Butte record., 1854-11-11

have spread and affected his small band
of admirers who are acting in the capac-
ity. of dry nurses. As their view of the
Senate Chamber paIes in the distance
their efforts to Keep up appearan are
Herculean and amusing tothose who are
governed by desire, to send a Senatol
toWashipgton who will represent the
entire State of California, and not SAM
Francisco and Texas. Steamship lines
and mail contracts, is now all that is left
Of the Senator's dream of handing down
i name to postefity identified with the
rise and rapid progress of theA Pacific
coast. Although there is decided an 4
alarming change for the worst, in the
respects, of the Hon. gentleman the
crisis has not yet arrived, and ''hopes
last faint but glimmering ray" has not
yet quite wholly disappeared. and his
expectant attendants are endeavoring to
convince the public that the chances for
Gwin's election are yet decidedly in his
favor. To show his popularity with the
present national administration, and thus
induce its friends to aid in his election
an old paragraph, which was forwarded
from W Arlington during the Senatorial
contest of last winter, limiting at the
possibihtyaof Gwin being called into the
Cabinet of President Pierce, is re-vamI-
ed and paraded in his organs, This
serves double purpose, for while it con-
.yeys the idea to the public that the Hon.
Senator is in high favor with the admin
I'istration, it also intended to assure mem-
bers of the legislature, that if the Hon.
Senator is not reelected, he will yet
be in position, with Offices at his com
niand to reward those who support him
in the coming elections. There is a
grand inducement and huge threat in
the announcement, and hangs like a
reward of ,, merit and a rod Of terror,
over the devoted heads of the assembled
wisdom of California: That the idea OF
Gwin being called into the cabinet OF
President Pierce, is prepesterous and
wholly gratuitous, none know better
than the Hon. gentleman and his anxious
supporters. . 1t is all mo, nshine, simply
one of The electioneering tricks, with
which the gentlemen composing fac
lion are well supplied, and by which they
hope)to secure to San Francisco an L.
States Senator for another six years.
Surprising the: announcement to be true
and that Senator Gwin goes into the
Cabinet, would the application for Office
by those who supported him for Senator,
be entertained by the member Of, the
|.cabinetIiA 1t is possible they might, but
in our estimation not all probable. He
has been charged by 'sInterior'' With
broken promises and bad faith, and does
not-7dare not--deny it. Before the
legislature is induced to return him to
the Senate on the strength of promises,
they will doubtless take a view of the
past and Judge Of the future, and if he
can secure a single vote by promises
our faith in the foresight and Judgment
of California legislators, will be some
what Weakened A reliance upon such
promises would EXHIBIT faith in abund-
ance to supply the Cossack army. The
legitimate fruits of DR.. Gwin's former
election, is the present division and dis
traction of the democratic party i'll Cal
ifornia. The profuse promises ther
made, and the manner in whluh they
were fulfllcd, was the first great cause
of the present division in the democratic
ranks, ard Senator Gwin who now asks
for reelection, is responsible for it
consequences. Had it not been for hi:
profuse and broken promises, there wo'd
have been no Brodcrick supper In Sar
| Francisco, and the walls of the Cafe dr
1 Commerce would not have echoed back
the groans of democrats for democratic
administration. We are not the apollo
gists of Broderick and his hireling crew
and only now refer to them in order tt
show to what straits men may be reduc-
ed, who rely upon the promises of ltin
Grant ambition The next Legislature
will not be infue need to surrender the
Senatorship TO San Francisco, for tn.
consideration of promises, and thus tax,
| the initiatory steps for another division
of the democracy of California.
j The Times and Transcript of the 6tl
, inst, in noticing the approaching Senate
rial election, thinks that the next legis
will be united in bringing on the elee
! tion, and that the preferences of th
democratic members of the Legislature
: viii be decided by caucus. 4 Of eours