New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-10
Four Days Later from California.

By the steamship Habana, from Minatitlan, We
have received the following letter. furnishing advices
to the goth ult four days later than dispatches
from st. Louis of the Overland Mail, published yes
terday:
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20, 1859.
The election which transpired here on the 9Th re-
suited in the success Of the Lecompton or Admins
traton ticket owing to division in the ranks of the
opposition. One party here, with Massa Greeley to
back it up, ran pure Republican ticket and polled
an Insignificant vote, it will always do in this
State, where we have too much sense to NEEDLE our
heads about Southern niggers. California is essen
TALLY independent State in that respect, and the
South may calculate her support SO long as it is
right the great question of letting the States take
care of themselves. In fact, California is thoroughly
States Rights, having suffered enough from the
Federal Government to be rather above caring much
what such men as Buchanan may do
The next great item, and the most absorbing
matter of to send you by this steamer, is the
death OF Senator D. G. Broderck, who fell in duel
with Chief Justice D. s. Terry, the 18th inst The
State is violently excited from one extremity to the
other, particularly as it is supposed the death Of
| Broderick was the result of conspiracy amongst
certain Administration Democrats. Judge Terry, who
is an honorable man, is not implicated in this charge,
but it is thought he urged on to its commission
by interested parties who took advantage of his high
sense of honor to make him kill man who had done
him favor
Senator Broderick fingered until the 10th, when he
died. The people were greatly agitated because the
dead Senator had many thousands Of the strongest
friends it was possible to attach to and this
was increased by the fact that with him fell the party
which opposed the Administration amongst the
Democracy. ! give you all the particulars as they
have been gathered and published in the papers.
The quarrel grew out of politics. Judge Terry
who was the Chief Justice of the State, was up for
denomination, but failed before the Lecompton Demo
cratic Convention. He afterwards addressed the Con
vention, endorsing the nominations In his remarks
he made the following allusion to the opposite party:
Who have we, (asked Judge To- opposed to US 2
party based on no principle, except the abusing Of
one section OF the country, and the aggrandisement
of another party which has no existence in fifteen
States Of the Confederacy party whose principles
| never prevail among freemen, who love justice
| and are willing to do justice. What other2 A mis-
trying to obtain votes under false pretenses. lap
plause They have no distinction they are entitled
to they are the followers of man, the persona
| chattes of single individual, whom they are
| ashamed of. IGreat applause.] They belong, hear
and soul, body and breaches, to David G. Broderck
| Laughter and appanse.] They are yet ashamed Il
acknowledge their master, aud are calling themselves
f,rsooth Douglas Democrats. .[Applausel Whel
| it is known-we known to them as to us-that th
gallant renator from Illinois, whose voice has Away
been heard in the advocacy of Democratic principles
who is not disunited from the Democratic party
| has no utilization with them no feeling in comm0
| with them, Perhaps, Mr.. President and gentlemen
am mistaken in denying their right to claim Doug
las as their leader. Perhaps they do sail under tn
flag Of Douglas, but it is the banner OF the Blacl
Douglas lgreat cheersl whose name is Frederick