Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-08-08
county AFFAIRS Levi, repeatedly allowed The

same rates. Those rates are stll auhereo
to for legal advertising.
1t must be clear then, that there were
other reasons which induced this very hon.
orable Democratic Judge. to give his sup
port to an opposition paper, and they are to
be found in fact that he con!d not control
the Recordpolitically and otherwise. We
expressed our preference for United States
Senator's less than year since, without
regard'to Lewis' or any other mans opinion,
and Lewis informs Lawton and other Demo.
Gratis in this vicinity, that the Record had
done more injury than benefit to the Dem
ocratic party We desired man for Sena-
or from our own portion Of the State. and
met the opposition of such pure, genuine
never boiling, (oh. no") Democrats as
Judge Lewis, who at once concluded that
such course on the part of the Record was
preposterous. and that the Editor would
have to be removed to give place to some
one more obedient This occurred at the
last term of the District Court held at Bid
we'll in August, 56, after we had removed to
Oroville
Again, in September Of the same year, it
appeared to us, that the opening of road
to, and the esta blishment of Fry at the
Junction, would be of great advantage to
Oroville and to the county generally. The
6rst utmaton that we should support such
an application, brought letter from Judge
Lewis. to the Editor of the Record. under
date Of Bidwel, September, 80, 1856, by
which we were informed that a ferry at the
Junction. would interfere with j udge Lewis
interests, and, as the letter classicly re-
marks "All ask is that you keep the sub
ject out Of your d-n paper" Whilst we
may have regretted doing that which would
injure the business prospects of any one, we
yet considered that the public interests, and
those of Oroviile particularly, demanded
such ferry and road, and wo advocated it, the
command to the contrary, notwthstand-
ing This is our version of the treacherous
opposition which the RecOrd has experienced,
ard we submit to the public whether il is
not the most correct OF the two. While We
have charge of u public journa', we shall
never submit its political opinions to the
keeping of any man, or devote is columns
to the advocacy of private interests. No
one but a "boltng political lunky' would
require the former, and no honest man
would require the business advantage atfor-
ded by the latter over his fellow citizens
The vote of Butte county was cast in op.
position to this ''bolter" Lewis, because the
people Of the county-the tax payers. the
opposed to the measures he has originated
and endeavored to tasten upon them, for his
own nggrandizement at their expense At
the Leg slative session Of 1856, we find this
man Lewis hanging around the purlieus Of
the Capitol at Sacramento, endeavoring to
secure the passage of q bill authorizing the
Board of Supervisors Of Butte county to
purchase his Bridge at Bidwell for sum
not exceeding $50 900 90. Had he secured
the passage of this bill, it would have been
ALI easy matter for his unscrupulousness to
have secured two Supervisors suitable for
his purpose, forced his property upon the
county. pocketed his fortune and walked
away, leaving the tax payers Of the cIunty
to foot the bonds and accumulating interest
Again. during the session Of 1857, do we
find this man Lewis an inhabitant of the
purlieus and obbies of the Capitol at Sacra-
mento, urging the passage of bill COM
m,nding the Supervisors of Butte aud Plu.
Eas counties to issue bonds to the amount
forty thousand dollars, for the purpose of
constructing road to and from his toll
bridge, aud actually succeeded in getting
il through the Senate in its mandatory form,
but when it came to the Assembly, our meu-
bcrs, Messrs. Long and Morrison, amended
il so as to permit the voters to say at the
ballot box whether they would be taxed tor
such a purpose.
Since his advent in Oroville, he has found
little else to do but harrass its citizens and
business men with oppressive land suits,
tumbling their goods into the streets and ap-
propriating their rents lie has not yet sue
ceeded in winning Il suit, although it will be
very singular if those in interest with him