Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-08-29
Facts TO be Remembered.

VI win the pure rODes OF Judlcal auther
ity.
Let it be remembered that Lewis annually enters
the Legislature with plunderng bill and asks that
body to increase the burden Of taxation upon the
citizens of the county and district for the advance
ment of his own private schemes
Let it be remembered that he endeavored 10
plumber the county out Of fifty thoss'nd dollars for
his toll-brdge before he had commenced its erec-
tion.
Let it be remembered that Lewis after having
failed to plunge the county in debt for his br6ge
he entered the succeeding Legislature with other
pundering bill taxing the citizens of the district
forty thousand dollars for the purpose of building
a road to his tol-bridge and that he has confessed
the fraud and Misrepresentation which he employed
20 procure its passage
Let it be remembered that Lewis as Probate Judge
of the county, endeavored to set aside the Admins
traitors sale of the Carlton Estate after he had in
formed the Public Administrators that the sale was
good one, and that the property had brought its
full value
Let it be remembered that the action of Lewis in
the Carlton estate ma tier forced the Public Admin
istrator the Rev, Mr. Hobart 10 express his belief
that Lewis a corrupt Judge
Let it be remembered that the lawyers who asked
Judge Lewis to set this sale aside, now his
supporters, and that they had a claim covering
portion of the Carlton estate to advance as soon
the sale should be set aside, and that they sought
the aid of Lewis as Probate Judge, TO disturb the
solemn sumbers of the dead and defraud the estate
Let it be remembered thai he plundered the coun-
ty by charging and receiving pay for Office rent,
while occupying the Court House at Bidwell, and
that about that time he expressed serious intentions
of resigning his position as County Judge, and re-
tarning to his home in Virginia.
Let it be remembered that Lewis presented plum
dering charge against the county of three thousand
dollars for the Plaza, claim that not heard of
until after the co Inty buildings erected and
that Lewis endeavored to compel the county to pay
this plundering charge, by granting parties perlnis
sion to build upon the public square.
Let it be remembered that Lewis, after he was
elected to the position OF County Judge was engaged
in specuatng in county scrip,and had men employed
in buyn. it up for him at thirty and forty on
the dollar, and remember that the law prohibits
county officers from speculating in county warrants.
Ask d. A. Brown, Esq, what amount of county war
rants he purchased for Judge JOS L. n. Lewis, and
at what rates?
Let it be remembered that Lewis, while holding
and fraudulent suits against citizens. ejecGng
them from their possessions and apprOpriating their
improvements and that he has not succeeded in
sustaining single suit that has been carried to the
supreme Court, bat has ontnued bringing plun-
dering suits with the expectation of forcing parties
to com, romi,c and buy his pretended title who
were unable to carry suits to the supreme Court.
Let it be remembered that these illegal aud frau
dulent suits, brought by this dishonest and incom-
,etent County Judge, has inyoyede til Clerk and
Sheriff Of Butte county in suits for damages TO the
amount Of twelve thousand dollars.
Let it be remembered that Judge Lewis is a spec
ujator in rascally Mexican grants, end that one of
his tools recently visited San Francisco for the pur
pose of obtaining the agency of the Huber grant,
which is supposed to all the arabic land lying
between the Honcut and Oroville.
Let it be remembered that that tie lan1-grabbing
propensity of Judge Lewis induced him to fence in
and claim Chinatown, jump all the vacant lots in
Oroville and endeavor to fitch lot from Major
Graham, who indignantly hustled his august person
therefrom. notwith standing the dgnifed assertion
of Judge Lewis at the time-'God Almighty never
made men enough to crowd me!' Did the raising
of his coat tail by the Majors boot, display self
cooking revolver hung to the stern of this honest
and dignfed County Judge
Let it be remembered that Lewis demands the po-
sition of District Judge for the purpose of enabling
him 10 carry out his pundering schemes against the
county and district. under the form and sembance
of law
Letit be remembered that this corrupt and plum
.lering Judge. Jos. Il. ~ Lewis, endeav0red to OBJ
tain the position of District Judge by PURCHASING
votes for himself by proflers OF official prefernent
and oHersof CASH.
Let it be remembered that that'he offered. in his
own proper person, to pay Mr. Kelly in MONEY for
his vote and by sending other persons to him With
instructions to offer him ANY consideration Mr *.
might demand for his vote
Lett be remembered that notwithstanding the
charges of corruption against the Democratic con-
vention mGde by Judg Lewis venal press and su-
borned tools they have failed to sustain their false
charges and that nothing in their catalogue equals
the corruption of their plundering Chiefs at
tempt to purchase a seat upon the judicial bench of
this District
Let it be remembered that he has neglected his
duty as County Judge, by leaving the Courts of the
County unhe'd while he was travelling the
District buying men and papers to his support
Let it be remembered that he used his influence
TO prevent the District Court for Butte county from
holding its regular August Term, aud postponed call
ing A Grand Jury and adjourned the Court of Ses-
sions for a month. because his duties as officer
would not permit him to practice his vile schemes OF
political trickery.