Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-16
From the San Francisco National.

sieep, tney consisted Of nothing beyond sno-
ring"
From the San RranelSeo National.
The Fusion BrOderick Organ.
We publish in another column the report of
the remarks of Senator Gwin, delivered at the
banquet on the occasion Of the commencement
of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Isl 4
and. The Senator was present by accident
his business in that city being Of an entire
ly private character. Some five hundred Of
the most learned men of New England were
present, and we can readily conceive that,
called upon as he was, only two hours prcvi-
GUS to its delivery, it was very trying ordeal.
1t is needless to say, however, that he acquit-
ed himself with ability. If the remarks them
selves, chaste and appropriate as they are, did
not prove this, VIC would only have to refer to
the warm reception they met from that very
learned and distinguished auditory. Not
withstanding this, and the occasion was one
totally disconnected with politics, hired scrib-
blcrs, and lying lctter-writers. could not but
avail themselves of the opportunity to pour
their vile abuse upon the head of that gen.
tleman. The dirtiest and most contemplate
Of these is the Boston correspondent of that
old bloated literary pander, and political har-
lot, the Brodcrick Republican fusion organ Of
this city, the Alta California. Since that
sheet has become the mouth-piece and expo
nent Of the repudiaIed and cast off betrayer of
his party, David e. Broderick, and his band
Of corrupt, boiling and unprincipled followers,
no libel has been found too gross, no falsehood
too absurd, no denunciation too low, provided
they were directed at Senator Gwin, to grace
its Suborned columns. From the day that
Broderick turned traitor to his party, to the
present hour, it has not only sung his praises
through the whole range Of the gamut, but
has at the same time exhausted the vocabula-
ry Of abuse in OpprObriOus epithets against
Senator Gwin.
But to the letter. writer referred to. We
copy that portion of his correspondence en-
bracing the matter in question:
Brown University, at Providence, celebrated its
ninetieth anniversary last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rev. A. N. Peabody Of Portsmouth, y. H.. and Prof
J. b. ANGEL Of the University, were the orators
and Col. G. G. Van Zandt, of Newport, the poet Of
the OCCASION At the banquet after the exercises of
the graduating class, speeches were made, among
others by Gov. Dyer, Dr. Peabody, and-whOm do
you think nextr-DOctOr Vim. Gwin, Of California
who responded To the Rrannte shores Of
New England and the Golden Gate of the Pacific,
embraced in the one imperial republic and in this
our republic Of letters"-and ended by declaring
that the East and West should SOON be even uun Z
closely united than now by bands OfirOnl Wasnot
this ool!-the man who is charged and doesn't
deny i with being subsidized by the Pacific Steam
ship Company, in the sum Of $4,000 annually to
defeat the Pacific Railroad, having the audaciiy to
allude to the union OF the East and the West by
bands Of iron. II the "bands Of iron" are not laid
till Gwn favOrs the Pacific Railroad, another nine.
tieth anniversary Of Brown University will come and
CO. Outupon such humbug for home consumption (!
Who this precious liar is we do not know.
lie Is doubtless paid to do his dirty work, and
truth and falSehood are oil one 10 him, so that
the money comes Our business is with the
miserable, low creature here who permits such
stuff to fill his columns. No one knew the
ialsity of the above charge better than the
editor Of the ALtA. No one was ever more
conscious Of uttering and giving publicity to
fOuler libel. But what cares he for this p
Is it not his vocatonP Was It not an article
in the compact when he sold himself to be.
come the mouth.piece and organ of Broderick-
ism? How else could he ever fulfil his en-.
gagcments, except by "evil speaking, lying
aud slandering:"
That Senator Gwin Is "subsidized BY the
Pacific Steamship Company in 90, 900 annu-
ally, to defeat the Pacific Railroad" is rs foul
a falsehOOd as malignity ever concOctcd, or
pusilanimity ever uttered. That he was ever
the recipient of any amount of money from
that Company, for that or any other purpose,
is equally false. That he either owns now, or
ever did own in the paS any stock, share,
property or interest in said Company, is alike
without foundation. These charges have ell
been denied before, over and over again. The
brand of talsehOOd has been fixed upon them.
The proof to sustain them has been called for
and challenged, but no attempt has been made
to bolster them up snve by reckless assertion.
That Senator Gwin is the warm. energetic
and untiring friend Of the Pacific Railroad, is
too patent to require argument. No man has
worked for 1t with more unabating zeal. His
name is rs intimately and honorably connec-
ted with that great work as is the name of
Franklin with electricity, of Morse with the
telegraph, or OF Field with the great Atlantic
Cable. We venture 10 say that no statesman
Of the country ever devoted as much Iinflag.
ging and concentrated effort to the accomplish
ment Of any act Of Legislation a. he has to this
1t has been the constant subject of his waking
thoughts, and has mingled with the current Of
his Dreams That he will yet succeed in hav-
ing his labors crowned with a glorious sue.
cess, we have little doubt.
IL Senator Gwin is in the interest of the p.
NJ. S. S. Co., why is it that we have now three
main overland stage lines, with munificent ap-
preparations for mail service on each? Does
not every one know that in q short time, as
soon as these lines are in good working order,
they will carry at least one half of the passen-
gers between here and the Atlantic StatesP ?
Here is an immediate competition with the
Steamship line, whereas railroad, under the
most favorable condition of things, could not
be put in running order short Of ten years.
Does the libcling editor Of the Alta know to
whom we are most indebted for the establish.
sment Of these overland linesl Does he not
know that to the very liberal and enlightened
policy Ofthe Post Master General, Gov. Brown,
and the untiring exertionS and comprehensive
advice and aid OF VIM. NJ. Gwin, our people
owe these important enterprises and adjuncts
to our future prosperity. The day the first
stage left the Plaza on the Memphis line, and
that from Placerville on the Independence line,
so far as substantial benefits to us are con.
cerned, are far more worthy Of celebration
than would be the laying Of thousand At.
lantic Gables. And yet this Black Republican,
BrOderick organ, has no word for the man to
whose energy, genius and fidelity We are
mainly indebted for these great enterprises
save of abuse and vili6catiOn; while the great
ApOstate Chief and recreant leader, Frederick,
whose blackguardism towards the Administra.
ton prevented him from even holding inter.