The Shasta courier., 1859-01-29
A Few Calm Reflections.

truth than this declaration: Great men do not
always act wisely"
short time ago the great Douglas was re-
moved, by certain Democratic Senator's. from
the position of Chairman of the Committee ON
Territories as punishment for his course on
the Kansas question. That was an evidence of
the truthfulness of the declaration, that Great
men do not always act wisely" Subsequently
certain State Legislators (Democrats) initiated a
movement looking to the crippling of Gov Weller.
by taking from him all official patronage. That
was another proof of the correctness of the re-
mark that " Great men do not always act wise
ly." And now we have its wisdom still more
strikingly exempifed, in the efforts of certain
Democrats in the Legislature to ostracise Mr.
1roderick for the political offence of having re-
Used to vote for the Lecompton Constitution
Here are the fesolutionss
WHEREAS, The ninth Session Of The teoisla-
fure OF the State Of California passed resolutions
instructing our Senators in Congress to support
the policy of the National Administration. in
regard to the admission of Kansas under the
Lecompton Constitution;
AND WHEREAS, The Hon. David c. Broderick.
u. ). Senator from this State, not only disre
garded said instructions, but indirectly CHARGED
that the members of said ninth session of the
Legislature had misrepresented the wishes of
their constituents;
AND WHEREAS, The people of this State, at the
last election, triumphantly sustained the action
OF the members of the said ninth session of the
Legislature:
therefore, for the purpose of giving to the
Hon. D. T. Broderick full understanding of the
position he occupies to his contituency be it
Resotced, BY the Senate (the Assembly con-
curring} that the Legislature of a State consti-
tutes the. Immediate constituency of a IT, S. Sen
ater.
Resetced, That constituency has. at all times.
the Nght, and 1T is their duty, when deemed
necessary to instruct their representatives upon
ah natters of public policy, pertaining to the
duties OF such representative and that to such
representative, when so instructed, there is left
no other honorable alternative save obedience
resignation.
ResolUed, That Senator Broderick has neither
yielded obedience to the instruction of the ninth
session of the Legislature of this State, nor has
he yet resigned the seat he holds, contrary to
the wishes ofhis constituency.
Resotced, That the language used in the speech
OF said Senator, on the 22nd March, A. ID. 1858,
in the United Slater Senate towards the Chief
Executive ofthis Confederacy, was not only un-
dignihed and disrespectful, but alike insulting
to the Nation and humiliatug to the People of
this State.
Resolred, That His Excellency the Governor
of this State be requested to forward a copy of
these resolutions to Hon. D. C. Rroderck
And here is the vote upon them in Senate:
AYEs-Anderson, Baker, Berry, Bradley.
Burch, Dent, Dickinson, Denver Garter Griffith,
Hamm, Holden, Ketchum, Kirkpatrick, Lansing,
Mcdonald. Merritt, 0'Farrell, Parks, Price,
Quinn, Redman, Titds-23.
NoEs-Allen, Burten, Baliou, Grant, Hart,
Parker, Phelps, Wheeler, Wiams-9.
DECLINED TO FoTE.-Gregory, Pacheco
Thom-3.
These resolutions newhere charge Mr.. Broder-
lex with neglecting the interests of this State
Nowhere do they assert that he has abandoned
the Democratic party, or ceased to be a supporter
of true Democratic principles-the principles OF
the Cincinnati Platform, which all Democrats are
pledgedto. Nothing of the kind The only chargs
are, that he refused, in manner not very COM
qlimentary to the members of the Ninth Session
TO obey their Instructions on a new political
question: question that had never been voted
upon by the people OF this State-and spoke oil
the President in no complimentary terms
Here we are forced to stop and think whether
'or no this is the Nineteenth century Our recol-
lection is that it is. Our recollection, Also is
that the Constitution guarantees to every citi-
zen the privilege of expressing his opinions OF
gnen and measures. In this Republic we thought
that even IL a cat might look at a king But it
seems we are rnistaken-that it is not Demo-
hat i
cannot use disrespectful language toward the
President We know that in France a man
would be punished for speaking disrcspectfully
of the Emperor. But in this land of freedom,
we thought it was otherwise
Badnage aside however, we must express the
opinion that our assembled legislative wisdom
have been acting, in this matter, very foolishly
If their object was TO crush Broierick common
sense should have taught them that they could
not accomplish it in this way, tor he will per-
haps,-as We would if IN his positien,-spit upon
their resolutions in open Senate, and stamp
them upon the floor with his foot. The resou-
tons will not lose him one single friend, while
they must make for him thousands. Besides,
History should have taught them that no man
was ever permanently injured by persecution
But, we believe, our Legislators go to Sacra-
mento for the purpose of legislating for the good
of the State. That is their only business there
Now, gentlemen, what good to the State have
you done by this Noble and most honorable act2
--"for Brutus is an honorable man." and all that
sort of thing, you know. You have "carrahoed"
and carramboed" at " Dave Broderick" You
have made mud balls and attempted to throw
them against his head. You have endeavored
to bespatter him with dirty water-very appro-
priately, some may think, using your own
mouths for squirt-guns. You have evoked from
your bowels everything ignoble and vile for the
purpose of spirting the filthy mass forth upon
the character of one who is thousands of miles
away. You have done all this against the man,
Broderick. But where is the benefit you have
thereby done the State? If your resolutions
have any effect, that effect must of necessity be
lessening of Mr. BIS influence as Senator
You have endeayored to disgrace him, knowing
that such disgrace must lessen his power for
good in his official position. Therefore, the only
good () yea have done the State is to cripple the