The Nevada journal., 1859-03-11
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A New Phase.

A New Phase.
The Nevada Democrat this week indulgesin its
usual course of silly TRADE ut aims to sustain it
self by statement that tie object Of the JouRsAL
in defending Mr.. BeTing is the patronage of the
Sherif's Office An obscure hint to the same effect
has been herssofore made in its columns, but we
preferred to wait before noticing it until the charge
would be made in such manner that no dishonest
backing out would avail. We intend to notice that
charge its deserves, and publish few facts that
win explain all that is doubtful about "motives-
First, however, we must admit that handling such
filthy thing the Democrat requires the patience
ola scavenger and SO far as we have endeavored to
counteraet and remove the slime it has cast upon
one who has been its greatest benefactor, its
object of hate, we have assumed the Office of seav
enger charged upon US. We have also 'tdemonstra-
ted the nefciency of billngsgato" used by the DEM
ocrat against facts, and have "contrasted plain
narration with mere blackguard denuncation," of
the Sheriff.
Now as to the motives Of the JOURNAL, the Dem
ocrat says
"The patronage of the Sheriff office was the price
of the JOURNALS GALL this the mess of pottage
for which tprostued its independence and dfdelity
as public journal. We trust the JOURNAL may not
be disappointed: that it may receive from its
poyers the hireling reward for which it stopped
low. To the public we leave the motive the means,
and the accomplishment Of our cotemporary."
The real facts in regard to the patronage of the
Sherf's Office are these. For over year after Mr..
Boring went into Office he gave all the patronage of
his Office to the Democrat. A large portion of that
patronage arose from the advertising of property
under execution. Against the protests and wishes
of large number of Attorneys, many of whom were
made extremely unfriendy thereof to the Sheriff. he
persisted in advertising the sales exclusively in the
Democrat. The Attorneys represented to the Sher-
f that they dsliked the Democrat-that it was con-
dueted by men-one of them especially, that was per-
sonally disagreeable themthat they did not like
the politics of the sheet its spite or its unscrupu-
lousness-that at the same time that their adver-
tisements feeding its resources they abus
cd in its columns, and they claimed right to have
inserted in such paper they thought best the ad-
vertisements they their clients must pay for
Again it urged that their clients sometimes had
accounts with other Offices, and could avoid paying
out cash if they could advertise where they wished
Mr. Boring, in favor of the Democrat refused lis
| ten to such arguments, and only in few cases of
peculiar circumstances departed from his rule that
all sales SHOULD be published in the Democrat
Even in those excepted instances one of the Rolfe
family growled to the Sheriff, and objected to his
giving crumb of patronage anywhere else than to
the family paper. At last to get rid of the importu
nifty of the attorneys side, and the querelous
of the Democrat the other he announced that
he would leave the advertising open to competition
would allow the attorneys to select in each case
their own paper and the paper held in most esteem
by the attorneys would thus get the most of the ad
| vertising. The competition was not opened only
| to the JOURNAL, or for its benefit. All four papers
of the county had chance, and the advertise
ing since that day has been distributed not by the
Sheriff, but by the attorneys Even while the arti-
cles vifying the Sheriff have been appearing in the
Democrat, it has been publishing advertisements of
judicial sales The JOURNAL has had more sales
because it has friends among The attorneys
who under the most equitable arrangements of the
the Sheriff, can put their advertisements wherever
| they please. 1t was because the Sheriff would not
keep himself in hot water with the attorneys for the
benefit Of men who never seemed to thank him for
what he did but kept annoying him to be still more
exclusive in their favor, that the Democrat is so
bitter upon the Sheriff. The motive is transparent
and by introducing sore subject they have given
opportunity to make an explanation that shows
up that paper in its true light.
Under the facts we have stated the slanderous i'm
putations against us fall to tho ground We gain
nothing from the Sherif-our patronage" comes
from other sources which no effort of the Democrat
could affect. i
| The delinquent tax list is not under the control of
the Sherifbut is given by the Board of Supervisors
to the lowest bidder. Outside of the judicial sales
which paid to directly by the attorneys or the
money left for us by them at the Sherifs Office,
have drawn from the Sherfs Office the exact amount
SIC since Mr.. Boring has been Sherif-no morc.-
As the sales given by the Sheriff to the Demo-
crat they patronage in the fullest sense of
the term. As they come to us they are not derived
from him any more than the advertisement of Ian.
casters Hotel. Of such patronage the Democrat
has drawn over 5000 to our SIG as the record at
the Sheriff's Office exhibit One job of the Democrat
amounted to $3.50.
| Under a system of open competition the judicial
advertisements of the Democrat have dwinded down
to almost nothing, and it attempts to persuade the
public that defense of the Sheriff is Influenced
by the fact that gain pecuniarly by it, whereas
the charge referred to dates back as early as last
October and has in manner been the cause or re-
suit of articles except far the malignity of
the Democrat against the Sheriff for longer refusing
to make enemies by being its tool, has caused that
paper to publish ISLANDERS against him requiring an
| answer,
APPoINTED,-Phil. Il. Colby, former
ly of Moore's Flat, in this county, has
been appointed and commissioned Mar.
shall of Kansas. The st, Louis Demo.