The Placer herald., 1856-12-27
The Bulletin, Broderick, and the State
Journal

would have been settled, without the scandal of
the public prints entering into the contest as BIZ
ographers of the aspirants- s-lauding one and dis
paraging another. Certainly the man who is wor.
thy of representing this State in that high posi-
tion, should have an identity with and be known
at least to the public men of the State. The sun
of the fourth of last November had however
scarcely set, before the State Journal commenced
chanting praises of its favorite, intimatng that
to his genius and mighty efforts, were attributable
the success of the democracy in California From
that day to the present, the Journal has seized
with cagerness upon every possible occasion to
besmear the name of David c. Broderick with its
fulsome adulation.
The San Francisco Bulletin, laboring under the
halucination that the Vigilance Committee is
still in power, and that the Bulletin has some in
fuence in the State, publishes long biographical
TRADES, intended no doubt to nure Mr. Broder-
ick, but which every sensible person regards as
the impotent venom of personal hatred. In these
attacks Mr.. b., is represented of unaristocratc
origin, and much obloquy is attempted to be cast
upon his early life from the fact that he run with
the boys of ''34,'' whose machine was painted
''vermllion red and nothing shortcr,' and insin-
uating in coarse terms that he worked himself
into Importance in the city of New York by the
profuse use of bad whisky on or about election
days.
This affords the Journal another opportunity
which it improves by branding the entire state
ment as false, and declares that these charges
"Might have attracted attention years ago. but
they have long been exploded, the ertrdordi-
nary popular reroiutiOn manifest in his tavor
thoroughly test .fes.'
Here is plain intimation that Mr. Broderick's s
unpopularity was based upon feelings ofpcrsonal
anmosty on the part of the people, because of
his origin, and that these stories having been
futed an 'cxtraordinary popular revolution has
taken place in his favor. The writer who could
impute such motives for action on the part of the
people of California, has either rickety head or
knows but little of the popular heart. There is
no objection to Mr.. Brodcrick using every honor
able means. to obtain the exalted position to
which he aspircs. The constitutional objection
which obtained in 1853 and 1854, does not now
exist.
This gcntlcmans name has been intimately
connected with the internal political history in
California. Into the vortex of his own errors he
has through the goadngs of his vaultng ambition
drawn many excellent young men, whose useful
ness to the people has been much crippled there
by. Among the most important of these false
steps, is a settled conviction upon the minds of
the people, that he connivcd in 1858, for the NOM
inaton of man to the gubcrnatorial chair, fa-
vorablc to his election Senator in order that
he mi ght use this mans power and patronage to
effect that end. Again, in 1854. he assisted in the
re-nomination of the same person for the same
position, the third term, by which means the de-
mocracy was defeated, and the State given over
to know nothing rule. At the session of 1854
he sought to force upon the legislature, one year
in advance of the Constitutional time the cleo
tion of a United States Senator, and his friends
published to the world, as traitors to democratic
principles, those who would not join them in the
issue.
In 1865, when the proper moment for the
election arrived, his friends refused to abide the
usage of party, to which he processes to subscribe,
and stand their chances in party council, by
which means the election was thrown over. lie
also labors under the mputation. of being strong
lv tinctured with the doctrines of F,eesoHism,
acts of some of his Jealous advocates, and the
rabid position of the State Journal in 1854, are
cited as evidence of this proclivity.
1t is now asserted in private circles, that he
will have the support of the few Republicans who
have found their way into the legislature. These
are some of the objections upon which the people
have acted in their opposition to Mr.. Broderck,
and they have nothing to do with his origin or
private life.
If he has been so very instrumental in bringing
about the recent political victory in California,
over which we all rejoice, are at a loss to
know how or in what manner. lie was not
member of the nominating State Convention, his
advice was not heard in council, his pen has left
no record, nor we aware of his voice having
been heard cheering on our forces to the fight
We cannot hear of him until the moment of vic
tory, when the faithful State Journal comes forth
to claim the honors. Wherever his friends went
boldly forth proclaiming their friendship, the vo-
ters set upon them the seal Of condemnation. We
should like to know when this counter revolution
set in ard what are the evidences of the fact
We 40 not write to dctract from the merits of
Mr.. Broderick We state what we believe to be
facts, and make the statement merely for the pur-
pose of refuting the imputation of the Journal,
which we think unjust to the people. When he
shall have passed the ordeal of a caucus. and OBJ
tained his election by the usual rules of the par
ty, he will be our Senator as well as the Journals
but not until then.
ATTACHMENT LAw.-The Placer llelald
is the only exchange paper we receive op-
posed to the repeal of the Attachment Law.
The Herald has a long article on the subject
but the reasoning is too old fogy to need
much notice. The repeal of this law is not
called for by newspapers for Buncombe, but
the great mass of the people have moved.