the time, what is due to myself.

Judge Turner says he holds himself personally responsible in
and under all circumstances. This he says _in print_; but it
is well understood in this place that he has stated he should
feel bound by his oath of office to endeavor to obtain an
indictment against any gentleman who should attempt to call
him to account. Shielded behind his oath of office he has
displayed his character by childish boasts of personal courage
and idle threats of vengeance.

STEPHEN J. FIELD.
MARYSVILLE, _Dec. 21st, 1850_.


There were also annexed to the publication of Turner, letters from
different persons expressive of their opinion of his general bearing
on the bench and courtesy to them. Among these was one from John T.
McCarty, the candidate against me at the recent election, in which he
spoke in high terms of the Judge's conduct on the bench, and assailed
me as his calumniator, applying to me sundry coarse epithets. In
answer to this letter I published in the Herald the following card:

JOHN T. MCCARTY.

John T. McCarty, in a letter to Judge William E. Turner, dated
the 22d of November, takes occasion to apply several vile
epithets to myself, and uses the following language to Judge
Turner: "Having been present at the first term of your court
ever held in this district, and most of your courts since that