Year: 1863

We will pass over for the present any CON-
ment upon the irreproachable character and
high legal attainments of the Union nomi--
nees for the high position of Justices of the
Supreme Court, who will be elected on the
2lst inst, for no copperhead paper in the
State has yet yentured one word derogatory
to their character or qualifications for the
positions they seek.


The loyal portion of the people of the Ninth
Judicial District, composed of the counties of
Siskiyou, Trinity and Shasta, have selected,
as their candidate for District Judge, Hon.
E. Garter, an experienced and able lawyer,
who was educated in the severe law schools
of the State of New York more than twenty
years ago, where he was admitted to prac.
tice in all of the higher Cours-and that in a
State noted for producing some of the most
eminent jurists in the United States.


After following his profession with marked
success for several years, upon the breaking
out of the gold fever in California, in 1S49,
he started for this State, where he followed
mining, with varied success, until 1852,
when he located in Shasta and commenced
the practice of his profession, since which
time he has been engaged in most of the
leading cases tried in this District. He fill
ed the position of State Senator during the
years 1857 and 1858, having been elected by
the Democratic party to that honorable po
sition in the fall of 1856.


Mr.. Garter was formerly Hunker Dem
ocrat, and adhered to the fortunes of that
class Of partisans until the campaign of 1860,
when he stumped the county for Stephen A.
Douglas for President, and did signal service
for that party. In the year following he was
warm advocate of the election of John
Conness for Governor.


In 1862 Mr.. Garter, together with the lead
ing and most influential members of the
Douglas Democracy, united with the Repub-
licans under the call of the unconditional
Union party, and has since continued to ad-
vocate all measures deemed necessary by the
present National Administration for crushing
out this monstrous rebellion.


As lawyer Mr.. G. has no superior in
northern California, and if elected to the po-
sition of District Judge, land there is scarce
ly shadow of doubt but that he will be,
he will give general satisfaction to all who
may be SO unfortunate as to be brought
within the meshes of the law, and even
handed justice will be meted out to them
without regard to personal or partisan friend
ships.


Hon. c. G. Bush has received the Union
nomination for the Office of County Judge,
position to which he was elected by the Doug
las Democracy in 1861, the duties of which
position he has discharged with credit to him.
self anl with fidelity to the people .Jadge
Bush is also of Democratic antecedents ; but
following. the admonition of the lamented
Douglas, that no party distinction should di
vide the loyal people of the country until the
rebellion should be crushed out, he attached
himself to the Union party upon its organi-
zation, and has done faithful service in aid
of the maintainance of law and order. He is
an earnest supporter of the Administration in
its efforts for the suppression of the rebels in
arms in front, and cepperheads in the rear of
our brave soldiers in the field, who have Of
fered themselves sacrifices for our common
country.


In supporting such ticket as is here pre-
sented no man need entertain doubt that
those for whom he casts his vote will prove
true to the interests of the people of the
State, and that they will give every aid in
their power in perpetuating our free institu-
tions. and maintaining our Government
through whatever trials they may be called
upon to pass.