The Nevada Democrat., 1857-01-21
TO the People Of California.

have thought it proper, in view of the Sena-
torial contest which has resulted in the election
of Mr.. David G. Broderick and myself to the
Senate of the United States, to state to the peo-
pie of California certain circumstances and facts
which compose part of the history of that ar
du0us struggle.
After laborious service in the United States
Senate during term of six years, and at a juno
ture in the history of the State when the energy
and fidelity of representative could be most
fruitful of results, found myself at the expira-
tion of my term, and after having, as supposed
Outllved the misrepresentation of my enemies,
engaged again in a struggle which has been
again rewarded with the confidence of the Leg
islature. My election was attended by circum-
stances which rarely occur in the course of such
contests. A representative whose evil destiny
it is to be the indirect dispenser of Federal pat
rOnage will strangely miscalculate if he expects
to evade the malice of disappointed men. But
the hostility, malignity and abuse which have
pursued my Senatorial career when at distance
from my maligners, and which have accompa.
MED me during the strife just closed, are such
believe | may say, as representative has
never before endured to survive.
The opposition / have sustained came from an
unexpected quarter, and from those whose
friendship had believed, strengthened as it
was by personal obligation, nothing could weak
en- or sever. Ardent, devoted and dsinterested
friends had, whose fidelity remained mistaken
from first to last, through storm and sunshine
alike, and to these, one and all, my grateful ac.
knowledgements are due. But even the force
of their attachment, faithful and jealous as il
was, would have proved unavailing, if unaided
to meet and conquer the opposition which open
hostility and secret treachery had arrayeC
against me- | had learned in the struggle thai
he who aids in comforting great official power
upon individuals does not always secure friends
and the force of deep personal obligation may
even be converted into an incentive to hostility
and hate. In word, to the federal patronage
in the State do | attribute, in great degree
the malice and hostile energy, which after year,
of faithful public service, and towards the clos
ing period of life, have nearly cost me the en-
dorsement of a reelection to the U. S. Senate
From the patronage then, and the curse it en-
tails, l shall gladly in future turn, and my sol,
labor and ambition from hencefOrth shall be tC
deserve well of the State, and to justify the
choice of the Legislature in honoring me sec
ond time as a Representative of its interests.
/ have hinted above at aid other than that re
ceived from those whom had regarded as
friends. l refer to the timely assistance accord
ed to me by Mr.. Broderick and his friends. AL
though at one time rival, and recognizing in
him even a fierce but manly opponent, do not
hesitate to acknowledge in this public manner
his forgetfulness of all grounds of dissension
and hostility, in what he conceived to be a step
necessary to allay the strifes and discords which
had distracted the party and the State. To him
and to the attachment of his friends to him,
conceive, in a great degree, my election is due
and feel bound to him and them in common
efforts to unite and heal, where the result here
tofore has been to break down and destroy.
WIN. NJ. GWIN.
Sacramento, Jan. 18th, 1857