The Nevada Democrat., 1859-08-17
SENATOR BRoDERIcIx,s SPEECH.

SENATOR BHODkGHlCkAS SfEEChs
We give on our first page the most of the
speech Of Senator Broderick, delivered at Sac
ramento on Tuesday evening of last week In
accordance with the announcement previously
made Mr.. Broderick gave a history of the Sen
atorial election of 1857, and fully substantiated
what be said at Nevada as to the reason for
transferring his support from Latham to DR..
Gwin. The documents embodied in the speech
prove concIusively that Mr.. Broderick aud his
friends had determined to support Latham
when they found that MeCorkle could not be
nominated, and he would doubtless have been
the Senator had IL not been for the charges
made by Tlford in regard to the missing letter.
Even after the letter was found, Tiford was
still violently hostile TO Latham's election, and
was principally instrumental in his defeat. The
statements of McCorkle, Hail. and AcDougal
establish this fact beyond controversy.
The speech Of Broderick has called out an
swers from both Latham and Gwin. The point
that Latham endesvors to make, is, that he was
defeated because of his refusal to sign paper
surrenderng the Federal patronage Of the Pa
ciHc coast. This point, however, is met by La
tham's own admission. and the positive state
ment of Estill and others. that Latham did con-
sent to sign such paper.
Latham announces in bis speech that he shall
never refer to Broderick again. He would
have acted wisely had he come to that deter
mination before. When be started out on HE
electioneering tour. 10 imitation of the other
Lecompton orators, be made "Broderick" the
principal topic Of his speeches; but it appears
be has now had enough of Broderick and be-
comes disgusted at the mention of his name.
In the Sacramento Standard Of Saturday, sp-
pears long communication from DIR. Gwin'
evidently intended as an answer to The speech
of Mr.. Broderick. 1t is pretended that por'
ton of the communication was prepared two
years ago in Washington, but it bears internal
evidence of having been fixed mp to suit the
present phase Of politics in this State. Gwin
complains very bitterly Of the treachery OF
Latham and Others who, he thinks, should have
supported him, and justi6es the selling OF bis
own friends on the ground that others had
proved treacherous to him. He admits that he
wrote the "humiliating" letter to Broderlck,
and asserts that the latter was endeavoring to
get q similar letter from Latham, with the in-
tention Of having the two letters published, for
the purpose of defeating both the aspirants, by
showing their treachery to their friends. No
evidence is adduced, however, to show that
Broderick had any such intention. 1t will be
Al I,- al aNok kaA s,nk ksaV IL
speech that he would have defeated both La
than and Gwin If be could, but as one OF them
had to be elected, he took what he regarded as
q choice OF evils In his speech at Forest Hill,
Gwin abused Broderick in language used only
by the lowest aud viest of blackguards; Brod-
erick answered bis blackguardism in severe,
though gentlemanly, language; and il appears
that Gwin has now, like Latham had enough
of Broderick, and in speech made on Friday
evening at Marysvile, he announced that he
should hereafter discard personalities"
We are not surprised that Gwin and Latham
should both conclude to let Broderiok alone
hereafter. They commenced their vile attacks
upon Broderick, and in self defense, he was
compelled to hold them up to the admiring
gaze of their party friends They are men of
whom their party should feel proud to honor.
In their fierce contentious for the Senatorship,
they We'd with each other in cringing appeals
for Broderick's influence, and both were ready
and anxious to sacrifice their friends if they
conld by that means bat grasp the prize. They
both say that they are done with Broderick.
with them.