The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29
From the San francisco Times, Sept. II.
David G. Frederick.

.sor - David G. Frederick.
Tn the year 1849 there came, among the
crowd of adventures TO California, from
the city of New York, young man by the
name of David G. Broderick. In that city
he had achieved some reputation as a local
political leader, but beyond that he was to-
tally unknown. He had come up from the
lower walks of life, and was possessed of
none of the graces of manners, none of the
winning and popular qualities that secure.
to their possessor the support and approba-
ton of the masses. But he had far-reach-
ing sagacity, and an intuitive perception
and knowledge of men. He saw that here
was the field to make money, and that mon
ey was power. His ambition was of the
Hottest kind He bent his whole energies
to acquire name and fame. With no rela-
ton on earth to whom he was attached, no
taste for the amusements that charm the
multitude, he lived from first to last an as
cetic, bent only on doing his duty, so that
he should leave an honorable and honored
name on the pages of history. With this
idea as the governing principle of his life,
he entered the lists in the struggle for pre-
eminence in California. How well he sue
eeeded is now known to us all.
OF the early efforts that were made to
give peculiar shade to the politics of Cal
ifornia, it is not now the time to speak at
length 1t is well known that Mr.. Broder-
lex at the start encountered the most per-
scouting opposition from the pro-slayery
politicians, who from the first seemed TO
look on California as their peculiar heritage
Mr. Broderick was the first obstacle they
had to encounter in opposition to their I'M
disputed sway. He was from first to last
the head and front of the opposition to the
Southern chivalry. And never before in
the history of man was an individual so
belied, slandered and abused. But he firm
ly held to his post, and fought them at ev
cry position.
1t is well known that in the times of the
old Wing party it was in California but
another name for Southern party. It's
candidates were uniformly Southern pro-
slavery men, and strong effort was made
to render the Democratic party equally SER
vile to Southern leaders. And so it would
have become but for Mr.. Broderick. He
stood up for the people of the North, and
The party was accordingly divided into the
Northern and Southern factions. When
the Know Nothing party was established
here il was as intensely chivalry as ever had
been the Wing party, and until the year
1856 there was no. other party, or faction
of party, claiming to hfye any regard for
the rights of Northern people in this State,
or being anything above the servile tools
and sveophants of Southern politicians, than
the Broderick Democracy. He stood by
the North. He. stood by the people who
loved freedom and hated slavery. He was
their champion, their leader; aud for years
he was hunted with all the vindictiye hate
and bloodthirstiness of bloodhound by
the cut-throat politicians of the South, IN
Ill, to seal their victory over the North in
the late election, they have tried to take his
life and forever silence an opposition which
they feared.
In many of the qualities that go to make
up great man, Mr.. Broderick was without
a peer in the United States. His admins
trative powers were of an order never ex-
celled. His field for the exercise of them
was the worst possible. it being only as a
party leader that he was ever enabled to
show his power. But who could ever masl-
age party like him? He was always re-
cognized by all who acted with him as the
king, the leader. whose viii was to be SUI
prene. and before whom all others must
bow. Hence, he could enter Convention
with minority. and dictate every nomina-
ton. When be made a motion. every man
of his party followed his lead. and while the
opposition was confused by dozen leaders,
be was seconded by all his friends as unhes
itaiingly as ever was Napoleon or Yelling
ton