Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-13
9ailg Tirgiaiau.
The Broderiok-Torry Duel.
SOCIETY AND POLITICS IN CALIFORNIA
HISTORY OF THE QUARREL AND OFTHE
PARTIES.

PARTIES.
We have worry exciting and interesting news
from California, brought by tho overland mail.
Tho political campaign in that State which
closed with the election Oh the 7th ult., and which
resulted in tho triumph Of the administration
party, was conducted in tho most rancorous man.
ncr, and WINS prolific in personal controversies.
Tho most dcplorablc aud fatal OF these was that
between the lion. David G. Broderiek, United
States Senator from that State, aud tho Hon. Da-
vid s. Terry. Chief Justice of tho Supreme Court.
The meeting between them took place in the vi
cnity Of San Francisco, on tho morning of tho
18th OF September, and resulted in tho death Of
Senator Broderick. who fell at the first fire, pier.
ced through the lungs. Ho fingered for three
days. and died on the morning of the 10th. Ills
adversary appears to have escaped without n
touch. The excitement in San Francisco and
throughout tho State was intense, and the event
cannot fail to awaken much feeling in New York
city, of which Broderick wns native, and for
many years n resident.
Disagreement in politics was at tho bottom of
this sud affair. Mr. Brodorick of tho few
democratic senators who, III 1908, attached them.
selves TO the opposition organizcdby Senator
Douglas against tho administration in regard to
the admission of Kansas under tho Lecomptun
constitution.
culnted to serve him Mt home. and he found
himself arrayod against tho democratic pnrty Of
his State. In tho lato exciting contest there for
the election of State officers and members OF Con-
eress, he was tho leader Of tho coalition (botwcon
the republicans and tho nnti.Lccomptun demo-
,r,,sl ,n;ns, ,h, ,J,,;nistr,,;,n domn,r.,, al
i, ,tat L,,,,i,r ,lro,y ,,non h;r, ,,r,L narsan.I
onl n,I;,;onl ,,nl.yoI,nn, III nr;nc;,anl a,,.o
of quarrel appeared 10 he, however, with his ool-
league, Senator Gwin. Evervwhc either of them
appeared To make an eltctoneerine speech he was
to indul gcin the iulc"t apersions against the
na;,,n nrodor,t mazda snme ernlnnnio,s IN 70.
ranJJ =, l;s ;ns,r,,,.n,,l;,v IN hn.;nr C,,, IL
"a =, ,l Snno,o Thoy ,,.ro nth olo,,.d L,, ,ho
~ "u rnl;Lrn;. IN .Io,,marv iss- H,od
;L e.. ,Lo Ino torn, IN ond in fsG1. a,v;n C,r
:, shr, ,ar,,, ,,,onI in 1871 /, had hoon a, ,hn
,;,,s ''n1,;iv .,n,oI ,hn, tl,rr, w,s n,nst Ii
a'''n y; ,n r,a,,or anI ,h,, o a 20
H. ,,'l;t;,rs ,rt:;n, a.c,;, L,d haa ,,n, 10
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u, u sa", :" va" I, ,rns raa,lnrlS ,ni.rs,oj %, ,hn
time. but when Brodorirk came to Washington
ana r.,n,nI h;msolI IN Tho ,onIs,r tho nnnns,t;on
"''u !. anroron, ,hat ,ho ;ra"nna bo hod
u;,I ,b,, odn,;n;s,ra,nn vas small ;ndecJ ,yhlo nm
I'm. n,bcr hand oices wore piyentoG WINS f,;.nds
and nominc,s TLi, lepnrtnre from the n,rcemcnt
entered int, wa, accounted ior by the n;cr in this
NO f.vars tn o,ncct Ia l,winl Ind maroy ;nd;"o
taI ,h. norsons i; Iii; STAT. who ,.oro .,,,;,lod =,
tnNs.,r al iha,F ,FlNh Rrn h,,
r,rorioI c,; c,,d,ct il, ,.,,rd n, ,ho r.daroi
,1rnna,.o no ot ,,r;,,ce ,;,L 1ha ,ndars,.nd;n,,
and n CONSEQUENT disagreement grew un Lctween
. 49,. ca,, mr.; r,nnI r. ,, -, ,L ~
,;',s r,i;,;,.J noo,;nn. held in ,hs S,",o ria
crtbets banded le,wcen Ihcm vero nn;thcr G.w
n,,r nhn;,o UrnJ,rick chnrrrl Gv,;n with h,;hs.
=, frnn1 c,l.ohnod ,nd almost .yorv ,;,a ,Lo,
4; d;.rroc,s Lnr,on n,tn,c IIn ,cn,o:sntoJ c,.;n
" e. o.on,'a and as ,,.;,,, a'..' ~
Van A. tn G,y;n wa cnl frnn' lis sro.,I n,
yroL, n,, ,L HgI nr inv a f,, NJ ,hn ni,,,nr. nr
rh,,nr, ,r;,h ,,,,j,, ,cnnllod b;s cal,n,,,no,s
anc,,sa,;,n..
.,As =, Dr,ier;.l.. ro,,,,t L. oLo,t ,bo S,,o,o;o,
oon,;on ,hov nro .;.s,', NJ r,l.nIn'Js in",n t"
,,;nn;n,, to c'd lnnu. tbs ma;n nnr,;,n nr h;s
s""6 s,a,o,', " i,, In,,,',, ~ - ha ,h vi "'s
yas - v.,;,n y, nrad.r;nl,s y;llonv IN ,h", n"n'
,c., Undor ,,a,h If cr;e,Jsh;m h. co,eos,oJ
n.,roa,, ,,r;,,st ma ,hn, - n;tho,, ,,araIii
=, ~ -, M, n,hor S,a.a JIo dn,.;nsj ,ra i
,Lon ,,;aJ -, ,,;n mo. L,, I ,nrnoI ,nnn h;,'
.,d h;s ,,;n;n,, ond ,.;,i ,,,rs,n ,ho,, as l,,',
+ l;
Afor b;s o.bo,,os had r,uo1 bo .,to,,,,oJ, >,
aos,rny n,o lava oIn,J,nt ,,rn',r If ,haso t,o,,
and ND ,ro orod than c,r ,uiJ;o,,;on n WI,
;n,r,n ,;t 300 ,o,r. NM l,s, snr;n,, ia honrd
~ anJ yLe a. no,,or,U, Lo,,J Lcane,, a,,,.,s,.
\
la olso ho,os tho domo.ro,;c ,or,r ,vboso ro-
rrosonto,iyos i, rho Stnto Icc;sIa,rro h,vo hran.
dod lin, no 30 he ,oos, in t,,,o,, man, ,L,J e,s on,
IN ,Ls Ssa,ta hor'.e hi. ;'l,ohoo5s aio", ,,bon
mr. nom;roo fnr Goye,nor onI Ills a,,omn, ,n
sb;,t Tho cnn,roycrsv from ma to hin, t mira b;
clcctinn
lie ocknow,edgos bo WINS in tbe market His
own eleclion will in NV onioinn bo nrnvea to
haye heen brougbt nbout hv ,,rom;scs ho noyer
Intended 10 nerf,rm' md other base nets that mn
onc clso would have rc.or,cd m H., ,L,llengo1
mo tn his dixcpssio, Wc will sec Il bo viii cGol
lrnoe mo aooin 70 meet him alic, what h,vc sod
of him to.n3nLt fnr me IN cxnosc to L;s lace his
,,Lbcr;ss on The Stotc and san Erooc;sco frcoy,,.
,Jes ubeuce Ae ootthc nl,ud,r G,nds Hot he c,l
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