The daily Butte record., 1858-04-07
Vote ON the Pacific Railroad.

been effectually killed, for the present ses-
sion at least, in the United States Senate on
the lst of March. The Lecomptonites and
Black Republicans giving it the go-bye in
order to take up the Senate bill for the ad.
mission Of Kansas. The Kansas bill had
been made the special order for that day,
thus taking precedence Of the Railroad bill.
The discussion elected the fact that Senator
Gwin was absent when the Kansas bill was
given preference over the Railroad bill. II is
unfortunate that this industrious old hum.
bug should have been absent at the critical
moment for the success of his measure, and
he will indeed be fortunate if he succeeds in
convincing the people Of California that his
absence from the Senate at that particular
time was not purposely and.pre- e-concerted
How much longer he will succeed in hum
buggiDg the inhabitants of the Pacific coast
into the belief that he is really desirous Of
securing the passage of this measure, we
shall not attempt to conjecture, but we do
think that he has humbugged California
long enough upon the subject, and we may
well doubt whether his inductry and lodging
upon this question will enable him to main.
tain his seat in the Senate from California
Tor the purpose Of lcgislating for Texas and
Mississippi upon the niger question:
Constantly voting with tho South, who are
in open and determined opposition to his bill,
upon all other questions. he estranges by his
sectio nal and anti democratic course, from
the support Of the measure, those who might
otherwise bring sufficient strength to pass
the bill. His absence, too. when the Rail
road bill was to be STAYED off, stamp his advo-
cacy of this measure with irrefragable proof
Of his hypocrisy. Messrs. Douglas and
Broderck contended hard for keeping the
Railroad bill in its order on the calender,
and of course Gwin had to join them he be-
ing the author of the bill. lie was absent
however, on the previous Wednesday, when
the Kansas bill was given precedence, and
the Senate refused to re instate the Railroad
bill in its order on the calender, by the fol-
lowing vote;
YEAs-Messrs Allen, Bayard, Benjamin,
Biggs, Bgler, Bright, Brown, Clay ,Colamer
Crttenden, Evans, Fitch, Green, Hammond,
Henderson, Houston, Hunter. lverson, John
son Of Arkansas, Johnson of Tennessee,
Jones, Mallory, Mason, Pcarce, Polk, Pugh,
Sebastian, Sldell. Stuart, Thompson of New
Jersey. Toombs, and Wright--32
NAYs-Messrs Bell, Broderick, Cameron,
handler Clark nixnn Dnnlittla nau las
Durkee, Foot, Foster, Gwin, Hamin, Har.
Ian, King, Seward. Simmons, Trumbull,
Wade and Wilson-20.
1t IL thus that sectional fanatics and pro.
fessed Office seekers like Senator Gwin, out.
rage and abuse the patience of the people OF
California. His satellites aud contemplate
bummcrs who have disgraced the State by
crowdiDg themselves into our Legislature,
have endorsed the hypocrisy of Senator
Gwin upon this measure, and the action Of
the Locomptonite in giving the "niggcr
question precedence over it. With Gwin aud
his brawling and contemplate satellites in
our Legislature, the Pacific Railroed bill is
not considered of so much Importance to
California rs tho domestic institutions Of
other States, If the people of California do
not take it upon themselves to wipe out OF
political existence these sectional fanatics,
who thus foully bctray her dearest inter-
ests, we must expect to be made the cats. paw
for the advancement of the institutions Of
other States to the neglect of our own.
We shall endeavor TO give the discussion
in the Senate preceding this vote, in q day
or two.