Year: 1865

Under the amended Constitution of the state
of California the choice of Judicial officers was
made the occasion of special election. The
Governor has issued his proclamation ordering
said election for Wednesday Oct 18th, at when
time the people of this county will be called up
on to vote for Supreme Judge and two Justices
of the Peace for each township. While we De-
lieve that the intent of our lawmakers was goou
and worthy in separating the Judicial from the
General Election, on the ground that the cholce
of the Judiciary should not be beset and narass-
ed by the conflicting jangle of partlzan striie
and political faction, yet we find that to great
extent the law is voted a useless expense AM
humbug, and failing entirely to meet the wisheu-
for end But it is a law, and it is proper that II
should be scrupulously observed, even II IN uo-
ing so the people are subjected to slight inconVe
nience for purpose which, as many argue, re-
suits in no benefit to the masses.


The Union Judicial Convention of the State re-
nominated acting Judge 5. W. Sanderson Tor the
position. 1t was earnestly hoped previous to the
assembling of that body that some able member
of the Bar from one of the mining counties-a
lawyer who could carry with him the result OF
years of experience in mining litigation, Woulu
have been selected The result proved that this
could not be accomplished and therein is con-
tanned argument in regard to the ineffclency
of the law in the behalf for which it was espe-
cially framed. Common sense and justice would
dictate that the Supreme Bench should contain
at least one member who from experience was
well versed in litigation peculiar to the mining
counties and mining interest, but partHan zeal
was so thoroughly aroused in the contest that the
desired end could not be attained. Sanderson
was nominated, and his experience on the Bench
is an argument in favor of his reelection over
the green hand selected by the opposition as his
opponent.


H. H. Hartley, a lawyer of little note, and who
is seldom heard of outside of Sacramento, is the
Democratic nominee. Hartley, we are Informed,
has been for the past five years as much seces-
sionist as his attorneys oath would permit. If
the opposition had selected a well-ve-sed and
less politically prejudiced lawyer from some one
of the mining counties, there might have been a
prospect of his election. AS it is, Sanderson
will be the choice of the people without. doubt.


We would call the attention of the Urion Cen
tral Committee to the fact that the Judicial Elec-
ton is only about two weeks distant, and that it
is high time the necessary prelinlnaries therefor
were arranged.


TRUE TO ITS INSTINCTS. s.-s' The Alta California,
claiming to be a leading commercial journal OF
San Francisco, publishes the dispatch received
from the Assistant Postmaster General to the
first Vice President of the San Francisco Cham
Der of Commerce, relative to mail matters and
adds Comment on the above statement of facts
is entirely unnecessary. Shylock not a
wholly imaginary character, after all Such is
the first and only reference this organ Of trade
has made to matter in which the business men
of the Bay, who maintain commercial relations
with the interior towns north of Sacramento,
are interested and which has excited much in
dignant complaint throughout the vast section
of country that has been suddenly deprived OF
regular postal communication. The partial, un-
fair and unjust statement Of the Assistant Post
master General against the Stage Company is
promptly accepted by the Alta as conclusive. -
Sacramento Union


The Alta knew very we'll that the Stage Com
pany had received $3.50, 900 a year in grcenbacks
for performing the service, and finding from ac-
tual experience that the sum was insufficient
asked $500, 900. The AHa further knew that
after Reeside had taken the contract at $225, 600
and after learning the extent of the service he
declined to incur the risk of carrying it for that
sum. We only wonder that the commercial in
terest of San Francisco don't petition the city
authorities to transfer the - old granny" concern
to the Farallones


WANTS TO KNow.-The Morning Gail is anxious
to know what has become of the funds collected
for the benefit of the John Brown family. Says
- many real admirers of John Brown, and actual
sympathizers with his family, contributed in aid
of that fund. The question now is what has
become of the money? Mrs. Brown has got
none of it. Have the pretended admirers pock-
eted all which was collected ?" We hope to hear
response from the several Treasurers Of the
John Brown Cottage Fund, from San Francisco
to Siskiyou. MAJ or NJ. H. Myrick, of Red Bluff,
may be able to answer for the northern portion
of the State. The Cottage Fund lists forwarded
to John Martin, Esq, and the editor of this pa
per, were promptly distributed throughout the
county, and we are aware that quite number
of names were enrolled as donors to the Fund al
some points. In order to be able to report to
the general Committee at Red Bluff, it is advisa-
BILE that all list-holders should report Immediately
to John Martin. Treasurer for this county. send.
ing lists and amounts collected. In this way VIC
shall soon be able to know exactly what has been
collected, and to inform the Morning Call querist
where the money is.