The Nevada Democrat., 1859-11-16
WHOLE NO. 3i9.
THE LATE SENATOR BRoDERIcK.
The philadelphia North American, speaking
II tho death NJ Senator Rroder.ick saws.

The philadelphia North American, speaking
Of the death Of Senator Broderick, says:
Here Is Senator Of the United States hunt
ed down as though he we're wild beast, to be
snapped at by every hound and shot at by ev-
cry owner OF q bullet Not that he ruined the
fair fame of man. woman or child; not that he
robbed, cheated, stabbed, or wronged any one
beyond forgiveness; not that he was outlaw
beyond The reach Of legal punishment--not at
all; but that he had merely in open debate, be-
fore his constituents, where all public men meet
to give IN Sccount of their acts, canvassed and
commeAted upon the sayings and dongs Of the
party inpppesition TO him, and more particu-
larly the Politicians by whom it was led. Up
to the beginning Of this canvass he had borne
in silence contunely and reproach compared
with which all that1we here know Of political
SANDER must be regarded as child's play. Such
was the effect OF fhiA that when Broderck was
elected to the Senate and came on 10 take his
scat, men were surptised TO find him decent,
good-natured, kind and courteous gentleman,
Of dignifed bearing, and not the low vagabond
he had been represented. During the reign of
the last Vigilance Committee in San Francisco,
the feroeity of his enemies went to such lengths
that they vaguely hinted that he was TO be
among the banishcd, along with murderers,
gamblers and the like. The Democratic party
in California has long been divided into two
thCllOuS-0ut Ohlicu tuc 'OntNulTy,' leu ny pOll~
ticians from the slaveholding States like Gwin
and Terry, and the other by Northern men,
such as Broderick and McKibbin. Had tho
Northern men all stood together they would
have far outnumbered their opponents, but they
were led astray by Weller and others, who
leagued with Gwin for personal aggradizement
This feud at length assumed deadly personal
character, and was prosecuted as a war for aud
against the election OF Broderck to the Senate.
Il.tn tR A a -
election aud still maintained its personal fea-
lures. Broderick and McKibbin became Anti
Lec0mpton men. following the lead of Senator
Douglas, aud then the whole force of the Gov
ernment patronage was added to the faction of
the Chivalry.' Against this array Broderck
and McKibbin attempted to make head They
took the stump and canvassed the State, speak
ing everywhere. 1t had been SO long said that
Broderick was too lliterate to speak in public
that bis appearance was u great surprise and
his statements caused a sensation. lie defend
ed himself and attacked his enemies with inf
nto spirit. Challenges to mortal combat were
thrust upon him by every prominent politician
OF the 'Chivalry' faction, but he gave them dis
tinctly to know that first, he would not fight at
oil until after the elections; and, second that he
would fight no understrapper-in fact, none but
man Of equal rank. Gwin, the desperate in
triguer who was at the bottom of all this, does
not seem 10 nave appeared IN 10. The object OF
the 'Chivalry' was plainly TO get rid of United
States Senator whose votes aud course did not
suit them. and they could not afford to peril
against him Senator whose voies aud course
were exactly to their mind Atlength the man
was found whose challenge was from an equal
The Senator could not refuse a Judge Of the
Supreme Court, and, as the result, ho has been
killed while Senator Gwin escapes. Even
among those who recognize the personal appeal
to arms, this cannot be regarded as legitimate
duel at oil. 1t is murder by base band of
conspirators, whose appropriate tool was found
in Judge Terry. No man Of honor and posi-
tion IL bound TO run such q gauntlet as this,
Against one man whom he has attacked he may
bc amenabe to the code, but against whole
gang, whose evident political object is TO get rid
Of bis vote In the Senate, while they save their
own Senator, who is his proper antagonist no
ought not to be required TO go out and leopard
ize his life. But Broderick was hero. lie
dared to fight for his political convictions
against every odds. He had fought the battle
of life with a courage and bravery seldom wit
messed, and now be has closed bis career in a
mortal conflict, in which he vainly sought to
satisfy his pursuers. II the people of California
do not rise with indignation at this cruel homi-
eide they are unworthy to be ranked with free
States.