Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-08-31

earned that j. M. Covington was too un.
Aell to attend, aud that Seneca Ewer's bu
iness was such that he could not attend as
! member of the committee At the Octo-
ber term, 1853, the graed jur1 met Mt Bid
we'll, and | was summoned before them, and
he foreman having administered to me an
ath the truth 10 speak, testified the facts
substantially as above stated, as a reason
Why the committee did not report
The Grand Jury then Intercepted me in
egard to the result of my examination, and
[ testified that found, SO far as | was able
10 judge from m inspection Of the books,
papers and vouchers in the three Offices
tbove referred to, that w. T. Sexton had
discharged his dnties with honesty, ability
md fidelity. A. p Southworth, Z. Strobe
md Samuel Levy, of Wyandotte; James
Coons, of Longs Bar; John Jones, A. G.
Simpson, and Miles Chaplin, of Orovile, and
George Mcbride of Bidwell, arc among the
we'll known and highly respected gentlemen
composing that CIR nd Jury to whom would
refer for the confirmation of the facts so far
as my statement before the Grand Jury is
concerned | would also refer to Seneca
Ever, and J. NJ Covington for the truth of
the facts 50 far as this statement concerns
them My relations with Mr.. Sexton have
not been more intimate than with other
members of the legal profession with whom
business has brought me in contact, but |
will say that have had the same high res
pect for his character as an officer, that |
have universally heard expressed by those
who spoke of him, and that nothing has oc-
Cured in more than five years that business
has brought me in contact with him, as
Clerk and Prosecuting Attorney, calculated
in the least to detract from a reputation so
we'll earned, and a character so well estab-
lished | was sometimes asked to state du-
ring the canvass of Butte County in 1858,
lin which took some part) in relation to
this matter, and made the same statement
that made before the Grand Jury |
worked and voted for Mr. Sections opponent
that year, aud presume he worked for my
opponent, because we were members of op-
posing parties.
My preferences for Seneca Ever for the
Office Of District Judge were well known and
frequently expressed before the nomination,
but as often a. was called upon to express
my opinion in regard to Mr. Sections quail
| fcations for the office, have not hesitated
to state that, in my opinion they were equal
to those of any other man in this district,
with whom was acquainted Since my ac-
auaintance with Mr. Sexton, he has occu-
pied two responsible and laborious Offices,
aud nearly two years have expired since he
ceased to hold an office, aud if there was
anything appertaining to official delinquen-
cy in the discharge of his duties, why have
not the various grand juries taken notice of
it Their oath required it of them for it
will be recollected, for it will be recollected
that every official neglect is an offence to be
noticed by them Above all why has not
the County Judge given them this matter in
charge? Do those who make charges against
W. I Sexton not see that while they are
mputiDg official neglect to him, they are
charging what is still more disreputable,
official connivance with crime upon our coun-
ty Judge? Mr. Sexton entered those offices
poor mamie came out Of them without
wealth, but with what was better, n good
character He mixed himself up with no
speculations, and nothing but the short
sighted venalty Of an unscrupulous press,
and the hireling minions of vaulting ambi-
ton, could be guilty Of making these un-
founded and incredible charges upon good
man. J Il. BARKER.