The Nevada Democrat., 1859-08-10
Extracts from Senator Broderick's Speech
at Weaverville.
From the U,tion's Phono0raphic Reposf1

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Democratic party Of the State Of California.
Then respected him. When he basey cold
his followers, to accept OF seat in the United
States Senate, on terms to which no honorable
man would agree. felt contempt for him.
Since he has seen tt TO exhibit himself At Yreka
and al Weaverville in the position of . black
guard, have nothing but pity for him. Zap
plause and laughter.1 Or. Gwin stated TO yoa.
lrllow-citzens-st least have been 30 inform
ed since arrived in this city--thAt he could
get no satisfaction from me that Was not ''re-
Aponsible" for what / said. Why, fellow-citi.
zens, this Is news to me. have always been
responsible for what said in the Senate cham
Der aud out Of it, [Cheersl If DR.. Gwin felt
aggrieved at my eonduct towards him. he knew
his remedy. Ii is not 6t for a man to travel
round the State aud make known 20 the people
i his private grievances. ["Thars SOIL II, as
/ stated. he had private offense towards me, he
knew HE remedy why did be not pursue il /?
have not spoken to him for eighteen months.
| will confess that have contempt for him.
and that he knew before be addressed you on
Tuesday evening last. do not want to be
placed in the position of non-combatant, nor
can be by trick Of speech OF a fais.hood of
action. When am insulted by q blackgnard.
as q matter Of course will pass IL by unnotced
but when man holding the high position of
United States Senator insults me, i will make
him pay the penalty ICheers.l am on the
defensive. fellow-citizens. l have no desire to
place myself in false position before the peo-
ple OF California / do not intend to do so. II
have insulted Dr. Gwin sufficient to indnce
him to 20 about the State aud make black.
guard of himself, he should seek the remedy
left 10 every gentleman who feels offended.
| TCheers.1 There was another individual, q lit
lie fellow by the name Of Scott, who was AK
ing you for your sutfrages on Tuesday evening
who stated, as i am Informed, that since my af-
fair with Perley. he could not speak of ne.
will help him by notice. have given my
reasons for not meeting Mr.. Perley and state
| t0 you that he bad no more expectation OF q
quarrel with me than have Of killing you all
so night. He was put forward by designing
men, who desired to get rid of me. The
prompting parties themselves had no desire 10
engage in the affair, so they sent this little
wret to insult me, and If possible, TO invovle
me in difficulty. He has resided here ten
years, and has taken part in all OF our elec-
tons, yet, a comparatively short time since, he
went into the United States Court and took
al oath that be was not an American citi
zen. but a subject Of Queen Victoria and this
h did for the purpose of removing q case from
q District Court of this State to the United
States District Court. This 10 the fellow who
was selt ctrd TO have n quarrel with me. The
Administration papers 81 this State, in giving
an accouht OF she Perley affair, stated that
grossly in ultcd Perley at the public table Of a
hotel That statement is false. Was With no
one at that table but my friends. Two ladies'
were lh.re and two gentlemen, aud one Of the
ladies never heard word Of what passed be
tween Perley aud myself. 30 quiet WAS the
whole affair.
will briefly allude to one or two passages
in DR.. Gwin'r vritien statement, made az Yreka:
As to his remarks about the Senatorial cleo
ton, they are Tissue Of falsehoods from be-
ginning to end. know the main portion Of
his statements about Latham TO be fAlse. La
than wss . victim of Broderick's villainy 10
that contest Under the garb Of friendship be
cOncocIed = conspiracy against me that is with
out 3 parallel in this or any other State" Now
will inform you. II you are not already aware
OF the fact, thst DIR. Gwin aud Mr.. Latham Vere
rivals iOr = seat in the United States Senate !;
that they we're not OH speaking terms Ht The
time OF DIR. Gwin's last election 4; that they de-
nounced each other ia the mort hi ter language
to their respective friends therefore II was i'm,
possible for DIR. Gwin 10 know anything about
Mr.. Latham's affairs 10 connection with the
Senatorial election. But admit for q moment
aud for the sake Of review, that Gwin's state
ment, which have just quoted. lie true what
does Il provei II / was . villain and Latham
a victim. who gained the fruits Of the corrup.
tiOn and the martyrdomi Aud II DIR. Gwin
were eOgnizaht. a. be says be was. Of all the
facts in the case. and those facts were OF the
character which be describes. what does II ar.
que in behalf Of bic moral sensibilities-the man
who accepted the crown, jeweled by my trrach
cry aud Latham's martyrdom? You will OBJ
serve that there is an Over-prO0f in his aaser-
ti0ns they come back most severe upon him
self. provided they begiu and develop in truth,
which claim Is not the fact. He says: HE
deceived and then tried to ruin me but turn
ed upon him and his myrmldons. and will pur
sue them as long o. live" When did he turn
upon me I / went to Washington Immediately
after my election. 1t IL true did not speak to
him then l refused to do so. / would not
speak TO Q man who bad shown binself willing
to trade OF the ofhces Of the Government for
the purpose Of obtaining seat in the United
States Senate. l wish here to state that this
"bargain," /" so called, In regard to the filling of
the Federal Offices. was made by DIR. Gwin and
William J. Ferguson. Of Sacramento. They
we're the men who met aud "traded on'' the Of
fees. DIR. Gwin's creature has, since the cleo
tion, disposed Of Mr.. Ferguson. / feel ~ oon-
ndent, fellow-citizens. ~ Of the fact that an
now addressing you. that William |. Ferguson
was MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD by the advice OF
the immediate friends Of DR.. Gwin.
DR.. Gwin says HE (Broderck) does not at
tempt in bis speech to disguise the fact that be
was prostitutinE the high Office that had just
been conferred upon him to monopolize the
Federal patronage to pay bis electioueerlng
debts" This charge, need hardly remind you,
10 utterly false. / will take another time TO
prove TO the people Of this State that II Federal
patronage bad been my object could readily
have secured my highest desire. But never
spoke to . member OF the Cabinet after my arst
quarrel with the Administration. McKibbin,
who il with me here tonight, and VhO will cd,
dress you after leave the stand, 10 the man
who really succeeded 10 obtaining the appoint
ments of the Federal Government. 1t actually
was McKibbn who welded the influence secur-
ing the appointments. At that time hcKibbin
and myself were political aud personal enc
miles, We did not exchange word for over
FIVE years, and II l had felt sggrieved at The
loss Of the Federal patronage Of this State.
would not be addressing you this evening from
the came stand with McKibbin. His statement
does not at all relieve GwiD from the positive
accusation Of having sel6sby cold his follow