Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-09-23
cwin AenIn Upon BrodericI..

At Allegheny Town, California, Gwin, in
commenting on his brother Senator, used
the following language:
"Broderick is going about whining through
the state, saying that l am the aggressor in
the controversy that exists between u.s.
Certainly am. When, in his celebrated
Perley correspondence, he advertised that
he would give an insult and not be response
bic, made up my mind as to tho course l
would pursue if should be driven to the
necessity Of noticing anything he might
publish in reference to me. When, in his
Pacerville speech, he re-opened the question
of the late senatorial election, ] determined
to expose the conspiracy which he had con-
coctod to iniure me in that contest. When
he entered into details at Nevada, l pro-
nounced his statements false, in my speech
at Yreka, and held them up to the scorn
aud contempt of the world. / know that
in such mode of warfare Broderick would
have a great advantage, for he has had the
run of the Five Points in New York too
long for any gentleman to cope with him in
epthets. But l knew that he had one fiery
ordeal to get himself through. | knew
when | exposed him to the world in his
hideous deformity, as libeller, slanderer
and calumniator, be would be avoided in the
Senate chamber as one whose contact was
contamination He knew this Also and is
attempting to ward off the inevitable doom
that awaits him by now saying that he is
responsible for what he says. He is toe
late. The saddle is on the right horse, and
l intend to keep it there. He is at my feet
l have my foot upon his neck, and intend
to make him stink in the nostrils of every
gentleman in and out of the state when
have done with him. Let him whine and
cry persecution it will not avail. intend
to continue as l have commenced, to lash
him with a scourge of scorpions, and shin
ge him over with rcfuted falsehoods anc
lbels he has uttered against me and others
In his agony from the scourging | am giving
him, he cries out that 1 am either drunk OIL
mad to iuhict cruel and unusual punish
ment upon him. / am neither, but in per
fcctly good humor, wide awake and dul,
sober close on the trail of the reptile, anc
| will bruise his head before the contest i
over.
"To the falsehoods uttered against me a
Weavervilo, Shasta and Red Bluff l vii
t give but brief notice. At Shasta l pro
nounced his charge that | was the paiC
agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
S pauy to be false, and that in uttering it, b
= was slanderer and calumniator. On tn
t same stand where he was thus branded, h
f brought forward his proof to sustain thi
= charge and what do you suppose it was
e Why, that some one had told him that b
had heard from Capt. Knight, who is dcac
= and cannot refute tho charge, that he ha
/ been dismissed rs an agent of the compan
e because he would not cash my drafts. Nov
|, | never heard of this until Broderick ute
c ed it; but undertake to say that it is as u
d terly false as the original charge it wa
s brought to sustain. know it is so, so ia
r as l am referred to, and have no doubt it
a equally so in regard to Captain Knight
n He makes false charge, and then bring
a proof based upon falsehood to sustain it."