Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-06
A CARD.
To the Voters OF Yuba County.


MARYsvILLE, Sept Sd, 1859.
With feelings of the utmost surprise and indig.
nation, this morning discovered in the columns
of the Express two affidavits of persons charging
me with being Defauter to the General Govern.
ment The charge is naalietoe8 falsehood
Now, to that same public appeal in this pub
lie manner to judge between US. Iemirrated to
this country at an early day in our States his
tory, brinA ing with the large and helpless
family for years have been resident of Yuba
county, most of the time in some ptblic position,
and all who know me know | came to this coun.
try extremely poor and that since my residence
here have never enjoyed, or displayed any of the
luxuries ola man in aiiiuent circumstances, but
have been ever struggling by honest means to
rear and educate in the paths of honor and morali.
ty my four children. This circumstance alone to
the candid judge, should think would be strong
circumstancial proof That did not come here
bearing with me the l-gotten gains of defaulter
| was, at home, in the service of the U. S. Gov
erhment; the gentlemen referred to by Mr. Dunn
aceie my sdreties, and when left home for Cali
fornia they were, so FAR as know, my best friends
They then had not been sued, or had not suffered
in any wuy upon my account, of my knowledge.
nevst was Prosecuted by the Government for
any defaleation, and how my sureties could have
been sued and judgments recovered and their
property sold, when was there, and no service
ever made upon me or notice given to me by either
themselves or the Government is certainly more
than can understand, When my term of ap.
pointment expired, (as it did by operation of law
| settled my accounts as Paymaster without diff
Guilty, blame or dispute--the Paymaster General
officially informing me of their allowance And
| resided in the Atlantic States for fifteen months
after my term expired. The devastating fire that
swept over and destroyed the city of Sacramento
in 1852, destroyed all these, as well as all the lit
tie household goods ofmyself and family, then re
siding there.
To dsprove the charges made against me in tn,
affidavts Of Messrs. Dunn and Spaulding, | woulC
of necessity be compelled to obtain copies from
the Department at the city of Washington. Th.
these gentlemen know, and this they also know
that have not time to obtain them but, proof o
all here assert is more naarly within my reach
but still beyond my power to obtain before the
coming election. Mr.. Senator Dent, Of Sdn toa-
qun county, Clerk of Major Walker, the Senior
Paymaster in the same Military Distritt) and his
brother, Captain John C. Dent, (alsG a resident of
the same place. who was ii my employ as CletR
up to the time they say | was known to be de-
flultet are witnesses by whom | could also prove
myself entirely clear of the charges preferred
But, am a candidate for office, the election is
only few days OIL, and this charge is made at
this late day to ruin my political prospects. Who
can doubt this =? If these accusers were not per-
sonal enemies of mine, but only striving to serve
the public good why ask, as honest men; have
they lain during nearly three months of poiti-
cal contest, as it were in ambush; and only now
prefer what any man as Innocent of crime as the
unborn could not possibly refute, ere the election
was over and their intentions realized? l have
been before the people of this county in nearly all
places have ever directed against my opponent
an hotiotab!e ard cour eous opposition, although
there are charges that might have made against
him, but / have ever scorned such mode of elec-
tioneerng He has been charged by others with
acts of a dishonest nature, but with the differen-
ees between them | have not meddled and sin.
cerely trust that in this onslaught Of caliinnuy he
is not a participant. Mr. Spadlding is person
with whom have ever been upor friendly and
even intimate terms, and from his lips never be-
fore this have ever heard a charge against my
self Even il be believes what he has sworn to,
yet must confess his actions IN being my friend
heretofore and now doing as he has done is to me
a subject OF the greatest surprise. Mr.. Dunn and
myself are enemies, and have been for years. |
am not surprised at any contemplate act he may
perpetrate. And can only say to the public of
this county, before whom | have several times
been as candidate, and in the midst of whom
have so long resided as business man and the
head of a family, tsat hope that they WI not
allow this electioneerng trick of despicable foe
to prejudice them against me in this canvass. 80
| am ready to sOlemnly aver under oath that am
not nor have been, now or at. any other time,
To General, State or Comfy Government de-
faelter in one dollar and as soon as this canvass
is over, whether am successful or unsucces esstul,
| shall, by the best of evidence, so fully and so
clearly exhonorate myself from this charge, that
HN'oNhNNNaS
the despcable tomb of public detestaton.
Respectfully, WIN. SINGER.
The two gentlemen, whose names are attached
to the following affidavit, are both respectable and
sober men, well known in this city, Mr.. Cum
Minis is merchant in the sity, and Mr. Lingle a
cattle dealer
STATE OF CGLIfoRN1A,
County Of Yuba
Solomon Linge and S. Cummns of the city Of
Matysvie, being duly sworn, on oath say; that
they resided in Iowa, afterwards Lafayette, c0un'
ty Wisconsin, and in the town OF Shusburgh
(where Judge VIM. Singer resided before his ap
pontnIent into the Army during the yGdr lS4l
and fot several years prior thereto, and never
heard a report to the effect that Judge Singer was
deflulter to the United States Government un
til we saw the same charged in this morning
Express S. CUMMINS,
S. LlNGIE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Sd dal
of September, 1859. s. G. T0MPKINSj
Notary Public, Nuba county Cal.
NE" " DIRK