Butte record., 1854-03-18
Communicated.
The Alternative

Ihe Senatorial question having as We hope,
fbeen finally settled for the season, and King
David defeated in his aspirations, for the pres
ent, one Of two things still remain to be ac-
complished. or the present mate OF his King
ship, must be changed to a check-mafe, and
the game be irretrievably and forever lost.
The unholy alliance formed to elect e. S.
Senator at this session of the legislature.
conceived in sin, born in iniquity and nur-
tured in corruption" has hitherto been held
together by the lowest and basest of all human
actions-the hope Of elf-aggrandizement in
the minds Of the individuals composing the
faction Nearly every member of that faction
who bow the knee to David. is locking for
ward to future official honors from some
source, and expect from the service they now
render their leader, that leader win in return
lend them helping hand. But there are too
many to be assisted If candidates were will
ling to wait Eve or ten years, all might be
right. but all are impatient to wear the pres
ent honors. There remains but this. for the
leader to secure his own election as U. S
Senator, before called upon to assist any Of
his assistants. Mr.. Brodarick must conse-
quently be elected at this session, before the
next State Convention Of '54. for the nomina-
Of representatives to Congress, or the norai-
nation Of Representatives to congress, must
be put of until '55. Because the faction now
gathered around him Is composed Of the most
explosive materials imaginable and the Sigh
test jar on the ties Of self-interest which now
bind it together, viii burst it into thousand
fragments. If Mr. Broderick cannot be cleo
ted this winter, the division of the spoils must
be put of, until after the session Of the legis-
lsture Of IS. The keeping cf the hopes and
fears Of the incongruous mass around him ful-
y aliTe and aroused, Is the only chance he
has himself, of having one single political
benefit beyond the limits Of San Francisco.
At the division Of the spoils at the next State
Convention, many must certainly be disap-
pointed, for there are not offices enough for
sll and then viii be heard concord of sweet
sounds in the form Of gentle anathemas g.
gainst him they now worship. Put of the
election Of representatives by all means, gen
tlemen Of the Legislature so that Mr.. Brod-
erick can manage his friends until after your
next session.
We notice that bill has already been in
troduced by Mr. Leake, fixing the time Of the
election Of Representatives. at the general
election preceding the expiration Of the term
Of iucanbents bienally. This is correct, but
Of what use IS the lava or N what manner
VIII this law change the present law, passed
April Il, 1852; That law fixes the time Of
election in that year ard every two years
thereafter Thus the present law, and ofMr
Leake produce precisely the same effect, for
the election Of "a is the first general election
prior to the expiration Of the Representative
terms. Notwithstanding the assertions con-
tanned in the address Of he terrified, and in
Mr.. Bryan's celebrated letter to his friends in
Yuba, the official term Of Messrs Latham and
McDougal will expire on the &th March, So,
The Representative commences at the same
time with the Senatorial term. Should the
election of Representatives be postponed until
50, there would necessarily be vacancy in
that Office from March until the election, al
interval of seven months Should they be
elected in "a, as the present law provides,
they will be elected four months before the
term OF the present incumtents expires.
But Notwithstanding all this, gentlemen Of
the legislature if you wish to save Mr. Brod-
erick's feelings and his fame, and if you wish
to preserve intact, the putrid mass now gath
cred around him, you must postpone the cleo
ton Of Representatives until '55. and permit a
vacancy of seven months to occur in that Of
hce, or in other words, you must give Mr..
NBroderick time to get al the assistance he
Wants before he is called on to assist others
NIsrch II, "a SPECTATOR.
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