Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-12

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Our amiable and intsaacly ussel6sh friends ofthe
Sacramento Union have "gOt their dandsr up" are
perfectly savage Insane, beeaase the Clerk Of the
Supreme Court, a Farm partisan, iSdsbtsd to the
Democratic party ~ his position, owing allegiance
TO that party, has thouEbl proper TO AvOr Demo
crntic paper in preference N an opposition. We
have always eOntended that the patronage OFa par
Y and the avors itmay have at itS disPssal, belong
81 right and exclusively to lis Organs 6dmemhefs.
A matter Of party policy it is iDjudiciOus to re-
ward opponents. Mr.. Fairfax, In our opinion, has
taken proper view Of the suSjeet, and has given
US tie best evidence Of his allegiance TO party. He
L not unwilling 10 reward his treDds sTen If by 90
doing he Furnishes his enemies and incurs their dis
pleasure. No foyal BeiieeFat viii csHsuts him for
bestOwing favors 90 the deserving.
The CniOM's attempt to hOld the Judges Of the
Supreme Court responsible Uf the Gets Of the Clerk
its senscless threats and idle rawlings, are supreme
" ridiculoua.- They are gentlemen Of uUblemtshed
honor, Of ripe Judgment and brilliant attainmeuts,
aud the Democracy the State respect I'D esteem
them, and any and every AttcmPt to lessen heiriS'
aucnce. question their motives, impair tbeir use
fitness, traduce their character will recOil with ten.
fold force on thoNe engaged 10 the oOuReDisl EN-
pIOVMe0t. W nat CuauulS uaS buo INV" Ou NtbS ~
mocracy. Why should Mr.. Fairfax favor Il? Did
IL assist to elevate him to otticeP Has it not for
years systematically misrePresented the measures
Of the Democratic party, cOmbatted its principles,
tradnccd its champions abUred for it's defeat, and
backed its enemies? IL has. The fact 10 incontro-
vertible II has not been even fair opponent, but
secretly, insidiousIy il has waRed fierce and I'M
relenting war against the Democracy. Its dolorous
compliant il sweet music u Democratic care. The
more il snarls and gruulblcs aud complains and
threatens the pleasing il 10 70 Democrats who
have long aud quietly and patiently submitted to its
unprOvOked but harmless attacks. GroWl ON, old
GrumLlcr, the poison has been extracted from your
fangs and you are powerlerr.
In connection with this subject and TO correct the
misreprc sentati"ns 0f the Union, and iu justice to
the Judges Of the supreme Court who have been SO
wantonly and grAtuiiously assailed BY the Black
Republican press, VIE relnbliSh the following com:
municatinn from the Democratic Standard. Ills q
plain statement IF facts and puts TO rest the mali
cious and incorrect charges Of the Union:
! THE MIsRRPRMENYATIoNs OF 9as UNION As TO THB
SUrREME COURT Decisions.
Several papers, including the Nevada Democrat,
have commented With severity upon what they
term the pariizan conduct IL the Judges Of the Sn
opinions. These cUnments are based upon the
sHIp0sed inter ference Of the Judges In taking the
| notification If the Olniuns frDnl the Union and
mastering them 10 tue Standard. The UHiOH has
been industrious to create the impression that such
the case, and yet the editors Of that paper kOT
perfectly well that such not the fact. II is not
an instance Of misrepresentation, made IN lgnOr'
ance Oh their part; it is Nm instance OF deliberate
perveTsiOn Uf the truth They know, aud always
have know, that the Judges HeUer ordered the Opin-
ions to be delivered to the UHioa ordered the
| publication 10 be taken from the Union nsr'r or
dercd the publication 10 be made in the .Ndnddtd.
in any other paper that in fact they have Hertr
nertrrCd in any way, with Iheir publication IN any
paper. More than this, the editors Of the tniOm
know, aud always have kn"wn, that the Judges
cannot, they were disposed, control the pnbl-
cation Uf the Oplni0ns after they delivered 20 the
Clerk. They Know that the Judges cannot deprive
the Clerk of the fees allowed u him by Law tor co
pies ii opinions. The Siatate gives the Clerk fee
10. each fliO If copies. Woods Digest, p. 49,
The Judges cannot Indirectly deprive hun, SO dis
posed ii the PcrqMisItes of his office. by directing
him 10 allow others take copies without charge.
The fact that the Clerk may heretofore have allowed
the editors Of the LIi"H To- take the original OPn
ions, aud has not insisted upon copies being made
or exactrd the fees to whicb be was entitled, does
not alter the case. He had right to withhold the
original opinions belonging 10 the Giles at the
Court aud IT copies we're made, he had right IL
require the usual fees for them. What right have
the editors nf the tRiOn 10 complain Vt tile Cierk
secs fit :" extend to pnper Of his own party thu
same courtesy he has heretofore extended 10 ihcl
paper!
| Ii is unnecessary to characterize the cOnduct o
the editors Of the tnion in their attack upon thu
Judges Of the Court IS it deserves. IL can excite
only IL feeling Of inciiable contempt on the part "
every one who regards veracitS ~ essential 20 thu
integrity and honor Of mum. Lex.