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SENATOR BRoDERICK.-AlIt the world remem-
bers with what emphasis Senator Broderick last
winter announced, in advance, the vengeance
OF the good people OF California against his col
league on account Of the Iatter's unfinching
support Of the policy of the Democracy with
reference to Kansas. Well, the case he made
went to the people of California, formally, and
In due time. The result was an overwhelming
popular rebuke, not Of Senator Gwin, but of
Senator Broderick. The story is briefly told in
the extract, from the San Francisco Globe of the
5ih ult hereto apr ended:
The a short time since inc
DAVID came back to our State from Washington,
Ike saul Of Tarsus, 60 breathing ont threatenings
and slaughter against the Disciples of LANES
bucnanan Upon the floor of the senate cham
De, be had denounced our venerable Chief Ma
glstfate in terms too indecent to repeat He had
urCLaleo himself ops My against the " Lecompton
ln'qulty,' and his rig uteous Indignation would
nave visited summary punishment upon the
ram rs OF the Kansas constitution had he been
citizen Of that Territory, by looping off their
a1rlcular members. When our worthy Senator
VIM NJ. Gwin, who nObly and paIIa1,Iv stood
Dy the Administration in the hour of tIiaI-thus
truly representing the wishes Of his CONSTITUENT
cy-pfe>ented TO the consideration of the SenaIe
the joint resolutions Of the Legislature of Cali.
fornis relative to the admission Of Kansas to the
Union as State, asking that they be read, print
had
read them, Mr. Broderick arose and said:
The resolutions introduced by NV colleague
from the Legislature Of California will have no
iHnueDce upon my action here now or in The IN
ture. i am satisfied that these resolution. do
not express the opinions Of the people OF Calf
IoIhia upon the question to which they refer. /
am ..tis5 sir that four afths Of the people Of
California repudiate the Lecompton fraud 1
snail respect the wishes of the people, and paw
no respect to the resolutions passed by a L-gis-
I.tGre not representing the opinions Of the people
OF california 1 merelysay this now for th. pur-
pose Of placing myself right on the record ;"
To which Senator Gwin replied:
do not intend to discuss this question, as II
mas passed from the cons deration Of the senate
Il take issue with the Senaor In his statement as
10 the public sent ment in California on this sub
Ject, and accept the tribunal he invokes-the
people Before that great tribunal am willing
10 present myself and abide its decision hayinS
no doubt or fear Of the result
MI Broderck wished II placed upon record
tnat be, David Broderick, the "king ofshoul-
derstrikers and chief of bal box suffers had
asserted that "four-hfths Of the people OF Cali
fornia Iepudiate the Lecomp:on fraud - ergo,the
resolutions Introduced by his colleague from the
Legislature Of California would have no inau-
ence upon him, because "they did not represent
the wishes Of the people Of California /" Upon
tbunsi Of the people ana 20 osIors the he
came TO California. And what has been the yer-
dlct Of the tribunal he invoked, Let the result
thrill Of JOY to the heart Of every Democrat
throug bout the length and breadth Of the Allan
TIC states, respond We echo back to our Allan
tic friends the shouts Of glad tidingsn which
they sent forth, and which have been waited to
our shores.
How our Misunderstanding Senator will feel
upon resnming his seat In the Senate chamber
after this severe rebuke be has received can only
be imagined by those who a. lost as himse II
20 all honor and all honorable shame But d id
me valiant David accomplish nothing while he
was here Was all this wrathful indig nation TO
waste itself into thin air. Were all these dread
ful threatenlngs but sound and fury, signifying
nothing, Assuredly not. David did do some
thing Although sunk so low In political insiy-
nincance as TO be beyond the power Of affecting
Tor good ofevil the general result hout the
state, he vet retained sufficient Of his former in
ndence over a certain class Of voters In San r ran
cisco, who have marvellous veneTation for - the
shoulder" as To lose the city TO the Democracy
Dlyid did this much; and whatever of credit or
dscredit may attach thereto belongs TO David
"Giye the devil his due -