Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-06-30

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WI at has become Of all the land suits
commenced by Judg, Lewis & Co against
citizens Of Orovlle Have they been com
promised, or postponed, until after the pri.
mary election, in order that Lewis may in
duce our citizens to sustain him for the po-
sitOn Of District Judge Itis important to
this crowd shat Lewis should be on the
District bench, in order that his creatures
and tools may succeed in their schemes
against the citizens Of Oroville. 1t is true,
they may u ot be able to sustain these suits
in the supreme court, but if they succeed In
placing their chief upon the district bench
they will be in position to harrass our cit
liens with suits until they are compelled to
purchase the absurd title urged against
them by Lewis e. Go. 1t is worthy of re.
mark that this distinguished jurist has not
been able to win single land suit; but has
only succeeded in compelling some of our
citizens TO purchase his absurd claim.
The citizens Of Orovlle should remember
that Lewis 60 have ever opposed the M
terests Of Oroville, and have been instru-
mental, over all others, in driving business
from the place, thus retarding the progress
Of the town, and directly interfering with
its prosperity and advancement. He has
opposed the opening of roads which would
add to the business prosperity of Orovile,
because it was not for the benefit of his pr
vate interests. In his written remonstrance
before the board of Supervisors, against the
application of Mr.. Savage, for license to es.
tablsh a Ferry at the junction, Lewis
states that MIR. S was foreigner, and there
fore, asks the Board not to grant the appli
cation. According to this ground taken by
Judge Lewis, we suppose foreign born cit
izen has no right to ask for license to keep
n ferry or tollbridge. 1t is business to
be monopolized solely by j. f. N. Lewis &
Co
When Judge Lewis was asked to assist in
clearing out the river, so that river steam-
ers could penetrate Butte county to Oroyile,
he not only refused to aid an enterprise
which would do so much for the advance
ment and prosperity of the county, but also
damned Oroville as being located in bend
of the river, and away from all roads-be-
cause it was not located on the road leading
to his toll bridge. After such operations as
these, is it not astonishing that Judge Lewis
should have the impudence to ask the citi-
zens of Oroville to sustain him for position
of greater power and influence? All these
matters have been dropped for the present,
until Lewis shall have attained the position
desired, when these selfish and plundering
schemes against the business prosperity Of
Oroville, will again be commenced.
The citizens and taxpayers of Putte
county should understand that this land
grabbing crowd, of which Judge Lewis is
chief legal adviser, have not yet abandoned
their $4,000 claim against the county for
the Plaza. 1t is merely left to slumber un-
til their chief shall occupy the District
Bench, when the tax. payers will be brought
to the centre, and, if possible will be com
PEELED to pay Judge Lewis & Co. $4,000 for
n claim that was not heard of, ur til after
the comfy, buildings were placed upon the
Plaza. Let eur citizens remember these
facts, and they will hardly elevate man to
a position of influence and power, whose
every act has been in opposition to the pros
perity of the county.