The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-23
NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 1859.

SENATORIAL COURTESY Our OF THE SENATE
The fierce personal controversy between two
United States Sena.ors-Mr. Broderck and Dr.
Gwin, Of California; which is just DOW eir,ipg
the public, is matter for serious reflection Ger
tain charges, it will be recollected we're brought
10y Broderick against Gwin 10 one OF his stump
speeches, which by their gravity and iuiempe-
rance of language would, 1t was thought lead 70
hostile meeting. Broderick, however, pre-.
vious to entering into the contest, had protected
bimself by declaration that be would not ALLOW
himself to be provoked into breach of the
peace. The dispute has, therefore, resolved
itself into war of words, which is being carried
on with bitterness and unctuousness of yitupe-
ration that belong to spheres of life ia which
Senator's and legislators are not usually sup
posed to move. We Gull from Dr. OWNS speech
at Yreka, on the Esd of July, a few of the flowers
Of rhetoric with which he repealed his colleagues
accusations
As to Bodercks remarks about the Senatorial cect,oo
THEY tissue OF fAisehoods from Beginning 70 end
know the mao portion Of hs statement about Ls,n4m 70
bo fAlae Latham was victim 70 Brodercks vil,suv In
.hst contest Uuder sarb Of fiendahp he concerted
conspiracy against me that IL without q parallel 10
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70 run me- but turned upon him and as minions and
viii pursue them - iong a. live.
AFTER his schemes had failed, he attempted To deuov
me have abundant proof OF these facis and had pre-
pared them for publication In Warrington city two years
ago last spring He heard Of IT, and like cowardy hound
begged quarter.
he also bstes the democratic party whose representa-
tves In the Sste Legislature have branded the mos!
infamous that Set In the Senate hence his false
hoods about Latham, nominte for Governor aud ma
attempt TO shift the controversy from him. nure
bis election
BE Acknowledges he was in the market. His Own
election viii, In my opinion, be proved 10 have been
brought about BY promises intended To perform
and other bsee acts tDa would nave
He chsl enged to this discussion We viii see n be
will challenge me again meet him after what have
said OF bm 10 night, for TO to bis face ROB
berries on the Stae and San Francisco treasures whence
says IN favor Of the democratic partybut fact TO pro
cure his election To the senate by bribery and cor
Trp'on The attacks OF such man fall harmless at my
feet
And these men are United States Senators and
prominent members of the democratic party
Frederick was, to be sure Bowery boy, and
clambered to his present elevation by means fs-
miliar to Slty politicians Once there, how
ever, he should not have forgotten the
respect due to his high position and
to the constituency that placed him in it. The
came remark applies to DR.. Gwin, with this diff
ference, that there is less excuse to be found 10
his antecedents. The Golden State has no very
great reason to be proud of its representatives
Their eloquence, it must be owned, is not of that
golden persuasiveness" which, like the Apos
ties, sheds halo around whatever it touches
1t belongs rather to the passionate style of decla.
nation which prevails at the Five Points, and
which usually ends in row and month 10 the
penitertiary. With such exhibitions before US,
it may well be asked to what depth of degrade.
ton is the national representation destined by
the loose habits and foul-mouthed language Of
its members?