The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-10-20
OIaEIeh CfCoi. EDk Rear over the
Dead Body of B.odericA

! CIrIzESs OF CALIF RSIA A Senator lies
dead in our mids., He IS wrapped in bloody
stroud, and We, TO whom his tolls aui cares
were given. are about to bear him 10 the
place appointed for al living. Il IS not nj
that such man shoGld pass to the tomb un
heralded: II is not fit that such life should
steal unnoticed 10 lis close; il is not 1T that
such q death should call forth no rebuke, or
be surrounded bv no public l&meEtation. Ii
Is this conviction which impels the gathering
OF this assemblage. We are here OF every
station aud pursuit. Of every creed and char
acter. each in his capacity Of citizen. 10
swell the mournful tribute which the majesty
of the people offers 10 the unreplyiag dead
He lies to- day surrounded by little Of tuner
al ponp No banners dfoop above the bier.
no melancholy music floats upon the reluct-
ant air. Tie hopes of high hearted friends
droop Ike fading flowers upon his breast, and
the struggling sigh eompe.s the tear in ewes
that seldom weep. Around l'm are those
who have known him best aid loved him
Longest; who have shared the triumph. and
endured the defeat. Near him the graveSt
and modest Of the State, posse ssed by 3 griei
at once earnast and sincere willie beyond
the rsasses Of the people that he loved and
for whom his life was given, gather Ike
thunder clowd Ct swelling and Indignant
grief.
i IL such a presence. fellow citizens, let US
Hnger for momen: al the portals of the tomb.
whose shadowy arches NITRATE to the public
heart. TO speak few words Of the man, OF
his lie. aud Of his death
Mr. Broderick was born in the District of
Columbia. Ia 1919; he was Of Irish descent,
and o. obscure and respectable parenta5e;
he lad little Of early advantages, and never
summoned TO his aid complete and finished
education. His boyhood. Is indeed his early
manhood. was passed in The city Of New
lork. and the loss Of his father. early stimu-
lated him to the efforts which maintained his
surviving mother and brother and served al
so to fix and form his character even in his
boyh, Cd. His love for his mother was his
first aa1 most distinctive trait Of character.
and wien his brother died an early and
sudden death, the shock gave a serious and
reflective cast to his habits and lis thoughts,
which ma. ked them to the last hour Of lis
lie lie was always filed with pride, and
energy and amui,ion-hs pride was in the
manllness and force OF his character and no
man had more reason. His energy
manifest in the most reselute struggles with
poverty and obscurity, and his ambition i'm
PEELED him to seek foremost place In the
iace fcr honorable power.
Up % the lime OF his arrival in California
his life lad been passed amid events incident
To such a charac err. Fearless, selt-reliant,
open in his ennities, warm in his friendships,
welded TO his opinions, and marching direct
~ 10 lis purpose through and over all oppo-
sition, his career was chequered with success
and defeat Bat even in defeat his energies
were s,9eng tLenel and his character devel-
oped. When lie reached these shores, his
keen observation taught him at cnce that he
trod a broad field and that a higher career
was before Lin. He had no false pride
spfuug from people and Of a whose
vocation Was labor, he toiled with his own
hands aud sprang at a bound from the work
shop to tie legislative laH. From that hour
there congrreatod around him and against
him the clements Of success aud defeat
Strong friendships, bitter enmities, high
praise, malignant calumnies-but he trod
with a free and a proud step that onward
path which has led him to glory and the
grave.
l, would be idle for me, in this hour. and
in this place, 10 speak Of all thar history
with uniaitigated praise; it viii be idle for
his enemies hereafter 20 deny his claim to ro-
bic virtues and high purposes. " hen in The
Legislature lie boldly denounced tie special
legislation, which is the curse of a new coun-
try, lie proved his courale and his rectitude.
When lie opposed the various and sometimes
successful shcues 10 strike cut the sautary
provisions Of the Constitution which guarded
free labor, he was true to all the better in
s.iGc,s OF lis lie. When prompted by his
ambition and the admiration Of his friends.
lie first sought seat in the Senate Of the
United States, lie sought the highest Of all
positions Of legitimate effort, and tailed with
honor.
1t is my duty to say that, in my judgment
WHOM al later period he sou-h: to anticipate
the Senatorial election, he committed an error
which | thiak he lived to regret. l. would
have been a collation. Of the true principles
Of r preventative government. which no rea-
son. public or private. could justify. and
could never have net the permanent approval
Of good and wise men. Yet while say this
over lis bier, let me remind you Of the
temptation 70 such an error--of the many
good purposes Il was intended 10 elect
Aud If ambition. "the last infrmity OF noble
minds" led him .or moment from the bet
ter patti, le: me remind you how nobly he
regaired It.
1t IS impossible to speak within the limits Of
this address of the events Of that session OF
tie Legislature of which he WAS elected to
the Senate Of the United Safes; but some
things should not be passed in silence here
The contest between himself and the present
Senator lad been bitter and personal. He
had tranphel. He had been wonderfully
sustained BY his friends, and stood confess
eGly .'the frs! in honor and tie first IN
place" He Yielded to an appeal male . his
ma gnanini,y by his foe. Ii he judged IN
wisely. lie las paid the forfeit wei. Never
IN the history Of political warfare has any
public man been 80 pursued. never las ma
lightly - exhausted Itself.
Fellow citizens, the man that lies before
you was your Senator. From the moment Of
his election. his character has been maIisned,
his motives ATTACHED. his courage impeached
lis patriotism assaiIed And the end IS here.
What was hi, crime2 Review his history
consider lis public acts--weigh lis private
cl.araeter--ani before the grave enclo>es him
forever ind & between him and his enc