Butte record., 1854-12-30
DIR, GWIN AND THa WAsHINGT
UNION.

the Federal Capitol, in the shape of an
article laudatory of their candidate for
United States Senator. The Organ at
San Francisco, after supplying condi
ments, dishes it up editorially, and the
delectible dish is again re-hashed by the
lesser organs in the employ of the indus
irious Doctor, and editorially served to
their unfortunate patrons. The main
portion of the National Organs Puff,
as his penny rush-lights in this State
have long ago done, recounts the vast
services, distinguished ability, and great
industry of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company's Senatorial attorney, and
links that no other person can supply
his place in the affections of the city OF
magnificent distances. All this kind
of argument has been "run into tn
ground," by the Doctors organs in this
State, and is consequently "stale, fiat
and unproftable,'' and calls for no par
ticular notice in this late day of the
Senatorial campaign. But there are
one CT two points in the Unions article
which are SO ridiculously absurd, and
uncalled for, that we propose to place
one Of them before our readers in order
that they may see how important per-
sonage national organ can manufacture
out of il miserable remnant of a pattern
whose popularity is now in the throes
of death in his fourth, but in all human
probability not his last State. The I'm
ion thinks that che is the embodiment of
the California character" 1t is true.
that many, very many, in California, are
situated similarly to Dr. Gw;n, that is,
they are here for the purpose of self-ag-
grand cement and the honor of Office,
while their property, their permanent
lat rests, and in reality their homes, are
in other States. Although very numer-
Gus, we do not consider this class in the
majority in our State. If we assume
such to form the correct "California
eharacter," then the Union is right, and
DR., Gwin is its great and genuine "em-
bodimen:." All else are ''b gus" and
pale before the great and Industrious
light. But we are of those who assume
that "the California character" is es-
sentially different from what the Union
would have US believe, and that portion
of the National organs argument falls
to the ground.
The ridiculous, absurd and laughable
portion of the Unions argument in ia
vor of ''the distinguished Senator from
California" is this: "The loss of Mr..
Gwin to California, would be loss like
that which would deprive Michigan of
Mr.. Cass, or lliinios of Mr.. Doug ass"
This is what we should call "golng it,
decidedly strong, and straining point
to arrive at a desired conclusion. The
two latter named gentlemen, are states
men who are completely identife d
with the States they represent. Mr..
Cass emigrated to the northwestern ter
rltory when young man, and has spent
his whole life in protecting the interests
an1 developing the resources Of the
Northwestern States. So with Douglass
Both these eminent men have been
raised to their present hIg h position, by
their own talents and by the preference
Of their constituents, without the aid Of
interested organs or purchased tools at
the capitol of the nation. DIR. Gwin,
fter exhausting his popularity in sever
al other States, including that r. ceptacle
for rascals of every hue, Texas, mounted
a steamer, and offering bets that he
would be elected Senator from this State,
wcndcd hisway hither, whore luck and
accident placed him in the coveted po-
sition of his life-a position which his
sectional preferences and speculative
propensities unfit him for, and from
which the Legislature about to assemble
will undoubtedly dismiss him. There
is a Righteousness and a foolish absurdi-
ty about the comparison that is in bad
keeping with the dignity of great ma
tional orgin, and which cannot fill t.
excite the merriment of all who are IA
miliar with the public career of the three
gentlemen
What we conceive to be the true cause
for the great concern exhibited by the
Washington Union for the seccess of
Mr.. Gwin, is this-The Editor of the
Union and Mr. Gwin are both in favor
of the southern route for the great ma
tional railroad. and both are undoubted-
ly interested in the great moonsh ne
railroad Of Walker, King & Co., and
of course the Union ''is panied to learn"