Butte record., 1854-03-11
The Grand Broderick Fizzle at Sacramento.

The Grand Broderick Fizzle at Sacramento.
The tribe of David not satisfied with the re-
ception the public gave the proceedings of
their Lords Supper" at San Francisco, made
an attempt to have grand ratification and
instruction meeting at Sacramento on Satur-
day evening last. The call was put forth for
the purpose of elicting an expression of the
people upon the Senatorial question, and was
numerously signed (as We are informed by
gentleman who was in Sacramento at the time),
by those who were known to be opposed to the
election this session, as well as by those
who were in favor of it. The Broderickites
were on the ground in advance of the hour
appointed, and proceeded to the election Of
officers, so that when the meeting assembled
they found their officers already appointed
The number of persons present, all accounts
agree in estimating at 1000 The proceedings
are the richest specimen of fun that ever orig
mated beyond the margin of Punch But
one speaker was allowed to proceed with his
remarks, and he spoke in opposition to the
election. They refused to hear the resolutions
favoring the election read, and yet they were
declared adopted by the President, and are
sent forth by the corrupt press of the Brod-
erick faction, as the voice of the democracy
of Sacramento County.
The resolutions were read during perfect
uproar, and during fight which occurred in
front of the speakers stand, the question of
their adoption was put, and the President de-
clared them adopted. Their adoption is de-
MED in the card of the Hon. John W. Park,
and by the Union whose reporter was on the
ground. The yelling, Kisses and groans of
the crowd in opposition to the resolutions,
were unheeded and the President performed
the duty for which he had been smuggled into
the chair, and the papers in David Cooke
Broderick's employ, take up the cry and pro-
long the howl.
We make the following extract from the
Broderick Senator from Sacramento, Mr.. G.
W. Colby, delivered on the occasion. The
speaker was allowed to proceed without in
terruption while speaking upon the subject of
the removal of the Capitol. But the patience
of the crowd was soon exhausted, and cries of
question:" ''question ' brought out the
following spicy scene:
''There has been another important question before
the egsature-the Senatorial election Cres Of ''yes"
yes" We met in Caucus, and majority of the dem
ocratc members decided that it was to the interest of
the democratic party Lcries OF Ah the HI you did,
and the interest OF the State bah that the election be
held this winter Fells of ssNo, sno,' s'no"1 l. as
% TCrps of s.0h ~
wished to carry out your views and believe that it
your wishes-IHere the speaker took good long
drink amid groans shouts, and cries of show he ISL
we think we are right. We find that the wings are
against us-lCree of -gas!" 9humbugr p "pung woo'
sc I've find the whg presses against us-we find the
whg party leaders against us-and feel that
right when the wings opposed 10 US. Loud and
prolonged yells and screams of YES" "yes' 1t is
not the design of the constitution that the people shall
elect United States senator-(Continued uproar, and
voice, "Take that shoe-brush out of your mouth D
When we look at the history CT other States, find
that whenever an election has been hed-(Uproar, and
cries of $50 on!" Gentlemen, we find that in every
part of the State upon the other sde thousands of dol
lars have been given for votes upon this question, CA
voice, "What is the size of the log you rolling p
State Pri ting-( Another interruption with accom-
paniment of yels We find the wings standing shoul-
der to shoulder with portion of the Democrats oppo-
sing the election. We have majority of Democrats
they have to unite with the wings (Here outsider
broke in upon Mr.. Colby and addressed the crowd
his hook for several moments amid vociferous cheers,
howls and hisseso
Mr.. Colby endeavored to proceed, but the
uproar became so tumultuous, that the officers
of the meeting made a precipitate retreat
the crowd seized upon the stand, dismantled
it of its outworks, and took it into the Orleans
building, where the crowd became to dense to
admit of further proceedings. The labors of
the meeting were closed before s o'clock. The
Sacramento Representatives were thus in
structed to vote for the election of Senator
this session, and the grand anti-general ad-
ministrition demonstration dispersed-pegged
out-fzzled!