Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-18

SvvruE nit DESERVED Brodcrickitcs
worry ungcncrously, attribute their recent de-
Fat not to the appropriately Of their idol, mol
hocouse they fused with the Black Republi
AIMS. not because they warred against Dem
t,.-,tic President and Democratic measure,
hot because some Of their nominees were mcI'
&c indifferent character, not because their Re-
uublican friends did not give them laid and
comfort" but solely to the "dcad weight
they were forced to carry in the person Of the
ambitious, crcdulous but indiscr,ct and de-
r,;ved Joe McKiLbcn. Had they nominated
,.;.d and devoted friends of their "chirf,"
men who had never opposed him, had always
,,yishly Obcyed his slightest wish, whowcrc
ready to sacrifice principle and character, land
many of them have done both,) wealth and
station, friends and fair prospects, intellect
and independence, solely for his benefit, and
their own destruction, then they might have
elected their whole ticket. Not few Of the
mast influential followers Of Mr.. Frederick,
they contend, became dissatisfied, lukewarm,
indifferent, when they discovered they hal
i,pn ruthlcSsly thrust aside to accommodate
and fix firm in the faith recent convert,
whose sincerity they had good to doubt,
whose motives question. lie had been, until
Mate dnv, their old friends Rcrccst opponent,
and they all knew and rccollcctcd and dctestcd
linn for it !: and now, when his old friends
threw him aside as worthless cast Oft gar
Incnt. he must he taken up by Mr.. BrOicrick
and forced upon them. II Mr.. Brodrrck was
willing to treat his old fricn Is thus ungratcful-
-lv, tlr,ss shatRefully merely for the purpose oil
securing the friendship of Mr. Mckibbcn,
they hal no objections; but they would teach
him and his proScytc that it was one thing I"
nominate and another and far different to eject
Such "waS not the entertainment to which
thcy were invited" when they hattl'l for him
and him only, until he reached the goal Of his
amLiti m. seat in the Senate. l;ro'!c'ick
and MrEibhcn, the very antipodes nycar ago.
hnSnm friends now - there was something
more than the "l"pu.ar sovereignty qneS.
ton in it, II >mclt strongly of bargain.
NJ
>rntativco OF the chivS," Iirodcrirk"f III" free
>niIcrS. Thor principles anil feelings h'inG
Numerically opposite, antas"ni>iir. hy what
attraction w,rc they brought together:
When Mr.. Erodc,irk announced his irrcvo-
cable determination to nominate "hiS friend
MrKLhel C"r Congress" li> Cd lends, ''av-
ing sufficient >aSariry I" rc>cc the ccrtai"
+L.rlw am! tntal anl-iil.ailn nj their ar,
" ~ the event "i his nomination.. rcnon>ira.
I'D against it ard predicted the result. But
liz i'm nT3I> Senator, Knowing Tow raniciy
l,,r, tofntc hi> ;.lhvrcnt> had submitted I" his
arrogant ,iictaiior, di>rcgarlcd all advice, IL
fenced NIL opposition, hy stating that he had
promised .I"r and that was IN 'u=h' From
That tim" frwar |, say the BrolS, diSaiF 'cti'n
c'"pt int" their ranks. their ~rr|i "rganiza-
tina Wa incii ctivc. rs they kncM not whom
I, tII>i, the ir;.u"'r'c ahl power "t t'ri
LII l:4n- II. lis Nil 81 atdeiia ncr anil ;ral.
o.. ai'h m"k,iv. and their whnl" party
i.roN, ir:u c"uti>inn; "n J" Mrklhbrn
> i'i,->-,rr-t-t-ru i the wl,,4,c If il. Same ii
Il.,i 81 T.; "a, cvrt t. tiunatc ti,rt lrrbr.
hN .i,r ar.' t. tie nomination tn "h'ai1 ia IL
>rrtrt> aiul t. i'rtNcr .:'-h Et"lrii'k.-
Wh,t!icr lac did it rurr">,ly ar not ctrIa'n
1t j. hr >urrc ,Ii ia c'i;.ttin. the latter.
Ali that Iooi u .,t> t,r deserving his "l'l
:iop,!~ j. nL,i>r. Had he voted wi;h the De.
sn",ary. not been >r'lur,d hy F"rncy and
iirnirrirk. what pl"ud position hc might &C.
"ury to-day! But as it is, we rNn only re-
gut that ambition got the better Of his jndg-
m,nt and revenge Of his principles!