Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-08-22
Ma. EDIroR:

MR. EDiroR
see that there is studied attempt made
| by some Of the indicators Of Judge Lewis
judicial course for some time past, to create
in the minds of the people an impression.
that he has done his duty to the people. and
| filed his present position according to tho
requirements Of the law 70 such nm end
aims nm an article in yesterdays issue OF
that (high tontd ?? paper which yesterday
floatci the Democratic ticket at the head Of
its columns, with the exception of the mama
of J L n Lewis. and to day smingly un-
furls the Peoples ticket to its admirers.
Now, Sir, the law say> that whenever il
shall appear necessary before the sitting OF
the Court # Sessions to the presiding Judge
thereof Lewis that Grand Jury shall be
c.ll d, he shall order the Sheriff of tho
County to summon one. Now MS TO tho
necessity Of jury, long before the Mon
day Of August no one, even tie County
Judge himself will deny if he does, let tho
ovei flowing cells of our crowded Jail answer.
Ga the 2nd Monday of each year, the law
says that there shall be Court of Sessions.
anl the law says that the accused shall have
speedy md public trials; but suppose there
il an exception to this law about Ike this:
pr0plded, Arrays, that the said presiding
Judge shall not he required to do wha: the
laws direct il he should chance to be II can
dilnte for oificc and the election near al
hand.
The writer Of the article referred 10 would
have us believe, that there is no chance TO
ge; Grand Jury from the assess aent roll
of Butte county-a county that polls her
five thousand votes. 1t is simply an absurd
assertion lie would have us to believe fur
ther. that neither public nor private right+
have been injured by ndjourniug the Court
Tor n month. II will only c"s; the county
q bout - 900, aud the accused mass in eur
i,il oae more mouths uhharpy confinement.
But these items nre over6a alauceI hv ihe op-
purtunity it aff Ids 10 the IresIdIng Jnd.e eF
the court, o,lccti0neer tor n higher posi-
tinn on the Bench, AID to iuht' lengthy
articles in his own defence and aluintion,
for avery Ouc,tiouahle democrat Iaper
The writer further says there are ind Ct
ment~ on hnnl suiiic eht to supplytho district
court for some time The stock on hand is
,onr iudicrments and they can soon be dis
posed Of But tins ~ re's II why the COnrt
of s,,ssruis should not have had its regular
session. and di>po~cl OF about eight or ten
other sul jacts who stand cha' gel with
crimes ,ritble IN the District Court, and Of
a multitude Of others trinb'c in the Court OF
Srs,iur% Cupnb negligence on the part
nfthp County Judge in not carrying ont the
plain pruvsi. ms ot the statute in regard to
h~ duty, i. The charge he must answer.
And the PEOPLE vii! hold him. aud MI their
other servants, TO a strict accountability,
where the law is 40 plain anl mandatory.
A. To- that part Of the article referring 10
The Judge bciug absent fr IN his post OF du-
", on the hr-t Monday at August; there
are scores here who know the tact; if he was
not e!ecti necrng. what WAS he doing MT
Quincy. pumas county. on that day? Ana
where was he. on the first four days Of the
last Germ of tAe County Conrt ? certainly he
was not on che bench But says the writer,
he has rot lett for that purpose. (nt election
eering.) since its ajpu'nmeDt perhaps
not. but he did leave, aud from hi~ situation
ahout that time. he being " canii'late. it IS
more than probable that such Was his mis.
sion.
There are three Courts fxel by law to be
held in this county during the month of Au-
gust If zach yemr, the County Cont. tho
Court Of Sessions aud the Probate Court
each and al of which are OF high Importance
tn the people of the c1@aty. Have these
Courts been held uqder the law, anil tho
business before them pr~perly disposed %?
Any candid man aud an observer ot passing
leyenta, must answer empha'icAliy No!
The present County Juiao hns been
weighed in the scales Of .ird,cia, duty, aai
found wanting Then. s,r, will it do, and
are the people justified in lending their sup
port and votes 10 such man tor II higher
and more responsible jllicir'l position The
people will not he mislei hy venal newspa.
pers hought for u c,mptign oniy they want
something more durable aud more reliable.
| PUT.
| Bears THE GENERAL The political en-
emies Of General Estell have often Unlimited
| thar no WA tlIa Y ~ piaDn of special epi-la.