Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-08-31
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aud confederates in plundering schemes
against the taxpaying public, which require
esnaal acts of legislation. To discharge
this duty to the public cffectually, would
require sheet the size of the Missouri Re
publican, and as many Editors as are EN-
ployed on the London Times We propose
to notice couple of his supporters who are
now canvassing the district, and circulating
their vilainous libels against the Democratic
nominee for District Judge and those who
sustain Mr.. Sexton. We allude to Harris &
Burt, Lewis law associates and partners
in his plundering land suits against the
citizens of Oroville.
We learn from citizens of Forbestown,
that the junior member of this law firm,
j Al. Burt, among other libels, circulated
the report that Mr.. Sexton had not procured
his license to practice in the Supreme Court.
Mr. Sexton has been o practising attorney
in the Supreme Court for nearly two years.
and his name has appeared in the published
list of such attorneys. Mr. Burt is either
guilty cfgross and objectionable ignorance,
or base and wilful Misrepresentation. Here
is Mr.. Sexton's Diploma:
SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA:
BE it remembered that WARREN T. SEXTON,
was. on motion first made to the Court in this be-
half, by Stephen Field duly admitted and qualified
Attorney and Counsellor of the Supreme Court
of California. on the twelfth day of April in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
ffty-six, and of the United States OF America the
eghteth.
In testimony whereof, I, Joseph r.
:......: Clerk of said Court, have hereunto set
:SEAL L: my hand and affixed the Seal of said
:.''".: Court at Sacramento. this 18th of April
A. ID 1876. JOSEPH BEARD.
Clerk of Supreme Court of California.
SUPREME COURT. STATE OF CALIFORNIA;
do solemnly swpar that / will supp, ,rt the Com
stitution of the United States, the Constitution of
the State of California, and tina. will truly aud
faithfully discharge all the duties of an Attorney
Counsellor of the several Courts of this State to the
W.T. SEXTON.
sworn anj subscribed to before me, this 18th day
of April, A A. 1856. JOSEPH X, BEARD,
Clerk of Supreme Court.
BE it remembered" says the Supreme
Court Will this villifer of honorable mon,
James NJ. Burt, try and accede to the rea.
sonable request of that Hon. body?
Another member of this interesting and
boiling, villifying law-6rm, is engaged in
Colusi and Teham counties, endeavoring to
deceive the Settlers of that portion of the
District into the support of his master, JOS
Z N Lewis, who is speculator in rascally
Mexican grants. The baptismal appellation
of this gentleman is General Patrick Henry,
surnamed Harris, former law partner of
his plundering aud unscrupulous idol, and
firm supporter Of Judge Murray in the cam
paign of '55. Being unable to answer the
facts which we have drawn from the records
against his candidate, we learn from Mr.,
Granger that he entertains (or insults) his
his hearers by personal attacks upon our
self. Gen. Harris has known US as resi-
dent of Butte county for five years-he
knows that we are dependent upon our
daily toll for our support-and he displays
but small particle of that fraternal chari'
ty which he processes, and less of his duty to
the Democratic party, whose nominee he is.
when he seeks remote portions of the dis
tries, and eudeavors to prop up his plumber
ing candidate, by the PRONUNCIATION of what
be knows and feels to be false and libcllous
towards private citizens, who have the inde-
pendence to express their own views, and
warn the public against the corrupt schemes
of his plundering crew.
Gen. Harris is the nominee of the Demo-
cratic party for Prosecuting Attorney. and
as journalist we have awarded him the
support due the nominees of the party. His
name is still in the ticket, although he is
himself boiling the regular nominees, run
ing upon the Peoples ticket, and denounc
ing as fraudulent and corrupt the Demo.
cratic Convention that nominated him
General Patrick Henry Harris was whig
in 80, and, according to his own confession.
subsequently made, endeavored to disgrace
and defeat that ancient and honorable parry
by supporting a man in convention totally
unaualfed for the position of County Judge,
to run in opposition to Judge Lewis, in or
der that the latter ght be sure of his cleo
ton. The General was afterward first
degree Know Nothing On the reception of
Mr.. Buchanan's nomination, the General
announced his intention of sustaining him,
but anxiously awaited the arrival of each
steamer. expecting the intelligence that
Buchanan had Withdrawn in favor of Fill
al ba off