The daily Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1858-187?, 1858-06-19

Inc Ienth udiclal District, comp0s-
ed of Yuba and Suffer counties, have a
Judge to choose at the approaching cleo
ton; the contest for the position has been
opened with some spirit By the several
aspirants, among whom the News men
tions Judge Bliss, Judge Reardon,
General Rowe, "Mournful duty" Lind
ley. and member Of the very limited
Smith family, residing at Camptonvile
Messrs. Reardon and Lindley have an
nounced themselves as candidates for
that position, and have each published
list Of candidates for delegates to the
District Convention.
Strictly speaking, it may not con-
Germ us who the people of the Tenth
Judicial District shall choose to sit in
judgment upon themselves, but it is
probable that our 799 readers in Yuba
county would be disappointed if we
should keep-silent on the subject. We
remember TOO, last year, when the peo-
pie Of the Fifteenth Judicial District
were called upon to elect a Judge, GER
tain acknowledging, and "Mourn-
ful duty. Democrats" from Yuba, were
active in canvassing portions Of this
District to defeat the Democratic NOM
ineo. Ono of these gentlemen is now
one of ''Mournlul Duty" Lindley's
candidates for delegate. These politi-
cal dodgers are now Lecomptonitcs,
on the hunt for Office, and have the au-
deity to thrust themselves forward as
Democrats. We trust tho Democracy
Of the Tenth District will teach these
"mournful duty" lesson, and give
them to understand that men Of politi-
cal integrity are preferable to political
weatheryanes, and that it is not abso-
lutcly requisite that man, to be a
competent, moral, and upright Judge,
should abandon correct political prin-
ciples, support measures that de-
privc the people Of their inherent and
inalienablc right to govern themselves,
and occasionally esteem it 'mournful
duty to disregard the usages Of the
party. According to our notion such
mon should not be permitted to control
the conventions Of the party until they
have learned to govern themselves, and
not be seduced from their allegiance to
Democratic principles by the allure,
ments of official position. To make a
good Judge requires man of princi-
pie, who can occasionally sacrifice his
personal feelings to carry out the prin-
ciplcs by which he processes to be gov
crncd. IF the people of the Tenth
district win take our advice, they will
not endorse "Mournfnl Duty" Lindley,
nor Ozark Lantern Magruder, but 60
on the even tenor Of their democratic
way, and choose candidate from
among their large number of well-qual-
flied and principle and usage abiding
aspirants for that position.
The News mentions7that its old X.
N, compatriot, Samuel B. Smith, Esq,
is minglng in this democratic fight for
the Judgeship. "Sam" was chiefly
in the palmy days of defunct Know.
Nothingism; but did not amount &c
much in tho Democratic Senatorial con.
test of 81. His sudden conversion tC
Democracy occasioned as much sur.
prise rs did lawful Gardeners" con
version to christianity. Friend Rear
don should not play Sam" for hi
trump card, yet awhile; but shoulC
furnish him with the Kansas-Nebraskl
bill. the Cincinnati Platform, together
with files Of the RECORD for the pas
five years, let him retire into some
hole, draw it in after him, and remain
there until he becomes sound, princi
plc-abiding national Democrat.
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