Mountain Democrat., 1857-06-20
From the San Joaquin Republican
Current Affairs

Current Affairs
We have before us correspondence Of
recent date, between Gen. Redington and
Mr.. Dyer, of Sacramento, and Hon. d. G.
Brodcrick, touching certain questions of
importance, or supposed importance to
the Democratic party. We have read
Mr.. Brodcrick's letter carefully, dispas-
sionately, and with an earnest hope Of
finding his position consistent with the
representations so often made by his i'm
mediate friends, and that he was, as they
claimed, disposed to favor the complete
and final restoration Of harmony in the
Democratic party. We read the letter
with the earnest hope Of being able to
publish it as a justification of our own oft
repeated declaration that there would be
no further division in our ranks. We arc
forced to confess that we are disappointed.
The letter of Mr.. BrOderick either means
nothing, or else the reverse of what we
anticipated and hoped. He says that it
is not his purpose to oppose the national
administration, nor create discord in the
party, nor control the nominations vet,
every paragraph in his letter tends to re-.
vive old dissensiOns or create new onea.
While claiming for himself the most Der.
feet purity and consistency in his political
career, he takes especial, and it seems to
us, unnecessary pains to attribute to ell
who have opposed him or failed to sup
port him, the most unworthy motives,
and the most dishon0rable practices. Is
this calculated to maintain harmony in
the party! By an adroiAy framed pre-
tcnce of exoncrating Mr.. Gwin from the
injurious imputation of improper bar.
gaining in the Senatorial election last
winter, Mr.. Broderick manages to leave
the impression that those imputations
were true as to Gwin, but untrue as to
himself. Were it Mr.. Broderick's prima-
ry purpose to offend and make an issue
with the special friends Of Mr.. Gwin, no
could not have adopted more efficient
plan than the superciliOus, patronizing
manner in which he alludes to the result
of the Senatorial contest Is that the
course of man disposed to harmonic
old differences Mr.. Broderick charges
Ex-senator Weller, Messrs. Denver and
Herbert, and Scott and McKibben, the
late and present members of the Lower
House of Congress, and Messrs. Bradford,
Dc La Tore and Freanor, three Of the
four Presidential Electors for California.
all entered into bination against him;
in the matter of the california appoint.
ments. IfMr. Broderick means ANYTHING
in making this charge, he must certainly
mean to be understood as complaining Of
those gentlemen for adhering to their own
viewsinstend of fsuccnmbing to his. If
he means that, it follows as a necessary
consequence that his ultimate complaint
is against the Administraticn for disre-
garding his wishes and demands in ma
king the appointments, and being guided
by the united suggestions of two members
of Congress, the three retiring members,
and three Of our Electors. To say nothing
of the amazing arrogance and ptesump-
ton manifested by this complaint, it is
reasonable to suppose that each Of the
gentlemen designated by Mr.. Broderick
as being party to the combination, was
quite as we'll acquainted. with the senti-
ments and requirements of the Democra-
cy of the State as Mr. Broderick could
claim to be. Mr.. Broderick undoubtedly
intends some inference shall be drawn
from his letter; and we know of no rule
or construction by which an inference
different from the one we have drawn, can
be arrived at. five have construed It
correctly thus far, it is impossible to con-
ccivc what his motives arc in thus layine
his grievances before the party, unless
they be to obtain redress for the wrongs
Of which he complains. Those supposed
wrongs having been inflicted, according
to his own declaration, if at all, bv our
present and late Congressman and Presi.
dental Electors, and at their instieation
and through their management. by tho
Administration, his remedy of course is
against them, and through them against
the Administration. II, therefore, Mr..
Frederick means anything by the letter
before us, he must mean to ask the Dem.
ocratic party in convention to rebuke the
action OF the Administration in the matter
of the appointments, to repudiate the Off,
cial representatives of the party in pur-
suance of whose advice the appointments
were made, and declare that Mr.. Broder-
ick, and he alone, has the right to be
heard at the National Capitol on behalf Of
California. We repeat, that the letter
means this or means nothing. As we
cannot suppose that q sensible and dis.
tinguished gentleman like Mr.. Broderick
would write so long and so careful Z letter
without q purpose, we are reluctantly
forced to the only rational concluaion waF:
ranted by the letter, that IL Is tbs dAter.
mination of Mr. Broderick and his iinme.
date advisers to shape the action of the
Democratic convention into an V,ncontIi.
tional endorsement of himself and = cor..
sequent rebuke Of the Adminietration. "a
far as concerns the arrangement az fsdas
raj matters in this State. It follow Then,
that all the ideas Of union md hsr,nomy,
entertalned and expressed by Ahe imme.
diate organs aud advisers of If. BT0lIars
ick's division of the party. are hoaSll IaI,oAi
the assumption that that divisioa ocesrlis
tutes the party, and that no nan. wkatsgs
er his position or tAlentk OF ~
ton in which he iS held By his - q :
men, has the right to Eeceive honorS n /
the hands Of the party % he haasa u q q
councils, except BY The -tDIeFunca a. -
BrOderick. 1--we are t6Fcsd . Seses1 ];
the issue on this basis. We WIN % aesspl