Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-06-11

him ever 6eree but mani, opponent. do not hes
tate Ia acknow ledge in this public manner his for'
etiulness of ali grounds of dis>ensih AMI hostility
what he con coived to be- step necessary to allny
h. strife. aud the discords which have distracted
he party and the state. To him and To the attach
lent of his friends To him conceive IA greut de
| sree my toH Is due aud feei bound to him AMI
iem IN .mmOn efforts Ia unite anu neal, whete he
| esult heretofore has been To break down and des
troy"
liz view of these Tacts | nm 10th to believe
hat Your information Is correCt ia,rcspect
. his claiming that he controlled the recent
Federal appointments in this State, or tf"t
| n the face of hi published declarations, he
lr his friends would beast thnt he had viola
ed his public pledges Surely the combiua-
ion at Washington Of :ie late and present
members OF the loAer House Of Congress
rom this State, of the Senator whose term
iad Just expired, OF the three g>re>ldental
Electors aud throug of active supporters,
we'll practised II the 'rnde of soliciting Offices,
II against ne, would seem to be enough,
without the personal interference OF thy
colleague. In the absence OF positive eNi.
lence | must, therefore; regard the report
Of N'iich you speak AS mistake
Referring ia tLe continued calunnies
which have lsag permitted to pass in 81
lence, a"d which shah not review, take
this occasion to say. that was u member of
the State Senate during the first three -cs-
'ions OF the Legislature, leaving it in 1852,
as supposed. with some reputation In the
latter year | was one of rhe two prominent
candidates for the United States Senate,
and although the canvass was h"tfy contest
ed, my opponents ut TINT time never thought
To impugu my conduct as II legislator or as
n citizen. From my defeat for the Senate IN
1852, up to the time of my election ia Jan.
uaIy last, took an active part in The con
venlions of the party shared its lab"rS aud
contributed to its triu,hphs. In return1 was
perssteutly aSsaied blythe invective malice
of those who did not hesitate to subsldfze IA
portion OF the press for the purpose by illicit
distractions from the public treasury. Some
of those presses still survive and still con-
tinue their abuse, but their daily falsehoods
have never drawn me into public denial,
nor shall nj this late period, dignity them
by special notice.
have been charged wish controlling con-
ventions and procuring nominations by
trsckery; But | challenge my enemies to
profrce a man within the length and breadth
of the State, whom | ever deceived or to
whom | ever ialsihed my word. | bring
that challenge down to the present hour and
Hhke IL elnnFhce my WnOle puHbClI course
u has been alleged that seek to create
disattection in the party because my friends
haye failed to secure Offices through my
means My friends are not the spolsmen of
the State Office holders and Office hunters
have never been among my supporters. Du-
ring the last administration not a friend of
mTne held Office under the government. Yet
they always remained true to the party and
reliable in every emergency OF these were
the men who in the State Convention of
March 1856, though fercely opposed by
federal retainers. instructed their delegates
to the Cincinnati Convention 10 cast the vote
ef 'ths State for James Buchanan
am not here to distract the party. nor
to control irs nominations Among those
regarded as suitable candiiates tor high
Offices, | have heard the names OF several
reliable democrats who are friends of mine.
But shall not seek to forestall the action Of
the Convention. rs othels would do, but
leave the selection ef candidates to the dis
elimination of the party.
| have thus stated my position upon the
subjects referred to in your letter, at some
length, as design this to be final reluta.
ton, so far as am concerned, of the mis-
representations OF my enemies.
Very respectfully,
your ohe't serv't,
d. c BRODERtGK.
GENERAL ALFRE ED REpINGToN aud Hon.
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