Butte record., 1855-01-13
SENATORIAL ELECTION.

The Senatorial election is assuming a
somewhat complicated shape. The cleo
ton of whig Speaker BY a democratic
Assembly has given rise TO innunerable
surmises as to whether there will be an
election, and TO the prospects of The diff
ferent candidates. We are inclined
to the opinion that the election of
the aforesaid whig Speaker, has not
materially frightened the prospects OF
the Texas Doctor, who is so anxious
to represent California in the United
States Senate for the mkt six years.
Many of the down river papers assert
that the Gwin Star has faded away but
of this there is no certainty. His faction
is one of those Hydra head monsters.
who have obtained an immense growth
by draining the lifc-blood from the peo-
pie, and are not to be killed until after
an election has actually taken place, and
all hopes of contesting the election have
disappeared. Then, and not till then,
will the Texas fac'ion cease their efforts,
and as the star of his destiny sinks into
the ocean Of eternity, will the faction
cease its contortions in. the "turbid pool
Of California politics.
The experience Of the past twelve
days has had a maddening effect upon
the organ-grinders cf DR.. Gwin, and
their music meets Shakespeare's des-
cription Of ballad: "Doleful matter
merrily set down, or a very pleasant
theme sung lamentably ~ The leading
Gwin organ wades through a column of
very pleasant matter on the SBlowhards, ;
interspercd with the proper amount Of
lamenfaion. 1t argues, rants, raves,
hopes, entreats, threatens, scolds de-
nounces, stews, frcts, and implorcs. 1t
charges upon the enemies of Dir. Gwin
as though though that "induslrious"
gentleman lay before it a bleeding and
mahgled corpse, as fit were the angel
appointed by an avenging God to meet
out condign punishment to his slayers
then, as if suddenly recollecting that its
ma aster is not yet quite dead, it.entreats
his friends to remain firm, and assures
them that no "other man can or should
be elected.' 1t closes its epistle of the
6th day of the first month, by announ-
cling that "every blowhard will be found
an ass" Poor fellows, those "Blow-
hards" have actually caught ''fts" at
last.
The assertion that ono man can be
elected" but Dr.. Gwin, coming from
the Times and Transcript, we regard as
authority, for saying that the Gwin fac
tipn will endeavor TO stave off the elec-
ton in Gaze it is found impossible to
elect DR.. Gwin. That is evidently the
sought to be conveyed by the
writer At the same time that sheet
makes the announcement that they will
rule or ruin, it is pleading with all the
energy of despair for the democracy to
go into caucus and it positively as
sures them that if they do go into eau
Gus, they will have to elect Gwin, or
the election will be STAYED off. 1t also
implores the democracy not TO destroy
the time-honored usages of the party.
La thus giving the position of the I. &
T., we are not governed by desire to
mlsrepresent that sheet, but have en-
deavorcd to give the ideas intended to
be conveyed by the Editor. 1t was
once recognized as leading democratic
organ, and in late camplien, called
upon The democracy of the north, to
save the election, and they did do it 1t
now calls upon the democracy to elect
a particular man to the Senate, and as
sures them if they do not that they can
have no election This may be good
Gwii democracy, but it is far from be-
ing the genuine article. We take the
ground that faction thus arryed have no
sentiment in common with Democracy,
and the sooner they are kicked out Of
the party the are determined to ruin if
they cannot rule, the better. The opin-
ions Of minoritics are sometimrs treated
with consideration, in democratic con-
ventions and caucuses, but here they
have the assurance, that they are obliged
to do as desired, or do nothing at all
In this the Gwin faction have forfeited
every claim to democratic consideration,
and the democracy are under no obliga-
tions to recognize them in any shape.
They have declared their course WITHOUT
assembling in cancus, and We call upon
the northern democratic members of the
legislature, to be guided by the resolu-