Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-28
The Senatorial Vacancy.
"Then came he smallest tribe yet had seen
Plain their dress, and modest was their mien."


the laudable ambition ofthat noble old Demo-
crat Henry p IIaun He is an aspirant for
Senatorial honors, and his friends have been
waiting impatently for a recital of his claims
in the columns of his own purity organ. The
Express, in its vest erday's issue, blew loud
blast for His Excellency John Is. Weller
whose chances are not to be decided until
next January, but says neer word for Judge
Haun, whose fate must be known in a much
shorter time propose to supply this un-
kind omission. and to let all the world know
that Judge Haun has high claims, and good
friends to urge them.
First and foremost, Judge lIaun is from the
South, by which mean that he was from
Kentucky to Iowa, thence to California This
is no sine gua non with the Administration
party at large. but Gov. Weller is known to
have very strong Southern prcjudices, and as
it is of him we ask the toga for our friend,
we are bound to show that 10y bestowing it,
he graces the shoulders of no "yaller belly"
but rather those of one of the true chivalry.
Another potent argument is, that our friend
has never received anything at the hands of
his party. lie was elected over another
Democrat to the office of County Judge Of
Yuba county, in 1850, and filed the impor-
tant positions of Judge of the County Court,
Judge Of the Court of Sessions and Probate
Judge for four years, but then party lines
had not been drawn. He asked to be nomi-
mated for District Judge in 1852, but the boon
was denied him He asked the petty Office
of Governor in 1858, but Bigler received the
nomination, and have always thought that
if Judge IIaun did bolt Bigler that year, as
has been sometimes said of him, he was pro-
voked to do it by the codness of his party
towards him. In 1855 he was nominated for
attacked him with charges Of official wrong
doing, which, together with the weakness
that year Of the Democratic party, defeated
him, and caused him to take to agricultural
pursuits, and the tending Of flocks at lands
precinct in this county. In 1856 the Demo-
cratic party carried the State; and such Of
the local Democratic nominees as suited
Judge IIaun and his friends, were elected in
tins county. By the assistance of Iaun,
Lindlcy Il Co.. the Americans, at that elec-
ton, defeated the Democratic nominees for
The State Senate, viz: c. E Lippincott and
Mike Gray. and elected r. S. Mesick and j..
Q. Goodwin. If Judge Haun's course at that
time was little contrary to Democratic
usage, it was, to say the least, bold and Sc.
-vere rebuke to the Yuba Democracy, for their
insolence in making nominations which were
distasteful to several members of the party
This year Judge IIaun asked his party in
this county to give him the State delegation
for Congress. Who needed him -? Why the
ingrates would not even take his claims un-
der consideration. Now lie asks the appoint
ment for United States Senator for a few
short months, and he must have it. | see
nothing in this simple proposition which
should excite so much contemptuous smiling,
rs seems to greet it on many occasions. 1t Is
made in earnest, and some highly influential
politicians have taken the thing in hand
Let some warm friend of Judge Haun's go to
Sacramento and address His Exc.llency, Gov
John B. Weller, in this wise:
"Yonr Excellency may be assured our
cause has powerful advocates Your friend
"llagruder is for Haun, and is a tower of
Strength Lindley is for him. your appointee
to the County Judgeship (}y the way, Gov
'thnt appointment, poor as it was, met with
more favor before the people. than did that
"unlucky one of Peter Vanclief for District
Judge in Sierra and Pllmas( Then there
"is Spjlman, the Old War Horse of Strawber.
Try Valley-a staunch old democrat, he is
said to be for him. Did you ever hear TINT
your friend Spi!lman's devotion to your
"other friend Magruder got the better of his
devotion to the Democracy in 1855 and
"caused him to vote for the latter. then X. n.
nominee for County Cle-k? 1t may or
.'may not be so, only give you the story as
"I heard it) Many Others of your warm
supporters here, most exalted sir are for
"Haun, and indeed he must have it. We do
mot say that we can show you any votes
gained for you by the appointment, but do
''you doubt our power to make the Yuba
delegation vote just as we please next win
ter? You now know what Yuba county
demands, most worshipful Excellency, and
"we leave you to your deliberations"
Could the above judicious appeal fail to
control Gov. Weller in this important crisis ?
True, it might be little difficult to control
the Senator and members elect from Yuba,
on their votes for U. S. Senator, but the ap.
pointment will then have been made. (Con.
found the luck. if we could only have beaten
Watkins with Iite in Convention we conld
then have done a little better, perhaps)
l have finished for the present, but let me
in closing, ask You, friend Ridge, to puzzle
your brains somewhat in this matter, and
give us little help fear the Express will
remain lukewarm, and thereby imperil Judge
tIauns chances for the U. S. Senntorship. -
Speak of the Judge us conservative man.
who is not worked upon by bitter prejudices,
and MS man who knows no envy for those
who outstrip .him in the chase for political
honors NEIeuBoR.
IL Stockton, about two o'clock on Sunday
morning, bold attempt was made to rob the
jewelry establishment of Messrs. Han d Co.
hy some person who since the evening pre-
vious had concealed himself within the build