The Nevada journal., 1859-07-22


GEN. DENvER.-A SPEEcH-Friday
ight last, probably to kindle en,husi-
SIN for the following morning when the
Lecompton. county nominating conven.
ion was tn assemble Gen Denver took
he stand, after the usual formalities
we're gone shrough with. and essayed to
make a speech. We esteem Gen. Den.
er highly. Personally we like Inn.
lie is man of good. hard sense, and
brave as lion. contradictory as it may
eem to his hearers. for it is plain none
mt hero could command the nerve
% stand before an audience under such
iscouraging circumstances as he en-
cnuntpred, and retain in the opinion OF
his hearers a reputation for good, hard
sense by 81 doing.
The truth is Gen. Denver is no orator,
He can't make speech. and ought to
have been sensible of the fact years ago.
At any rate the truth ought to be
brought home to him after the agonizing
effort Of Friday night. Gen. Denver
attempted to discuss various questions
end we will do him the credit to say he
performed his labor in such manner as
% leave on the public mind query oil
one question alone-whether the speak
cr or whether the audience suffered most
by the discussion.
The gist of Denver's speech was near
ly the same as that of Gwin's Grass
Valley effort, as far as it went, and We
do not care t" give synopsis Of it. A
point or two will suffice, He laid down
The Democratic doctrine to be and ever
to have been, that the officer must obey
instructions from his constituents, or III
otlIer words, must hold himself respon-
,ible to the source Of his power either by
pGedience or resignation and after en-
mucia,ing this doctrine proceeded to ar
raign David c. Broderck for violating
it. Some one in ihe crowd suggested the
case of Gen. Cass. Denver said Cass
was instructed by a Legislature ofpoiti
cal aleuemies-by free sniiefs-aGd mi Sh:
properly refuse to obey, but he failed /"
tell the people that the Legislature of
California that instructed Mr. BroGeiick
was composed # his po,i'ical and perso-
aal enemie, , hat they had abandoned the
principles of the Democratic party as set
up in the Cincinnati Platform, and
,hcIefore could not arrogatc to them
selves the right to Instruct a Democratic
Seuatn,. Ger, Denver also forgot to lar
monize his own conduct in the case of
pocketing the KEYS of the Secretary of
States Office and refusing to hold him.
self responsible to the power that ap-
puinted him-Governor Bigler-eithcr
by obedience or resignation. A little
attention to this point would relieve his
own Democracy considerably. About
Lime Point Denver was emphaiically in
as dense a fog as ever envelloped that
confuunded spot. The ideas he wished
to convey are uncertain. He said
..Throckmorton asked $500, 900 for Lime
Point and insistedon selling it for that"
Language which is only suggestive at
best. We are not quite sure that he did
net attempt to ceusure Broderick for noi
conriving at a swindle because it would
have given employment to laborers.
That's the point the administration fell
lows usually try to make, and we sup-
pose Denver was driving at it. But We
pass the speech.
There were not over $50 persons pre-
sent. No enthusiasm-not the least
marked the delivery of Denver's speech
There was spasmodic attempt to cheer
on the part of a couple of Lecompton-
ties. The sound-draw bow down once
above the bridge of fiddle, and You
have the cadence exactly. The same
couple and an auxiliary essayed laugh
when a story was told. but it died i'll a
hoa. Sc rattle in the throat.
After Denver had exhausted his
pitcher Of water without apparently y nit
tigating his dryress, he subsidized in si-
lence, and ba,-room oracle took his
place. No two persons could be more
dissimiiar IN reputation. The Demo,
cracy overlooked an important point in
sending these two out together. 1t is
essential that brain and CAB should be
united in the same person. We would
respectfully inform our Lecompton
friends, portion Of whose ticket we i'm
tend to vote. experience teaches that
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