The Empire County argus., 1855-11-24

SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE.
Death of Gen. Richardson. Hunting after his Office
Bigler not to be Collector. Pierces policy. The
Broderick Bigler acing Broderick in the field for
Senator. Tile State Journal and its Editor. Il
Road. Palmer, Cook & Co.
SAN Francisco, Nov 81, 1855.
The great excitement here has been the lamented
death of Gen. Richardson, U. s. Marshal for the
Northern District. He is mourned by many friends
and the public generally. The Office vacated by
his demise is anxiously sought after. Many appli-
cants forwarded their requests and recommended
tions by the mail of yesterday Among them was
one, l have been informed from Gov. Bigler
He is here now and has become satisfied that Pierce
will not appoint him Collector of this port He
has therefore thrown himself at the next favorable
opening.
Pierce wants to conciliate the Broderick Bigler
wing of the unterrifed; of this there is no doubt
He wants to make their friendship; but how! He
may decapitate Latham to make room for some
prominent man of that wing but not for his almost
ex-Excellency The Governor may, however, have
good show for the Marshalship Mr.. Palmer, a
deputy in Richardson's Office, and who was placed
there through the influence of his relative Senator
Weer is also an applicant. He will not howev-
er, be likely to succeed.
White, of the State Journal, is here and hints
that he may shortly go to Nicaragua. Strong in
ducements to do so have been held out to him by
those in authority there. The silent but certain
report in political circles here that that paper is
about to wheel about on the great question of the
day, may have something to do with Mr.. Whites
determination He has so far as policy permitted,
ably sustained the southern or as he calls it, the
union sentiment. The paper is going to sail on the
other tack and he may not like to be commander.
Broderlck, the great am of California Democ-
racy has thrown aside no hopes of becoming
Gwin's successor. The Legislature elect, and par
ticularly the Senate portion of it, is medley of
politics. X. Nism, Democracy and Whiggery will
be forgotten in Senatorial Convention The ques-
ton of North or South will rule. Politicians and
newspapers try to hoodwink the people and keep
this big fact in the back ground, but they cannot
deude themselves. They know and feel this great
cause of quarrel will not down at their bidding
They are afraid to talk about it, but they will soon
be forced to take Sides Broderick will be the main
concentration of Northern sentiment in the Sena-
torial ISSUE and in this light do his friends and en-
emies here view him as a strong man. Either
there will be no Senatorial Convention, or he will
be brought into the field with no mean force. In
consequence, however, of Palmer Cook & Co., his
Judasite friends having feeced him of most of his
property his chances may not be as brilliant as
they otherwise would. Money is powerful even in
Senatorial elections and those who have, generally
make use of it to the best advantage. l want thus
to put the American party on its guard as great
efforts have been and are being made to distract
and divide it
There has been nothing done within few days
about letting the Wagon Road contract. The Gov
ernor has been in consultation here with the favored
contractors and their friends, but my remarks there
on, copied from your columns into those of the
Herald, fell like bomb she'll among them. They
scattered on every side. His Excellency, however,
is not here on that business alone. He and Col.
Halsey have lately purchased large bed of granite
near the eastern terminus of the Sacramento Rail
road, and the Governor is desirous of contracting
with the Government agents here to supply Uncle
Sam with that indurable article. That is legiti-
mate business and hope he will be successful. |
only mention this that people may not suppose he
was here after Office alone TONY.