The Shasta courier., 1865-09-30
Judicial Election.

This interesting event GENES off on the 18th
proximo, and the Union nominee for Justice
of the Supreme Court is opposed by nomi
nee of the Democratic party. Under ordinary
circumstances this disgrace would have been
spared the State, and the Union nominee
would have walked over the course without
a competitor but the last election for county
officials and members of the Legislature re-
vealed so much of corruption IN the ranks OF
the Union party-showed that so many OF
that organization could be bought. Tor the
merest chance of an Office, to affiliate ana
vote with copperheads, that the Democracy
has armed itself for the fray, and appointed
leader for the battle, relying tor success
upon the disaffected element once IN the
Union party for votes, and upon the supine-
ness of true Union men to keep them from
the polls. This is Their capital blowing and
Misrepresentation the means by which they
hope to place their man on the bench OF the
highest court known to our laws. This can
only be done by decision of that court
which. under our form of government, ranks
all others, viz: the people. Upon that deci-
sion, fully and fairly expressed, we rely and
are willing TO abide; but we are not willing
to consent to the carrying off Of the honors
of the fight by party whose every principle
and act is antagonistic to the State and Gen
eral Government, without an effort, at least,
ON the part of the Union party to sustain the
pure and patriotic sentiment predominating
in our nation That effort may be made
success by each patriotic citizen simply at
tending the polls of his precinct, and there
quietly depositing his ballot for the Union
nominee and it is duty every citizen owes
to his Government, to his own good name,
and to the welfare of his children. At this
time the example is needed, that Democracy
may learn that it has reckoned without its
host and that its calculations, Lased upon
results when there was too great scramble
for office, is house built upon sand.
That organization. now known as the Dem
ocratic party, should be and must be broken
up in this State. 1t should not be suffered to
exist as rallying point for treason. IfUnion
men will but do their duty at the coming
election, the work is done. In the smallness
of that duty lies the great danger of its ne
glect. Men must not say to themselves =
Nv vote will neither elect nor defeat either
candidate; I've got something else to do"
1t is that very reasoning, and action conse-
powerful for battle.
With the notice given, every Union voter
can so arrange his affairs as to have ample
time on that day to discharge his duty to his
God, his country and posterity. Then let it
be done. We are earnest and sincere in our
belief that if every Union voter in this county
will 90 to the polls on the 18th, and there
deposit his - hundred FOUNDER" the Demo-
cratic party will never more be heard ofwith-
in its boundaries and if every county in the
State will do the same thing, California will
be freed from the incubus Shall we do it
Let every man appoint himself a committee
of one to see that his neghbor discharges
this holy trust on that day. Let every man
lie down on the night of that day. hugging
within his bosom the glorious consciousness
that his duties for the day have been faithfully
performed Let him not awaken in the
morning regretlul that a day has passed and
duty to his country been left unperiormed; the
man who does so will not die happy, unless
he can show cause that would excuse him
from service on a jury, even under the late
stringent law.
Union men should keep it present to their
minds that on that day they are the superiors
of any official; that on that day they make
the officers who shall serve them; let them
bear in mind, too, that if bad men are SO
placed, it is because of remissness of duty on
the part of voters.
The Union party has the strength and the
power if it fails to use them, then it is
clearly the fault of its members, and they
must be held as culpable. Wake up, then,
from the torpidity consequent upon the de-
feat Of rebels in arms. and clean out those
disguised under the name Of Democracy, nor
leave them an abiding place in our midst
At least force them to the assumption of
decency by changing their name to some
thing that shall bear no resemblance to the
one under which they have been guilty of
crimes the most hellish.
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