The Nevada journal., 1857-01-30
E On Monday last. Gen. Estell

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the California press. 1 think we may
say he was rery indignant. He tool
to calling it names. He said it was &
"disgrace to any civilized community ;
He said it was perhaps more licentious
than any other press ii the world" Il
seems that some newspaper or other has
been limiting at Menanegan of some sort
in the late Senatorial election. The
General thinks the thing was all on the
square and the press ought'nt to say
such things about the worthy Senators
He thinks it may hurt the reputation OF
the State, and he is patriotically inclin-
ed, and is tender of the reputation OF
the State. 1t may interfere with ap-
propriations of some kind, and he is SEN
sitive on the subject of appropriations.
He winds up by requesting the men,
bers who voted for Gwin to make a
clean breast and tell the meeting all
about it, and then sits down to give the
brethren an opportunity for remarks.
So the gentleman who were called on
related their experience in proper order.
They were all actuated by the best of
motives. Some Of them voted for DIR
Gwin because they wanted to elect him;
others in order to defeat some one else ::
and some because they wanted to
" And scorned to give aught other reason Why's
They were all innocent and abused If
the Jack was slipped they had no hand
in it, and they were not to blame and
the newspapers told lies on them. And
one of them, Mr.. w ood, of Nevada, was
of opinion that ''the characters of Messrs
Gwin and Broderick were such as to rcn-
der explanation @nnecessary." What a
fine thing it is to havea character above
reproach
For our part, we are glad this matter
of senatorial bargain and sale is satisfac-
torily explained and put to rest. There
has been something said of the affair in
the public journals, we admit. Some
reckless sheets have even dared to insin-
uate that an infamous bargain cemented
the union of two deadly foes, now and
by means of that bargain, our represen-
tatives in the Senate ofthe United States.
1t was whispered. by perhaps the most
icentious press in the world" that the
votes of Legislators were made the ten
der which passed from the hand of one
candidate to another, in perfecting this
vile contract. In the eloquent language
of the legislator from San Bernardino, it
ras published in every newspaper in
the land, and talked over and repeated
in every corner of the city, on every
street, in every store and saloon, and
hotel, and workshop, and brought up in
every place under Gods Heavens where
people could get together" We are
very glad to learn it was false. As an
individual member of that disgrace to
civilized community" the California
press, we suppose we shall be compelled
to let the matter rest here. Of course we
wont mention the sale of the senatorship
again, except as rather striking exam
pie of Democratic purity in high places.
Before the reproof of General Estell we
bow with all due humility. He should
be worthy judge of the license of the
California press,-for no name has been
oftener upon its tongue, with the excep-
ton perhaps of DIR. Czapkay.
There is one rather singular circum-
stance however, connected with the
course these newspaper SANDERS have
taken, which we cannot avoid. remark
ing. Senator Gwin has been cursed with
the bitterest curses and loaded with OBJ
loquy because he bartered the powers
and responsibilities of his high office, for
an empty name, or at best a petty re-
venge. The accusation is false of course,
for Gen. Estell says it is. But suppos-
ing it to be true, only for the sake of the
argument, how stands the honor of Mr..
Broderick and his friends? 1t takes two
to make bargain. If Gwin was sold
-Broderick bought him Only four votes
were needed in caucus to prev Mr..
Broderiek's nomination. More than four
known adherents of Gwin voted for Brod
erick in caucus. five were not assured by
Gen. Estell and our worthy democratic
Legislators that there was no sale at all,
we should say thatif Gwin purchased his
election of Broderick, so did Broderick
buy his election of Gwin. Their dis
honor is equal-let them share the infa-
my between them.
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