The daily union., 1854-11-19
THE ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR IN
CALIFORNIA


CALIFORNIA.
Great interest continues be felt in all parts of the
country in regard to the prospects of the Hon. VIM NJ
Gwin for reelection the position he proudly adorns
in the Senate of the United States He is absent from
Washington vigorously work the field of action He
may he may not return to his before the election
takes place. which will be in January but wherever he
goes the best wishes of thousands Of attached friends viii
follow him. We rejoced to know that his looks
bright and that though opposed with much bitterness
by those enemies who always ready to assail bold
positive spirit and who hate the excellence they
of confidence in his ultimate triumph OF all our public
there few indeed who possess many OF the great
qualities of manhood which distinguish VIM. NJ, tswin
That his standard in Caorsia should be surrounded with
brave and enthusiastic admirers natural result of
his teaching of his tenacious and untering friend
ships of his high and honorable bearing of his
ing industry of his political fidelity and Of that unpausing
application to the interests Of California which has made
him useful to the great interests of that State woud
be surprising if this otherwise. He is the imbod
nent of the California character and those who know his
ceaseess efforts in Washington and his vgilant and
ageous for whatever the welfare of his State
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
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. Cas Illinois of Mr. Douglas 1t
would be felt the heart well in every fibre of the
whole nation
We are panied to how that noble old statesman,
Senator Gwn, is illuminated in California by anony-
foes, and by small portion of the public press
and it is this aspect which impes us once more to
raise voice in his behalf With the craft that too
often anmaes the aversares OF strong man. his assail-
ants conceving 1t late explode their accusations
have hurled against him various accusations and point
deanty 10 Washington for proofs and cereig iisn-
guished gentlemen in distant States the willing and the
waiting witnesses Of the truth Of their charges Well may
Senator Gwn, whose whole nature is manly and above
board, such assailants, Well may he defy their
worst Vaccinations when they mad enough to appeal
to his colleagues in the American Senate the ready
sponsors OF their bricatons In the midst of the multi
arous duties and interests committed his hands, he has
faltered and while millions have been voted to Call
ornia through his active aid and the cooperation
of his colleagues he invite and challenge the sricest
scrutiny into his conduct With few exceptions and
these chiefly the result of political differences the brother
senators of Mr. Gwin whig and democratic are his firm
and devoted friends and among these the very gentle
men whose names given ready to affirm the nven-
ons of his enemies These gentlemen absent from the
city at present, but well imagine and anticipate
their Indignation when they themseives cited to
appear against their trusted and honored associate from
California We alude to the eloquent Toombs of Geor-
gia, and The cherished statesman of Virginia r. NJ r.
Hunter
These efforts have been made before at other places aud
at other times against Senator Gwn but in every he
has trlumphed brilliantly ana overwhelmingly and such
predo. viii be the result Of the present crusade against
him His friends will rally the closer his standard the
more he is raduced and his foes will relnqush their war
fare upon who stands upon rock that canpot be
moved from its firm foundations