The Shasta courier., 1861-07-27
Judge Landrums


1t is much to be regretted that in times oi
great political excitement disposition should
be exhibited to impeach the honesty and
standing of our public men, on insufficient
grounds. Certain Black Republican jour-
| nails, and the San Francisco Bulletin in par
ticular, have been very busy in this line Of
late, and have earned wide spread reputa-
ton for vituperation and detraction of char
acter. The dirty tricks of shabby politicians
are ALWAYS resorted to on the eve of a general
election. and have in sooth been considered
the disgrace of the California press. The la
bors of the Bulletin have given it an unenvi-
able notoriety. In its issue of the 18th inst.
| it contains an attack on the character OF
Judge Landrum, our nominee for State
Treasurer, which We pronounce groundless IN
all respects save one, and that in reference to
a certain weakness which at one time occa.
sionalIy manifested itself in a partiality for
| :. toddies." We say occasionally" for
during an acquaintance of nearly twenty
| years standing, we never knew him to be
charceable with this vice and further, to
our certain knowledge Judge L. has strictly
carried out the Scriptural injunction of moi
tasting or handling..the unclean thing sine
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The report of the Grand jury in Noyem-
Der, 1882 struck at the private character,
and not the official integrity of the Judge.
The COURIER took this view Of the matter at
the time, and declined to publish the para
graph even as Court news. Hear the late
Gen. Dosh's view of this matter, published
at the time, and reproduced now on account
of its pertinency:
Next to the concluding paragraph of the
Grand Jury's Report we have omitted. 1t
strikes particularly at the pripate character of
man of unimpeaehed and unimpeachable
honor-the presiding officer of the Court of
Sessions. The charge reflects not in the
slightest degree against his official integrity,
and yet it is couched in severer terms than
those used, in other portions of the Report,
in reference to acts involving malfeasance in
Office. While, then, we do not mean to call
in question the honor and purity of the Grand
Jury, we will refuse to make our journal in
strumental in spreading abroad paragraph
that can accomplish no end other than fixing
stigma upon the name of man with but
one fault, and many virtues. The other per
sonal allusions of the Report involve malfca-
sance in Office, and hence we print them as
Court news.
The official integrity of Judge Landrum
has never been assailed, or even questioned
by any person in this county, and the charge
in the Bulletin on this head is gross fabri-
cation and wilful Misrepresentation. The
same remark applies to his expulsion
from Office, no such event having taken place,
and no one not animated with malice ever
dreaming of it.
In November, 1859, Judge Landrum was
a single man, and exposed to all the tempt,-
tions that the chaotic state Of our society eI-
posed the incumbent Of public office; and i
is we'll known fact that the Judge was on
this occasion the innocent dupe Of designing
and malicious men.
The Judge married in the spring Of 1850,
and is permanent resident Of this county
all his interests centering here, he having
| lived here since the summer of '5l-and du.
ring that entire time no charge can be alleg-
ed against him that has color Of existence
in reality and when we reflect that the Ex
ecutive and Judicial departments of our State
have been filed by gentlemen against whom
this same fault could be alleged with tolera
BILE success, we see no reason why Judge l.
should be ostracised through the vindictivt