The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-06
THE YOUTHFUL BUT BRAVE SENlToB
FROM CALIFORNIA"


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prom Tue san francisco "ooc I" AiTh an
ers pays glowing tribute to tic trio Of boiling demo-
Gratis In the Senate Messrs. Douglas, Stuart and Btd
crick. He pats them the back with d paronsng
air and ass them against the democracy With the l
snuatng skill Of mastery trainer The latter he ,icsO
mates thc youthful but brave senator IRON Gallon
MA A happy dcsignation most felieitousIy nppled
Truly has the youthful senator won for himself tbe
title of .'brave Even before his ndvent upon the sbo
of the Pacific no known - fame the bvest of tbe
Bowcry b hoys Few could excel him In knock down
argument II was because Of Ills excellence In this NJ
scst that he won 0x hifhsclf the glorious title Of King
Of Shoulder strikers It Is not surprising Therefore
that Senator Seward should designate this noble gnd
uae OF his own State Neither il 1t astonishing that h
in his brief senatorial career has won for himself hr
yi.ble soubriquet Of ..Buiy Brodcfck'' Happy acre.
sion to black repubiicanism With SO rc,opibtabe
champion what care they now for southern chiyal'
In our State the youthful senator has pre- ennen,
" entitled himself to the epthet Of brave The cs
ire and soul Of ~ vile combination of State plnnder
and corruptonists ~ ever cursed community the le
or of as unpvinciplcd gang Of shoulder strikers and
ballot box suffers as eyer lcagued themselves togctA,
for the unholy purposes of public plumber he has BEEN
doing nothing else than Drawing public opinion for Inc
past eight years To this combination and league 1
traceable the lnsrule which has espoilrd and amo,
crushed San Francisco From the same source have aox
ed those Legislative abuses which have sadied upon our
people nm oncrous State debt How could the sponsor
for there DO other than braveg'
q In 1854 he gave signal evidence OF bravery. This
now Jealous chauion Of popular sovereignty then sought
to stifc the voice of that Same sovcrcigny Wjtbm
law and without precedent violation of tho wishes
the ucople md wear IN ntyuncr Of tho regular te,i
he sought BY snr Judgment to thrust himself into M
Senate of the United States Not only this but to read
out of the democratic 1usry az boltur every member
OF the legislature whom hs iii rotten rofd could not lv
to lctray his constituency II was brave act Al
must admit when through. his purchased and subome
minons he told those who rejected his base proaen
"maoritics are sometimes scrong but minortcs must
bear in mind that they are in danger Of becoming rma
according to the law Of party by not abiding BY their
verdcts right or wrong 1t was something more than
brave lit was sublimely heroic when, having spent
his whole fortune in biyng worthless Legislators and ont
side cappers and still failing of an election, he made
their unloly action " the test and .in good faith and
honor" submitted hinself to the people.
But Il these we're brave DECIDE what arc we 70 sy
Of subsequent ones What arc We to say Of his conduct
when the verdict Of the people was made known Come
we dow to the State convention Of the same year Thu
masses OF the State had examined the 1.-THE soldiers
had answered to their names On the issne which he
and his followers sin 20 VI faith and honor had ma,h
more than two thirds II the convention were agap,
him. What was the consequence Did he abide the re
suit? Certainly not lie was too s.bnve' q man for
that Entering the convention surrounded by chosen
band Of bullics and shoulder STRIKERS be attempted BY
brute force to ovcrawc the Of the democ
acy The heart sickens at the mention Of the disgrace
full scene which cnsuci Fooled III his disorganiYiny
schemes he then attempted to defeat the regular NOMINEES
Of the party His boiling followers organized separately
and nominated spurious and bogus ticket Nowthstand
ing this and the further fact that the whgshad in the field
two Of tho most popular and talented gentlemen Of their
party the regular democratic ticket was triuIphany
elected Besides the legislature which was decidedly
democratic was overwhelmingly against him. Here,
them wis verdict on his appeal. This was the result
Of the issue which, I'm good faith and honor, be had
made This legislature lS55--was the regular one for