The Empire County argus., 1854-11-04

LUCK.-Dr. Gwn is certainly very lucky man.
Early IN lS49-we we'll remember the day-he left
New Orleans for California. and announced on the
evee his determination to come back IT, s. Senator.
Every body laughed at the idea for the Doctors
head had never been considered of the clearest and
the only extraordinary capacity he was supposed to-
possess was, that of driving sharp bargains under
Government contracts. 1t was never supposed in
Louisiana, that the peculiar faculty displayed by
the Doctor as Superintendent of Public Buildings
the Custom House then being built fitted
him for the honorable position of u. S. Senator.
But the Doctor came out and was elected to the
Senate by one vote. At the time Col FREE
mont was elected by large majority and it must
be admitted that there is no comparison between
the services those two men have rendered Cafor-
MIA; Put all DR. Gwin's services in Congress to-
gether, and they cannot compare with tremonts
services prior to his election in l849.
The two Senators, however, 90 to Washington.
After waiting long time they at last admit
ted to their seats. Before their admission we have
heard men offer to bet that Gwin would draw the
long term; and sure enough, when the terms were
drawn for Fremont gets the short one of two years.
and Gwin the long for six years.
1t was, of course, impossible for man of DR..
Gwns limited capacity and extremely vague no.
tions of propriety to remain for five six years
the U. S. Senate without making himself odious to
the people of California Especially was it impos-
sjbe, because of his prurient concet and DISPOSE
tlOH W HlCuule Wlun matters he KNOWS as much Oh
us pig does of astronomy Accordingly it was
not to be expected that the Doctor with all his
good luck, could be so fortunate to be reelected
to the Senate from California.
Although, however fortune caunot favor the Doc
tor so far as to send him again to the Senate from
California, she does not in this last extremity desert
her favorite child. The very humps and deformi-
ties of the Doctors political character, make the
tickle dame love him all the more and therefore,
with true maternal affection, she has prepared anoh
er field of enterprise for her darling son.
Just as the Senatorial term of the Doctor is ex-
pirng, the Sandwich Islands being prepared for
annexation. The Portsmouth and the St. Marys
have been despatched to Honolulu in order to see
that no foreign powers interfere with the pending
negotiations Every thing to indicate that
kanakadom will belong to the United States before
the fourth of March next.
Then the Doctor himself has an eye to this
suit. He has been urging the establishment of %
steam line between San Francisco and Shanghae.
This. of course, will be for the advantage Of the
Islands. A line of mail steamers will also have to
be established between San Francisco and Honolu
lu The Doctor can well urge that his Pacific Mail
Steamship experience will be useful to the kanakas
in such an emergency.
The Doctor must go on to Washington next win
ter by all means With his slim chances for the
California Senatorship, he should not think of re-
naming here Let HIM go on and vote for the an
nexation of the Islands. Then, the
treaty is made let him write letter to John Young
somewhat in the style of the Walkup epistle Let
him tell John how much he has done for Kanaka-
don: : how he has worked morning, noon and night
for annexation ; how many Senators he has inhu-
enced by his cogent logic and energetic apleals.
AS treaties are made in secret session, nobody can
contradict him.
IT, after this he should go to the Islands, he can
undoubtedly be elected Senator. All Kanakadom
will hail him its chief. He can again 60 to
Washington again draw the six years term; and
afterwards wait, like the great Micawbcr for some
thing to turn up