Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02
DEMOCRATIC TROUBLES IN CALIFORNIA.

DEMOCRATIC TROUBLES IN CALIFORNIA.
We have already the formation and prssen-
taon Of two tickets for Congress by the party
Of California They designated at home by the Bro
derrick and Anti Frederick partiesthe name being de-
rived from that Of Mr. DAVID A. BRoDERIoK formerly Of
New York. who is competitor Of Mr. Gws for the seat
in the Senate Of the United States which will become
can't the expiration Of the aters term of service
The Broderck party favored election Of Senator
last Legislature, although Mr. GwNs term win not be
up until next March the other party desired Le
gislature to intervene
At the double Convention, with two Presidents
and two sets Of officers there was matter of course,
unparalleled confusion. The Sacramento Union" gives
graphic description of the scenes and, the Demo-
cracy frequently themselves with porraures Of
Wing troubles we copy the concluding remarks spe
cmen Of the progress Of elderly and fraternity among
the g liberation party" Of the Pacific.
After details the organization and doings Of the
contending factions, the Union says:
"The last grand effort Of this Heterogeneous assem-
blage was made by Mr. Chapman (Ant,) Of Alameda.
His discourse was compound Of fattery Of Democracy
in general unmitgated abuse OF Whggery and conces-
sons painful to witness He could not DO too much for
the DEAR dear party and ne mourned with tears OF blood
and in very black sackcoth and bushel Of ashes
at the discussions and dscord which prevailed in the
ranks Of his beloved party.
"By the time this speaker had concluded the room,
which had been densey crowded every during the
afternoon began be thinned out although even now
not seat vacant. There was an evident determine
ton the part of each clique, officers and ALL to sit the
others out Cigars and glasses containing suspicious IL
guilds began to circulate freely and even waiter COW
cred with napkia was stealthy passed through the
back door to the platform Darkness fell upon the
members, put r.-. .hay Sat and tAese they STOOD the
unharmonious Harmonious, bidding defiance to each
other. Two scky candles with difficulty pro-
cured brought in and placed the before the Brode
rick President and the other before the Anti Frederick
President But these did suffice to relieve the
gloominess which hung DER the scene
1t impossible for to portray the scenes, incl
dents, what heard what during the sit
ting Of this memorable Convention. No pen do it
justice. To have formed correct conception Of what
was said or done must have been listener and q
spectator Tammany in the zenith of s troubles
dreamed of such exhibitions ebultons. Soon after
stage of the officers seized, and at the instant
loaded pistol exploded in the densey crowdedroom.
portion Of the delegates forced their way into ante
chamber and made precptate retreat from the window
the ground distance Of fifteen feet but this excite-
ment ulled for time Mr. Frank Corcoran afterwards
seized with an epileptic fit and borne from the
thronged chamber to the rear OF the church The shouts
Kisses, groans and more than Bedam confusion which
regned throughout the earlier part Of the afternoon
not be exaggerated by any description which gve
and do not care to paint the picture The truth
would endeavor rather not to dvuge the enacted
disgracefu only the parties engaged but to
the State and to the Union.
Night had spread her sable mantle over the valley
before the contrasting factions adjourned. AT last
member Of each delegation entered and informed the
Convention that the trustees desired each faction to
cate tho building and to reappear within its walls
Accordingly the Democratic march commenced: first,
the disnterested spectators next the lobby members
then the delegates and last Of all the rival presiding Of
cers who slowly descended the steps Of the PLATFORM
and side by de by the Pickering fame Of the exhausted
CANDLE made their exit from the edfce consecraed
ligion, but desecrated by California Democracy"
To show how the Broderick party talk Of their quon-
dam brethren copy the following sentence from their
address to the people:
Convicted these factioniss must be before the
public Of California of treason only Of act but also
Of intention to the Democratic party it is idle and al
most criminal for us to proong our concatory efforts
1t would almost be compromising of felony for US to
make new efforts to compromise. Nothing now is left
but to appeal to the Of the people for vndica
ton of the acts Of the Democratic State Convention"
The names Of Messrs. LATHAM and McDoU6ALL, the
present Representatives in Congress from California who
nominated for reelection by the Convention Of the
Broderick party have been withdrawn from the
by friends authorized to do So that there win be but
set Of Democratic candidates, Messrs DENVER and
HERBERT. The Wing candidates are Messrs. GEo. A.
Bowie and CALHOUN DENHAM.