Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-08-22

his note of hand for $1,000. Did he not
sign as surety another note Of $1,000 Was
the Office not n,orgaged for the remaining
$500 of the purchase money! And YET
You coolly announce that the Office has
'passed into the hands of .Hessrs. James II
McNabb. Jno G. Lewis and W. d Sawyer"
Was it necessary for Judge Lewis to nd.
journ his Court, make pilgrimage to Plu-
mas. and perform such financial transac-
tions, in order to give expression TO the
unanimous sentiment of Plumas." claimed
20 be in his f,rvor How is he TO be re i'm.
bursed for his outlay and travelling expenses
in establishing organs all over the district
Certainly not from his salary as District
Judge, should he be elected
We ask the citizen. of this judicial district
to remember the $4,000 bridge bill, the
$4,000 road bill, and other measures OF
sef-aggrandizement originated by Ju ige
Lewis and his horde Of hungry retniners,
against the public revenue, in cvnnection
with the forts lie is now making o secure II
position, and then reflect whether Lewis is
running in obedience to public sentiment, or
whether he has neglected his duty a. an Of
icer, and is using his means to manufacture
public sentiment
The poor poll-parrots in his employ can
only give utterance to the words and phrases
they have been taught or casually pickel
up. These unprincipled and selfish schem
ers were prostrutcl with dismay at the
failure Of their efforts to pack conventions
md compel the Democratic party to endorse
their schemes Of pub ic plunder. and aid
them in future operations. Lnsting f'r Of
fee, aud the political power aud prestige the
posse, sion OF Office imparts, they tremble Mt
the threatened departure of the sceptre
they now hold. Worsted in argument and
driven from their defenccs by the revelation
of plain and accepted truths, they falsely
assume IL democratic fealty they have not
and place the name of their unprincipled.
scheming aud boltiug candidate, in .he
ticket, rs il he were the :egu ar democratic
nominee, anl pretend to f,rctel their en-
lorsemtnt hy the people Incapable Of NJ
tering one word OF just reproach again the
dem cratic nom nee, they complain that they
were not permitted to pack the convention,
with friends Of every political hue, their
CO schcmers against the tnx-pnyimg public
they resort to this gross and illgrapt viola
tion Of Democratic u-ages and Gust ms,
to suppress and blight the thick co nns con
vctions of the public, that those now en-
gngcd in the desperate attempt 10 corrupt
tie fountain Of justice 10y the elevation OF
the Chi' f Of their plunderiug schemes to the
bench Of this jIiic;al district. are the most
unre liable and atanlone clique of wire.
~orke that ever disgraced the pd5ic iu-
terest ny n>tiiuting themselves its hypo-
critical advocates.
Let .Argns continue to play the satellite
to it's more magnificent and patron dog star,
vet little while. LIT the faithful Il, gus
show that its candidate went to packing"
IN OIL, hnd ''e>UMPd tne pfactlce OF the
law in 50 hut say nothing about his
= Packing our Democratic convention with
some tir cen or twenty men who never voted
Democratic ticket, and probably never in.
tend to Let clouching .Argus show TINT
Butte county was $4,000 in debt when
Lewis took hi, sent rs Judge, and that it is
but halt that amount now-but don't say IA
word nbou; the 500 900 iudebtednc he has
endeavored TO fasten upon the counties OF
Butte and Plumas by legislative enactment
Let whining .4,gus boast Of criminals to
whom Judge Lewis has meted out stern and
impartial justice-but shy nothing about the
suits he has prosecuted against the revenue
of the county, while occupying the position
of County Judge. Let lying Argus assert
that "no nomination ty Convention has been
made" and direct the atr, cious ca,umny
against the Democratic party to which il
hypocritically processes to be attached but
which it now condemns in the vilest manner
to become the plant tool Of tricksters aud
lctamers. Weak and desperate indeed
must be that cause that can fad no better
foundation on which to erect its own sacre-
ligious Babel-a Babel that speaks all
tongues but those of truth, justice and com.