARK, NJ.
One of the largest and most enthusiastic DO
htlcal meetings ever seen in New Jersey was
held at Liberty Hall, in Newark, on Wednes-