Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-20
o Puget Sound and will put it in this bill, or

have DIR. Gwin take charge of the matter.
not for any great knowledge of it which /
supposed him to possess, but on account OF
bis relation with those who did have full in
formation. Then mark his reply;
al did not wish to take charge of it. | said
that wish the Senator had proposed, also, to in
crease the service on the Stockton route by the
thirty fifth parallel, which | was in favor of; but
did not want to minge in this matter at all"
Very anxious he is for the routes, as he ex-
presses himself in general terms, but when
it is suggested that he perform a portion of
the practical service necessary to improve
them he shrugs his shoulders, and does not
want TO mingle in this matter at ALL" You
can judge of his sincerity. DO YOU infer from
these remarks, which | have Just quoted,
that he is solicitious for twenty days service
on the Middle route True, we were not i'm
mediately speaking of that route, but what
think you of the favorable disposition Of n
Senator who bows such blessed plans for all
sorts of routes in one big breath, and then,
! when asked, in courtesy and with compli-
ment, refuses to "mingle" in such a matter
as the benetiling of any particular line?
was disgusted with such an exhibition of in
sincerity. and | really want to know if Dir.
Gwin can use this language in the Senate,
and then come here aud make You believe
that he was a champion for the Middle route d?
Guess not. | snid that | wanted to be
practical that | wanted to lessen the time
over the St. Joseph and Placerville route to
twenty-five days Did Dr. Gwin then pro-
pose twenty days? When did he propose
tscenty days? AT any opportune moment
Where is his "twenty days speech Dyes,
he is in favor of all the routes possible OF
construction and conception-so he tells us
at the outset, and when he gets home but
not one earnest effort does he make for any
route save in behalf of the E Paso route.
lie does not wish to sully his hands or his
political character by "mingling" in such Il
matter as the Central route he can hardly
afford TO speak of that great middle and only
immigrant highway until he is clear up
among the mountains in Calfornia-in Gras;
Valley then he is decidedly for the Placer
vile route and his zeal is exceeding broad
and "outstripping.' There are a number o
other points in his speech to which l would
like to draw your particular attention, and
to which | will hereafter devote little time
while continuing my campaign among the
northern counties; but | cannot trespass fur
thcr upon your patience than will be allow
ed in my remarks following the reading Of
another single paragraph:
! Il await the IuTtner reference winch Mr. BrOd
! erick intimates he will make to the Senatorial
election of 1857, to make a statement that should
have published long since but for reasons which
will state when | again refer to the subject; and
l will now dismiss him and his speech"
will now proceed, fellow citizens, to give
| you n brief history of the Senatorial election
! [Cheers-"That's it." "Go in Dave" ave
want to hear that sure" eyes, the people
of this State have been waiting for that some
time. and why ] gave my influence for the
election for the election of DIR. Gwin TO the
| United States Senate rather than for the elec
tion of Latham. Of all those who were can
didates Judge NcCorkle was my first choice,
| but a close canvass proved that a sufficient
number of votes could not be obtained to
secure his election. After Judge McCorkle
had become satisfied of this fact, and only
upon consultation with him, we determined
to throw our influence for the election of Mr..
Latham, At this time Latham was as GER
tain of seat insthe United States Senate as
man could be who had not actually obtain
ed his commission. My friends were in hour
| ly communication with him, and no other
result was contemplated by the members of
the Legislature, friendly 10 me, than Latham's
election. Latham assured my friends that
with.one or two trivial exceptions they should
have his influence in obtaining all the FEEDER
al offices in this State. The tide of public
opinion at this time set in so strongly in ia =
vor Of Latham that even Gwin's friends were
deserting him and joining Latham's forces
! Upon the eve of Lathan1's election, when
there remained nothing to be done but make
up the official record of the vote which would
elect him, a gentleman whose claims | fay ored
fos the post of Collector Of the Port of San
Francisco, came to me and said that Latham
! had some time before given a written pledge
| promising to support him for the same posi-
| tion in the event of his (Latham's) election
But, now, his election being considered Ger
tain, Latham had determined to support an =
other individual, and in his anxiety to obtain
possession of his written pledge, Latham had
deputcd man tc seek my friends room and
surroptitiouslg obtain possession of the letter
containing that written pledge Great
laughter and shouting This statement was
50 well substantiated by facts that | could
not doubt its correctness. | found upon
making inquiry that Mr. Latham had deter
mined to support another gentleman for Col
lector, and that that gentleman whom he had
determined to support was one Of my warm
est and most intimate friends. Fellow citi =
zens, this scheme to separate me from friends
who were as dear to me as my own honor
/
nantly selfish, and the means adopted for the
accomplishment of it partooli more of the ma
ture of a man who had dabbled in the filthiest
pool of politics cheers and great aughterl
rather than that betting and worthy of a
gentleman aspiring to the proud and exalted
position of United States Senator T"Good," j."
good" that, accustomed as l had been to
watch the low tricks of greedy politicians, a
life time of observation had furnished no par
allel to the degrading baseness which the
facts TINS developed against Latham exhibit
ed. Tumultuous and prolonged cheering
Cries of "Good"-"Let it out"-"Sock it to
him"-"Dave, you're whaler"-"No, he's
after a small fish -(Iaughtcr)- ON with
the story you're giving em perfect HI"
Up to the time when these facts were deve-
oped, had been assisting Latham with my
whole strength My friends had been com
mtted to him, and he unhesitatingly and
withthe strongest vehemence pledged to them
his aid for me in giving them position. In
deed, so much had been done to secure La
tham's election that at this time / felt doubt
ful as to whether it could be prevented
| decided however, that my duty to the peo
people of this State, and my duty to mysG f.
required me to use every eXertion in my pow
er to prevent the election Of any man who
was controlled by such motives and who
could pursue the course Of conduct charged
and proven against Latham in the facts re-
lated to me, and which have now rehearsed
TO you Cheers Fellow citizens. my war
with DR. Gwin had been long and bitter, yet
in all the examinations andlrecriminations of
so continued and malignant political war
fare no charge had ever been made against
| y MIN vhioh ia f.ifl1oca aunpp,it,- cnp1I