Columbia gazette. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne County, Calif.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-23
SENATOR GwN.


tribute from such source is one of
which any man may be proud, and it
must prove highly satisfactory to his nu-
merous friends in this State. The hun
cry band of his enemies will no doubt
make it the occasion for renewed over
flow of their vituperation. Jealousy
and envy are the sure marks of little
minds, and is not therefore surprising
that in the multitude of aspirants who
are striving for his overthrow, frequent
vent should be given to calumny and
abuse. From selfish an d intriguing pol
iticians he has, of course, little to expect,
save SANDER and misrepresentation. In
this respect their ingenuity and inven-
ton have already been exhausted. To
the masses, however, he can look with
perfect confidence The insidious at
:empts to poison their minds have so
far proved utterly abortive. By them
his reelection is demanded with singu-
lar unanimity, and we are proud to be-
lieve that this time TREY have elected
representatives who will not trample up
on and outrage their wishes. Either
caucus or out, his election may now be
considered foregone conclusion:- Times
& Transcript.
Grea. interest continues to be felt in
the country in regard to the prospects
of the Hon. VIM. NJ. Gwin for the re-
election to the position he so proudly
adorns in the Senate of the United
States. He is now absent from Wash
ington vigorously at work on the field of
action. He may, or he may not, return
to his seat before the election takes
place which will be in January; but
whenever he goes the best wishes Of
thousands of attached friends will follow
him. We are rejoiced to know that
his cause looks so bright, and that,
though opposed with much bitterness by
those enemies who are always ready 20
assail a bold and positive spirit, and who
"hate the excellence they cannot reach,"
he preserves his undaunted mettle, and
is full of confidence in his ultimate tri-
umph. Of all our public men, there
are few who possess so many of the
great qualities of manhood which dis
tinguished VIM. NJ. Gwin. That his
standard in California should be sur
rounded with brave and enthusiastic ad-
mirers, is natural result of his own
teaching, Of his tenacious and unfalter-
ing friendships, to his high ana honor
able bearing, of his persevering indus
try, Of his political fidelity, and of that
unpausing application to the interests
of California which has made him so
useful to the great interests of that
State. 1t would be surprising if this
were otherwise He is the embod-
iment Of the California character, and
those who know his ceaseless efforts in
Washington, and his vigilant and cour-
ageous care for whatever concerns the
welfare of his State, can realize the
secret of that dazzling advance in all the
arts of peace, and in all the elements OF
civil and political superiority, which has
made the State of the Pacific one of the
wonders of this wondrous age. The
loss of Mr.. Gwin to California would be
loss like that which would deprive
Michigan of Mr.. Cass, or Illinois of Mr..
Douglass. 1t would be felt at the heart
as in every fibre of the whole nation.
We are panied to see how that noble
old statesman, Senator Gwin, is calum-
mated in California by ANONYMOUS foes,
and by small portion of the public
press, and it is this aspect that impels
us once more to raise our voice in his
behalf. With the craft that too often
animates the adversaries of strong
man, his assailants, conceiving it too
late to explode their charges, have hurl-
ed against him various accusations, and
point defantly to Washington for proofs,
and to certain distinguished gentlemen
in distant States, as the willing and the
waiting witnesses of the truth of their
charges. Well may Senator Gwin,
whose whole nature is manly and above
board, scorn such assailants. Well may
he defy their worst Vaccinations, when
they are mad enough to appeal to his
colleagues in the American Senate as
the ready sponsors of their fahrications
In the midst Of multifarious duties and
interests committed to his hands, he
has never faltered and while millions
have been voted to California through
his active aid and the earnest co-opera-
ton of his colleagues, he can challange
and invite the strictest scrutiny into
his conduct. With few exceptions.
and these chiefly the result of political
differences, the brother senators of Mr..
Gwin, wing and democrat, are his firm
and devoted friends and among these
are the very gentlemen whose names are
given as ready to affirm the inventions
Of bis enemies. These gentlemen are
absent from the city at present, but we
can well imagine and anticipate their