The Georgetown news., 1856-02-21
Another PhaIanx Combination.

Although present appearances would
seem to have settled conclusively the fact Of
a coalition between the Broderick and
Gwin factions, the excessively belligerent
nature of the leaders, and their known bit
ter enmity, affords show Of reason to doubt
the possibility of their maintaining their
temper and their contract through a years
campaign; but new aspect Of affairs is
shadowed forth in the following article from
the State Tribune, which, if well founded,
will have the effect to involve the Phalanx-
ers in double difficulty, and will render
their affairs extremely complicated:
There was another rumor aGoat yester-
day, which makes US suspect that the Gwin
and Broderick Senatorial arrangement,
which we mentioned in our last, has not re-
ceived the sanction OF all the PhalanX lead
erS. Yesterday we had every reason to be-
heve that treaty of amity had been patch
ed up between the Tammany and Chivairy
wings of the California Democracy, in ac-
cordance with which both GWin and Brod-
erick were to be honored with tie Senate
rial toga, next winter, provided their party
should prove strong enough to bestoW it
1t seems that the Broderick portion of this
arrangement does not meet with the general
appreciation of the master spirits of the De
mOcracy. There is another name-a name
of might and renOwn-that will be used to
push Broderick from his stool, as the ghost
of Banquo pushed Macbeth from his
Whose name, think you? Why, 10 less
than the name of our portly Ex-Governor,
Honest j John Biglern' If there were anv
Phalanxers silly enough to think that the
Ex-Governor had been politically killed,
and that they were safely rid Of him, they
will soon find themselves egregiously mista-
ken. You might as well assay the impris-
onment of a whirlwind, as to seriously think
of hustling John Bigler into obscurity. He
has as many lives, politically, as a cat has,
naturally. He will be up and about, and
neither PhalanXers nor Know Nothinos can
keep him down. 1t cannot be said Of him,
as the poet has said of another specimen of
extinguished mortal greatness:-
GLOW loved, how valued once, avails thee not:
To whom related, or by whom begot;
A lump OF tat alone remains of thee:
lis all thou art, and all thOu'lt ever be-
Instead of Broderick, it is Bigler who as
pires to run in the Senatorial leash with
DIR. GWin, and who will so run, if not bought
Off by being nominated for Vice President
at the Cincinnati Convention The Vice
Presidency is a very snug little office-pro-
vlded man can compass it-and may be
considered a tolerably fair Offset against the
SenatOrship. But, if the Cincinnati Con
ventiOn shall fail to recognize the preten-
sions Of the Ex-Governor of California. MIR.
Broderick must stand aside, and let the
aforesaid Ex-Governor try his luck in the
Senatorial game. Broderick, they say
James King of William says so, and so do
a dozen others-is ruined in fortune. and no
longer able to control democratic leoisla-
ton as erst he did. The Ex-Governor will
come before the Legislature with the strong
est sort of democratic claims. Hewill cite
the case of his Pennsylvania brother, who
after having been tumbled out of the gu
bernatorlal chair of that State, has lust had
the lndlgnity washed out by being made
United States Senator. What is ortbo-
doxy in Pennsylvania ought to be ortho-
doxy IN California. Both States have been
propltlouS to the name of Bigler-each
State is spelled with an equal number of
syllables-each ends in n-i-a-and, if one
makes Senator out of an Ex-Governor.
the other can do no less than try to follow
the example. He can also weave a strong
claim for the Office out of the fact that,
having brother in the Senate, he will
have double influence with the present
administration, and with the next one,
should it happen to be of his own peculiar
stripe Of politics.
We are aware that there are good ma
ny among the democratic master spirits
who are anxious to put Gov. Bigler on the
retired list-it is exceedingly doubtful
whether the State Journal folks have any
transcendent love for him-but, as we have
already said, it is impossible to keep him in
the shade. He is bound to be either in Of |
fee or candidate for office; and to this i'd