The mountain Democrat., 1865-10-14
Per The Aountain DsmOera:.
The Judicial Election.

VAA 4u0IDMAA 2AGGNLOAs
The legal voters Of California will soon
be called upon to elect Judge Of the Su-
preme Court, whose term Of service will
be ten years.
The anlidates for the position are
Henry Hare Hartley and Sias W. San.
dersOn.
Voters, il they act wisely, will, before
deposiIing their ballots, compare these
candidates, and will SO vote us will, in
their judgment. most advance the public
good.
Inexhaustible patience, untiring indus.
try, immovable tirmneSS; a profound
know ledge Of the Law, clear and com.
prchensive intellect. incnrruirtibie integ.
rIty, and freedom from partisan bias. are
the qualifications necessary for q Judge
OF the Supreme Court.
In no one 0f the particulars mentioned
il HartlrV th~ Iv(SUi''-; ~ S,HA@ySnn, aud,
in some cf them. he is much his superior
!. Patience. There occurs SNOeb in
the judicial career Of every Judge to tax
his patience. ! am not very much ac
quantcd with Hartley. but from Whar |
have seen and know Uf him, take him
to b. very patient man. All acquainted
with SanderSun know him to b. Of very
impatient. irritable disposition.
2. Industry. - In the lapse Of ten years,
a Judge nf the Supreme Court must have
a very large amount Of labor to perform.
To perform it properly will require a
very great amount OF industry. While
attracted by the novelty of a Supreme
Ju'Igeship. almost any man might work
we'll enough for time. But the novelty
of such a position must soon wear off -
With the novelty Of the position g0ne, the
man naturally indolent will relapse into
his habits OF Incidence. Hartley isapar
agon Of industry. He never could get
through with the large amount Of pro-
fes>ional business contided to his charge,
without working unliringly and SyStrrnat.
ically. heard a man intimately &C
qdainted with him and well qualified to
Judge say that he could do more work
than any other man that he had ever
known in his life. Though not particu
larlv lazy, every one who knows Sander
son, knows that he is naturally inclined
to Incidence.
g. Frmness Hartley has manifested
tirmneSs by adhering to the same pO!itl-
cal creed under the most trying circum-
stances. Since the dissolution Of the old
Wing party, he has been an unwavering
Democrat. SanderSon'S career has indi.
Gated a great lack of GrmnesS. In the
wears 1851, 2. 8. and 4. we find him q
Wing. In 1865, though not member Of
the Know Nothing Order, we find him
supporting Know Nothing nominations.
In the years 1856 and 81, we find him
an obServant locker m, saying nothing
In 1858 and so, we find him Stumping
Ell Dorado county for Buchanan'S Admin
iStration. In 1860, We find him stump
ing the county for Breckenridge. In
1861. we find him for and against the
Breckenridge party. Since Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, we find him on
both sides Of the soldier vote question.
4. Knowledge Of the Law. They are
both fine ju'istS. As to knowledge Of the
law there Is not, perhaps. much difference
hetween them. In that particular, how.
ever. Hartley must have the preference,
as the law is profession requiring an ex
cluSivene>s Of attention, and HARTLEY de
votes himself exclusively tout His mnin
amhilnn is to excel in mis- pl ,feSSi"n
5. ClearnrsS and Cnmprehen>iVrneS> IT
Intellect. = Thev both have clear and
COMPREHENSIVE intrllectS, ard in point of
ability, either would do credit to the Su
picmr Bench.
6. Integrity Il nm not aware that
there is anything to he said against the
integrity oi eithe' candidate We all
know, however. how easily the wish be
comes father If the thought 4 man
lacking ~ ii murSS, NAV he readily sway
ed hv passion and pr jrdireS nf which h"
is unconscious. Trat would ne ~ha' w.
would have t" far from Sander>nn. No
passion nr prejudice would b" apt Ia bia>
the NOR" reliable Hartley.
7. Fr' rdom from Partisan Bins In
tbs particular. Hartley is. unIeniahly,
iminea>u'ab ihv superior of Sand r<on.
Th re is u" rrn>or Tor believing that his
legal decisions would, in anv insiarcc. h,
S'dp'" ~ hc V'lillI"I uII'hOHS w Hl>
party, farther than.,n his u"hia>>e ed judy
ment. those opinions werr right. Ger
tainlv cannot say as much for SanherSnn.
The experience Of the past assures Us
that he is not To h" placed in autagoni>m
with the most narrow minded notions Of
his party
have ascrihcd tn Sanderson a great
lack Of hrmneSs | must either do that.
or bring against him the graver charge of
intentional dishonesty, which would. |
think, he going too far.
All who ave acquainted with him must
admit that he is an unreliable man. On
the other hand. all acquainted with Hart
ley. must admit that ne is entirely re.
liable.
Shall reliable or shall an unreliable
man be elected to the Supreme Bench for
the next ten wears?
MEMBER OF THE BAR.
A RECORD OF THE PAST. The final vote