Year: 1859

We have but once alluded to them. and
this only 70 give the substance of the une-
! quivocal declaration of the San Francisco
News that its editor had derived knowledge
of the facts supporting the charge from Judge
Murray.-Sac. Union.


Be easy, if you please, for a time. Judge
Murray, one night when in conversation on
the subject of political matters in California.
spoke in very contemptuous terms of Latham
The Judge and the editor of this paper were
on very intimate terms, and when we ex-
pressed our surprise at his animosity, he, in
severe language, mentioned the fact that
through Latham money had been offered to
the Court, without mentioning the particu.
lars Latham is now candidate for Cover
nor, and it is proper that he should be ques
TONED, for we have learned much since our
interp'eo ~ith Judge MurraH aud since the
Senatorial election, to show that there was
every reason to believe there was every foun
dation for Judge Murray's charge.


The particulars of the Underwater case
we have sought to obtain from Latham's own
political friends, knowing that they were in
their possession. His friends, thus far, have
said they know nothing except from hearsay
they know nothing personally of the truth





plication, all that we have, up to the present
moment said-namely: that Judge Murray
told many persons that Latham had attemp-
ted to influence the Court by the offer of
money. They express an anxiety not to be
questioned on the point, as though they felt
embarrassed-as though their love for the
Lecompton party was struggling with their
contempt for the nominee of that party
Judge Beattys evidence is more complete
than our own, and Judge Bryan's statement
is positive that he was informed of the fact
by Judge Murray, while he was on the bench
We shall "pin" Latham.


We understand that Solomon Heydenfeldt
and other parties have addressed letters to
Latham on the subject, and that he will read
the letters to Latham on the subject, and
that he will read the letters to-day at Neva-
da. Before we offer any further remarks,
and offer any further evidence, we await
this, Latham's own, testimony.
We may, however, as a rejoinder, re print
the following paragraph which appeared in
communication addressed to the Sacramen.
to Union during the pending of the Senate
rial election in 1857:


''In my last article gave a sketch of our
eX'Congressman present Collector, Latham.
There is one little item in his recent
history, not political, to which do not al
lude. Neither do | intend to do so at this
time. 1t may however, become necessary
| hereafter to give this hidden leaf, in order
that the public, and especially members of
his profession, may understand that there are
other modes, if not always effectual, of ar
guing cases, than by precedent and authori-
ty."


This communication was signed "Unwa-
vering Democrat" and the writer opposed
Mr.. Brodericks election, and, if we are not
mistaken, he is now a defender of Latham
But Latham, at that time, took no public no,
tice of the matter-S. r. Ne,cs, dug. 1st.
COLLECTING LEvIEs FROM THE Posi- OFFICE
DEPARNMENT TO SUPPORT BUcHANAN's ORGAN.
In the Washington States of June 29th,
appears a communication of which the fol-
lowing is an extract


Yesterday, in passing through the General
Post Office Department. we found an emissa.
ry from the office of Brig. Gen. Bowman,
seemingly clothed with all the authority of
official sanction demanding, upon the high
waymans principle of "your money or your
office" that each and every clerk employ
ed should subscribe to levy of six dollars,
ostensibly as years subscription to a weak,
imbecile and Objectionable newspaper, but
for no other purpose than to bolster up and
sustain the fortunes of one engaged in the
publication of paper so devoid of interest,
ability, and enterprise, that it cannot COM
mand the appreciation and support of the
public; hence; the efforts to sustain it by a
resort to a species of despotism as CALLING
aud as odious to any gentleman as anything
that you can conceive Of


1t is understood that this system of forced
levy is to be applied to all the Executive De
partments. A practice so fraught with odi-
business should never receive the sanction Of
any national Administration.


We hope for the credit of the country, that
the Administration will not sanction it, The
States, in commenting on this high handed
act of Gen. Bowman, declares its unwilling.
ness that the Administration shall be charged
with any completely i'll it, and says:


1t is the bold invention of the proprietor
of the Constitution to swell his subscription
list, which has dwindled down to that of an
obscure country journal, and advance his pri
vote fortune at the expense of the public
morals


We also clip from the States, the following
paragraph;


We understand that the levies realized
from the Post Office Department yesterday
by Brigadier General George Washington
Bowman, amounted to about one thousand
dollars. This is certainly a very good days
work


We do not know which to admire most
the tactics of Miramon in levying a half
million on the specie train through Mexico or
this levy of General Bowman on the govern
ment clerks at Washington.


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