The Empire County argus., 1855-12-22
A. Ell DORADO COUNTY, CAL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 1856


yond question: and it is equally certain that in so
doing they will not displease considerable portion
of the Gwin wing of the Democracy. This conclu-
sion is drawn from the fact that many of the warm
est friends of Dr. Gwin, in the late campaign, took
sides with the Know Nothings.
AS will be perceived, at first there was no real
conflict of principle between the Broderich and
Gwin wings Of the Democracy. The division was
only upon men, and the question of the proper time
for the election of successor to DR.. Gwin. But
while the people discussing these questions it
so happened that Judge Bronson, the collector of
customs at New York, was removed; and it was
understood in California to have been because of
his dislike to the 'softs of that State. This remo-
val of Mr. Bronson incensed some of the friends of
Mr. Broderick to such degree that they openly
denounced it, and the friends of Dr. Gwin, in order
to make capital for their favorte candidate, rather
than out Of any sympathy for the New York "softs
charged the Broderick men with opposition to the
administration. Nevertheless, the Broderick men
had, in all their public acts and resolutions, stood
firmly on the platform of the Baltimore Convention
of 1848-were favorable to the Nebraska bill and
upon these grounds stood at the last Democratic
State Convention when it turned out that they
were again in the majority and succeeded in re-
nominating Gov. Bigler, who is one of the champi-
ons of that wing.
Some months ago the Richmond ENQUIRER, in
commenting on California politics, limited that there
were ''unseen issues" between these two wings of
the Democratic party there What these ''unseen
issues were the Enquirer did not state and per-
haps did not fully understand, as the leaders Of
both wings have always endeayored to keep them
from the public. Those most familiar with Califor
mia politics, however, consider these unseen issues
to be
1st, A division of the State ID, The introduc
ton of slavery into the southern portion of the
State so divided.
The Gwin men, as party deny that they are in
favor of introducing slavery into California at all
but several of their leading do not hesitate to
say that they arc in favor Of such introduction in
diydually, and will do all in their power to pro-
mote it: while the Broderick men say they are op-
posed to dividing the State and do not wish to see
slavery introduced into any portion of it.
Thus it will be that the division at first was
wholly upon the question of whether DR.. Gwin or
Mr.. Broderick should be the next U. s. Senator
that the sympathies of the friends of Mr.. B. with
the old line democrats or ''bards" of New York
caused them to say enough against the removal of
Mr.. Bronson from the Custom House of New York,
to be denounced by the Gwin men as opposed to
the Adminisration-th subsequently the Gwin
men took ultra southern grounds, and their party
became known peculiarly southern party-all
of which is of very little consequence, except that
as these 'unscen issues above referred to are very
we'll understood now in California, and that as the
last Democratic State Convention seems to have
been controlled by the Broderick wing, the conclu
sion is that the majority of the democratic party in
California are not in favor of the introduction of
slavery into the State.
The democracy, by foolish quarrel have lost
the State--nether wing can hope for any thing
from the Know Nothings and though the chiva-
ry" will doubtless be less displeased than the
shoulder strikers" in the selection of Gov. Foote
for U. s. Senator, the 'chivary" dare not rejoice
lest they expose themselves to the imputation of
sympathizing with the Know Nothing heretics