New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-16

,,.,s.ts are an IN California, viii, of course, favor
re central route tie only truly national route, and
ths only one by which road VIII ever reach San
Francisco. II We Judge Of DR.. Own by his ante
eedents or his interests, We must suppose be will
prefer the route through Texas where, il Is said,
be has large estate. He would hardly transfer
his vote on this question as readily as be did the
interests Of bis friends in the Government patron
age. His fsyorite Albuquerque route, which in his
great speach on the subject he represented as the
only practicable one is, believe abandoned by
its fTields as utterly iCpractic1ble. Hence the
purchase Of smother strip from Mexico, IN order to
find southern sectional route. Well, If they can
frd capitalists who Will expend their money in
building a road through barren desert, let them
have one. though | think the "Dromedary Line"
or even train of dOnkeys, quite sufficient TO trans
port all the surplus produce that will ever be grown
between the western line of Texas and Saa
Diego A REPUBLICAN.
PROGRAMME OF A CALIFORNIA SENATOR.
To TIE Peo7ie Of California.
have thought it proper, in view Of the Senatorial
contest which has resulted in the election Of Mr. David
c. Broderck and myself TO the Senate Of the aited
States TO state 10 the people of California certalo cur
cumstances and facts which compose part OF the MS
tory Of that arduous struggle After lsborous SER
vice in the United States Senate during term OF elk
years and at juncture in the history OF the state
when the energy and fidelity of representative could
piraton of my term and after having, az supposed,
Outlived the mlsrepre entaiOus OF my enemies, en-
gagged sgsin in q struggle which has been again re-
waIded with the confidence of the Legislature. My
election was attended by circumstances which rarely
occur in The course OF ouch contests. representative
whose evil destiny it is to be the indirect dispenser of
Federal patronage will strangely mscalculate If he ex
poets to evsde the malice OF disnppon ed men. BIT
the hostility, mslgnity and abuse which have pur-
sued my Senatorial career when at distance from my
ACCOMPANIED during
the strife just closed, such, believe may say, as
Il representative has never before endured to sur
viVe. The opposition 1 have sIet lined cfne
from unexpected quarter, and from those
whose friendship L had believed, strengthened
us it was by personal obligation, nothing could
weaken or sever. Ardent, devoted and d'sinteresed
friends had, whose fidelity remained mistaken from
first to last. through storm and sunshine alike, aud to
these, one and ALL my grateful acknowledgements are
due But even the force Of their attachment faithful
and Jealous as it was, would have proved uosvaing,
if uDuided, to meet and conquer the opposition which
open hostility and secret teachcry had arrayed against
ne. had learned in the struggle that he who aids in
conferiDg great official power upon individuals docs
not always friends and that the force Of deep
personol obligation may even be converted into an In
coptive to hostility and hate In word, to the Federal
patronage in the State do attribute, in gre. degree
the malice and hostile energy which after years of
faithful public service and toward the closing period OF
life, have nearly cost INC the indorsement of re-
election to the United States Senae. From patronage
then and the curse it entails shall gladly ID future
tuln, and my sole labor and ambition from henceforth
shall be TO deserve well of the State and to justify the
choice of the Legislature in honorng me second time
as representative of it, interests.
have limited above at aid other than that received
fro III those whom he'd regarded az friends. refer to
the timely assistance accorded to By Mr. Brcderick
and bis friends Although at one time rival and re-
Cognizipg in him fierce and manly opponent,
do not hesitate TO acknowledge, in this public manner,
bis forgetlulntss of all grounds Of dssenson aud hos
tiliy in what he conceived 10 be q step necessary to
asy the strfee and dscords which had distracted the
party and the State. To him, and to the attachment of
his friends to him, conceive, in great degree, my
election is due; and feel bound to him aud them in
common efforts to unite and heal, where the resut
heretofore has been to break oown and destroy
Sacramento, Jan. Is, 1851. WIN. NJ GWIN.