Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-07-09
From the San FranciDcO Hcrnl
Judge Currey.

The constant and emphatic refusal Of the people
to elect Mr. Currey to any office, does not dash his
nodesty in the least. He has 30 often been Tepu.
dated that he has got u like It, It's necessary
excitement u preserve him from Snnui. If a ten
pin could feel and speak, it would probably recprO
cate the exquisite sense Of self.sacTibcing martyr
dunn which must hive influenced Mr. CufIeV in bis
political aspirations. But, after all, there is some
thing admirable in the ascending scale Of the gen.
teInan per ,inacity. InOrder 10 illustrate this more
fully, We give a succnct history Of Mr.. Currey's pc
ltical history in California In $780, through The
influence Of Daniel Webster, Mr.. Currey was ap.
pointed Judge Of the United States District Court
Tor the Northern District Of California But even
then victory refused perch upon his standard and
though his claims were backed by the elOquence Of
Daniel Wcbster-the United States Senate failed to
Currcy Ind been awakened. Until then he himself
hRd, probably no idea Of the incxtingulshabo am
6tion which had lain dormant 10 his nature. In
1888 Mr. Currey abnted somewhat Of his former
pretensiohs, and was willing to commence lower
down the ladder Of fame; lac accordingly announced
himself ns candidate for the State Senate from So.
lmn0 county. The election came on, and Mr. Cur.
rcy was badly beaten by bis opponent Mr.. Edward
McGarrv. Was he nbashed ut his defeat? No!
like Titan fallen 10 earth, he arOse stronger than
ever-in his own c0nceit. The very same year Mr,
Currsy again buckled ON his armor and girded up
his loins for the fight This time his ambition took
vault, and he ran for no less Office than Judge
Of the Supreme Court Of California. The contest
was quickly decided, II contest it could be called
where popular opinion was all on one side. Dir.
CuTTey was left u pursue his profession In prvSte
life, while Sir. Tod Robinson mounted tile curlaStic
chair and dOnncd the crmine. Ills third reverse
again abated his ambition and taught him lesson
Of prudence, for in 1854 Mr.. Currey cOndescended
even " run for Member Of Assembly in SolanO
county. The rcsidum Of PandOrn's box still ANNA.
ted him, but the ballot boz refused " act in con.
cert Mr.. Currry WAS taken captive by Mr. John
DOuglerty, who received the proper credentials
from tue people IL SolnnO. Iu lS65 Mr.. CurTey, up.
pSrrntly Disguised Ut his moderation the previous
year, made another effort tO grasp the ermine Of the
supreme Court limiting his demands to the "shOrt
term; but alas! the clouds still fingered around
his house winter Of his discomfort had not yet
been made Curious summer; for again lie Was
badly, very badly beaten. We must pause here 10
express, once more, our admiration If the rccupeT
alive energies Of MIR. Currey. Like un India rubber
bull, the harder he was hurled down the higher he
rcbOunded There was such thing rs crying 'hOld,
enough !" with him; but like the Frenchmnn who
hurrAh! In 1858 Mr. Currey presented himself be.
FIRE the Judicial Con IGNITION ofIhe Seventh Judicial
District for Judge Of that District and was sgnally
defeated BY Judge McKinstry. by this time lie had
and Looked upon defeat ~ Q chronic right To which
he was entitled. Probably no man in California
would be 80 utterly Astonished at Mr.. Cnrrey' 4
election to any Office ~ Mr.. Currey himself But
tell 1t not In Gath publish Il not Ia the streets Of
Askal0n!" in the same year he offered himself au
candidate for the Office OF City Attorney for the grcat
metropolis Of Benicia; but was beaten for even this
little place, by NJ. c. W. Hayden. Republics are
ungratefu," and Mr.. Currcy determined TO test the
truth Of the saying even TO the utermOst. Finding
the City Attorney ship IL lost fight, he wildly flung
himself away by accepting the joint Republican aud
lInderick nomination for Supreme Judge, in the
year. Fortune ut last seemed 70 refrain irOu
prosecuting and 10 smile upon his efforts lie was
backed up by two factions opposed to the Democ-
racy. All political prcjudices could be cOnciliated
in the person Of Mr. Currey. No nun in voting for
him need entertain any conscientious scruples on
thut Score, for has he not been al things by turns
himself, and nothing lOngg Let us see. In 1850
MIR. Currey was an uvnwed Whig-aS u WbiR, was
disappointed OF the United States Judgeship for
tho Northern District of California. In 1883 Mr.
Currey was StrOngly tinctured with Frecsoam-so
strongly, that his most intimate friends pronounced
him Freesoiler; but he managed to present him.
self IA Wing before the Wing Convention. In
1855 Mr.. Currcy was q Know Nothing. lie had
transferred all his Frecs0 anlipathics against the
white race OF our country in favor Of the blacks 10
the white races Of foreign countries, who were anx.
iOus 10 become American citizens. In 1857 he an.
nOunced himself as Democrat IIa startling con.
versions sudden a. those III Paul Official
p0siti0n placed betOre his benighted eyes, caused
the scales Of error to drop from them iinmediatc
At each conversion he saw clearly-face to face
the smoked Eass was removed from his visiun.-
L1yalty and uudving constancy 10 the new faith
were invariably pledged aud sincere repentance
for past errors patheticaly expressed. In 1858 Mr.
Currey patch. work politician. He wna Meth.
e. Republican nor BrodeTick, but touch Of both
lie swallowed portion Of the black draught Of the
one. and declared It nectar and then boted half
dnse Of tue quack n0strum Of the other, and pro-
nounced II exquisite. As we have not received q
commission dc LUnGticO in1uirr",h, we will pursue
Mr. Currey no further at present; but content our.
selves with merely adding that. such il the com.
pound which now announces itself for Governor OF
the State Of California.