The weekly Butte record., 1867-02-09

SOMEBODY SHOULD SAVE BIDwELL FROM HIS
FRIENps.-It is known that Bidwe has placed him
self ''in the hands of his friends cand date for
Governor of California. The San Francisco Bul-
ietin which never puffs any candidate except for
the purpose of killing off somebody whom it hates
worse than the object of its laudations, gives Bid
well first rate puff, and thinks he will admirably
fill the Office of Governor because 'his private
wealth puts him above the corruptng influence of
temptation" Some jealous Chcoite, writing
der date of Oroville January 9th, to the San
Francisco Times, calls it 'dsgraceful inuendo,''
and "a backhanded notice." and betters it mill
sight, by insisting that he knows "Gen. Bidwell'
and knows "him wel,'' and that "he will be honest
because he cannot be disbonest!' Why, every
rascal in the penitentiary is honest for the same
reason, viz: Because he cannot be dishonest
But there is great difference in opportunities for
being dishonest between the penitentiary and the
Gubernatarial cushion. Bidwell may well exclaim
"save me from my friends. - He will probably do
so. as soon as his great and powerful, but simple,
childlike intellect comprehends the fact that his
gubernatorial friends ''poking fun at him. If
Gen. Bidwell had consulted the interests of Butte
county, of this Congressional district, and of Nor.
thern California, since he has been in Congress,
instead of the interests of his Own immediate
ranch, we might have been tempted to make Bid
well the os tensble Governor under the regency of
Capt. Hank Hunt, formerly of the OrovilIe Guard.
1t is not impossible that We may yet make him our
candidate, if We succeed against his efforts to the
contrary in Strengthening the Northern California
route to Idaho, that it can compete with the
Dutch Flat for the trade and travel and in
that case, We shall make of his pretended
friends, who killing him off under the guise of
friendship, bound like India rubber balls. Blast
EN- II anything prevents US from advocating the
nomination of Bidwell for Governor it will be
found in the general tenor of the following:
HEAVY on BIDwELL.-We see that Senator vii
son OF Massachusetts,, has introduced bill to abol-
ish and prohibit peenage in New Mexico and other
parts of the United States. This is heavy blow
on John Bidwell. His fortune has been made
through peon labor. His Indian slaves have cult
waited his fields, his vineyards and his orchards in
defiance of the protests of the people of that vic
image They must now be emaucipated. All men
including negroes and Dggers, and we shall there
lore expect ere long to see one of Bidwels squaws
transferred from the kitchen to the parlor of his
splendid mansion at Chico. The world moves
5. +. Examiner
The Examiner would do well not to indulge in
such romance as the above, when it is remembered
that dear friend aud old partner OF its editor,
Vince GeCer, was in the habit of transferring his
squaws to his dormiiory.-Sae. Union.
If the Union can only plead in bar. the conduct
of the murderer and fugitive Geger, who would
represent those who wish to rear respectable fam
lies in California s.l the virtue and iutelli-
gence of our people, if the RECORD should adyo-
cate Bdwell. Should be happy TO do SO under
binary circumstances-but, really, we beg to be
eXcused-we amt on it,