The Shasta courier., 1865-08-12
RED Bluff Correspondence.
REp BLuFF. Aug. !. 1868

A1Diioh SoShiEh Lear DiI--AA .oul l>ouc
of Saturday last appears paragraph headed
Buying Ofices,Y in which the name Of w.
B. Parker, our candidate for Collector,
figures prominently. The first half of that
paragraph is wholly wrong. Parker was
never candidate against Webb nor against
Stockton. Parker never bought nor attempted
to buy Office from Stockton. Here are the
facts, if you choose to make use of them:
In the Independent of April u, 1861,
George D. Potter is announced for Sheriff.
subject to the voters of Tehama county,
May 3, 1861, "W. B. Parker announces
himself as a Union candidate for Sheriff of
Tehama county, subject to the decision of no
Convention, but to the whole people on the
dav of election" At a Union County Con-
vention, held in Red Bluff June 20, 1861, of
which II. Clay Stockton was President, and
J. D. Gage, Secretary, Geo. /. Potter, S. D.
Johns and e. S. Gushing were named for
Sheriff, and Geo. L. Potter received the en-
dorsement of the Convention for Sheriff. S.
D. Johns Democratic candidate, was elected,
and Potter and Parker were defeated. Potter
has been Copperhead Democrat ever
since, while Parker has remained true to his
colors.
At the Convention before named. II. Clay
Stockton was nominated FOR Tax Collector.
In September the vote stood for Collector A.
Ii. Webb (Democrat), 400; W. S. Thomas
independently 404; H. Clay Stockton
(Union) 457 In March, 1862, Mr. Stockton
appointed W. 3. Parker as Deputy Tax Col
lector, and gave him Parker, as payment
for his services, the per centage on all poll
taxes. That is all Parker received The
per centage on all the taxes of course belong
ed to Stockton. He had an undoubted right
to pay a deputy, and to pay him such sum
and in such manner as he pleased He
agreed and did pay Parker (as before stated)
the per centage on the poll tax. and Stockton
reserved the per centage on all other taxes
for himself
Now, sir, that is the bargain. purchase
and sale over which Mr. Parker's enemies
have harped 50 much Parker purchased
contrary, lie 1t is a shameful and contempt
ible method Of proceeding, for men who were
foremost in sustaining Mr.. Parker in 1868
when be was nominated and elected to the
office of Collector, by the Union voters of the
county, two years after the occurrences which
have been alluded 10, to endeayor to rake up
these old stories and twist them into criminal
aud corrupt transactions. If Mr. Parker was
worthy of support in 1868, he is no less. 50 in
1865 His enemies may do their worst still
Mr.. Parker will compare favorablv with the
best of them. and will receive such a majority
of votes in September next as will astonish
the bolters-the incorruptibe boilers,
Mr. Editor, | happen to be pretty well
posted on this boiling arrangement, and at
the risk of offending my personal friends. let
me say that | know it to be the biggest piece
of bare faced swindling bumbug that ever
nenorty--a little Office hunting minority
was guilty Of. ).
1t is with pleasure we publish the above
correspondence, entirely clearing Mr.. Parker
of the charges made by the Independent.
The error we fell into in our article of las
week was in consequence of information
received from friend who we supposed was
we'll informed. The above letter comes from
a gentleman we know, and have no hesitancy
in giving full credence to his statements.
Further, for the benefit of all concerned we
will state that, to our knowledge, the cores
pondent is in no way connected with, but on
the contrary, is entirely independent of any
and all candidates and their influences is
neither an Office seeker nor seeker for place
under Office holders. Knowing the man,
having faith in his integrity, and conscious
that no mercenary or selfish motive actuates
him, he believe him, and so commend his
lstter toour readers.