The Shasta courier., 1860-08-11
NUMBER %.
CARD.
SHASTA, Aug. 9Th, 1860.

SHASTA, Aug. 9Th, 1860.
EDITORS OF SHASTA COURIER:
Gentiemen-Permit me, through the columns
OF your paper, to answer two inoniries which
have been addressed to me from different nor.
tons of the Ninth Judicial District
The first is, For whom win Won vote at III.
approaching Presidential election In answer
to that question reply that my vote will be cast
for stephen A. Douglas, believing as do. that
he Is the regular nominee of my party. But
whilst shall accord to him my vote. I claim
tue privilege of working against his construction
OF Tue hansas- Nebraska Act, and shall support
the candidate Tor State or Federal position.
whose construction OF the Act nccords with our
present Chief Magistrates thus working within
the party organization in favor of n principlc
which believe to be just to all portions of the
Union. to wit: that nothing short of STATE sou.
ereignfy can prohibit the Introduction of opy
species OF property anywhere within the limit,
of the United States.
The other question submitted is Are Won n
candidate for re election to the District Judge.
ship at the ensuing election?
This question cannot answer cateporically
but Will state the facts governing my Ifese3t
incuubency
As..is known to the people of this Judicial Dis
trlct have been elected to the office four times
within the last six years. The Constitution fixes
Juaiciai term at SIX years; and whether the
frequent attempts TO ouSt from Office have
been the work of politicians or the honest opin-
IONS OF those who should control these matters
is question which will not discuss or decide
nut SIMPLY assert that elections have been held
IN thls district almost every year since nv cleo
ton in September, 1854 Last wear. so soon as
had secured the returns from the district 7
employed counsel to test the question for me,
| anu ascertain, oy Judicial decision whether or
not mat was the proper time for holding the
eiecuon to supply the vacancy which was aboct
to occur by the expiration Of nv term. To this
eha maze the request, through the Attorney
Denerai that he per,nade the Governor not to
commission me, so that could institute pro-
ceedlngS tor my commission, and thus test the
validity of the election; and after a full and fair
statement OF all the facts, he replied that he
thought there was no doubt about the validity
OF the election or the regularity thereof and
Sitld mat was clearly entitled to the office for
SIX years from the 9Th of October, 1860 That
opinion remains unchanged so far as am ad
vised. am crediby informed, however, that
there are aspirants in this district who differ
with the Attorney General, and are urging upon
the people The necessity of calling a District
convention to nominate candidate for District
Judge.
| do not consider this the proper time to elect
ajndge, and, therefore, do not seek a nomina-
tion oy Convention; bat inasmuch rs some
other person viii Ia all probability have his
name placed upon tickets to be voted at the
november election, the people may save me the
trouble OF contesting my right to ofice before
the Courts by voting for me and for such an
expression OF favor they will have my snccrest
gratitude, with the promise of renewed efforts on
my part to discharge faithfully and mpartially
; the important trust which they have so repeat-
edly conferred upon me. Very respectfully,
WM. p. DAIxGERFIELD
The newspapers in my district will confer
iavor on me by copying the foregoing letter.
WM. p DAIYGERFIELp.