Columbia gazette., 1853-12-17
For the Columbia Gazette.


Siir,-I sec by the Sonora Her
aid of the 10th Dec, that the Editor of
that paper in his reply to the Corrcspon-
dence X, still persists in his unwar-
ranted attack upon Senator Gwin. Now
Sir,I wish to call your attention, as we'll
as that of every candid democrat in Cal
ifornia, to the manner and means resort
ed to, in order to sink one Of Calitor-
MAS most faithful public servants, in
the esteem of the Democratic party; for
it il self evident to the most casual OBJ
server that the s. Il has no
other object in view. Now, Sir, will,
by brief allusion to the modus cper-
omdi, give you little insight into the
manner by which Senator Gwin is to be
abused, and that too, so smoothly that
none but whig statements, current report,
and common rumor can be Ii, Id rcspon-
sible for the fraud. 1t will be rccoliect-
ed that the Sonora Herald, as well as
some other sheets, made some ,ru sud-
den and astounding discoveries, reyy
shortly after certain leb-ated indi-
vidual made a tour through this, as vel!
as several of the Northern and most pop
ulous Counties of the Mining districts.
Then comes out very modest cncomi-
um upon the gentleman who had jus,
passed through and brushed up the per
ceptive organs of the Editors Of the So
nora Herald and Calave as Chronicle,
(the last mentioned sheet had until the
period above alluded to, been political
nonentity, Then pause cnsues, until
out comes the Address of the Democrat
ic State Central Committee HAT was
the signal for the Batteries to ohn.
A direct thu st i then made at Senate,
Gwin, and according to the editorial OF
the Sonora Herald, it is upon the author
ity alone Of the blustcrings Of Wings III
his Office almost every day last summer
but when called upon personally, it was
then upon the authority Of Northern
Exchange. Now Sir, this was part Of
the plan; for there is no doubt t|At scv-
eral editors of Northern Exchanges go:
a little eye water, when the tourc>t was
passing, merely TO assist their visin i'll
discovering the Political pcccadilos of
Senator Gwin, Or any other prominent
Democrat who igEt happen to stand
i'll the way Of a certain parsonage, in his
aspirations to the United states Scna-
torsLip. But when the Editor Of the
s. Il is taken to task (as lie
expresses it, for lis sh.tfling. what then
do you suppose is his authority' Why,
common rumor. And he:c let he remark
that ! have call upon one of the gentle
men Gen. baldwin, to whom the Edi
tor refers, as authority to support th'
statements, with view to fastcn TIE stig-
ma upon Gwin, and he, tie referee ill.,
forms us that he did hear ii as cormon
runor, and so common, that he did no;
look upon it as having any better foun-
dation, than the many groundless reports
that are in circulation before an impor-
tant Election. Now sir, admit all that
the Editor has referred to (Which in eff
feet we deny) that the Wigs bowed
and clustered, and claimed this or that
leading Democrat, as tavoring the pre-
tentions OF their cand dates TO otiice, that
some Northern Editor, either from al
larm or wilfully, reiterated the calumny
and that rum or and current report ban
died it about, that Senator Gwin was
t;;voring the election of VIM. Waldo,
| then say let the gentleman and his
coadjutors, have the benefit Of ali their
authority, either separately or collective
ly. Aud | again ask, as we were compcll-
cd to ask, frequently, last fall, before the
general State Election, if common ru
NOR or current report, founded upon the
groundiess statement of Wings, was
either proper or sufficient evidence
for the condemnation and abandonment
of a faithful and well tried public SER
want John Bigler) by the Democratic
party. But now, the times have chang
ed, and the gentlemen have some other
object to attain; and any authority will
do him, SO that he arrives at his object
[ will now cndeavor to try the gentle
man by the rule of Isis own reasoning.
1t will be recollected by all who were
favored with the perusal of the Sonora
Herald, during tie canvass alluded to,
how strong was the condemnation yisite d
upon the heads of those who abandoned
John Bigler upon the identical autholi-
ty of current report and Wing misrep-
resentation, and most heartily do agree
with the Editor of the Sonora Herald,
that those deserters deserved such con-
demnation. But the rule does not end
here. For / now submit it to the can
did consideration Of every unbiased DEM
ocrat, whether those who are trying to
sink and condemn Gwin, upon the tcsti-
mony Of Wing statements, common ru-
NOR and current report, do not deserve
the same condemnation with those who
bolted Biglef under the same pretext,
l call it pretext, for it is evident that
both the Bigler boilers and Gwin ca
lumninators only acted aud are acting
for the subserviency Of personal and 20.
litical speculative objects, then let an
unbiased Public decide.
Feeling Sir that am drawing rather
hard upon your time and Indulgence,
shall conclude bv making what dof.nce