Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-02
DEMOCRATIC Candidates.

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citizens, and will doubtless receive it.
We propose to give a very brief sketch of
the history of such Of the candidates as we
happen to be well acquainted with, as a
matter Of interest to the public.
Mr.. Singer, the Douglas nominee for
Mnyor. is a native of Westmoreland county,
Pennsylvania, and is forty years Of age.
Westmoreand county is memorable as hav
ing had the honor of first nominating An
drew jackson for the Presidency of the
United States Between the ages of sixteen
and seventeen, Mr.. Singer received an ap-
pointment from President Jackson in the
United States Army At the age of nineteen
he retired from the army and became the
editor of Democratic paper. From that
time to this he has always acted with the
Democratic party He was leading mem
Der in the Senate of Wisconsin, when the
appointment of Paymaster in the United
States Army, with the rank of Major, was
conferred on him, without any solicitation on
his part by President Polk. He served in
that capacity during the Mexican war, and
afterwards, until in the year ls49, when,
with others, he was dropped from the Army
list by the peace establishment. He came TO
this country with his family in 1851; went
to the mines, where he remained until 1852,
when, borne down 10y sickness consequent
upon labor and exposure, he removed to
Sacramento, where he lost everything that
he possessed, by fire, in ten days after his
arrival He came to this city in 1853, and
at the annual election of that year was elect
ed, on the Democratic ticket, Justice of the
Peace for this city, and served so well in that
capacity that he has been reelected to the
same office three times, by the Democracy of
Marysville, and is now exercising the duties
of that office, as we'll as those of Associate
Justice of the Court of Sessions.
Mr.. Singer has always been a firm and
unwavering Democrat, and is man Of emf
nent ability and unimpeachable integrity.
Our we'll known friend, Jesse o. Goodwin,
the Douglas nominee for Recorder, is a na.
tive of Monroe county, western New York
He studied law in Rochester, removed to
Columbus. Ohio, in ls47, where he practised
his profession until lS49, during which year
he emigrated to California and took up his
residence in Marysville, in January, 1850,
where he has resided ever since. lie was
the first Supervisor, for the Marysville Dis
trict, ever elected in this county, and was
elected, in 1850, District Attorney, for the
Eighth Judicial District, then comprising the
present counties of Sierra, Yuba, Nevada,
Sutter, Y Yolo and Placer. lie was elected in
1856 to the State Senate and served his term
in that body with signal ability. Mr.. Good
win is a man of very superior order of ma
tive intellect, is a terse and logical speaker,
well versed in the law, aud admirably adapt
ed for judicial Office. His popularity is
great and his election almost certain.
A. W. Johnston, the Douglas nominee for
City Marshal, is one of the most popular
young men in the city, He was born and
raised in the county of Indiana in the good
old State of Pennsylvania He came to Cali
fornia in 1919, and settled in Marysville in
March 1850 lie engaged in staging until
some time in 1851, and in teaming until 1853
Since that time, until within the last year, he
has been engaged in the livery business. Mr..
Johnston has always shown great energy of
and is much esteemed for his hon
est, frank and sincere nature lie will make
an excellent Marshal, being fully able to at
tend personally to all the duties Of that re.
sponsible Office. lie has always been n con-
servative and national man, and was an Old
Line Whig, until the Douglas issue, since
which time he has been o Douglas Democrat.
He is entitled to warm and hearty sup
port at the hands of the Douglas Democracy
of this city.
Chas. NJ. Gorham, our nominee for City
Clerk, is a native Of Connecticut, is present
Clerk of the city, which Office he has filled to
the complete satisfaction of the public, and
has always been Democrat. He is young
man, being only twenty-eight years of age,
but has family residing in this city. Mr.
Gorham was bred to the mercantile business,
and is a thorough business man-intelligent,
scholarly, active, industrious and honorable.
A better man, both in respect to honesty and
capacity, was never selected for similar
Office in any country.
G go. NJ. Scott, our candidate for Treasurer,
is also a young man bred to the mercantile
business, and eminently fitted for the posi-
ton which his friends desire him to fill. He
was born in the State of New York, and
there resided until the spring of 1852, when
he came TO California Ever since that time
he has resided in Marysville, with the excep
tion of about year and half which he
spent in the mines. lie is young man of
most excellent character and undoubted bus
iness capacity, and has never been anything
but staunch and true Democrat.
S. P. Wells, the Douglas nominee for City
| Assessor, has long been an honored and use
ful citizen of MarysvilIe All know him to
be high-minded, intelligent and energetic
man. but not so many are aware of the some.
what varied and adventurous scenes through
which he has passed Capt. Wells followed
the sea for sixteen years, serving a regular
apprenticeship before the mast. Eight year;
of that time he acted as commander of many
a gallant vessel, and no man better than he
knew how to move and bear himself, "th'
monarch of her peopled deck" In ls47
actuated by that spirit of broad and general
philanthropy, and that true nobility of sou