Butte record., 1855-09-29
Homer 10 whom EcnGr is bue,

" Huu tue I0tlON lu8 clOQUCut tllUutc
to the worth of Governor Bigler in the
ClearfeId Republican, a Pennsylvania
paper =
"a recent arrival from California
brought US the news Of the almost unani-
nous nomination of John Bigler, for a
third term, $ Governor of that young
y, great and growing State. This new,
will b, peccliariy gratifying to the nu-
merops lends of that distinguished
statesman in this, his native common
wealth. who hay, watched with lively
interest both his pub. ieand private move
ments. His career in ,.1at young State
it must be admitted, has been most
extraordinary one, and Les m,, rked Inn
as man Of far more than orr -'nary
qualifications of head and heart. : {
think, too, that that career has been tu,l
of usefulness and honor to California.
1t must be obvious to every man who
has watched the tendency of legislation
in that State, that nothing but the most
unfalterlng integrity and firmncss on the
part of the Governer could have saved
the State from being saddled with an
enormous b"bllc debt, and other like un-
wise policy. Like his brother of our
own State, he made free use Of the veto
power, and thereby saved the people the
consequences of corrupt and vii ainous
= legislation We remember having no
iced that at the close Of the last session
be retained a whole bal ch of mischiev-
Gus bills, the offspring Of corrupt appi-
ances, with objections perfectly over
whelming. This act tested his fidelity
the more, as many gentlemen who had
been useful to him, were Interested. But
he has never stopped to count personal
cost, when he conceived that the public
interest was involved. His whole life.
wherever spent, has been dstingu shcd
by unequaled moral courage. Landing
at San Francisco with but fifty dollars in
his pocket, short time served to see
blm a member Of the Legislature, ard II
few days more found him Speaker Of that
body. He was reelected, and at the
next session was made Speaker. The
following spring he was nominated by his
party friends for Governor, and elected
He was reelected in 1858, and now,
almost by acclamation, nominated for a
, third term.
But rapid as has been his career, ii
has not been without trials He had TO
pass the ordeal of the severest public
scrutiny. The contest against him in
1888 was one of the most violent, vim
} dictive and desperate ever waged against
any man in this country Malicious
SANDERS of the vilest character, and OF
every hue, were put in circulation against
him. His policy as State officer, was
nlmlcal to the interests of a large body
!, of desperate spectators and they united
their money and energies in the contest
against him. But the crusade failed. -
He was re-elccted-and his character
both private and public fully vndicated
lie escaped The ordeal uninjured by such
| vile and mercenary vituperalion, and
now stands before the country adm tedlv
the strongest man in the State. His
enemies will hereafter be careful how
they traduce and SANDER him at the Ma
tional Capitol, when it is manifest that
these engines Of the corrupt and dishon-
est have failed to do their work against
him at home, and where he is best known
His leading characteristics are hon
esty, firmness, and great moral courJ %.
united with strong common sense, and
clear judgment. With no preten>ons
in earlier life, to oratory, we ltarn that
he has, in his new home, become a very
effective public speaker-but few men in
the country able to make more decided
impression upon his hearers. The full
measure Of his triumph will only be
comprehcnded when the fact is stated
that he is the only man in that dashing
hnd restiye young State who has been
reelected to any important Office No
member of Congress has ever been re-
turned. With the opportunities to have
made himself wealthy, he has devoted
his time to the affairs Of State, and has,
as we learn, accumulated but comfort
able living. No prospect of gain--no
selfish motive could induce him to faul-
ter for a moment in the discharge of his
duty.
We do not usually interfere so freely
with the affairs of our fellow democrats
IN other States but John Bigler was
born and raised, and for many years oc-
eupied prominent position in PcnnsyI-
, yanla. A portion OF his time was spent
in an adjoining county to ours, and he
was fayorably known to many of our
} citizens. The writer of this article when
a Printers Dera, knew him only to ad-
mire and respect him, and must be al
lowed to express his qualification with his
almost unexanpled success. In doing
SO, We only give utterance to the sentl-
ments of thousands of his old friends,
wncve warmest sympathies linger around
him stdl, though far removed from them
We have watched him with undated in
terest for more than twenty ears, ,durin.
all Of which time he has been a politl-
, clan, and has never been wrong on any
great question. He Was among the few
men in our State who unfalteringly stood
/ by and sustained the administration of
Andrew jackson in the veto of the T.
i Il. e. !