Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-08
DISTRICT JUDGESHIP.

respectfully announce to the people OF storcy
County that l am a candidate for reelection to
the position of District Judge Of the First Ju-
dicial District.
And l take this opportunity to present TO the
Electors Of Storey County some considerations,
in relation TO the Judiciary Of our State:
The Judicial power Is entrusted with the nd.
ministration of Justice, and this power more
forcibly, vIsibly and uniformly operates upon all
the rights and interests Of social life, than the
power Of any other department In our system Of
Government. BY Its proper exercise, d just and
vigorous investigation and punishment OF crime
should be reached and secured. The safety Of
the people. and the good order and harmony OF
society, require such exercise OF this power TO
shield the community from fraud and violence.
By the proper and judlcious exercise OF the
same power. the punctual performance OF con-
tracts and obligations should DO faithfully, fairly
and Justly enforced, and In the various claims and
liabilities which arse In the business relations Of
life. should be properly adjusted and established.
The people who can look with confidence TO the
tribunals Of Justice, for the protection and stcu'
rity Of their lust rights. may be truly regarded a
favored people. but without such confidence and
good grounds upon which II may safely rest, a
community Is often tortured with apprehension.
suspicion, fear and alarm. Unrest takes the place
Of quiet repose; and confusion and violence usurp
the power to control, as Avarice md injustice may
dictate.
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whose duty II Is 10 exercise this power, should
have and possess such qualifications, experience,
habits and character, rs will warrant In the pub.
lie mind the fullest confidence then there will
be felt an assurance that all Just rights and inter.
csts claimed In Courts OF Justice Will be faithfully
and fairly considered, and lmpartially decided
upon.
These qualifications, habits and character
should be such ~ will bring with them a reliable
guaranty against any and all attempts to induce.
entIce or coerce the Judicial tribunal to soil tho
purity Of Its ermlne.
Unsullied purity OF purpose and an unfinching
integrity Of principle are the indispensable requi.
Ill es In the character Of him who Is placed in a
position to exercise judicial power in the dis.
charge Of his duties. Nothing more than the fore.
going qualifications and requisites need be re.
quired. and nothing less will render him fit to be
entrusted with the exercise Of judicial power.
That exercise Of power can not wisely be placed
In incompetent hands, nor should II be subjected
to the communicating influences Of social delin.
quencies or Of moral obliqultics.
The right and the power 10 nominate n man
for office Ia inherent In tho people. II is their
duty and their interest to do so. The security OF
their rights, by a lust administration of the laws,
by n nomination for judicial Office IL the control.
ling object to DO obtained. The electors Of u dis.
trict, as q body, may nominate In advance Of tho
time OF election, or they may nominate and elect
at the same time.
They may also delegate to others as their
agents, tho right to nominate or name a partIcu.
lar man for a particular Office, and when these
agents have acted they canreport their doings to
the people. When the report Is made IL may be
accepted or rejected. II the wishes, the choice
and interests Of the people have been fairly con.
suited, II proper inquiry has been made In order
to ascertain the mind Of the people, then these
agents can properly exercise that delegated right
TO nominate.
But II these agents act regardless Of the wishes
If thu neonle yxhola intarestR aafety and wall,
being are to be affected by the selection, then and
In that case the nomination IL made In violation
Of good faith and IL void. and has no claim TO IA.
vor or respect. II Is n nullity. There Is no such
thing as a regular nomination, unless II be made
with an honest purpose OF making n selection for
the people and In accordance with their wishes.
Can q nomination be regarded AZ binding II Il be
repugnant 10 tho wishes Of the peoplei How
much would We ordinarily pay IN agent for doing
Just what we do not want him TO dol Or how
much would We be likely to thank an agent for
doing what IL hostile to our interest and repug.
nRnt TO our wishesf
And yet how common II Ia for the agents, who
have been most wanton and derelct of duty. and
who have only been induced by some cunning
device to promote the wishes Of q few persons or
a mere clique, In disregard Of the people. to cry
out regular nomination: don't bolt And the
more recreant they were to their proper duty the
moro loudly they intended TO proclaim the bind.
ing force Of any nomination.
All the foregoing suggestions and propositions
being entirely general in their application, will
be examined exclusively for the purpose Of deter.
mining whether they be correct or not. II they
should be found incorrect, then they should be
disregarded.
Blu; II upon the contrary, they should be found
after due elaboration to be right and proper,
then the people OF Storey County have the right
and u Is their duty TO so declare and act accord.
ingly.
1t Is sometimes said that we will be better pre-.
pared to meet and rebuke wrongs and outragcs
next year, than this, but II Is better and wiser TO
do right now and next year too. No association
OF men can long exist unless they actupon sound
and Just principles. Let the people exercise their
rights with q view TO their best interests and the
general welfare, and all will be psR.
G. BURBANK.
Virginia, Oct. 5, 1856. oc5.tf