Columbia gazette., 1853-12-03
For the Columbia Gazette.

Having with pleasure read the manly
and proper sentiments expressed by
you in the columns of your paper ot
the 26th Nov. last, in regard to the ad.
dress of the Democratic State Centra
Committee, I take this method of ex.
pressing my concurrence in the senti.
ments so properly expressed by you; al
so to express the hope that you will, il
circumstances will permit, make still
further comments upon the same subject
| am not in the practice of writing te
newspapers on any subject, but wher
such gross outrage is attempted upon
the democratic party, as is evinced by
the tone of the address of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee, and
that without decent regard to truth
and justice, it then becomes necessary
that every true democrat should act in
defence Of that principle that asks for
nothing that others may not enj"y.-
Now it seems to me that from the tone
of the address of the Democratic State
Central Committee, that it was intend
ed first, to bring Messrs Hammond and
Gwin into disrepute with the democratic
party; and second, in order that D. G..
Broderick should by that means attain
an easy victory to the United States
Senatorship, thus practicing fraud upon
the whole democratic party, as we'll as
the most gross injustice, (if not the
most violent outrage, upon the gentle
men above named. And | would still
further observe that the expressions ut
tered by the Sonora Herald of the Goth
Nov. last, under the editorial head of
that paper, was nothing less than the
commencement Of the system by which
the fraud is to be practiced upon the de-
mocracy, not only of Tuolumne county,
but of the whole State of California
The editor of the Sonora Herald re-
marks that he has heard but one .op Mon
expressed in regard to the tone of the
address of the Democratic State Central
Committee, and that was unqualified ap-
probation. Now, sir, as to who the edi-
tor heard make these expressions of un-
qualified appreciation, I am unable to
understand, for l do know that the peo-
pie had not even seen, but great ma
ny expressed desire to see, the address
of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, but could not find it until it ap-
peared in the Sonora Herald; therefore
this unanimous expression must have
come from the editor himself, his COM
positor, and devil. Next, the editor
says that almost every day during the
campaign one Or more wings would call
at his Office and rehearse with an air of
triumph the names of boiling democrats
who were fraternizing with them. H.
then goes on to enumerate the names of
many boiling democrats, and then lugs
in the name of Senator Gmin. He is
the target rt which they arere firing all
tie Time. Now [ would ask if it is prop
er that the selfish aspirations of fac
ton in the democratic ranks shall be
promoted by gross injustice to many
worthy democrats; as we'll as violence to
the whole democratic party, supported
alone upon the fimsy grounds of whig
authority, and that nothing more than
the windy clustering of few wings du-
ring the canvass of an important State
election. But the editor of the Sonora
Herald, Or. Gunn,) it seems, did not
think the authority good, himself, for
when called upon to name some of the
wings alluded to in his editorial as hav-
ing implicated Senator Gwin acting
with the boilers against Gov. Bigler, in
the late gubernatorial election, he, (the
editor) replied that he got his informa-
ton from an exchange paper from some
of the northern counties, thus trying to
shuttle out of the responsibility of this
unjust assault upon Senator Gwin, by
double dealing.
Now, sir, l have to say that do not
offer the above remarks in opposition to
the aspirations of Mr.. Broderick or any
other aspirant, but let him Broderick
come, together with all others, before
the public, upon their merits; as none
Others need expect, nor ever will get the
support of the democratic party. x.
Sonora, Dec lst, 1853.