The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-11-09

said he would take 1t all back, if Terry
would do the same. Terrys reply was.
that he would not-as he chose 10 be con-
sistent. Broderick said he had rather be
right than to appear to be consistent.
The duel came off near San Francisco
on the 18th of September, and Broderick
fell mortally wounded. They fought with
duelling pistols, ten steps apart. The
pistols were set locks, and would go of at
the slightest touch. Terry was the owner
Of the pistols, and was we'll acquainted
with them, and had his choice in the
weapons. Broderick, it seems, had never
seen the like before, and was entirely un-
acquainted with their use, consequently
the chance was against him. They were
to fire at the word given between one and
two, Broderick raised his pistol to about
45 degrees, it accidentally went off, and
the ball struck the ground number Of
feet before reaching his antagonist. Terry
fired about three seconds afterwards, tax
ing deliberate aim-the ball taking effect
in Broderick's left breast. He lived un-
til the 10th inst.
His death will be lamented by three
6fths of the Inhabitants of his adopted
State. He was truly great and good
man, and was evidently making rapid
strides towards the zenith of political fame.
His giant intellect and unconquerable de.
termination, would soon have placed him
far above his opponents. The time will
be long before his place in our State and
his seat in the U S. Senate will he equally
filled. He suffered extreme pain, and re-
marked that they had killed him because
he was opposed to the extension of Slave
ry, and the corrupt Administration. His
last words were "if l die protect my
honor"
- Man S lnhumanity TO man,
Makes countless thousands mourn"
1t is to be lamented that our govern.
ment must be managed by men that will
trihe away their lives-men that the Giver
Of lite has endowned with intellect sufic.
lent to govern the affairs OF State-meu
who are clothed by the sovereign people
to enact laws for the well-being of man.
kind. 1t is to be deplored that in our
free country man who feels duty pressing
upon him to carry out reform that the
tongue Of SANDER must assai him on every
hand-but so it is. Reforms are needed,
and reforms we must have. There are
systims in our Representative government
that are not Democratic In their tendency.
That which destroys the representative
power and gives to the Office holders, in
defiance the people the appointing power
Is system which was not originally con.
templated in our free government, aud
needs reforming.
The present postal system seems suffic.
lent to carry on its affairs without involv.
ing in insolvency, The heads of the de.
Partment have long been striving for
cheap judiciods postal system, but as yet
they have indeed failed-they are looking
for it through the wrong end of the tele.
scope. The right system if adopted ana
thoroughly carried out is an easy one and
readily obtained.
The appointing power holds out induce.
ments for corruption, bargain and bribery.
Influenced by the greedy desire for emol.
ument. Let the pay be stricken down to
the wages of the mechanic and there would
be less wire-working to attain to places OF
power, Take away the chances for public
plunder and we should have less of
scrambling for office-and places now
filled with bullies and political vagrants
would be filled with "men most noted for
wisdom and virtue"
1t appears self-evident that the admin.
istration Democratic party has left the
substance of true Democracy and are now
in hot pursuit of the shadow!
This far off State is associated with
many excitable subjects, as well as many
excitable people. Like all frontier socie-
ties-on the very borders of civilization,
especially in mining regions like this, de
we find sudden commotions in community
Where we constantly have fabulous re-
ports Of. sudden riches, highway robbery
prlvation and death, is the order of the
day. All these subjects serve to agitats
and keep in commotion the more civil
portion of the community, as well as the
vicious and vain. The stimulous to sud
den wealth is always on the throne in the
human mind, and forces its subjects t.
brave every danger that is incident to hu,
man or animal life to secure that object
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