Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-07-16


numbers, however, our most sansuine expec.
tatiO0a-
An organization was had by elscting John
D. Van Eaton President, Judge Irvine, George
". CHM, y. s. Martin, and T. z. BGrnS,
Vie Presidents, and A. D. Waldron Secre-
Sary. A. soon 90 Il was organized calls were
made for Gen. Denver, who appeared In re-
spOnss and wee received with cheers He De.
livsFsd = very Sole srguwentative, convincing
speech, which was listened to with che closest
attention and greatest satisfaction. He re-
viewed Mr.. BrOderick's political course in .
mastery manner, and completely demolished
that arrogant, ambitious, selfish, vaciating
demAgOgue HC proved to the satisfaction Of
every unPrejudiced mind, from documentary
evidence (tho Congressional Globe that Mr..
Broderick opposed the appropriations for for
tifying the harbor Of San Francisco, thereby
preventing large sums Of money from going
into the hands Of laborerS. Without forti6.
cations, in tho event Of war with u power
with large Navy, our commerce would be
endangered.
Brodcrick, said Gen. Denver, with the proof
N his hsnd, quoting from the Congressional
Globe, indisputable authority, attempted to
break up the mail service between Fort Yuma
and San Diego, "a part Of the overland service,)
but voted for establishing . service between
Salt Lake and ROseburg, Oregon.
He had no objection to discontinue the
Butterfeld route altogether II the Senate de-
shred 10 do 50, but voted for an appropriation
Of three hundred thousand dollars to put SER
vicO on from Lake Superior to Seattle on Pu.
get SOund-thus showing his indifference to
the interests Of the State he misrspressnted.
He made violent, unjusti6able opposition
to an appropriation Of oloo, 900 for surveying
the public lands and - Sso, 900 Of il was for
work already done, he had it reduced by that
amount. His hostility to the Surveyor Gen.
eral aroused his petty malice, and to get re.
venge he determined to injurs the Office and
destroy its efficiency.
He had no objections to the appropriation
Of S600, 900 to continue tho construction Of
the Treasury building at Washington, but ap-
preparations for the benefit Of the laborers Of
his own State ho objected to.
On eli occasions he voted for, worked for,
and urged the reduction Of the salaries and va.
gee Of the employees in the Government service
in California, 6Wt nOseAsre slss, and caused the
wages Of laborers to be reduced to two dollars
and ten cents per day, and this at the very time
the Caulker's Association Of San Francisco
were denOuncing the Naval Constructor, Mr..
HanscOm, for not paying them more than %
per day ct Mare ISland-the wages they re.
ecived from other parties.
His crude unfounded and distorted state.
mOnts about the mail service caused the adop.
ton Of Clingman's amendment by which, had
the bill passed. the overland service would
have boon destroyed altogether, and yet, in
the face Of this fact, he processes to be friend.
" to the overland service. The following Is
Clingman'S amendment, which Gen. Denver
read:
"AAd b u f1rtASr enacted, That M one Of the
new overland mail rOutee shall Be put In operation.
expenditure heretofore made for communication be.
tween the Atlantic and Pacific coasts aud for that
purpose the Postmaster General 10 authorized 10
discontinue postal service on any route heretofore
He stated on the floor Of the Senate, In tho
presence Of gentlemen who knew better, that
he could live cheaper in California than in
Washington. HO made the statement for the
purpose Of inducing Senators to vote for tho
reduction Of the wages Of lAbOrera. no do.
sired 70 convoy the impression that while
living was as cheap wages should be as low in
California IS In the States. Here is his Ian.
guage:
al repeat what stated here last year can live
In California oAsdpsT than live here"
He voted for Simmons amendment, 70 most
silly and iniqvitOus amendment, by which the
Government would have been defrauded out
ola vast amount Of revcnue,) for the collection
Of revenue, and against the issue Of Treasury
notes. when they were absolutely necessary
to carry on the Government. His object was
to embarrass and render odious the Admins.
trAtion in order to assist the Black Rcpu6li.
can party.
He voted with the Republicans against the
acquisition Of Cuba, and boosted Of his disloy.
atty to the Democratic party. Gen Denver
proved BY the record
1st That Broderick vas . renegade.
Sd. He never attended the caucus Of the
Democratic party, but acted with the Repub.
licans on oil occaSionA
Sd. He refused to Obcy the instructions Of
the Legislature, giving as an excuse for his
refusal that he did not receive them until
twenty days after he had voted, which was
not the fact No true Democrat has ever de.
MED the right Of instruction.
9Th. He removed from the Democratic to the
Republican aide Of the Senate Chamber, and
associated and consulted with Republican Sen.
atoF9
9th. He still opposes The Democratic party,
while claiming 70 Be member Of It, notwith.
standing the settlement Of ths Kansas quss.
ton BY the English Bill.
9Th. His speeches are al against the Demo
cratic Administration. not tho Republican
party.
Tth. He always opposed the party when he
could not Uss Il for his own selfish purposes.
Gen. Denver concluded his remarks by urg.
ing The Democrats 70 stick 70 their nominees
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